A pirate, a saxophone, and driving a car... what?

There are so many things that happen that I take pictures of,

but don't always have time to post.
These are some random pictures of the boys that were all taken recently,
and I wanted to make sure I document them because they are SO precious and sweet!

Reid went to a bday party and it was a

pirate theme. It was adorable! He LOVED it and he was so cute
wearing his little handkerchief and pirate sash.
Aargh! :)

Mommy came up with the idea to put marbles in cups for
behavior incentives. Whatever works. Right?
Mr. happy face & Mr. sad face they are called.
Mr. happy is for good behavior and Mr. Sad.... well, you get the picture.
Reid recently filled up Mr. Happy face and has been wanting an instrument.
A saxophone, a violin, a trumpet, trombone, viola, any of the above!
I found a saxophone and well, it was a HUGE hit! Just
look at that face!
He was THRILLED and has been playing it ever since!

My musical boy!

He wants a violin next.... really?

Reid loves his little cozy coupe car we got him for his
birthday last year. I asked him the other day if he wanted
to take Riley for a ride and he agreed.

My boys riding together!
Hilarious! LOVE these 2 together!

I think Riley is ready to get out. Hang on for the ride
Riley! It's going to be a wild one!

Riley-Roo. I'm SO.IN.LOVE with those cheeks!

Riley has started crawling recently and scoots around every-
where he wants to go. He's a military crawler for now,
but it won't be long now and he'll be up on all fours!

Mother's Day weekend 2011.
My sweet boys. LOVE them.
Love all these memories.
Thank you precious boys.

Boys in the bathtub

We have been bathing the boys together for a while now, but a few weeks ago, we took Riley - Roo out of his baby bathtub and let him be in there with his brother.
It has been nuts to say the least! Riley is quite the splasher and this boy DOES NOT want to
stay in one place! He is ALL OVER the bathtub! Hence, the new bath mat I had to buy so that little boy won't slip and fall over. He loves his baths and gets so
excited when he sees the bathtub water running!
It's such an absolute ball to watch the 2 of them together and Reid loves
taking baths with his little bro.

Reid was trying to "nose" Riley as he calls it
(give him "nose" kisses).

LOVE those 2 little faces!
I could just kiss those cheeks ALL day!

Mother's Day 2011

My sweet husband always outdoes himself on Mother's day and this year was no different. Sleeping in, homemade pancakes, running errands
and just playing with my boys. It was a perfect weekend!
Thank you Rod. You're an amazing husband & father!

The beautiful flowers I saw in a store window
and my husband went back to get them.
Surprise!

Pictures Rod took of our precious boys!


One of the other precious mother's day gifts Rod made for me
with the boys' help. So sweet!

R & R on Mother's Day

The boys that made me a mommy. LOVE THEM and
LOVE being their mother!

The boys' great-grandmother (L) and their Nana (R).
Unfortunately, my sweet mom was sick this past weekend
and couldn't make it to our Mother's Day dinner.
Boo! :(( It was not the same without you mom!
We missed you TONS!

Grandpa, Nana, R, and Papa (my dad).

Riley was not a happy camper about all this picture takin' business!


My precious angels.
Reid 3 1/2
Riley's 10 month bday!


It was a wonderful day filled with family time and my favorite part was
just spending time with Rod, Reid & Riley.
Thank you Lord for these most precious, amazing gifts.
I remain humbled and amazed by your goodness to me.
Happy Mother's Day to all the precious moms out there!

Easter 2011

I love the Spring. I know I've said it before, but I just LOVE this time of year!

Flowers are blooming again after a long winter's rest, birds are chirping,
the weather is getting warmer, flip flops are coming out of the dust,
children are riding bikes, and people are just more chipper it seems like!

Easter is another one of my favorite times of spring too!
I love going to church and worshipping the Lord, but there
is something about going to church on Easter and celebrating our
risen Savior. It's joyous and an extra special reason to celebrate
our AMAZING LORD!

We went to Rod's parent's farm this year for Easter and it was perfect in
every way! Reid absolutely LOVES . THE . FARM!
He cannot wait to get there and once he is there, he just wants to
be outside all the time, playing in the grass, and running like a boy should!

