New Pictures!

Here are a few of the pictures that Mary Catherine took on Saturday. I thought they ALL turned out so well. It is going to be hard to decide on one or two to order. Here are a few of my favorites.

Is it me, or is this just the sweetest little face?

Valentine's Day

I hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

We enjoyed it and here is how we celebrated.

Over the weekend, we went to Montgomery to have some pictures made of Banks (he is almost 15 months old). Mary Catherine, my best bud from College, is a very talented photographer and she took some GREAT shots of Banks, despite the frigid temps. If you would like to view the proofs on her site, click HERE Go to "proofing " and the password is "tori"

We got home Saturday afternoon, just in time for our babysitter to arrive and Bryan and I ate HERE and went and heard THIS GROUP perform. They performed the music of The Eagles and had this great singing group do the songs. It was great!!!

Monday night, I put together some Valentines treats for the children in Banks' class.

Bryan surprised me with these new TB sandals! Whoo-hoo!!!

....and flowers....

We stayed in on Tuesday night and made dinner. We did a large fillet and split it 1/4 to 3/4. I have been cutting back some so I did not think I could justify an entire fillet on a Tuesday night.

I made my favorite "go to" salad. It is delicious and so easy.

You will need:

1 container arugula

1 lemon

Olive Oil

Shaved Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper

To make the dressing, use 1 part lemon to 2 parts olive oil. For example, I used 2 TBS fresh lemon juice and 4 TBS olive oil. Then add a pinch of salt and pepper. Shake in a covered bowl. It should look creamy.

Toss with the arugula and add a generous amount of the shaved parm.

First Haircut

How can it be that those curls on my baby boy have grown so long that everyone thinks he is a girl?

Well, they apparently have.

Today, Bryan and I took Banks to the barber shop for a trim.

At first, Banks got up in the chair and was okay with it. I still can't believe my baby was sitting in a barber shop chair! Oh at the cuteness!

He had to "buckle" him in.

And it all went down hill after he put the smock on him.

......so, the smock came off.

Bryan was in charge of video. I was taking pictures and trying to decide whether to laugh or cry.

It got a little better when he got this fish to play with.

And that was it. It was quick and easy (for the most part).

Locks before:

After:

The curls are still there, just not as out of control!

Thank you Mark!

Finally, they gave Banks this certificate. It is THE cutest thing!

It states that "Banks Johnston has bravely met all of the requirements of receiving his first haircut and has graduated from babyhood on the 4th day of February, 2012."

Ceremonies took place at Treadwell Barber Shop.

14 Months

Banks is 14 months old. He is very busy all of the time! He loves to play and be independent and I love it. He can say a few words including :

Ma-Ma, Ball, Uh-oh, gone-gone, Da-Da, bye-bye, row-row (what he calls Casey), and a few other unidetified words (but he says them on a regular basis).

He still has only 4 teeth but he has about 4 more trying to come in on the top.

We hit the jackpot with this little sleeper. He goes down at 6:30 and wakes up about 5:30. I know it is early, but he sleeps 11 hours straight, so no complaints from us!

He is doing great with all of the table food. His favorites are: cheese, applesauce, raisins, yogurt, grilled cheese, roasted veggies, any casserole, baked fish sticks, mandarin oranges, peaches, and bread. The big surprises that he does not like right now are bananas and pb and J sandwiches. Oh well, the two easiest foods are not his favorite.

It kills me to say this but he is not the best restaurant patron. He is getting to that age where he is loud and will not sit still. He screams out and tries to grab everything on the table and throw it on the floor. My Dad has always "graded" the children on their behavior in restaurants and last night at Chez Lu Lu, he got a "D".

He started walking about a month ago, but I have not blogged much about it. He has really perfected it lately and is moving fast!

We went to the park this afternoon since it was pretty. Banks loves his car from Ricky and Brooke.

I hope you all have had a great Saturday!