I really thought I was going to be better about keeping up with this blog, but apparently I have proven myself WRONG! The main reason being that our life is just not that exciting...at least our exciting is probably not on the same level as other people!

Just some updates to get you caught up with where we are...
Ryder is now almost 5 months old! It's insane how fast time has flown with him in our lives. I am truly blessed with one sweet, rambunctious, Tristan-looking baby! Tristan and I are constantly talking about how thankful we are that we get to be parents to such an amazing little human (granted it also makes us terrified of what our second will be like!) At his 4 month check-up, he was a little under 16lbs (75th percentile), and a shocking 28in long (90th percentile)! We're not sure where that height is coming from, but we'll take it! He is rolling over, army crawling, and kinda sitting up...it lasts for about a minute before he falls over. We are still working on sleeping through the night...he does it sometimes, but it's definitely not an every night kind of thing yet. Suggestions welcomed!

We are very excited to be welcoming so many new babies into our lives this next fall. My sister, Brooke, recently found out she is expecting a baby boy in late September, and one of my best friends, Skyla, is having a baby girl in early September. I've always prayed for (and begged my sisters) to make sure that at least one of my kids has a cousin his/her age, and God has answered that by bringing us Baby Brice...Ryder is even more excited because he gets a BOY cousin! :)  As far as Skyla goes, our group of friends have always loved the idea of having babies at the same time, so we are so happy for her and for our little ones. It's such a special blessing to be able to say that your childhood friends' kids will be childhood friends with your own. We look forward to many summer vacations with the Teats!

After lots of going back and forth, I've decided to attempt to find a teaching job in the fall. Tristan and I would like to settle down somewhere other than where we are (South Texas), and I'm just ready to get out of the house. He plans to continue to work down there, but we would travel back and forth on weekends between two places. We are not dead set on an ideal location, nor do I have designated place I want to teach/work, but we both agree we want to be in a small town. I'm starting to apply a little late in the game, but we will see what happens...if I don't get one, then it's just not time.

Hopefully, I'll be writing again sooner than later! Until then, here's some pictures from the past couple of months of our growing boy (and Tristan's new truck)!

The new addition to our family 

 First time eating cereal...we have now moved

on to 2nd foods because this fat boy likes to eat!

4 months old

He loves his little swimming pool (that we have yet to put water in)!

At my cousin's wedding Memorial Day weekend 

Ready for the Freestone County "World's Fair" last night