Riley-Roo was so good this time (compared to his screaming all night fit at Christmas)
and he seemed to enjoy the country air too!
Rod & I love going up there and it's just so nice to be away from the city
hustle & bustle for a day or two.

Waking up on Easter morn to the treats from the Easter bunny!

After Easter service.

Rod's parents and our sweet fam!

Daddy & his boy. :)

My two Easter bunny boys. Wonder if I can get Reid
to wear these next year??

I just couldn't resist this one! LOOK . AT. THAT . FACE!!!

Sweet Grandpa helping Riley go on his first hunt.
The bucket is almost as big as he is!
Thank you, Grandpa! I love you!

How appropriate for our boy to find a football egg!

Reid was speedy gonzales this year!
I could barely get a picture of that boy!

All done... now what?

A farm trip wouldn't be complete without a ride
on the tractor.....

and the new wheelbarrow Nana got!
Nothin' cuter than 2 kids in a wheelbarrow!
Can't wait to come back to the farm!

Happy Easter everyone!
We had a wonderful time, Nana & Grandpa!
Thank you for a special weekend at the farm and for
the sweet service for our little dog Jake.
He will rest well at the farm and we hope to see him
in heaven one day!


The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!
Psalm 18:46

Jake 1997-2011

Dear sweet puppy Jake,
We are so thankful for the 13 years of life you had with us.
We are so thankful you are no longer suffering and that it doesn't hurt
for you to breathe. You can rest easy now. You lived a long & happy life.
You had so many fun days and you were always full of energy!

Daddy got you when you were just a pup barely weaned from your mother.
He carried you all the way to California with him during his airforce days.
You have been a great dog. You loved to go on walks, beg for food, and sleep on the couch.
You loved to chase animals -- any kind. Especially bunnies!
You would let anyone pet you and never hurt a fly.
You didn't have a mean bone in your 12 lb. body.
You had such a pretty coat and your fur was so soft.
You loved, loved to run and you could sense when we were getting close to the farm.
It was your favorite place to be...
out in the wide open spaces where you could just run for miles.
We will bury you out in those wide open spaces.

You will forever be our little Jakers and we now feel so empty without you.
I already miss your bark at the back door when we would come home
and you following me around the house. Your bed is empty, but
you will forever be in our hearts.

We love you sweet Jake.
Rest in peace.

Love,
Daddy & Mommy, Reid, & Riley

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

We went to our annual Easter egg hunt in the neighborhood this year and

we had a new member to join us! I think little Riley-Roo had about
as much fun as Reid just watching everyone and investigating
his new Easter bucket!

Here they are, waiting for the fun to begin!

And he's off....

Time to investigate all of the treats!

One of our MILLION pictures trying to get both boys to
smile and look at the camera! Ha! No easy task these days!

My sweet boys. :)
Makes my heart melt.

Daddy & his guys.

Look at that sweet face!
I just HEART this picture SOOO much!

Riley going on a "wrapper" hunt.

I got it! It's mine. ALL MINE!

Reid ran right up to the bunny before we could get Riley
in the picture. This boy is not afraid of furry animals!

Riley didn't seem to be afraid either... we'll see what happens
next year!

Both boys with the bunny.
We tried & tried & tried to get Riley to look up, but he was way
too interested in that pink basket with all the candy down there!
I think I would be too!

Looking at all their loot!

Riley trying to get at his brother's stuff.
"But he has candy in his basket and I don't! No fair!"

I'm just gonna go for it. He won't see, right?

Look at that sweet big bro sharing his eggs!

At this point, Riley was just DONE.
He had had enough of us making noises and trying
to get him to look at the camera. After only a 25 min.
nap that morning, he was ready to go bye-bye!

I couldn't end with that shot.
My FAV picture of them all!
After the 100 and something I took, this one was the BEST!
Thank you boys! We love you sweet sons!

Happy Easter everyone!
Our Savior is risen! Praise be to His name!

Easter Buckets

I had such a ball picking out the boy's Easter buckets this year!
I've always wanted a personalized Easter basket but never found
one I was in love with. These were THE cutest ones I had EVER seen!
The girl that did them is uber talented and I think they turned out pretty
darling if you ask me!

I hope the boys like them. They're a little big, but they'll grow into 'em.
Can't wait till Easter morning when the Easter bunny comes hopping by!