August Moments

We had a whirlwind of a summer. It was just so FULL.  Because of that, I kind of chilled on the picture taking come August.   We really tried to enjoy our relaxing time with Jeff before he began the doctorate program in the fall.  And we had some really fun, everyday moments with the kids.

I just love each stage that the boys are in. 

Weston is my sensitive soul. He is constantly making sure everyone is okay and that his brothers are well taken care of. He sure is a great older brother and such a big help to me.

Tave has discovered his funny side. He used to not like being funny, now it is goal to make everyone laugh. (or so it would seem) He is my little snuggle bug and is so sweet.  And he absolutely LOVES pretend play and roleplay.

Ryder is our adventurous guy.  He wants to do what everyone else is doing and is SO curious about life. His laugh brings so much joy into our home, we all live to make him smile!!

I feel so incredibly lucky to be a mom to three sweet and wonderful boys. 

They make my life perfect.

Here's what our August looked like:

I taught the boys how to make their own beds.  Weston has been doing this for awhile but Tave has not. So we got him in on the action. He LOVES it and is so proud of himself.  

This was the first time he made his bed without ANY help from me. He wanted to make sure I got a picture of it:

And cute Weston has been so good at this chore:

Weston has been my stuffed animal guy from the beginning. He just loves snuggling with soft things and he adores each of his special stuffed animals:

 I thought this was too cute... since learning how to make his bed, Tave has really gotten into putting each of his animals in it's right spot:

and Weston just throws them all on wherever they land:

We called Grandpa one day to talk. They sure love their Grandpa:

West came running in the room one morning to show me how he got dressed:

Ryder's birthday was fun this year, every few weeks he'd get a little something in the mail from someone else. This gift was from my parents. All the boys love it and it's a huge hit when neighbors come to play:

Ryder's top four teeth started coming through:

Our little guy absolutely LOVES the bathroom (gross I KNOW!) It is his favorite place to sneak to when he thinks no one is looking:

And this is why - he pulls off ALL the toilet paper in the 10 seconds it takes for us to run in and grab him:

We spent a LOT of time outside playing, riding bikes, going on walks.  One night the boys thought it would be great to give Ryder a ride, despite his face, he LOVED it:

We've gotten in on a babysitting swap with some other families. It's AWESOME to go on dates regularly. Because of how busy the summer is, we've only had all the kids one time. This night was a fun night with Cooper & Noah. The boys all crashed in the lovesak to watch a movie. (Tave wasn't being left out, he insisted on the brown chair!) Oh these boys are so fun together!

It was an awesome August!!