Gigi's Card Outtakes

We tried to do pics for a Christmas card for Gigi & Poppa of all of the boys. It was quite an ordeal to get all of them dressed, Sullivan asleep, and the other two still enough to take a decent shot. It ended up being a bad location with the blinds in the back, but was too cold to take the baby outside. It definitely wasn't worth a re-shoot! Makes me appreciate moms with multiple children even more!!

Turkey Time in Texas!

We drove out to TX last week to spend time with my family and meet Sullivan. While the drive was a long one (13 hours one way) it was still much better than flying with Pierce by myself like I did a few months ago! It was actually a fun roadtrip and Pierce did really well overall...much better than I expected. I don't plan on doing it again any time soon, but now we know we can do it.

Pierce had so much fun playing with his cousin, Chapman. It was "monkey see, monkey do"! Chapman has lots of fun toys outside so they spent a lot of time outside...particularly on the gator. It started out with Chapman driving Pierce around, then Pierce got brave one day, jumped in the driver seat and took off by himself!
The boys got super excited about making these pilgrim hat cookies. Chapman LOVED it and was so proud of them!



This is a fuzzy pic but was on the way home late at night in the car. We took this with our phone since the camera was packed up. This is how Pierce was sleeping!
Thanks for letting us visit guys! We miss you already and can't wait to see you again!!

Sweet Sullivan

We were so excited to meet the newest member of our family last week....Sullivan Bentley! He's 2 weeks old here and is so sweet and precious! I took some pics of him and his big brother while we visited. Pierce was so funny around him, he wanted to look at him all the time and check on him if he cried or made a noise. We can't wait to see you again soon, Sullivan! You are so far away though...I hope you aren't crawling when we see you again!!

Happy Birthday, Henry!

Last Saturday, we helped Henry celebrate his 3rd birthday at McWane! It was such a fun party with lots of bubbles, cake, and playing throughout the museum. What a fun place for a party for little ones!

Photos by Nolen Photography

Below is the link to Pierce's 2 year photo shoot with Erin. She always does such a great job of trying to capture some good shots, even when your little subject will not be still! The little chair that he we used was his great grandfather's and the one that he is named after.

www.erinnolenphotography.com/mcdougaldfall09

Happy Birthday, Poppa!

We spent this weekend with Grandmomma & Granddaddy in Luverne, while M was helping his dad work, Pierce and I got out of the house. We visited with Ainsley and Brooks for a while so the kids could play. They had lots of fun together! We also met Poppa for lunch since it was his birthday. Happy Birthday, Poppa! We had fun eating lunch with you!

2 Year Check-up

Yesterday was Pierce's two year check-up. Dr. Hardwick said he looked great! Below are his stats (I know many of you don't care about these, but I'm also using this blog as a scrapbook). Still a pretty lean boy and getting tall, although I would have thought a higher percentile in height the way he has been outgrowing clothes....and a big ole noggin'! Dr. Hardwick says it's all those brains...I hope he's right! Pierce even stood on the scale like a big boy, I think because there was an elmo sticker on it. Hey, bribery works for me! We had to wait a really long time in the exam room so Pierce decided to put on a show and "jump". He would not have been so excited if he had known 2 shot were coming his way!

Weight: 27.4 lbs, 41%
Height: 35.5 inches, 76%
Head: 20.25 inches, 97%

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