Outdoor fun

Today we spent the afternoon at the park with friends. It was lots of fun, Everett loves being outside and really loved his cool hat! We also had a first today- He was able to sit in his Bumbo chair by himself! He loved the freedom to sit up and see everything. He's growing up way too fast....





Today is Everett's Uncle Garret's birthday! Happy Birthday, Garret!!

2 months old

I can't believe our little boy is 2 months old already! He battled his first little cold this week. Thankfully it was only a few days of congestion and went away after plenty of saline squirts and way too many uses of the "snot sucker". He weighs around 10 lbs. now and is 22 inches long. He literally grew over night!



Best of Friends- Klondike loves his brother!


Do you think we look like daddy?!?


Bright Eyes!

The Suspense is Killing Me..

Whoever decided to put seasons of TV shows on DVD was genius. We've found a few shows that we missed on the first round and have really enjoyed catching up with them on DVD. A few years ago we found ALIAS to be a mild obsession(we watched the entire 5 seasons in approximately 3 months...)thanks to some of our friends. We passed around the DVD's and compared notes on Sid and Vaughn weekly, it was a great time! Also while we were in MN I developed a love for the show 'REBA'. I think it had something to do with a bit of homesickness... hearing Reba talk made me feel like I was home in the south! I now enjoy anything from seasons 1-4 when I need to smile! Our current mild obsession is the first season of 24. My mom got the first season for us and was sure we'd like it.. boy was she right. We have watched almost the entire first season in 5 days. It's actually been nice to have something to watch when Everett won't sleep at night! Every episode ends in a way that keeps me wanting more.. I have to know what comes next! So, for the next few hours I will be joining Jack Bower as he investigates who is trying to kill Senator Palmer.. AND trying to find season 2 on Amazon. :)

In the meantime, here are some pictures of Everett.. he's growing SO fast!

Growing Boy..

Our little man is almost 7 weeks old. I cannot believe how fast he's growing and how quickly the days go by. Everyday he looks more and more like his daddy!

Happy Easter!

All Smiles

Everyday I'm reminded how blessed we are to have such a sweet little boy in our lives. Yesterday I was especially blessed because I looked at my son and started talking to him and for the first time he looked right into my eyes and smiled. No, this isn't the first time I've seen him smile.. he's smiled quite a few times before.. but this is the first time I knew he was smiling because he knew me. He knew that my voice was the voice of someone who loves him and takes care of him. This one little gesture made me feel more like a mother than anything yet. As I thought more and more about that little precious smile and how it made me feel, I also began to think about the season that we are in right now leading up to Easter. This is the time when we remember the sacrifice our Heavenly Father made for us, what He gave for us... and how much He loves us. As I got teary over a simple smile from my son, I gained a new perspective on just how much the Lord loves me. How excited He gets when I (or any of us) just look to and smile at Him.. and how I understand so much deeper how much He loves me. If I love my son so much more than I can express, the Lord loves me even more than that. WOW. I'm so excited for Him to continue revealing to me His glory through my journey through parenthood. He is so good!

Ode to Klondike

On Saturday we celebrated a special day in our family.. amid all the fuss over Everett the last few weeks, Klondike has been mostly overlooked. BUT- on Saturday, K-dog (as we affectionately call him) turned 2! Yes, we are "crazy dog people" and proud of it. He's a completely spoiled dog,very sweet and would only try to lick to death anyone who he can get to. Besides being really stubborn(a trait that runs in our family) he minds well and was easy to train. He's definitely a special member of our family... how many people do you know can be ignored, fussed at, stepped on, not fed for a day and still crawl in your lap at the end of the day looking at you with eyes full of love and forgiveness?? Dogs are special little creatures and even though we've been a bit crazy lately, Klondike is still as special and loved as he was the day we got him! Here's what he looked like that day...
He only weighed 3 pounds!