Big Cousins

Blake and Ben are now big cousins. Brent's brother, Brock and his wife Erin, had a little boy on Friday. His name is Carter. Blake and Ben have always been the youngest in my family, so now they are ready to teach Carter all they know. Watch out! The Baldwin family trips are sure to be more exciting now that there is another kiddo.

Here are a few pics from our visit on Sunday.......

Ben giving Carter a kiss on the head...

Blake giving his new cousin a kiss....

Lost in Translation

Last night Brent took the boys to Great Clips so they could all get a haircut. I usually go with them to mainly handle Ben, but this time Brent said he would just do it alone. He joked when he left saying buzz cuts, right? He was kidding.


About 45 minutes later Blake comes busting through the door and asks me what I think of his new haircut. He didn't have any hair. He truly had a buzz cut. I was thinking what in the world happened?? Then comes Ben running in the door and the same was true for him. No hair. Brent enters the house and had this look on his face reflecting things didn't turn out as they were suppose to.


He claims "Lost in Translation". He had some obvious problems communicating with the lady cutting Ben's hair. Instead of the 1-2 on the sides she did it across Ben's entire head. Then Blake wanted his hair like Ben's. They look cute. Just not what I expected. Glad it's summer.


Blake has been pointing out all the advantages to his new look. He won't have bed head anymore and I won't have to fix it. I'm a little worried what the sun will do to their heads, but we will see.


Here are a few pics after they returned....

Museum of Nature and Science

This is a first. I am actually going to blog about an event that happened today. Usually I wait a good week before I get around to it.

Today we went to the Museum of Nature and Science in Fair Park with our friends Abbie and Anna Claire. They are members and they got all of us in for free. That was a pleasant surprise. Downstairs they have an area for preschoolers. Blake and Ben had a great time checking out all the different areas. Blake loved climbing the rock wall and of course I had to pull him away from the computers. They both loved this ball elevator. I have no idea what it was called but that's what I called it. Ben stood there and watched if for at least 10-15 minutes. He didn't want to leave it, but there was so much more to see. Ben also milked a cow, which I didn't have my camera around for. We all had a great time and it was so good to see our friends. Thanks Abbie and Anna Claire for a fun outing.

Backyard Fun

Ben and I were playing in the backyard the other night while Blake was at swim lessons. It turned into a sprinkler party. Notice no swim suit. Ben to this point had not gotten wet with the sprinkler toy. All previous times he was just a spectator. This night he decided he would give it a try and he really enjoyed it. He was so proud of himself when Blake got home. He kept telling Blake to watch him.

This is how I found Ben when I came back outside from getting my camera...

Blake joining in the fun. He actually had his swim suit on.

Sliding wet was really fun

Hooray!!

Bath vs Shower

Well it is kind of a sad day in the Baldwin house. At least for Mom. Blake is now infatuated with showers, while Ben insists on baths. This is great, as it is showing Blake's independence and maturity, but it makes Mom kind of sad. Poor Ben is left in the bath by himself. While at first he was a little upset, now I think Ben likes having the whole tub to himself!!

Before.....

After.....

Blake in the shower....

Ben in the bath....

Blake's School Party

Last Tues, Blake had his end of the year party at school. He was really excited that I was going to come join the celebration. Blake had a wonderful school year. He has learned so much. We loved his teacher, Mrs. Carruth, who actually goes to our church. Small world! So crazy to think he's headed to Kindergarten in August (well via a church kindergarten before public kindergarten the following year).

Blake came home the first day of school and I asked him who he played with. He said Jorge. Everyday since he always says he played with "His Buddy, Jorge." Blake and Jorge are night and day when it comes to size. It's pretty funny. One day Blake's Grandy went to school and read to Blake's class . She called Jorge, George, and Blake thought that was hilarious!

Another funny story was when we were at our neighbors birthday party one night. All the kids were doing the pinata in the backyard. We didn't really know any of the other kids at the party. Blake was standing there watching and out of nowhere this boy threw Blake to the ground. Not sure really why, but it happened. Blake stood up shocked at first and then he started crying. I couldn't really hear him, but Brent was dying laughing. I asked him what was so funny, and he told me Blake was saying, "He doesn't know that I am Jorge's special friend." From the pics below, I think you will find that Jorge might have been Blake's bodyguard.

Watching Mrs. Carruth prepare the fruit salad....

Blake is the "duck" during a fun Duck, Duck, Goose game......

Being chased by the "goose"......

Blake loved the bubbles.......

Blake, Jorge, and Arianna.....

Blake and Jorge being dancing partners for the silly song that was on. This was really funny....



Blake and Mrs. Carruth.......

Summer Time Fun

We had some summer time fun with a few neighbors on Monday. Carol, Cole, and Meg were our great hosts. We went swimming in the inflatable pool, did the slip-n-slide, bubbles, and the sprinkler. Blake had a blast and Ben decided to sit this one out. He had a bad day and ended up with a viral infection later in the week. Yuck!

Blake, Cole, and Mia

Meg escaping...

Carly and Meg splashing...

Ben sitting out and having a snack...

Blake trying to catch a big one...

Cole...

Watch out for Carly...

Baby Carter who was 1 week old. He didn't want to wake up to eat!