Houston

We left Phoenix on Friday night around 6pm but didn’t arrive in Houston until 11pm.  When we got to the Phoenix airport we headed to the gate and Jeremy took Blake for a walk around the terminal. He found a play area for kids so we headed over there and grabbed dinner while Blake played. We got chicken nuggets for Blake. He would come to us to grab a chicken nugget and then run to the play area. We headed back to our gate and Blake started getting fussy. Everyone was staring at us and we said to each other “this is going to be horrible.” We got on the plane and Blake continued to be fussy so naturally no one wanted to sit by us. At the last second someone had to sit next to us. Blake started settling down when we started moving. He enjoyed looking out the window. He ended up falling asleep during takeoff while looking out the window. My arms were killing me but he slept until the last 30 minutes which he just laid there and looked around. The lady that ended up sitting next to us talked to us almost the whole plane ride. It was a little overwhelming because we were trying to sleep but she was really nice. Josh picked us up from the airport and we went to their house and went to bed. Blake had trouble falling asleep and we shared a room with him so we didn’t sleep much at all that night.

Saturday we went to downtown Houston and walked around. We ended up finding a new park, I think. We tried to fly Oliva’s kite but there wasn’t enough wind. Josh and Jeremy did end up getting it up for a little bit though. Blake also went on the swings. After, we went to the Galleria mall. It was a huge mall. We picked up Goodies BBQ for dinner and had homemade Pecan Pie while watching Shark Tank.

Sunday we spent some time in Galveston before we went to the cruise ship. We stopped at Buckie’s (a popular gas station in Texas) and picked up a few snacks. Once we were in Galveston we walked by Pleasure Pier and then the beach. We bought a kite and flew it on the beach for Olivia. Josh and Jeremy did an awesome job! After we walked around the downtown area and got a few candies at the candy shop. Then we headed to the cruise!

 

13 Months

13 months- 10/3/15

 

Blake is 13 months! His major accomplishment this past month was walking. He can now walk around. He usually falls after a while but he can get around.  

*Favorite thing is the TV remote and our cell phones

*Very ticklish

*Sleeps from 6pm or 7pm to 6am
*Takes at least one nap in the morning and usually a second in the afternoon depending on the day
*Loves his binky at night and nap time.- I only let him use it in bed or the car- He likes to have one in his mouth and one in his hand just in case he can’t find it in the middle of the night.
*Loves his house- Grandma & Grandpa Krass got him a play house and he loves opening and closing everything. He will go inside of the house and shut the door and laugh. He loves it!
*Favorite foods are Mac & Cheese, PB&J Sandwich, Gerber puffs, Honey nut cheerios, pickles and baby food (Sometimes)- He pretty much eats anything we give him
*He is trying to talk more.
*He has the funniest laugh. We will be driving somewhere and all of the sudden Blake will start laughing out of nowhere.
*He is figuring out the dog door. :(  

 

 

Blakes Birthday Party

We had Blake's birthday party a week after his birthday since we were out of town on his birthday, I had been planning his party since he was 3 months old. I don't even want to know how many hours i spent on Pinterest! It paid off though! He had a pretty cool party. My parents were able to attend the party which was awesome! They were a huge help! My mom helped me with decorations and planning, I couldn't have done it without her help! 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a bounce house water slide combo, which was the main activity! It seemed to keep the kids happy! They were having a blast! Blake even seemed to like it! We had a piñata which ended up breaking so Jeremy had to hold it while the kids hit it! Blake got to be first to hit it and he even picked out a candy when the piñata broke. 

 

 

The party was jungle themed so we had lots of jungle related snacks and we ordered pizza later in the party! We had cake too! This was a big deal. I REALLY wanted a jungle themed tier cake for his party. I research and called a ton of bakery's and concluded it would cost me $300 and decided it wasn't practical. Jeremy did tell me I could get it but I just couldn't do it. I settled for a birthday themed tier cake which was cute but not the same as the ones on Pinterest. So, Jeremy was in charge of bringing the cake to the party which he did. I opened the big box to take the cake out and it completely fell over. I almost cried. So the lesson I learned was no more tier cakes and I'm not spending 100 bucks on a cake again. Luckily we salvaged the cake and I realized after the party that I never took a picture. :(

 

Blake got his own smash cake. He was really clean with it for a while. He would stick his finger in the frosting and then lick his finger. Eventually he made a mess and he loved the cake.

 

We had an awesome turn out to his party! He sure has a lot of friends! We didn't get a chance to open presents because Blake started getting tired. After his nap at home we let him open his presents which of course Chloe had to help him and she would steal his toys and run away. He got amazing toys! Thanks everyone he sure is a spoiled kid!! 

Jeremy and I got him an iPhone, laptop and iPad in hopes that he will leave ours alone. It works for a little while. I also got hi, a slide! He is obsessed with it! He likes to climb up it and then slide down, crazy kid.

Grandma and grandpa Krass got him an awesome play land!! He LOVES it!! He plays with it every morning! I call it his house.