Bentley is 6 months; Kolton's last day of school

 On May 16th Kolton had Super Kids Day.  Brady was so excited for Kolton to experience a Super Kids Day.  It was his favorite day of school every year and just knew Kolton would love it.  He was right! Kolton had so much fun going from activity to activity.  They paired the kids up with a friend and then had 4 kindergartners with a 6th grade chaperone.  It was fun to watch him try new games and activities and experience all there was to offer at a Super Kids Day.  

 May 19th was Kolton's Kindergarten graduation.  Brady was able to get the morning off of work so that he could come see.  The kids came in dressed as super heros and sang us some songs. Then each kid was called up by the principal, Mrs. Massey, to receive an award from their teacher. Kolton received the Gobstopper award for having "gobs of good ideas."  They also announced what each kid wanted to be when they grew up.  Kolton said he wanted to be a veterinarian.   

 Mrs. Randol was an excellent teacher and I am so glad they we decided to switch Kolton schools so that he could have her as his teacher for just a few short months.  She taught him so much and treated him with love and kindness but also pushed him to be better.  

 That afternoon Bentley had his 6 month check up.  Kolton decided to wear his superhero costume to the doctor's office.  

 

 I wish I could remember Bentley's weight and height.  I know it was 16 lbs and some ounces.  And then his height was in the 20 inches somewhere.  Haha.  I do remember, though, that he was 50% in both height and weight.  Its interesting how different our two boys are.  Kolton was always 90th or 100% in height and here Bentley is at the 50th.  It will be interesting to see how he grows and what he looks like as he gets older.  

 On May 20th I went outside and took some pictures of Bentley in our front yard to serve as his 6 month pictures.  While I was taking pictures a photographer from New York pulled up and asked if he could take our pictures. He was here on the anniversary of the tornado and was going around taking pictures of what people in Moore are doing one year from the tornado.  He supplies pictures for CNN and some other national news stations.  He wanted me to continue to just take pictures of Bentley while he took pictures of me doing that.  It was a little uncomfortable but kind of cool.  I never did see any of the pictures he took but it was still kind of neat knowing he did that.  

Bentley is such a sweet little boy.  

 I took a couple pictures of Kolton too.  He is so dang cute.  

This is what Kolton did to occupy himself while I took tons of pictures.  Haha.  In the lot next to us there is a storm shelter and there are a bunch of VHS tapes in a box on top of it.  One had broken and the spool was sitting on the ground.  Kolton decided to take it and wrap himself up in it.  It was pretty funny to watch him try and get it off.  

That night Bentley held his bottle by himself for the first time!  Yay! 

 After I put Bentley down for sleep Kolton helped me feed all the puppies.  Xara hurt her leg when the puppies were about a week old and when she did that she stopped producing very much milk so we had to bottle feed the puppies in order for them to gain enough weight.  It took about an hour and a half if Brady and I did it together.  It was such a chore and I'm so glad its over.  Haha.  Anyway, Kolton wanted to help that night.  I think he ended up doing two puppies is all because they move around so much that it was hard for him to keep them still to feed them.  It was a great help, though, because Brady was at school that night.  

 May 23rd was Kolton's last day at school as a kindergartner.  I can't even believe it! He has grown and changed so much over the school year! 

Easter!! Bentley can sit!

We hardly can ever do tummy time with Bentley because he just is not a fan.  I did try and snap some pictures of him, though, while he was enjoying it for a minute.  :) 

 Seriously, look at that cutie!! 

 April 12th we went to the city of Moore's Easter egg hunt. We got there a few minutes before it started and were supposed to meet the Himes there.  Jill ended up getting stuck in traffic and didn't get there in time because all the candy is gone in about 3 minutes time so there isn't any leeway. 

Kolton was geered up and ready to go! :)  

 Seriously he got so much candy! His basket was FULL! He ended up giving some to some girls that we saw as we walked out that had arrived late and were sad they didn't get to participate.  It was awesome to see! We then met the Himes at a park and he shared some with them too.  I was proud of him.  After the park we headed to a soccer game (that's why he was in his uniform). 

Poor Bentley had some sad sick days and was super cuddly and sweet.  

 April 13th Bentley had his first taste of food! We only videotaped it so I don't have any pictures.  It was just rice cereal but he really liked it.  He ate it well and hardly spit it out at all.  It was impressive! :) 

April 18th we went outside and Kolton enjoyed his trampoline.  He's so good at doing flips and tricks.  I decided to take a few pictures of Bentley too for his "5 month pictures." He was having a little bit of an allergy problem but he was still so cute! 

 April 20th was Easter.  Kolton was so stinking excited.  He got the candy bar he was hoping for (cookies and creme Hershey bar) and some cool army cars that he absolutely loved.  

