Happy 2nd Birthday Weston!

June 13, 2008
Dear Weston,

You turned 2 years old today! I can't believe that you have been in our family for 2 entire years. They have flown by and have definitely been an adventure for us! You are getting to be such a big boy and growing so fast. You are so fun to be around and make us laugh constantly. No matter how frustrated I may be when you do something you shouldn't...I can't help but laugh out loud when I see your mischievous little grin and hear you say "sorry" in that sweet way of yours. Some of your favorite things to do are:

• Play ball! Any kind any time. You love to have me and daddy tell you what kind of ball each one is and then you tell us what we can do with it: kick a soccer ball, throw (or spin) a football, catch a baseball, etc. We love playing with you!

• Play outside! You love to explore and always find something to bring home. You always pick a flower, leaf, or pine cone to bring back to me and I LOVE getting these sweet little gifts. You are so thoughtful.
  

• Find bugs! You search for bugs around the house, outside, anywhere you think they'll be hiding. You usually squish them and then like to bring them to show us. You think bugs are pretty cool and are fascinated with watching them.
  

• Read books! You look at books every morning in your crib. You love to have me and dad read them to you and always point out the balls, bugs, etc on each page. You especially love books about animals and like to make the animal sounds when you read about them.

• You love your little brother! Every morning, the first thing you say is "bebe", asking about Tave. You love to hold him and you give him kisses and hugs all the time. You especially like to give him a kiss when he is crying and you even share your blanket with him when he's upset. That is love!

• You love to help! You bring me diapers, put away wipes, throw things in the trash, and just love to do anything that is helpful. I love having such a good helper and have so much fun cleaning and cooking with you.

• Run! You love love love to run! You don't usually walk places- instead you RUN! You have this cute way that you kick your legs out when you run and it is so fun to watch! :)

• Color! You love to color in coloring books or have me and dad draw you pictures of balls and fish. You are very interested in the different colors now and call most things yellow or 'yeyo'. Too cute!

• Swing! You absolutely love swinging from bars. You make monkey noises and even lift up your feet as you swing back and forth. You are getting so strong and very daring! It sometimes scares me, but you love it and think you are so funny!
  

There are so many more fun things that you love to do!! You love bathtime, animals, fish, movies, music, dancing, wrestling, and anything active! You are saying so many new words and love to talk to us all the time. You are exciting and fun to be with and we love all of the many adventures that we get to have with you.

Weston, you are such a wonderful little boy and we love you more than we could ever say. Dad and I hope we are showing you just how important you are to us and our family. You hold a very very special place in our hearts and in our home. I love being your mommy and am so grateful that Heavenly Father lets me take care of you. I love you, bud. You are my sweet sweet little boy.
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Mommy

Birthday Suprise!

For Weston's birthday Jeff and I got him a basketball hoop. He was SO excited. We didn't have his party until the next day, but we just HAD to give him his gift on the actual day!!! Happy Birthday kiddo, we LOVE you!

This was his face when he first saw the basketball hoop...I think he couldn't actually believe it was his!

He was so cute and wanted EVERYONE to get a chance to shoot a basket...even Tave. :)

4 weeks old!

June 11, 2008
We can't believe how fast Tave is growing! He is such a sweet little addition to our family and we love him more than we ever thought possible. It is truly amazing how your heart just expands and makes room when you love someone new. This little boy is already such a blessing to our family. Weston is so sweet with him and gentle most of the time. He loves to give Tave kisses and hugs and tries to comfort him when he cries. It's a side of Weston that is so fun to get to know!

Tave is staying awake a *little* bit more during the day. He loves to be around people and to be held. Night time is not his favorite time...he's always a little tired and cranky...but overall so sweet and fun! We are loving getting to know this new little person!

Weston was so great and just loved holding 'beebee's' hand so I could take this picture. It's supposed to be horizontal...but it's cute no matter what. I love my two boys!!!

Some fun days

Busy few weeks!!!

We have been so busy the past few weeks and so my blogging is WAY behind. These pictures were taken the week of June 9th. We had some friends visit and we had a lot of fun together!


