Shawn & Abby's Wedding

We had a wonderful trip to AZ to see Shawn & Abby get married.
We had so much fun at the family dinner the night before: meeting everyone, chatting, and of course eating good food.
Then the day of the wedding was just perfect and gorgeous. Abby looked stunning and they were both so cute and so in love.
The kiddos did great (considering their lack of sleep, desire to run and play, and Tave not feeling good!)
It was a perfect day!

Congrats Shawn & Abby.
We are so excited for you two and love having Abby in the family!!

The Winner is....

Jenni!!

I'm totally excited to be making something darling for one of these cute kiddos!

Let me know what color/size you'd like!

We're bAcK!!

Well it has been an eventful week!!
We are back from our trip to AZ (it was wonderful but very FAST)
Here's what you have to look forward to:

Tave turned 11 months: pics and an update of his latest
Roadtrip to AZ via Vegas: (shoot no pics, darn it) but i'll give details which include a sick kiddo. No fun in the car. seriously.
Shawn & Abby's wedding. It was awesome. Pics coming soon.
Fun family time.
Roadtrip back home. and guess what--that includes a sick kiddo too. What is up with that?! Not fun. Again.
I'll be posting some cute pics of my button bouquet order for Annie. It's cute. Very cute. You'll be seeing something similar in my shop soon.

And, oh yeah, as if you aren't reading this with your fingers crossed:
I'll be announcing the winner of the giveaway. I haven't even looked at the comments yet...so it probably won't happen until naptime-ish Monday.
Be very excited!!

I'm off to dream land... this week wore me out!

Tave - 11 months old!

Our darling Tave is 11 months old!
He has grown in leaps and bounds this month and continues to be so much fun.

Here are some of Tave's highlights from his 11th month:

Stats: 17 lbs 29 inches

He celebrated his first St. Patties Day
He started crawling!! He loves to move and loves that he can get what he wants now!
He loves doors??!! He crawls straight for them and keeps opening and closing it when he gets there. Scary- I know!
He loves to swing and be outside.
He absolutely adores his older brother. Weston can always get him laughing SO hard.
He still sucks on his first two fingers and must have his favorite blanket to go to sleep.
He has become quite the picky eater.
He quit nursing this month. Very sad for me but he was ready. He still has not taken to milk very well...it's a daily struggle.
He celebrated his first Easter.
He loves to sing and make noise.
He's not a fan of shopping - at all.
Bathtime, splashing in particular, his is favorite thing to do!
He loves loves loves his Daddy. The minute Jeff is home Tave is in his arms. (Jeff is loving this!)
He is great in the jogging stroller and loves it just as much as West.
His favorite game is when we hold him and chase after Weston. He thinks it's SO great when he 'catches' West.
He loves dropping things over the sides of things - the bed, the carseat, the highchair, over our shoulders, behind his back. He thinks dropping is great fun. He also loves to share and gives us food, toys, etc all the time!

We sure love this little guy!!

Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter.

It was filled with family, good food, fun times, and of course, the Spirit.

We love our Savior dearly and deeply appreciate all that He has done for us. We are grateful to be a part of a Church which celebrates His life, His ministry and His power over death.

Our church meetings were especially sweet this Easter Sunday as we reflected on His mercy and love for us all.

The choir was absolutely beautiful and truly testified of Him through the glorious music.

It was such an amazing day!

We love our sweet boys. Aren't they absolutely adorable?!!!

We spent the morning with Shar, Trav, & Kapria. We had a delicious brunch and let the kids hunt for their Easter baskets. Then they came to church with us. We loved having family with us!!

Cute, cute cousins:

The were so excited to see what the Easter bunny brought:

(next year we are starting the 'Saturday' tradition...the Easter bunny will come the day before so Sunday can be devoted to the true meaning of Easter. We're excited to start some neat traditions with this...)

After church we had a fabulous evening with James, Amy, Ava, & Jonathan!


Isn't Ava the sweetest thing!!

I just love holding her and hearing her precious little girly sounds!!

