Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Christmas 2013
Last year Wee Boy, then Wee Babe, slept through most of Christmas and was disinterested in the rest. This year that honor went to Cheeks. Wee Boy turned in a completely adorable performance as he made a B-line for his grocery cart and cash register and smiled beautifully for the camera as his grandmother helped him unwrap his Christmas candy and play with his new matchbox cars. He even willingly let himself be changed into his new Christmas outfit.
The rest of the day was spent lounging, cooking and playing games with my parents and Matthew's sister, Megan, and her fiancé Colin. So good job Boy Howdy and good job Christmas for just being great.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
My Independent Stinker
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Wee Boy in the Snow
Monday, December 9, 2013
Christmas decorating
Oh my darling "helpful" son. Bless his little heart. We got home from Thanksgiving too late to get a tree that same weekend so we put up some decorations the first Sunday of December, after babies went to bed, and then got a tree the following Saturday. I was a little curious to see if Wee Boy would even know what was going on - if he'd even notice the house was changing.
The Monday morning after we'd put up most of our decorations, sans tree, Wee Boy came downstairs and just stood in awe of it all. He kept turning around pointing to all the decorations, most especially the paper star snowflakes I have hanging from our ceiling. It was beyond adorable and definitely put to rest any misgivings I had on Christmas being lost on very small children. (It's true what "they" say, Christmas is definitely better when celebrated with children.)
The next Saturday when we got our tree, Wee Boy was all over helping get that sucker up and in place. We didn't let him help decorate. Again, decorating was done after he and Cheeks were snugly in their beds for the night. But he was super eager to come downstairs the next morning, peeking through the stair railings at the first opportunity to check out the tree all lit up. From then on, it was his personal mission to make sure our Christmas tree was on anytime he was in the room. I have to say Matthew and I are pleasantly surprised he has seemed to mostly understand the concept of being "gentle" with the ornaments and that he only tries to put a few lights into his mouth. Hopefully Cheeks will be just as cooperative next year.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Sleeping Baby (for kicks)
Matthew urged me to rescue our poor daughter slumped over asleep in her seat, but I COULD NOT resist taking a few pictures first.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Our New Family
Friday, November 29, 2013
Wee Boy is Nursery Age
Can you tell my son has a new way of smiling? Before it was all cheese all the time, and now it's wide open, as if he's mid "hooray!" I still love it though. At a year and a half, this boy has exactly one word he is proficient at saying, "hi." He's starting to get down a few key animal sounds, but otherwise all we get out of this one is a good, solid "hi." Ah speech. Someday you will be our child's constant companion. In the meantime, we love his surge into mute independence, complete with moving the chairs around the kitchen to get into anything and everything. Mostly he just wants to "help." Help with cooking, help with cleaning, help with Cheeks. But sometimes that "help" means a lot of me saying "if you touch that again, I'm banishing you." His most defining characteristic is curiosity. If he's left to his own devices he is most likely exploring some new, now available to him, territory. Thankfully for this little one, his moments of absolute adorableness outnumber his moments that make me want to punt him. He is my kisser, my helper, and my explorer and I can't get enough of his sweet personality.
Monday, November 25, 2013
My New Favorite Photo
How can you not love babies in footie pjs? Mornings are still my favorite time of day with my babes. And this morning, with them in their pink and blue pjs that make them look like adorbale little sausages, I couldn't help but have a little photo shoot. My Wee Boy, for the most part just looks at me with a blank expression when I invite him to speak, but ask him to say "hi" to his sister and he is all over it. LOVE it.
Cheeks is 3 Months
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Twinners
I made Matthew and Wee Boy matching PJs. I think they look adorable, but you can tell just how "eager" they are to be in front of my lens.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Recent Crafting
Here are my most recent projects. Thank you Pinterest for the inspirations.
Also sewn, but not pictured is a new pair of pajama pants I made for Matthew since the last pair I made him years ago were pretty trashed. If I ever get around to making Wee Boy a matching pair I will post a picture - because the cuteness factor of father and his wee son matching is too high to not be photographed.
Thanks for indulging me. LOVE.
The Running of the Bum
So that's all. Wee Boy's naked bum is now documented for posterity. Heaven help this boy when he gets older.
Sacrifice
I love my children, honestly and truly. But toting around two babes along with planning around different nap schedules and friends' preschool/elementary school drop off and pickup times, makes it virtually impossible to be social during the day. These kids are collectively cramping our syles. It's kind of a Catch 22. How do I love my children but sometimes wish their little lives fit better into my ideal schedule at the same time? I guess this is what parenthood is all about. Taking one for the team because your children/family are #1. All I can say is it's a good thing they are so c-ute.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Cheeks and I and Matthew and Wee Boy have made it 2 Months
Okay, enough about sleeping. I really am falling in love with my daughter. She is so patient with her brother when he's kissing her, shaking hands, getting really close to say hello, or climbing on her to get somewhere else. And really, except for her bouts with crankiness she is patient with us all. I know I've heard it all before from other veteran parents but each child really does need to be parented to their own personality. I had heard it but I wasn't expecting to have to start as young as a month old. So between juggling two small children and learning how to give her what she needs, I'm thankful that she has been as patient with me as she has been. Every week life gets a little easier. Thank you darling Cheeks for being a beautiful daughter and I take full responsibility for all the strife we've gone through over the last two months. Here's to becoming better friends in the next two to 600 months.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Early Halloween - Obligatory Photos
But since we aren't trick-er-treating and since our ward doesn't have a trunk-er-treat and since no one we know is having a Halloween party I decided there was no reason to buy/make Halloween outfits for my children. When I mentioned this to some friends they loudly protested saying that my children might be just fine with not having Halloween photos dating to their birth but I wouldn't be. The cuteness factor, they claimed, was just too high to be ignored.
I wasn't convinced by their impassioned cajoling, but my mother aided their cause by buying costumes for them. Five minutes after trying them on the babes I was sold. After that, it was just a matter of making it to my friend's house so she could take photos with her fancy dance camera.
Without further adieu, I bring you the cheerful monster and the disgruntled ladybug. Thank you Ms. Brinton and thank you Mamacita.
Monday, October 14, 2013
We Blessed an Adelae
I know I should feel bad that I subjected Cheeks to tummy time for the sake of pictures when she so obviously didn't like it, but I can't help but smile at her unraveling caught on camera. I promise I really do love my daughter.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Pumpkin Patches - everyone's doing it
I should say that the little girl was also present for the weekend's activities, but she was so content to sleep in any willing arms that she was less photographable than her older brother.