Sunday, June 29, 2008

Reminders of my Dad


There are many traits of Landon's that remind me of Dad. Landon has long, skinny legs and long, narrow feet...in fact he is always smiling and quite peaceful much like Dad. There is one thing that I have caught him doing that is 100% Dad though...and that is how he holds his hands on his chest. I have been meaning to get some pictures of this, and today I was able to...to those of you who know and remember my Dad - doesn't this look familiar?!

The Joys of Children






So, here I am working to clean up some of Andrew's toys and Andrew wanted to help wipe the toys off. These pictures tell the story of what came of that....
Cory and I couldn't stop laughing, as we remember the simple joys of childhood and unrolling things like toilet paper, paper towels etc...Gotta love kids - they keep you laughing and enjoying life even when you're stuck cleaning!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Brothers




I had to post a couple of pictures that I took this morning of the boys.

Andrew is taking on more of a big brother role now. For example he tries to comfort Landon when he is crying etc... Today he even said that Landon was "fun". It's nice to see that Andrew isn't scared of Landon anymore, and I'm coming to the realization that the boys will be running around and playing together before I know it!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Good Stuff...

I just wanted to take a minute to say how thankful and blessed I am to have such wonderful family & friends. To those of you who have been by my side through thick & thin I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Life is going great! I look at my wonderful Cory and the 2 greatest kids that have ever existed on the planet and am overcome with love and joy. I don't know where, what, or who I would be without them. Cory keeps me in line with humor, love and understanding, yet supports me unconditionally. Andrew keeps me in stiches with his wit, and how he decides to use his ever growing vocabulary. The big word that cracks me up right now is "probably" ex. "That's probably too dark in there for me Mama"...or "Those jammies will probably be too hot for Andrew tonight Mom." I can honestly he does test me over and over...(and sometimes I think I might lose my mind)...but that's what being a Mommy is all about and I cherish him for keeping me on my toes. Landon -sweet baby Landon. He is calm, patient, and a smile machine. Whenever I need a pick-me-up I go over to Landon for some cuddles and his passionate, lovable smile does the trick every time. He is growing so fast...that it makes me proud yet sad all at the same time.

The weather down here has been glorious. It's been sunny, hot and perfect to get Andrew's sprinkler out so he can run through it. This is the first summer we have used it and Andrew fell in love with it immediately. Our flowers are blooming and it just makes me happy looking at the bright, vibrant colors. The only thing I wish is that we could have a true space to sit outside and enjoy it...but everything will come with time.

Well, I better run for now.
Love to you all!

Monday, June 9, 2008

We're Potty Training!

Well, another milestone is upon us!

We have been working to potty train Andrew and he has taken to it REALLY well. A part of me is shocked because all I have ever heard is how hard little boys are to potty train...the other part of me knows my son and knows that once he gets the hang of it he takes to things pretty quickly. I must admit I didn't really know what I would be getting with this one - but I have been blessed and now we have a big boy wearing his big boy pants with pride!

Landon is growing up way to fast! He is quite long and is starting to wear some of Andrew's old clothes that he wore at 5/6 months! We refer to Landon as our smile machine because that's what he does 90% of the time. I got a giggle out of him Saturday night which was very cute and I'm waiting for him to do it again and again!

Our trip to Kansas was a good one. It was great to see our family and friends...and it's also nice to say that our first official road trip as a family of 4 is behind us. I don't know if I would try and travel with such a small one again...but I received some perspective and experience so I can't complain.

Well, I need to go and start prepping things for dinner.
Until next time...