 Brothers on Easter morning! :) We also had our traditional cinnamon rolls for breakfast that morning.  

Mr. Bentley in his Easter outfit.  I actually just grabbed one of Kolton's ties and put it on Bentley.  Haha.  I never did get a picture of Kolton in his Easter clothes.  

We were lucky enough to be able to go to the Thunder's playoff game against the Grizzlies.  We ended up losing in double overtime but it was still such a blast! So much excitement at those games! We were so grateful the Foys thought of us and let us use their tickets! Jill watched Kolton and Bentley for us so it was a nice date for us! 

 April 27th Bentley went down the slide for the first time and got to do it on brother's lap.  It was pretty anti-climatic but still fun.  :)

 When we got home from the park Kolton wanted to feed Bentley his food.  He is actually really good at feeding him! 

Another photo op with the cute little Bentley! We went through a box of Kolton's old clothes and found this outfit.  Too cute not to take pictures.  ;) 

 He started doing this a lot.  He will suck in his bottom lip and just sit there like that.  Its too cute! 

 Kolton was taking a bath in the other room and is so good at making crazy faces that I had to take some pictures of him too.  Haha.  

 Oh he is just so cute! :) 

April 29th we tried food with Bentley for the first time (besides the rice cereal).  We gave him sweet potatoes because that was Kolton's favorite as a baby and he really liked it! In fact, he devoured it! 

 For Kolton's school we had to make a timeline of his life using 5 pictures.  He chose one from birth, one from his first Christmas, one from his first sport he played (soccer at the Y), his first day of Kindergarten, and then his first day as a big brother.  He wrote it all and taped it all on there.  He did a great job! 

 May 2nd the kindergarteners had their class party.  They had carnival games for the kids to play and Kolton had a blast! It was such a cute party! They did a great job.  

He raced Nick and Adriano several times.  That was probably his favorite carnival game they had.  

 That night the Widdisons were having a dinner party at their house.  Brady ended up having to stay home because he thought Xara was in labor (which she was) so just the boys and I went.  The Himes, Landrums, and Lundbergs were there.  Kason took Bentley from me and Bentley cuddled up to him.  It was too cute.  Xara ended up having puppies that night starting at about 11:30 and had 12 puppies but one was stillborn.  

 On Sunday, the 4th, we had the Himes over for dessert.  While they were there Mark asked if Bentley could roll over or sit up or anything.  I told him no and said "Here, let me show you what he does when you try and get him to sit.  He's so lazy!" because when you'd try and make him sit he wouldn't even try and use his muscles...he would just let himself fall.  So, I sat him up and he SAT! I couldn't believe it! So, at 5 1/2 months old he started sitting! yay!! 

One of my favorite parts of this picture is Kolton watching on.  He looks so proud of his little brother.  It is just heart warming.  

Had to really show his sitting skills and take a bunch of pictures.  :) 

 May 9th Kolton's class was in charge of the Friday assembly.  He was so stinking cute up there! I'm so glad I was able to go watch.  He originally told his teacher he did not want a speaking part so she didn't give him one.  Then, a girl in his class hadn't been to school all week so on Thursday his teacher, Mrs. Randol, asked him if he would be willing to talk and he said yes.  She said she picked him because she knew he would be smart enough to pick it up in just one day.  So, that night we practiced and he memorized it.  But, on Friday the girl showed up to do her part.  Mrs. Randol asked Kolton if he wanted to do it with her but he said no.  He told me that that would be hard because he wouldn't know when she was going to start or anything so that's why he said no.  Haha.  Anyway, he sang the songs and did the sign language and was super cute up there.  

 May 10th we went to the OKC Energy soccer game.  They are a semi-professional team that just started in Oklahoma.  We got to ride a bus to the field and Kolton loved that.  We bought him a jersey when we got there and some nachos and drinks.  He thought it was a blast! Brady thought it was a lot of fun to! 

 Here I am with my boys on Mother's day.  Such a great day! They made me french toast for breakfast. It was oh so good! 

 I got this watch for Mother's day.  I love it and wear it everyday! 

 The next day we went to the park and it was unexpectedly freezing!! Luckily Jill had a jacket in her car that was Mark's that she let me borrow.  It was pretty funny to see Bentley's little head sticking out.  :) 

 First time sitting in a high chair at a restaurant.  We got to go to Mazzio's for lunch one day and Bentley had a good old time sitting like a big boy! 

And then there's this handsome little man! Oh my! He is just so cute! 

 Look at all those freckles!! 

 He really is such a good brother and loves to play with Bentley.  (Sometimes when Bentley isn't interested haha.)

 May 10th Kolton's soccer team played against the Thunder.  Whoever won this game was going to end up getting first place in the league for the season so it was a very intense game! We ended up winning by a couple of goals.  I was proud of our boys!