five things on a friday - part two

1. I got to spend some great one on one time with my mini-me niece last week. I just adore her.

2. These two each lost a tooth at nearly the exact same moment.

3. This boy loves milk. A lot. He has had a rash on his cheeks for such a long time. So this week we have started him on almond milk to see if that will clear it up. I figure we should start there since that is about all he consumes these days. Luckily he loves it. 

4. I am getting super excited about getting out into the yard. Yesterday, Rudger and I played in the dirt and it felt so good. I have been starting to pin some fun things that just make me even more excited. I am loving these mushroom seats. Container gardening was my favorite thing that I did last year - this site has some great tips on types of plants to plant. And we also want to make a sunflower fort. I. can't. wait.

5. The golden sunset last Sunday made for some gorgeous lighting inside our home. It made me feel so warm and happy.

Have a lovely weekend!

2.28.2015 - 34 packers in our home

We had a family gathering last Saturday. We welcomed the newest member of our family. We had Hawaiian haystacks and chocolate treats. We loved seeing the millions of cousins playing together. We had an impromptu musical talent show. We saw some tough guys (and ladies) lifting weights. I'd say WE had a good time.

Welcome to the family Angie!!

corbin turns eleven

It has amazed me to see this young man grow this past year. The older Corbin gets, the more honored I feel to be his mother. He has made choices this year that makes my heart burst. He is deciding what kind of person he wants to be, and I couldn't be happier watching the process.

Corby's birthday was on a Sunday this year. It made me think even more about the day he was born. It was also a Sunday morning. I don't know how cold it was outside, all I knew is how warm I felt holding our firstborn son. I had no idea what having that baby in our family would bring. It has brought more joy than I could have ever imagined.

This year he celebrated with one of his favorite foods, sloppy joes. He got his traditional crepes with chocolate mousse for breakfast. The primary sang to him. He got a real bow and arrow for his gift. His brothers gave him a candybar poster. We had a farewell to cousins/birthday party at Grandma and Grandpa Morris' where Corbin chose to have cheesecake for his dessert.

another birthday late nighter

Somehow Corbin convinced me to have another birthday late nighter with a couple of his friends. Taylor also invited a friend over, so I guess it was more like our usual friday night movie night with a couple of extra kids. We had pizza, popcorn, treats, dancing, and a movie. These are totally the kind of parties I can handle.

^^ they were making me laugh so hard with their dance moves ^^

We had a fun night, but Justin and I were a little more tired than the usual Friday night. 

how we weekend - valentine and presidents day weekend

On Friday the boys celebrated Valentines with their friends at school. This year Taylor had all kinds of plans for a Valentine box. He drew out the plans and found a lot of the material. He was very excited to take it to school.

Friday afternoon we went and spent some time with cousins who will be moving to another state next week. The boys loved playing outside with their cousins.

Valentine's Day I had plans for a special breakfast and spending the day together. When we woke up that morning we changed all those plans and decided to spend more time with the cousins instead. It was so fun to play frisbee like the old days, then go out to eat with the family.

^^ love these kiddos and their grandparents ^^

1. Sunday we made up for missing our Valentine's breakfast.
2. Rudger looked quite spiffy in his Valentine sweater.

Monday was so lovely just being home with our whole family.