Jenni, Katie, Lexie, & Nathan:

I worked with Jenni at Giant Steps many moons ago. :P We have kept in touch since and I LOVED meeting her cute girls and little Nathan. The last time we were able to see each other her girls were just a few months old. (yes, they ARE twins! how cool is that?!)
We had a lot of fun catching up and reffereeing the kiddos. All 4 of them had a hard time sharing...it's a tough concept! but it was a blast. Thanks again, Jenni, for such a fun visit and for taking the time out of your busy trip to see us. We miss you!
Katie, Weston, & Lexie having fun:

Tave's first REAL bath. He loved just sitting and soaking...SO much better than sponge baths.

My cute friend Lori had little Adelaide at the end of April. We FINALLY were able to get these two cute kiddos together. Addie is only about 3 weeks older than Tave, but look at what a difference those 3 weeks make! Isn't she a doll?! Thanks, Lori, for coming to see us, it was great!

Weston loves bringing friends to eat with us at the dinner table. This week it was his new octopus. (He picked it out himself) He decided the octopus needed to fold her arms too...
I just LOVED this pic and had to share it!

We had a fun and busy week getting ready for the Drysdale reunion. It was great and we were so glad we could spend some time with friends in the midst of cleaning and party planning. Thanks everyone!
Stay tuned for: Weston's birthday celebration, Tave's blessing, fun times with family!

Wake Up call!!!

My morning was started by this sound:

BIG Thump! Screaming and crying.
I KNEW, with 100% certainty, exactly what that sound was. Call it mother's intuition. I was out of bed faster than I have moved since Tave was born. Believe me, it was fast. Of course a million crazy scary things that COULD have happened flew through my head. I imagined blood everywhere from him cracking his head on the dresser that is next to the crib. I imagined broken arms or legs from landing on them wrong. I imagined worse, but I'll spare you all of my crazy imaginings. Yup, Weston was laying on the floor of his room. Which means he got himself out of his crib. Somehow. After comforting and cuddling my sweet little, very scared, boy I did a check from head to toe. He wouldn't tell me where it hurt and after calming down he asked for toys. So crisis over. He's okay. I, however, am still shaking with my heart pounding.

So, That brings me to this picture:s picture:

We are buying one THIS weekend

3 Weeks Old!!

June 4, 2008 ~ Our little cutie is growing so fast. He loves to look around at people and things. He stays awake for longer periods of time and is oh so sweet.

Sleeping.

Not sleeping. :)
Tave caught a cold from Weston and so the week has been a little more difficult. He is still such a good baby, but he has a hard time breathing. This makes eating kind of tough, so he is understandably grouchy about that. You can tell in this pic that he's not feeling the best. :( poor baby!!

Hanging out with Aunt Shar!

Proof

Just to prove to you that Weston is NOT getting overlooked amidst all the picture taking of Tave:

Here is our crazy toddler in all of his silliness! How I LOVE this little boy. Every single day he makes me laugh. How lucky I am to be his mom!!!

He and Shar make this face at each other. It's pretty hilarious...I was banned from putting the picture of Shar up on here though. Sorry.

He asks to hold Tave all the time and decided it would be pretty cool to try with Kapria. So he had fun with her sitting on his lap! It was too funny...she didn't know what to think of it.

We don't know where this look came from, but he thinks he's pretty funny when he gives it to us!

If you look closely, there IS a bug on his finger. Gross.

Weston thinks my towel wrapping is pretty cool, so we tried it on him one morning. He loved it and ran around sporting this for quite awhile.
We sure love you Weston, you make us smile every day!!!

2 Weeks Old!

May 28, 2008

Tave 's 2 week check up:

Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz
Height: 21 inches
Perfect health, everything looks great!

He's such a sweet little boy. He loves looking around at everything. He loves being held and snuggled.
He has a strong set of lungs and sure lets us know when he wants something! But he is easily soothed and calms down as soon as we give him food, a diaper change, or lots of love. :)
We are loving our adorable little baby.
Weston is still as cute as ever with him: lots of hugs, kisses, and he always wants to hold Tave. So cute!