Brotherly Love

I don't document very well in photographs how much these boys love each other. I loved my Mother's Day gifts from my family this year, but their love for each other and us is by far the best gift I could ever want for Mother's Day.

[taken on Mother's Day, 5.8.11]

Brothers?!

Can you tell they are brothers?? I typically don't see much resemblence, but I do in these pictures. I nearly panicked when I found this outfit & realized there was no way that Trevin would fit into this for his 2 year pictures...so this year we got 18 month pictures! Same outfit, different ages(2yrs/18mo), different photographers, same reponse this mama...these smiles melt my heart. I love my boys!

More pumpkin pictures!

2010...

2009...

Finally Friday!

Well, Benjamin is thrilled that Friday is here. We are especially glad that Russell is back home again after a business trip to the coast. Someday we'll go with him!

Trevin is 7 months old now!!!! He is such a happy boy...and at the moment he doesn't seem to be teething. I have so much fun watching the boys play & interact. Because of their age difference I wasn't sure what to expect. Trevin is trying so hard to crawl in order to get his hands on Benjamin's toys. He can scoot himself in a circle & go backwards. The boys love to make faces at each other, laugh & giggle together. We enjoyed spending time with our Grandma this week. She sure can put Trevin to sleep! He just loves laying in her lap & rocking with her. I love this age - he is still so cuddly & loves to snuggle but can sit alone now & entertain himself better.






Enjoy your weekend!

our joys

Life this week:
Everything is blooming - along with the beauty comes sniffles & sneezes. Trevin is teething & chewing on everything - more fussy at nights which means less sleep for me. Benjamin loves Saturdays and announced to me this week, "Mommy, I want it to be Saturday forever!" So, he's learning how to be patient & wait for Saturdays. We take the bad with the good & keep on going! All in all, life really is good.

Sitting up & such

"Children laugh an average of three hundred or more times a day; adults laugh an average of five times a day. We have a lot of catching up to do." Heather King

Smile!

This picture makes my heart so happy.

Pumpkins, Pals & Mummies

Russell & Benjamin had fun carving pumpkins last night. They did a great job.

This big brother absolutely adores his little brother.

Trevin is a mummy's boy although he smiles more for Daddy than Mummy

Convention Days

Words don't express the feeling that one has after convention. Our little cups are running over and we're so thankful for what convention does for our hearts & souls. Now to apply those things that we heard..

The mulch pile was as popular as the new play area

Cousin Drake looks so much like his daddy
2 sweet boys
Good Buddies

Our boys did pretty well at convention. Benjamin took a nap in almost every afternoon meeting, so that he helped him get thru the long days. Trevin still wakes up frequently, but we were able to get him back to sleep & he had good naps most days. After a full morning at clean up today and doing laundry here, we're tired but happy!