: Good Friends :

Last night a few of my friends took me out to Claim Jumper for a little baby shower for Ryder. It was so nice to get out off of my couch and spend a night out with the girls. I LOVE these girls....I have been so fortunate to have made such great friends. They help me to feel like a normal mom.....they understand mommy days and appreciate a good night out! They have all been so great calling to check on me while I have been on bed rest, offering to take the boys places and coming to keep me company. I love that I could call any of them and they would be able to help in a moments notice and I know my kids would be perfectly safe and have a great time because they are such fun moms!! Thanks girls for an awesome night.....I can't wait for the next night out!!!

The Festivities....

eew...I just typed this whole long post and then deleted....dumb blogger.
Even though Jeff was sick we did find a few ways to celebrate yesterday....the boys and I let him sleep until 8....which around here is HUGE....since I am not cooking these days he got breakfast in bed of a blueberry muffin...thanks Costco. We spent the day being lazy on the couch and then decided we needed a change of scenery and went to Jeff's Mom's for dinner. Rich BBQ some yummy hamburgers and we had fun just being spoiled. Jody even made Noah's request of a Mickey Mouse cake....


Jeff was even more excited to come home to find that his Dad had dropped off his present of Aerosmith Guitar Hero....I know he wasn't feeling well as he opted to not play it and went to bed??? What??? So I think I know what he will be doing in the coming weekends and evenings!!

I was telling Jeff how sad I was he was having a lame birthday and he reminded me that last year was worst because he had to move on his birthday...funny the things we remember because I was less than thrilled to move and really don't remember being concerned with him moving on HIS day. Funny what a difference a year makes...I am pretty sure he thought I would only last a few months here.
It was a good celebration and if anyone wants to join us we still have a few more weeks of bedrest/guitar hero....I will even share the couch with you.
Happy 100th post to my blog!!! Can you tell I am an addict?!!

Happy Birthday my Love!!!!

Tomorrow is Jeff's 26th Birthday!!! Poor thing he was sick today, and I am on bed rest so really I don't know how great his day will be but....I just wanted to wish him a very happy day and I hope it isn't a total bust. Because I have a lot of time on my hands these days here is twenty six things I love about my Jeffrey.....
(in no particular order:)
1. He is the best Dad and his boys just LOVE him.
2. He is funny...well Chandler funny but I like it.
3. He is such a hard worker.
4. He loves the gospel and always includes it in our family life.
5. He is patient not only with the boys but with me.
6. He tries to get the door for me whenever he can...a little harder with kids but I still appreciate it.
7. When he is home he changes most of the diapers.
8. He treats me like a princess.
9. He lets me rant and rave.
10. He is calm
11. He plays games with me
12. He is a big kid and loves to play with his boys.
13. He always kisses me first before the boys when he gets home.
14. He compliments me everyday
15. Even on a bad day he makes me feel like I am doing a good job.
16. He spoils me, with whatever I want
17. He always writes long notes in cards because he knows I LOVE it.
18. He gets my sense of humor.
19. He brings me water every night.
20. He makes me feel safe.
21. He says he can't sleep without me.
22. He kisses my head before he goes to sleep.
23. He strokes my hair when I start snoring to loud...especially when I am prego.
24. He offers to give me back rubs.
25. He tells me I am cute when I cry.
26. He puts up with me...and still loves me even when I am hormonal/crazy.
Really I could go on and on....but since he is twenty six we will stick with that. Really I am a lucky girl and I am glad that he puts up with me. I hope that you have a great day Jeff and I hope that this year brings you all your birthday wishes. We love you!!!

Outside......

Jeff got Rollerblades for Father's Day.....odd request, but he was so excited that it was finally cool enough to go out and use them. The boys had so much fun running around after him. Really we live on the perfect street and we are so lucky to have our own little playground out front. Thanks Karin for showing me how to get a continuous shot on my camera as you can tell I am just slightly bored and had way too much fun taking pictures of them. Leslie and Grammy were here and Leslie had fun practicing her volleyball skills. It was a great break from the couch!

Swim Lessons.......

Noah started his swim lessons yesterday! I am hoping that he will go back today?? He is so afraid of the water even when I try to take him in he just screams. I did not get to go yesterday per doctors orders I am TRYING to take it easy. Grandma Jody took him and even managed to remember pictures for me the crazy picture lady at home!! So we will see how it goes today. But here are the pictures of our little fish in training!!!

LONG overdue......

Sawyer has the cutest and longest red hair. Wherever I go people always ask where he got it from since Jeff and I are both blonde. His hair has gotten so LONG....I have been wanting to cut it for weeks. Jeff loves it and did not want me to cut it....every morning when Jeff goes in to get Sawyer he calls him big red and I just laugh. I think he is afraid that it won't be red if I cut it.
Well finally we cut it this weekend....poor boy it has been like 100 degrees and he is so sweaty. His hair is so thick in the back. I think that when we cut it off he lost like five pounds. Here are the before and after shots.....
This is Sawyer's pout...he is so sensitive whenever we tell him no or anything he doesn't want to hear he makes this face and won't look at you until his feelings aren't hurt anymore. Really it is hard not to laugh at him....he gets so upset over the littlest things.

and this is just a random Noah picture...he is loving his sunglasses and wants to wear them when we go in the car!

I HATE this Age!!!!

Don't let this cute cute face fool you!!
Sawyer has been very mellow since birth but in the last month we have entered the age that I absolutely hate....it is not his fault. I hate that he cannot fully express himself yet so he chooses whatever he deams necessary to let us know of his discomfort. Since he is the second born I think he has picked up on what he has been watching. I hate that they get molars....but I already stated that. He is into everything!!!! I hate that he gets so much enjoyment out of emptying things. He climbs...Noah never did this so it drives me crazy....really he was climbing up a bookshelf, he thinks the train table is a stage. He wants to eat EVERYTHING himself thus making a HUGE mess each time..He is just learning to listen so chasing him around is so hard....the pool, the park etc etc...basicly he LIVES in the stroller. After he is finished eating he either a..screams...b...gags himself...or...c...throws the remaining food on the floor. I wish I could do any of these above behaviors and get what I wanted. Really this is such a hard age for me, I felt the same way when Noah was doing all of these things. I like to think that maybe it has something to do with being pregnant when all these things are going on but who knows. All I know is thank goodness he is cute and so cuddly...it does make it worth it!!!!