D is one years old!

Well this little handsome man turned one on February 6!! 

This year flew by. He has grown up so much quicker than I ever anticipated. I l ow people say that time goes faster with each child and they weren't kidding. 

D loves balls so so much! Ball was his 3rd word. He loves them so much, we chose to do a baseball theme for his party and his one year old pictures.  

Doesn't he look smashing in a baseball cap?

That smile!!! 

He's such a goofball 

I love this shot! He threw the ball and they got a picture of it mid air.

For his birthday we threw a fun little party with a few friends and family. It is so nice to celebrate this little mans life. 

I had a lot of decorating help from my

Good friend Ashlyn. (She's awesome) of say things turned out great!

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Take me out to the ball game theme.

Baseball sugar cookies I made

Baseball cake

Angled shot

Another angle

Well the party was a blast! I think it turned out great. We served hot dogs and cookies and ice cream cake. 

D didn't get too messy.. I should have done chocolate frosting. 

At this pint in his life he has grown so much. He knows about 5 words maybe more. He has 5 teeth and a few coming through the gums as I write this (literally because he's super teething.) He has not been walking yet. He has taken a few steps but he is very chicken. He crawls super fast too, so I don't think he's in any hurry. He is aggressive with his brother and can dish out some pushes but his favorite thing is to get his big brother in trouble for hitting or pushing him. He's thankfully still a mamas boy but loves his daddy too! He loves being chased!! He is still the sweetest thing and such a light to our family. He does not do cuddling but he does give slobbery kisses and head butts. He just loves bonking his head into other people's. We love or der-bear. Can't believe he is ONE!!! 

My big 2 year old!

I can't believe my little baby boy is 2 years old!! He has grown up without my permission. I just brought him home from the hospital I swear! 

We took him to get his picture taken and unfortunately he was sick the day we took him. He had a really bad double ear infection. You can see it in his eyes but we sill got some happy pictures. He's such a sweetheart. 

Here are a few of my faborites...

Little gangster

Future quarterback

Little monkey jumping on the bed

My cuddle monkey 

Priceless scrunch face 

Okay.. Too grown up looking am I right? 

We love our sweet H so very much! He is still the softest hearted boy. He might push his brother around but he gives him hugs and kisses all the time too. He is just so tender and loving to G and I.

For his birthday we took him to jungle Jims playground. It was super fun! He loved his minion cake I made.

I think Kevin turned out pretty good

Eating cupcakes (egg free) with cousin Ethan

He rode many rides with his daddy 

Of course this was the only picture o was in the entire night with the birthday boy. 

It was such a fun party and it was s nice to not have to clean up afterwards. (Winter parties can be hard) thank you to all friends and family members who came to support H on his special day! 

We love our H. He is a very loved boy. We are so thankful he's in our family. Happy Birthday buddy!

Halloween 2014

This Halloween was very fun and tiring all in one! I got wrist surgery the day before and so it made things a little more difficult than usual. I have a hard time changing diapers, dressing the kiddos, doing my own hair, holding the boys, etc. My wrist is pretty sensitive and swollen and I can't put more than a pound of pressure in my hand. 

Most of all.. It's ugly sausage fingers and it makes me feel less of a capable mom. I've relied on G to do most diaper changes and loading the kids in the car seats because I can't even do that. 

Anyways...

We started Halloween off by going to G's company Halloween trick or treating at the Ebay building. 

H got the hang of trick or treating very quickly. He was also very good at only taking one (I was very surprised)!

We attempted to get some pictures together with the boys inside but it proved too difficult... Seriously this is the best we got. So.. We went outside and got a few much better ones

H was a lion and D was a skunk! They both were the cutest little animals around! 

I failed at the themed family Halloween this year... So I'll just blame it on my wrist surgery. The boys looked cute and that is all that matters right?

For The first part of trick or treating G took the boys in a small circle up the street and back.

He did not last long. It is definitely exhausting hauling  two children door to door. D loved helping pass out candy!

