Happy Valentines Day!!!

I had a great time celebrating a little early Valentines Day with Jared over the weekend by going to dinner and a marriage seminar at church, so Monday morning we celebrated the boys first Valentines Day. The weather was BEAUTIFUL so I took them on a run (their first in the jogging stroller...they loved it!), and out to run a few errands. Of course I had the hardest time getting both of them to look at me for a picture, but here are some of my little valentines!

Big Boys!

Coleman and Carter are becoming such big boys!! I still can't believe that they will be turning one in less than a month...what happened to my little 5lb babies?! I am sad to watch them grow up so quickly, but I am also overwhelmed with joy to see them reach milestones and become so independent.

Here are a few things the boys are doing lately:

~They are both pulling up on anything and everything and are beginning to "cruise" across the room using furniture and anything in their way (including each other).
~They are starting to eat more and more "real people food" including chopped up sweet potatoes, toast with jelly, pancakes, bananas, avacados, and a few other things.
~They are also beginning to drink whole milk and we are focusing on transitioning from bottles to sippy cups.

These are just a few of the fun things that they are doing as of late! I can't wait for many more to come!

Two Years

It has been 2 years today since Jared's brain surgery. We have experienced SO many incredible blessings over this time. You can read Jared's journal entry here. I am so proud of my husband for his amazing faith and love of God...he is my rock!

Busy Weekend!!

We had a busy weekend this weekend but it was tons of fun! We began scouting out new car seats for our big boys...you can see how much Carter really enjoyed this one..x


It was a cold weekend here, but that didn't stop us from bundling up the boys and taking them outside to swing on their swings...





They had so much fun that Carter fell asleep from all of the excitement...



The boys really do love each other so much! It is so cute to watch them crawl by each other and laugh. This morning they held hands for the longest time....too sweet!

My New Favorite Toy

Sometimes I wonder why we even buy toys! It seems like the boys would much rather play with a box, tupperware, Nestle, and really anything that they are not supposed to (wires, outlets, etc). The other morning I gave Carter a wooden spoon to play with and use to bang on the tupperware and he LOVES it! It is now his new favorite toy and he has only bonked his brother in the head accidentally once...so far so good! He carries it all around the kitchen with him....maybe I should put him to work as my new baker!

Fun at Music Class

The boys are back in music class and are having a blast!! It is cute to see how much they have progressed from when they could barely sit on their own to them crawling around the room like mad men trying to take everyone else's instruments (did I mention we were working on the sharing thing?). Although they are enjoying shaking and banging on things at home, they still seem to like to put everything just in their mouths at music...especially the scarves!

Carter

Carter is a little bit, okay a LOT a bit, of a roly poly when it comes to getting his diaper changed, dressed for the day, etc. This morning was no exception as I tried to get myself ready and both both boys fed, changed, clothed and in their car seats for music. I think I was ready for a nap by 9am! Carter refused to get dressed and I finally let him win the battle for a minute while I got Coleman dressed...Here is a picture of my shoe eating and clotheless child.