forced giggles

bubbles

flip

yogurt covered raisins

Colt could surely live on yogurt covered raisins.

he knows me

This morning I started looking at baby pictures of Colt.  Every time I do that I just can't believe how fast it's gone and how hard sometimes it is to remember the curves of his plump newborn face.  He was so small! 

I tried really hard to breath in every moment of when he was a newborn.  It seems so long ago.  I'd like to relive on of those days again.

I'm reminiscing, getting teary and then I hear Colt saying my name from his room.  He had just woken up.  I go in there and he's so happy to see me, as always.  Typically I pick him up and he runs off to the kitchen for food or to go find Copper but today the first thing he said was, Mama, Hold me? 

I picked him up and he sat on my hip just staring me in the face with a sweet smile on.  Then he wiggled his little body around so that I could cradle him in my arms.  And with his head tucked in close to my elbow, resting on my chest and his legs dangling down to my knees...he rested there while I rocked him and for a second I saw my newborn baby boy in his toddler face.

I can't relive September 08 but today God created a moment for me that was the next best thing.  

He knows me.

hey, howdy, hey!

We had a good start to 2011, here's what's been happenin'...in a nut shell:

1. Andy and I did another weight lose competition which we both sucked at. I ended up gaining 1 lb I think. Ha! Not really the goal I had in mind. I need to seriously dig deep here! I wanna loose 20 more by June. We're thinking about trying the Paleo diet together. Not that I WANT to but I've been at a standstill since Thanksgiving. Blah. I would miss cheese. I'm also on the slow track to training for a 1/2 marathon June 6th too. I'm scared! Shizz!
2. We celebrated our 4th Anniversary at home on the 27th. Good times. :)

3. Copper wore one of Molly's skirts.

4. We planned a ski trip for our Anniversary and just before getting to our destination I realized that I forgot my wallet and we had to drive the long road home...skiless and wordless because Andy wasn't talking to me. Ha! He really wanted to go skiing I guess : /
5. Molly got on all fours and with all four limbs trembling from the weight of her chunky torso, she stayed up for a few seconds. We all clapped and cheered like a bunch of idiots.

6. Colt fell in love with Buzz & Woody. One night Colt ran over with his bottom lip out yelling, 'Wood, ARM OFF!!' What he meant to say was...Woodys head fell off. I laughed. We tossed Woodys head in the trash, then Colt wanted to keep the headless Woody to keep playing with. I laughed some more. Eventually he tossed Woody that night and the next day Andy upgraded Woody. Colt was so happy. Colt IS so happy. I've never seen the kid play with a toy like he plays with Woody. Unfortunately, little Buzz got the boot and is typically found at the bottom of the toy box or under the couch :/ Just like in the movie. Someday we'll upgrade little Buzz too. Someday.

she gets prettier everyday.

9er

Today my favorite little girl is 9 months old.  It's so hard to believe that in 3 short months we'll be celebrating her 1st birthday! Until then I'm going to push pause and cherish these baby days before she gets toddlerized.



Molly and Grandma 'Grape' aka. Pat.  One day Grandma said it would be easier if my kids just called her and my Grandpa by their first names since they had to many people to call Grandma already. 
So this is Molly and Pat.  ha! 'Tom' is not featured in this picture.

 

 Here she is taking a 'bubble' in the sink.  Colt is jealous and always asks if he can take a bath in the sink too, then I remind him how large his butt is and he just watches instead.

 Here she is just waking up from a nap.  Upside down and backwards from where I first laid her down at the start of nap time.  She was slow to start rolling but now she's all over the place.

This picture was taken right before church.  She was looking extraordinarily pretty in this dress she got from Vivi and Papa for Christmas.  I sent a pix message to my friend Laurie who has two 5 month old twin boys and it said, "Hey FeLLLLAS!".  She already knows how to work it.

To say that I love being Molly's mom would be an understatement.  I more than love it.  She has my heart and everyday is more wonderful than the next watching her grow. 

merry christmas!

A virtual Christmas card.

Merry Christmas to you from us!



coffee break

Most would say 'Yucky'.

Mine says 'MMmmm' and asks for more.

So we got him his own cup.