When he returned I ended up taking just H trick or treating up another street and down. It proved much more difficult with me only having one hand and him not wanting to walk. I brought the wagon but I still had to lift him and carry him to each door. It was worth all the trouble because he really enjoyed trick-or-treating.

When we decided it was too exhausting to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood up and down the hills with such a young child we headed over to my moms house and trick-or-treat it in style. We hopped on a four wheeler and drove from door to door getting great candy! Her neighborhood definitely gives out the best! H got about six full-size candy bars and I really enjoyed going to one of her neighbors who gives out donuts and hot chocolate.

We got home late but the boys really had a blast! All in all it was a wonderful Halloween.

Life Lately

See this handsome boy? Well we have been working on praying with him and on day 2 I was at the hospital and G found him kneeling by his bed waiting and ready to pray. He loves praying. He also loves to remind us of what to pray about. His favorite subjects are: grandma horsey, nana and papa, brother, mom and dad, and pillow and bed. 

There is something so sweet and innocent about children praying. I truly believe prayer is familiar to children and that they love speak in you Our Father in Heaven. 

The weather is starting to get colder and Fall is full swing. We have our home decorated for Halloween and I'm so excited for their costumes this year. D will be a skunk and H will be a lion. We aren't doing a family theme this year but I figure an animal theme for the boys works. 

This is H playing king of the rock at the neighbors. That plastic lawn mower is his.. He loves taking it everywhere. 

You can't tell but D is smiling because he's standing on his feet while I hold him up. He loves to stand but has no idea on how to move his feet forward. 

Bedtime is one of my favorite times of day. I'm one very lucky woman to get help with it almost ever single night. The boys love their daddy!

You can see partially the goofy face G is making here but both him and H are pulling funny faces and getting D to giggle. Moments like these melt me!

H also enjoys cuddling many things to go to sleep. 

"Birdy" is a favorite!

I'm one happy mamma when I get one of these carts to grocery shop with! Yay!!! As many of you already know... Grocery shopping with 2 young children is THE worst!! This cart makes it a lot more bearable.

I'm really enjoying cutting D's hair! This was one of my favorite cuts so far! He looks so darling with a Mohawk! 

Oh and being outside.. That's the best thing for this boy! He could play in the sand for hours! 

Did I mention that he loves his "grandma horsey?" Oh yep!! He sure does!! His very first horse ride was a success!! 

I feel like I document my life better with pictures than words. Here is a picture I took of these two just hanging out in the morning together. 

Baby D's first Mohawk! (He has much less hair than his brother) but I still love the wispy hawk! 

We also ended up going to Olive Garden for lunch the other day because there was a $5 lunch deal for soup, salad, and breadsticks! (I'm not one to pass up on food)

H got serious about putting the stickers on the page. I must say they were a hit while waiting for food.

D is pro at the straw and was loving drinking out of the big boy cup! 

H worked his way over to grandma horsey to sit next to her instead of mommy. He seriously loves my mom! 

He was also so cute to my grandma. He gave her hugs and kisses along with my mom. He is a little lover! 

Life is so fun with my handsome boys!! D loves kitty! 

Did I mention he also likes chocolate? Oh and so chocolate teddy grams fall into the love category.. As well as messy category.

Life can be hard as a stay at home mom, but there is truly so much more beauty in the moments when spending your days with the loves of your life! My heart is so full from being a mother two my two incredible boys. I'm so thankful for them! 

I am so thankful for a sweet and loving husband who works so hard for us to enable me the ability to raise our children instead of someone else. Many aren't as fortunate to stay at home, but I am very blessed to be able to do so. 

I have been very blessed as well to be able to work on weekends as a "queen" my small princess business has been keeping me busy and has helped so much with many unexpected bills that have come up. My cousin also joined me this month and we are hoping to expand as a duo. 

Party With My Favorite Princesses! 

Well.. That's life lately!