confessions of a young mother

January 2013

Happy New Year!

G celebrated by learning to peel his own Clementines.

He eats like 5 a day just because he knows how to get and peel them himself.

This boy.

He has my heart.

This one too...

I discovered the Netflix app.

Our lives will never be the same...

Our hearts are full.

God has blessed us with another sweet little babe!

Coming in August!

J loves Mr. Potato Head.

He will sit and play by himself for like 30 minutes.

We just hear his giggles at his own creations.

He has the best sense of humor!

It's hard outgrowing a nap.

Sometimes they still creep up on us...

We started calling the beanbag his "nap nest".

He'd even come ask me to snuggle him in...

G is also very into accessories.

Of any kind.

And now this one gets a breakfast date.

He is getting so big!

December 2012

The real reason I can't get anything done...

I seriously love my little people - they are such a joy and a treasure!

But sometimes I just want to go from the sink to the fridge by myself.

They went through a little phase of G reading to J.

Easily the sweetest interaction for us to watch!

They were so proud of how they got all of their pirates and playmobil people set up on the ship.

You know... just a shirtless pirate... in December.

(side note - G NEVER wears a shirt - even in winter.)

The Silhouette Man came to our city.

I'm absolutely in love with these. He captured my sweet boys perfectly!

We still have a cat.

Silly Mable.

Christmas morning prep. Matt took setting up J's computer very seriously.

I think Legos are going to be big.

He did these by himself.

Like, he followed the instructions and then brought me the finished product.

This present was a big hit.

Best gifts ever! They live in these...

(seriously, I'm blogging in August 2013 and G wears his hat almost every day.)

We got snow. The boys (big and little) had a blast!

November 2012

This is one cool dude.

We spent many many many an hour in this play room.

I love seeing a pile of puzzles and two quiet little boys!

We went to the zoo and rode the carousel. We are big zoo fans... when it's nice, cool weather.

We're also big fans of the free carousel for the first hour they're open!

One minute of sweetness. I love how close they are and pray they stay the best of little friends!

Thanksgiving!

I'm so very thankful for my family. Yes, we are a crowd (especially with all the little people now!) but I love all of the fun memories we share and the laughter that comes along with them!

Love you momma and daddy!

J loves him some veggie tales. Both boys actually... They're such cheesy little shows but I love the scripture and sweet lessons that they teach.

We set up the Christmas tree - they boys love their ornaments for this year!

October 2012

As I start this post - I realize how the blog accidentally took a long break...

This was a hard month for our family. It's not something I've kept a secret but neither is it easy to just bring up in conversation or I knew how to blog about.... We lost our third little baby this month. I was just 10 weeks along when we saw on the ultrasound that our baby had stopped developing. We had some warning signs that things weren't quite right - and I had been praying to be prepared - but it was still heart wrenching. We had already told the boys and some friends and family. Though such a sad time, we felt very surrounded, loved, and supported. My heart breaks for other mommas who have lost babies. No matter how early or later in pregnancy, a baby and family member was lost. We look forward to heaven to meet our sweet baby and rest in the knowledge that our heavenly Father had a reason for gathering him or her in His arms before we met.

We didn't really do a big birthday celebration for Graham because we had celebrated in September. But it is still so fun to look back and acknowledge the milestones and fun things about each year as the boys get older. Graham is just so grown up these days... He's not taking naps anymore but instead takes a rest time. Basically he has to stay in the playroom and play with his toys and watch a movie while J sleeps. (and I get some time alone!) I just love seeing him set up his toys and see what his little imagination creates for his alone time! It's also so sweet when he accidentally falls asleep despite his best efforts. We just love watching him grow up and realize more and more of his own little personality!

Both boys, but especially J, are SUPER into dress up. Boots (matching or not), a hat, and some sort of eye-wear are a must at all times. If you notice in the picture below how J is holding his hook... They love the movie Hook and this is how he recreates Captain Hook's hook with his ruffled sleeve. He holds the hook through his lovey. I just love their little imaginations!

These next two are from their friend Will's 4th Circus birthday party.

We took many many walks around our neighborhood. The boys were absolutely in love with the crunching leaves under their feet and how the wind swirled them in the streets.