Waco Zoo

Family days are back!! Chad, Clayton and I went to the Waco Zoo for a fun family outing. It was a medium-sized zoo with a surprising amount of animals. Clayton noticed the people more than the animals and spent most of his time drinking out of his sippy cup. Overall, though, it was a great experience had by all. We plan to visit the Austin Refugee Zoo when it cools down. Here are some pictures of our day:

We're ready! Mommy and Daddy, I'll hold the map.
Beautiful scenery!
I'm at the zoo, yeah!
Cool birdhouse.
Enjoying the tortoises.
What is that?!
Monkeys, cool!
I'm having fun with my sippy cup.
Chad in the reptile exhibit.
Checking out the bison.
Mommy, that kitty sure is big!
Daddy's buttons are quite the entertainment.

Trying to Crawl??

For the first time, this evening, Clayton started pushing forward on his arms. It looks like he might be trying to crawl!! Here are a few videos we took before bed. You might see Clay take some hard falls. I was expecting tears but he is so determined he barely even noticed!

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I know, I know...I've been a horrible blogger!

I've done a horrible job of updating the blog the last few weeks. I'm back at work and trying to rebalance my life. It is really hard!!! Sadly, I'm a perfectionist and get easily down on myself when I can't do everything well. I'm having to retrain my brain to accept less in areas that aren't as important: having a spotless house, having every area of my classroom perfectly organized, etc. Clayton, Chad, and Tilley are my main priority and everything else has to be a little less than perfect :)

Here are some recent pictures of Clayton. He is still the cutest baby in the world. I'm loving each new milestone. He's changing so quickly, and I'm trying really hard to capture every moment. Enjoy!

Talking to Grandma and Grandad (as usual) on his new phone.

At the same time he is sucking on sliced apples in his new teether (talent!).

A close-up
We're trying to introduce Clayton to new experiences while he's still open to it.

In this picture he is smashing banana pieces. He can't bring them to his mouth yet, but they're a fun toy!

Swinging on Friday with Tilley, Aunt Lala, and Mommy.

Daddy and Clayton playing with his new toys (I really tried to get Chad to look LESS excited!).
Clayton's new Elmo chair (it giggles and shakes!)
Koko talking on Clay's new phone (I'm not sure what Clayton is doing on the side)
I love my new toys!

Clayton trying prunes.