The Lloyds

 We had been wanting to get a new puppy for a couple of years and never thought it was the right time. When is the right time to buy a dog anyway? We finally agreed that Adeline and Oliver needed a new brother...and Adeline needed to get over her fear of dogs. So, on Mother's Day weekend, we welcomed our new member, Harvey, into the family. He is an 8 week old Great Dane and is the most lovable puppy we could have found. He's not very hyper and sleeps most of the day, which is perfect for Adeline. She is still warming up to him and has pet him twice...quite an accomplishment! Here are a few pictures of our first day together...

The boys.

Adeline's first look at her new puppy.

Oliver's first look.

We celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary today! It has been an amazing journey so far and we are looking forward to the rest of it! Since Blaker works today and is on call tonight, we went out on our date last night to Easton to eat at The Melting Pot. We enjoyed our kidless evening but missed them like crazy! A special thanks to nanny and papaw for keeping the kiddos for us!

We can't believe our little man is 6 months old already! It seems like time has flown by much faster than it did with Adeline. Oliver has changed a lot this past month. He got 2 bottom teeth a few weeks ago, which we weren't expecting since Adeline didn't get her first tooth until she was 11 months old. He's still sleeping from about 9:00-6:00ish then goes back to sleep until 9 or 10, or when big sis wakes him up. He adores his big sister. He grins ear to ear as soon as she walks into the room. It is so much fun watching these two interact. Oliver loves his baby food; his favorites are bananas, peaches, sweet potatoes, apples, prunes, pears, squash. He's not very fond of anything green...just like his daddy! He is starting to sit up pretty well on his own and rolling to where he wants to go, not at all interested in crawling. He loves to stand and bounce in his jumperoo, but not as crazy as sissy was. He is constantly jabbering and laughing. I'm working on "ma-ma" with him, but all he'll say is ba ba. Adeline says he's a sheep when he does it. His 6 month checkup went well, other than getting 4 shots. He weighs 17lbs 2 oz and is 27 inches long. For all you who laugh at his chins, he's under the 50th percentile in weight!! 

It was brought to our attention this past week that the LloydsZoo members were slacking on their blog. We apologize for withholding entertainment from you all. It has been a pretty busy past few months. We had an awesome Thanksgiving and were thankful for daddy being home for 4 days with us! Adeline definitely got spoiled...mommy and Oliver too! The Lloyd Co. Christmas dinner was last weekend. Entertainment was provided by yours truly. Just give Adeline a microphone and she'll take care of the rest ;)  I think she's going to be the next singing superstar. We finally found our Christmas tree and decorations so we put them up last night. As soon as I plugged the lights in, Adeline yelled, "Awesome!"  This kid loves Christmas already. She sings Happy Birthday to Jesus almost everyday. Oliver is growing by the minute. He has his 6 month checkup tomorrow so we'll update you with his stats. We absolutely love our babies and have enjoyed every minute of the holiday season so far! 

Here are some pics of the last month or so....

 3 Peas in a Pod.

 She loves to play dress up.

 King grandkids on Thanksgiving...poor Oliver.

 Family pic.

 The 3 newest Lloyd boys on their 1st Thanksgiving.

 Haha...

 Our monkeys trapped in the cage.

 Her silly face.

 Adeline's Christmas window she decorated.

 "Big kids" at the Lloyd Co. dinner at the Bell Tower.

 Rotten smiles.

 The Lloyd gals.

 Preview of Blake's next blog post.

 Adeline's tree...aka "my own tree."

All done! She did it all herself. I'm trying really hard not to rearrange the ornaments, although she did a really good job!