T-ball

Reid started taking t-ball classes last week and I think he has
finally found an activity he loves just as much as music!
He already looks up to his coach and is already quite good (I'm biased :)
at hitting the ball on the T, running bases, and throwing balls.
It's SOOO cute to watch him run around 1st, 2nd, & 3rd base and
do all the fun little things the coach tells him to do.

I'm LOVING this "boy mom" thing and already in love with watching
my boy play t-ball! Go Reid go!

My Guitar Hero

Reid is so musical these days. This was his first instrument he acquired from my mom & dad on his 3rd birthday. He plays it all the time and loves it! Gotta love a boy & his guitar!

Yesterday we went to birthday party at Rod's best friend's house and Reid found their older son's guitar. Complete with a pick! He was in heaven!
LOVE it! LOVE this boy! I can't wait to see what he'll be when he grows up!

You'll always be my guitar hero, Reid.

Sweet Prayers

After I heard Reid pray at the dinner table last night, I knew I wanted
to remember it for the rest of my life. I knew I had to post it.
We were sitting down to eat dinner on a normal Friday night.
Pizza. That's our usual every Friday. Who cares about calories, right?
Usually Rod prays, but this time I asked Reid if he wanted to pray.
I reached out to grab Reid's hand. Not our usual way of praying.
I felt the need to hold his little 3 year old hand.
His normal prayer is... "Thank you for this food. Thank you for this day.
In Jesus name, Amen." But this time, before the amen, he slowed down
(his prayer is usually said in a hurried fashion so he can eat)
and without hesitating, he said "And thank you for your mercy and grace.
In Jesus name, Amen."

How sweet and precious is that?
Thank you Lord for this precious little boy already being
cultivated into a heart for you at such an early age.

In the quiet moments of my day, I sit back and think.
I try hard not to get so caught up in the "I have to do" list.
Who cares about a dirty kitchen or piled up laundry when
you can make memories with your children? I have to train
myself to remember that each day.
I try to remember that in just a blink of my eye
Reid and Riley will be grown boys.
Oh how I cherish this time.
Thank you for your grace & mercy, Lord.
Thank you for gifting me with these lives that we can call our very own.
Please help me remember these moments.

Riley - Roo is 10 months!

Another month has gone by and you just get sweeter & cuter!
10 months... Really?? I can hardly believe it! I know I say it
every month, but I truly can NOT believe it!
I'm already having dreams and visions about your 1st birthday party!
Oh how I love to plan parties... especially birthday ones!

Your new favorite thing to do is grab the curtains.
You think you're pretty funny!

Look at me Mom! I've found something perfect to hold on to!

You would sit in your brother's chair if you could
figure out how to get in there!

You are getting around everywhere now. Since you turned
9 months, you've learned how to:

• get into a sitting position all by yourself
• scoot around on the floor pushing off with your right foot
• pull up to your knees and sometimes stand on your feet
  
• feed yourself puffs
• take off your bib
• make your brother laugh
• push your high chair across the floor by bucking back and forth like a bronco

You are adorable and sweet and my favorite time of day is when I get to snuggle
with you at night in the chair and give you your bottle. Not much longer and you
won't be a baby anymore! Sniff, sniff... :(
Happy 10 months sweet Riley-Roo!
We are SO in love with you!

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!