Guilty...

I didn't get out of bed this morning until 11:30

I didn't crawl into bed until 9:30...AM

I worked the night shift last night

In the nursery

With two little cuddle bugs

I just ate 4 no-bake cookies...

...for lunch

Do I feel guilty?

Absolutely not!

Ask me if I went to touch up the paint in my bedroom and used the wrong color?

Ask me if it took me a while to notice?

Ask me if I'm lacking sleep?

Good news is, our carpet is getting laid as I type this!

I think I'll take a little nap.

My Little Birthday Boy!

Today is the actual day of Grady's birthday, but we won't celebrate until Saturday when all of our family can be here! It's so hard to believe that this little guy is 1 already. Where has the time gone? Just 1 year ago, he was this helpless little creature who depended on me for everything. Now, he can hold his own bottle, feed himself and as of today, really started walking! Makes me sad to think that my baby is growing up, but grateful that I'm his mommy and could watch him reach all these milestones.

We were planning on going shopping today with Grandma Lynda since daddy is gone, but poor Blake got sick yesterday afternoon and is still not better today. He's vomited all last night and today. The nurse in me is wanting to stick an IV in him and give him some Zofran to make him feel better, but I guess juice and crackers will have to do for now. He's currently into a 2 1/2 hour nap. He needs it. We were up most of the night. Hope he feels better when he wakes up. The weather outside is 47 degrees and windy, so it was a good day to stay indoors.

taking more and more steps

poor baby Blake

rummaging

what the floor looks like most days

Happy 1st Birthday, Grady~ We love you so much!

The little things that make me smile!

Can you spot the baby? Grady thinks this is so much fun. I came home from work tonight to find BOTH boys playing in there!

I don't think I need to say anything about this! GOD IS AWESOME!



A little blurry...but my two boys dancing and Blake helping Grady walk.



I AM TRULY BLESSED!

Pumpkin Patch

We have our very own pumpkin patch this year! Lynda's garden was HUGE - thanks to her son Paul, who planted everything under the sun in it! It was a great crop and she canned somewhere in the range of 150 quarts of beans! WOW!!!

We dug up our potatoes...holy moly, those things were big! One potatoe equals about 2 1/2 regular sized potatoes. We were able to sell alot of our pumpkins to the local grocery store which gave the kiddos some extra spending money! I didn't help in picking the pumpkins this year, but I did dig potatoes! I always think it's fun!

Here are some pictures of the crew!

Chicken Pox Baby

Poor Grady, just when I thought that he'd already gotten the chicken pox from his daddy...he GOT THE CHICKEN POX FROM HIS DADDY! Bring out the Oatmeal baths, Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Calamine, and of coarse the TLC.

Grady started coming down with them on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 10th), while his momma and big brother, Blake, were on their way to Nebraska to see the family and get some pictures taken. I really fell out of the running for Mother of the Year on this one. Although, I'm sure the "let my kids run around in diapers and underwear all day" and "chicken strips/mac and cheese/chocolate for breakfast" probably knocked me out of the running a long time ago!

He's on the mend now I think, 7 days later. He's still got the pox and they're scabbing over now. I'm sure he's excited for a good night's sleep one of these nights. He's been up every 2-3 hours during the night. Feels like we have a newborn again!

Here's some pictures of the little squirt.

These were taken on Wednesday, Oct. 13th

They became far worse than this, turning angry red and forming little pustuals.

He still managed to have a smile for the camera.

Fall Pictures

I had such a great time these past few days getting to photograph some really awesome families. It's so fascinating to see their different personalities. That's what I love to photograph...personalities. Here are a few of the pictures. There will be more to come!

AHHH

AHHH...exactly how I'm feeling right now. Resting in the ole recliner, listening to the coyotes howl outside, both babies in bed and LOVING OUR NEW HOUSE!!!!

Yes, we're finally here!!! I cannot believe it! It seemed like the wait was a LONG, LONG time, but now that I look back...it was a LONG, LONG time!!!! HA ~

The house is amazing! It was nothing like I had pictured in my mind. It's got so much room - closet space - a GINORMOUS toy room for the boys and a beautiful view. I'm in LOVE!

The moving is going well. We are completely moved out of the rental and storage unit and I have just a few boxes left to go through! The garage is now filling up with garage sale items! It will be good to get rid of that stuff! I still feel a little anxious though as I'm unpacking boxes, wondering if I'll ever have to pack this stuff up again? NOPE....

I promise I'll post some before and after pictures. We're getting new carpet in the family room and Grady's room in a couple weeks, so I'll wait to post the pictures until after that. I also have some awesome pineapple globe lights if anyone is interested???