nerd newlands

tannon's brothers and their wife/girlfriend came out to meet lennon. he is so lucky that he has so many aunts and uncles that love him! they are all so cute with him and it was so much fun to have them all here! {lennon is the first baby on tannon's side}.

i am incredibly blessed with the family i married in to. tannon and his brothers have always been very close and caitlin has become one of my best friends.

tannon's sister was going to come out with them, but needed to stay home last minute. we missed her.

we were able to squeeze in some fun things in the week that they were here. we ate way too much. would you have guessed? me neither.

we ate at: pamela's, church brew works, joe mama's, lobello's, oakmont bakery, and got some yummy food/treats at the strip district.

caitlin, candice, and i love to bake, so we were able to squeeze some of that in, as well.

we made pumpkin monkey bread and mini's chocoholic cupcakes.

we rode bikes along the monongahela river, drove to ohiopyle to visit falling water, went boating/wakeboarding, and changed a lot of diapers.

 uncle B

 aunt caitlin

 candice & mowgli.  we hope candice is part of our family soon :)

 that's mowgli.... not tannon

uncle mowgli

2 months

i seriously kiss these cheeks all day long. lennon is still rocking his mullet that his dad won't let me touch. he is a lot more interactive and so much fun. he's starting to like to watch t.v. {oh dear}. he's weighing in a little over 12 pounds and is 24 inches long. he is sleeping better at night and is getting more smiley. our favorite part of our day is when we snuggle up on the couch and take a nap together in the afternoon. love this little man!

i miss stars...

and the desert

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besties

some people have wondered how my dog has taken to lennon.  here is the answer.  i love my boys.

arts festival

this weekend we went to the arts festival at mellon park.  it felt like our first official family outing - i think because we brought the stroller for the first time.  for some reason, that made it official.

there are some seriously talented people out there.  they had everything from jewelry to paintings to woodwork.  it made me wish that i had an ounce of artistry in me.

the cooler temperatures, the sun, the smell of fried food, the entertainer singing james taylor .... it got me really excited for fall.

this picture was taken immediately after tannon glanced around to make sure none of his friends were there to witness him getting his picture taken by his embarrassing wife.

random thoughts

if i don't fold my laundry, right then and there as it comes out of the dryer, it will most likely never get folded.

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i've recently become obsessed with the kardashians.  it's amazing that i can find a family that entertaining.

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i didn't realize how weird it was that i went for a bike ride when lennon was a week and a half.  apparently that's not normal.

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i love having things to look forward to.  next up: all of our siblings on tannon's side come to visit!  it's a bonus that they'll be here during our favorite time of the year.  i hope they're ready for fall festivals, pumpkin cookies, & cooler temperatures.

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it's sunday evening and i'm not dreading the week.  staying at home rocks.

climb on

we were actually able to spend a little time outside during the labor day weekend.  we went rock climbing at mcconnell's mill while tannon's parents were in town.  even though the rock was pretty wet - and i didn't make it up very far - we still had a great time romping around in the forest.

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