Archives for April 2013

just stop it …

April 28, 2013kids

samuel,

you are simply too much.

we’ve been staying in the past few weeks. jack you ended up going to the er on friday night due to croup. this will be the fifth time since last january at aunt holly’s house. we followed up on monday with your pediatrician and you now have bronchitis. of course just as you are sounding better, brother samuel has some nasty head cold. such a bummer, it is not fun seeing you guys sick. you sure have the most energy for being sick though. we are trying to keep it creative here at home, indoor picnics and playtime outside when the weather has allowed us 🙂

oh my word. i love you two more than anything!

today we finally were able to be at mass together as a family! we also were able to go to the church festival afterwards for a little bit! jack, it took you a while to warm up to the loud crowds and the business of it all. we were pretty sure you weren’t having that great of a time. we didn’t see you smile much at all. however, when we got in the car you lit up and told us all about your favorite parts. silly guy. hoping next year you might be a little more excited about it all when we are actually there 🙂

looking forward to and hoping for a healthier week ahead!

xxoo

hey big guy…

April 18, 2013kids

look who decided to join us at the table.

he’s also sleeping in his o w n room (almost) every night this week.

oh. i love you… like crazy my growing boy!

xxoo

beautiful weekend with cousins

April 16, 2013kids

this last weekend aunt dana and aunt holly attended an ACTS retreat together. so lucky us got to play with cousins out in bc.

i wish i could have had more pictures than this but boy did you all keep us busy!

this was seth’s first weekend away from his mommy! he did so good! just look at this little love, oh he is so precious!

he loved being on the swing. big brother braedon almost had him fall asleep on him.

we really couldn’t have asked for better weather! it was beautiful!

that night he almost fell asleep in the high chair but finally dosed off in granny’s arms. he and granny sure were buddies for the weekend!

we enjoyed a whole extra day outside together with a picnic too! it was so fun to have sydney around. she could turn into any princess character at any time. quite talented! we enjoyed her singing and dancing!

oh andrew is quite the entertainer as well 🙂 cheese!

it was a special weekend for everyone! lots of fun with cousins at granny and gramps house and a wonderful break for holly and dana to be with our lord!

wish we could have more weekends like this more often!

xxoo

f i v e months

April 15, 2013kids

and happy as can be.

could you seriously get any cuter? i think not.

at five months you love to smile a very gummy smile.

you are “cooing” up a storm when you are happy and you are happy when someone is always nearby.

samuel you have quite the personality. it is a very sweet smiley boy who l o v e s to be held. if we put you down there are instant tears. you are attached to me and well, i’m a little attached to you. i’m working really hard on having you sleep in your own room this month. okay it has only been 1 night so far. we are trying night 2 as i am typing right now.

you are waking up a few times still in the night but you go right back to sleep. you love to sleep in but jack usually comes to give you kisses and “ugs” to wake you up. you have new spots to hang out in, in the house, like a high chair and bumbo seat. it will be exciting to see how soon you try to sit up, you are still a little wobbly. 🙂 you are starting to reach for more toys to your side which tells me rolling may be in the near future for you. you try to grab anything in reach including your brother. he just laughs and says “hey what sam doodin?”

your smiles make every day better and better. every month that is going by i am in disbelief. you are a growing little guy and life with you is about to get pretty busy as you start to make new moves and try new things! we love you little buddy!!

here’s to another amazing month!

xxoo

a lil lupe never hurt anyone…

April 15, 2013kids

the first week of april is always a good one, especially when we celebrate aunt dana’s birthday!

you two boys were the lucky tag alongs…

jack, just like a year ago your eyes were huge when the staff came to sing happy birthday to dana. however this year, after the song, you quickly tried to sing your own rendition 🙂

you did fairly well at the table so you were able to get some play time in after we ate.

and sam, you just looked cute as always…

happy birthday dana! we love you!

xxoo

the boys and our bluebonnets.

April 15, 2013kids

we love our state of t e x a s

and her beautiful bluebonnets!

my boys, i’m sorry you might not have annual pictures with santa clause or the easter bunny, or even pumpkin patches . . .

but bluebonnets, i have decided, should be an annual picture event.

so a few sundays ago, daddy and i took you two for a mini family trip out to eat a bbq lunch and check out the blue bonnets along the way.

yes the bluebonnets were worth the drive 🙂

we may even be back again for a bluebell trip.

if not we will see them again next year!

xxoo

Alleluia, Alleluia! Happy Easter Weekend!

April 1, 2013kids

what a wonderful weekend it was too! our normal Easter weekend was changed up a bit but it was still a special one!

we just spent the weekend as a family of f o u r.

we enjoyed a neighborhood egg hunt, some yummy treats . . .

. . . and our first time to decorate some Easter eggs!

that saturday evening, daddy grilled some goodies outback and managed to let you play with the water hose 🙂

you enjoyed every bit of it.

on sunday morning our baskets were filled!

we attended Mass here at our church and YOU BOYS were so good! it could be the fact our seats were outside of the church 🙂 but we made the best of it! it was still beautiful as always.