The Little Things

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Today

FOR TODAY ~ Thursday, July 28, 2011

Outside my window…typical Arizona late -July weather. Hot.

I am thinking…that my boys' hair is looking pretty shaggy and I need to get out the trimmers.

I am thankful for… how affectionate my little boys are.

From the kitchen…some chocolate chip muffins I made that got a little burnt on the top. Whoops.

I am wearing…distressed jeans and a burnt orange and white top. One of my fabulous finds at Papaya at the outlet malls during vacation last week.

I am creating…a menu plan for next week

I am going…to Chick Fil A in a little bit - like I do with the boys every Thursday.

I am reading… Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, the book of Ecclesiastes.

I am praying…for some close friends who just had a baby and for some close friends who are going through a big trial. And for grace to parent Owen, who, lately, has been more of a handful than usual :)

I am hearing…the boys playing in Owen's room. A mixture of laughs and shrieks.

Around the house…laundry, as usual. We had company over last night so the house is still in pretty good shape.

*Side note: As I'm writing this, no joke, Owen runs up and give me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. He does this about 10 times a day and i absolutely love it!

One of my favorite things… a date with Ryan, a good book

A few plans for the rest of the week…lunch at Chick fil A with Ruth, visiting a friend this afternoon, babysitting for Ruth tomorrow night so she and Jeff can get their first date since Joel was born!

Here is picture thought I am sharing… i know it's a poor quality cell phone pic, but here's an updated shot of my boys! Austin is 15 months and Owen is 2 months shy of 3!

Welcome, Baby Joel!

*Let's just ignore than Joel is 6 weeks today and I'm just getting around to writing this post*

On June 16th, my bf welcomed her second baby boy, Joel Andrew!

I had the privilege of being there when he was born, which is something I'll never forget! Such a miracle to welcome a sweet baby to the world - there's nothing like it!

Delivery was easy peasy for Ruth. Epidurals might be our favorite thing.

Here's Mom & Baby!

Proud Daddy

Proud Auntie Nae

Welcome to the world, Joel!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

24

On June 15th, I turned 24!

Ryan took the day off to spend with me, which absolutely made my day. We didn't have any big plans, which was perfect because we really just wanted to quality family time. We started out the day with Krispy Kreme donuts and Starbucks. Really the perfect way to start any day.

We packed up the boys and headed to one of my very favorite places, my home away from home, the mall :) But first I had to get a picture with my 2 boys.

Clearly, not an easy feat.

I think in this picture I'm trying to ~~bribe~~ convince Owen to come sit with me for a picture.

Yay! A good one!

Did some shopping at Forever21 and Charlotte Russe and spent some birthday money. We took the boys on the carousel ride several times, which is prettty much Owen's favorite thing to do.

For lunch we ate at one of my favorite mexican place, On the Border. The boys were soo good!

Austin was cracking me up - he ate his first lemon and was making all these crazy faces.

After lunch we put the boys down for a nap Ryan stayed with them while I went to get coffee with one of my bestest friends, Ruth. I was glad to get to spend time with her because she's pregnant with baby #2 and was scheduled for an induction the next morning. So glad we got some quality time together! Before we knew it, 2 1/2 hours had flown by.

The boys were up from their naps when I got home so we all headed to Old Navy for some more birthday shopping. First I had to stop by the library because I had a book on reserve, the new Duggar family's book, A Love that Multiplies. The we decided to take the boys to Chick fil A for their dinner because we were still full from lunch. We picked up Cold Stone ice cream for dessert!

That evening, after we put the boys down, we cuddled on the couch with our ice cream and watched Lord of the Rings. We were re-watching the whole trilogy so I was excited to see the second one.

All in all, it was a fabulous day filled with family and friends, sweet texts, phone calls and messages, and quality time with my family. What more could a girl ask for?

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Splash Pad

Last week I took my cutie patooties to the splash pad. It was a hot day and I was hoping they would get some energy out by running around. Plus, I wanted to try out my new camera (thanks Ry!).

Well Owen was not having it. Here he is mid-"no".

Austin was being the more adventurous one. He ventured out a little bit.

Owen wanted to check out the ducks. He watched them for quite a while. Even made some friends while he was standing there! Their conversation went something like this:
Little girl: "Look! Ducks!"
Owen: "Wow cool nice"
Little girl: "Yeah"
Owen: "Look!"
Little girl: "Yeah! Ducks!"