The Long and the Short of It: 2014

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Us

Starting in March we began to finish our basement. It's still not quite done but so close. I will SO enjoy the extra space.

In May Andrew's family came to visit and it was incredibly fun! Drew and Charlie are 2 weeks apart and it didn't take long at all to warm up to each other and enjoy each other's company.

After May, there isn't too much exciting news to share. Just trying to enjoy the beauties and blessings that surround us.

This was earlier in the year but I was impressed with myself that I pushed the stroller AND lawn mower down from the house to the shop with a baby strapped to me. No stopping this girl!

Happy Birthday to me!

Celebrating our 6th Anniversary

Brynn is now almost 2 1/2 years old. She has such a fun, silly personality. She is sweet and willing to give most (even strangers) a hug and a tickle. :) She LOVES to copy Drew and do anything that he is doing. Andrew always says that she doesn't know how to walk, she only runs....true statement! She knows all of her letters and can count things up to 12. It's so fun to watch kids learn and grow.

Great Grandpa Mack 93

Update on Drew

Drew just turned 4 this month! He's really good at saying 'no', but also very obedient (at least here at home....kind of wish it was the same all the time in public:)). He's artsy, loves to ride his bike, LOVES to help in the kitchen and to read with Mom.

Update on Austin

Wow, it's been awhile since I have posted.
Austin is now 7 months old. He is a skinny tall boy! He first rolled over when he was 3 months, and at that point I knew I was in trouble. He started army crawling about 3 weeks ago and is already getting up on his knees and has begun 'real' crawling. The other two took 3 months to transition to real crawling. He wants to be part of the party so bad. He is CONSTANTLY moving when I am holding him that it is exhausting. He is finding his voice too. He's kind of picky when it comes to food, which sounds strange, but feeding the child is a chore. He has the best smiles and I LOVE it when he and Brynn start giggling back and forth to each other. He will go to anyone and still a sweet, handsome boy!

5 months

6 months
He looks good and chubby here but he's only in the 7th percentile
for weight rising from the 2nd percentile at his 4 month check up.

Drew-4 years Austin-7 months

Sunday, March 30, 2014

March 2014

Winter continues...lame.

We blessed Austin on Sunday, March 2nd! He was a good boy during the prayer! He turned 6 weeks old, and was weighed at my 6 wk. appt. and he came in at 10lbs. and 10oz. He has been such a good baby. By the middle of the month, he started sleeping any where from 6-9 hours at night. It means that he eats more often during the day, but it's worth it! :)

Andrew was able to go to a food show in CA for a couple of days and I stayed with the kids. I managed fine (with some help), but I braved it to drive up to Great Falls (1 1/2 hours away) by myself to meet Andrew at the airport. The trick was getting everyone in the airport and keeping them corralled in the airport. Drew almost fell on the escalator since in one hand I had a baby carrier and in the other I was holding Brynn. I was able to snag his coat with my fingertips. YIKES! After picking Andrew up, we went to the children's museum. We were there for 2 hours and more time could have been spent. It was SO FUN to spend time as a family with no time restraints and doing something that the kids loved so much.

Brynn turned 2 on the 13th and I made an owl cake. It was so fun to see it come together and it tasted dang good. Especially for a eggless cake!