he's 2!!

 its official... i have an adorable two year old.  i cant believe how fast time flies!

 his favorite foods are mac and cheese, a slice of cheese, mandarin oranges, olives (just like his momma), and ice-cream.

 he likes throwing things, playing with bubbles, painting/chalk, peeling off stickers and placing them on your nose, swimming, yelling hello out the window if he sees anyone walking on this walking path behind our house, petting animals, reading if you give a pig a pancake, and watching dinosaur train.

 right now he's obsessed with airplanes!  so naturally i am making that the theme of his room, and had to have his birthday cake be airplanes too!  (thank goodness for this amazing lady at my church who could actually pull this off, it turned out perfect).

 he enjoyed all the little gifts and cards from everyone and went crazy over the hanging balloons!

 (you like how i captured him looking at people out the window like a creeper?) hahaha.

 he LOVED eating that cake and clapped and went ballistic when adam gave him his very own slice!

and he got more airplanes!  love this boy.  he's such a joy to have around.  i cant believe he is two already!

Six years!

This is my amazing husband.. for those of you who don't know, he is the best at spoiling and surprising me.  We always like to get away for just one night to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and this year felt even more special- with a crazy two year old and one tired pregnant lady, a night away felt so nice! He took me up to a tiny town in the mountains- Evergreen, and we stayed at a cute family owned bed and breakfast, that had the feeling of an updated cabin.  

 we didn't take many pictures, but this one captured my favorite thing about the place- the cute stream that ran through.. and sparkling cider.  haha.  it was so relaxing just sitting and talking with my sweetheart.

 We had fun walking around town and going to all the little stores and ate a lot!

I cant believe we have been married for six years.  I'm still in shock that there is a man that can put up with me and loves all of my weird quirks!  After six years of being with this awesome guy i have learned a few things- if you want to show him how much you love him, buy him root beer popsicles and let him watch baseball.  Getting all gussied up to impress him means- throwing your hair in a ponytail and wearing your glasses.. he wont even notice if you're wearing sweats without make up on.  Little things like seeing your sons face when you put him in his new pool floaty toy for the first time is something he cares about.. and don't even think about going to free zoo admission day.. he will gladly pay full price so that he doesn't miss this important event in his kids life.  If you buy him tools he will complain if you don't have a few dozen projects for him to build/complete for you.  He's competitive in practically everything- including who's sunday school lesson seems more fun/gets through to the kids more.  You don't have to be rich to be happy- you do have to say kind words and try thinking of the other person more than yourself though.  I'm so glad I married my best friend and that after six years, id still rather spend all my time with him rather than anyone else.  Happy six years Adam!  I am looking forward to many more!

whats been happening with us!

First off, I've been so bad at updating.  And when I look back at all of our pictures I realize how much we really have done.. so heres bits and pieces of what the norm is for me now!  I'm going to brag a bit... about how I love my life.  I have been a stay at home mom for 5 months now and i couldn't be happier.  I think its safe to say that I have no desire to go back to work, especially with another little one of the way.  Wellington has made so many little friends that we do play groups with at least 3 times a week.  I am so grateful that we are in such a family friendly apartment complex, and that i have made such great friends with the moms in the area, it really makes all the difference.  

 I have still been doing hair on the side which i love

 and i teach cub scouts at church.. and have been finding any excuse to bake fun things

 wellington is a month away from turning two and is ALL BOY- he loves getting dirty, throwing balls at peoples faces (we are working on that one), says "yummies!" over any little snack he gets and is a master at puzzles.  he melts my heart on a daily basis while driving me up the wall every now and again at the same time.

 and heres a picture of his other friend who lives right across the way from us.. i went to a bunch of garage sales today and this is what my friend katie scored!

 and the toys, clothes and water thing is what i got!  more bragging though.. it was all for $14

so basically i go to play groups, clean, cook, grow a baby, shop, go to church, and do a haircut or so once a week.

here i am 24 weeks.  we are going to have a little girl!  we are due sept 23rd.

and now that the weather is good, we were able to go camping for the first time this year.

 heres an amazing shot of us eating.

food always tastes better while camping.

and thats what we have been up to!