Jonathan hung out with the boys! What a great uncle!!
West was so sad to see everyone go.

It was the perfect way to end such a beautiful day.
We love you all so much.
Thank you for being a part of our lives!

Easter Egg Hunt

We had a blast at the our ward Easter Egg Hunt.
It was during the day..so just for the little guys.
Weston & Kapria loved running around gathering eggs.
Tave hung out with his buddy, Noah, and ate cheerios. (thanks again Rachel!)

Holidays are so much fun with kiddos!

Getting Ready

Weston loves to hang out in the bathroom with me while I get ready.
We have the best, funniest conversations and he has a blast hanging out on the counter.
I love these sweet moments together.
He is just so much fun!

Anyone anyone??

I have a favor for all of you out there with boys (well, those of you who live close by)
We are going to my little Bro's wedding. I need a light blue (as in pale sky blue) button up church shirt for Tave to wear. Size 6-12 months. I don't want to buy one because he's almost out of this size but 18 months would be waaay too big right now.
SO. If any of you have a shirt we could borrow next weekend I would LOOOVE you forever. I already do, but I would love you even more.

Please, please let me know!

Thanks a ton!

Green grass grows all around all around

Tuesday was a gorgeous day. I took the kiddos outside to play and set Tave down to start exploring.
He started fussing and touching things very carefully. He kept giving me a look that said "are you really leaving me in the middle of this weird stuff?"
That's when I realized he had never been in the grass before! His sitting skills occurred in the middle of winter. So no sitting outside.
It only took him a few minutes to warm up to the idea of green pokey/squishy stuff being okay. Then he was ready to eat it. He didn't dare crawl in it, though. He just watched the other kids and squealed and laughed when they would run over to him.
What a darling baby boy I have!!

Custom

I just had to post this because I thought it turned out so cute.
The winner of my 1st giveaway requested shades of light blue, tan, turquoise, & white.
It was a fun color scheme to work with!!

Alli, this is headed your way. :)

Blooming Button Giveaway #2

I know you all have been anxiously awaiting this giveaway...right?!
Well I hope so!!

One lucky winner will get their choice of any of the Newsboy or Newgirl caps in my shop OR they can choose colors to make a custom one all their own!!

Here are the rules...they are a little bit different than last time:

1. Check out my shop: www.bloomingbutton.etsy.com
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite item and any other tips you may have...what you liked/didn't like, what I could do better, etc.
3. Give my shop a shoutout on your blog. It doesn't have to be a huge, long post..just something to get people checking out my shop. Word of mouth is the best advertising... and I will love you forever for helping me out. (If you don't have a blog, then please email 5 of your friends and tell me that you did in your comment!!)
4. IF you want my button - grab it and put it on your blog. You'll get an extra entry for having it. (but it's not required for an entry)
5. You have until Friday April 17th at 5 p.m. to enter. (My little bro. will be getting married right then, what a great day!!)

Thanks thanks and GOOD LUCK!!

So go. What are you waiting for?!! Have fun and happy browsing.

**Bottom far right picture courtesy of Cheapshots Photography. Check her out...she is awesome and affordable! She is also doing a fun giveaway this month!

And the Tave-man is off...

Tave 'officially' started crawling yesterday (Sun. April 5th)

It was a joyous day in our household with everyone cheering and clapping him on. I'm a little nervous to find out just how un-childproof our house is, but overall, we are so excited for Tave to learn and discover the joys of movement!! Go Tave!

Once Upon a Time...

There was a king.
He had a crown, but it was not very kingly.

So he went to slay the dragon which resided under the picnic table.
This dragon was protecting the most brilliant and kingly of crowns. And he happened to be no match for the brave and strong King. (I mean, really, how could the dragon resist such a smile?)

Thus the dragon handed over the treasured crown.
Which happened to fit just perfectly upon this brave king's brow.

And thus ended the very first adventure of King Weston: defeater of the crown-hoarding dragon and Lord of the land called Imagination.
Long live the King.