Sweet boys and a special day...

first bro wrestles

Parker pushes Will, he thinks he is the big bro most days

I'll be the first to admit, they were not always BFFs... But now a year later, they sure are quite fond of one another. Any mom will agree with me I'm sure, your heart doubles in size yet again when you get to start watching your children really play and interact together. Will is so protective of Parker from the steps he doesn't want him to fall down, to not getting in the street, to not coming NEAR the potty while Will is going. And Parker, well from day one, he's been the biggest fan of his big brother. I truly believe that is why he was an early crawler/walker, he just has to be doing everything his brother is doing. Will is very good at taking turns and sharing everything but I think the hardest part for him is sharing OUR time. There are certain things and games we can only do once Parker is asleep and there are some nights at 5 pm Will thinks it is quite time his little bro clock out for the night. Catching their first wresting match was one of the funniest things I have seen, I cant wait for more of these special moments.

 

Will funnies:

At the store in the cart he didn't even say a word to me before he asks a stranger, "Hey can you hand me those cookies" The woman and I both broke out laughing... Good try buddy.

 

Will asked what died meant the other day....(I said our flowers were dying) I said sometimes when things get old they slow down and sometimes they can start to die. Will's sweet response: "Ohh  yeah I know, just like when I dyed eggs at Mimi's house!"

Who knows what they are doing, but you know whatever it is Parker WILL do it too

love these two cute bunnies. right before I took pic Will was tickling Parker

On Good Friday we had plans to go to Purina Farms, every spring they have baby animals out you can see and pet. My mom came along and we had a great morning (even with Parker who wouldn't nap in the car) The animals are just so darn cute, and so is the event. We watched the dog show, and Will got his face painted. We were just loaded up in the car saying what a beautiful day it was outside when we were all trying to think of the last time we had been at the farm. On a whim we decided to let the kids nap in the car, pick up a burger, and head down to surprise my dad.

I really was a beautiful day and I cant think of anything better than spending it with my family. I hope we can re create this day every year....

Luke has GOT to learn the camera.... ;)

most the animals were 3 weeks or less, so sweet

love him

My mom and Will chatting it up with papas cows



Parkers FIRST visit to the farm!

My guys.... Parker, Luke, William, and Dad.

Silly with Papa, in our seats from Busch

The next morning Will and Luke mowed the grass together. :)

Mr. Parker is 6 months old & lots of brotherly love

In the past six months I have felt many emotions, pure joy and love and the first sights of my sweet son. Fear and anxiety at the challenge of taking care of two babies 2 and under. Craziness and stress at the task of becoming a full time working mommy of two. But the emotion that sums up the past amazing six months the best "humbling" I just dont know how I got so lucky to be blessed with these two perfect boys and this amazing little family I call my own. My heart literally bursts at the seams everytime I lay my eyes on these two little mini me's weve created. And day by day step by step were finding our stride in this crazy busy new normal life and I love it. Theres not a night I sit down before 9 pm or a morning that starts any later than 6 am, theres always dishes to do, baths to give, and babies to kiss on, and I love it. After 3 years now of contemplating if I am doing the right thing and questioning my every move I make, I now know I am living my calling. I am not only a great mommy to these two amazing boys, I am providing an awesome life for them all at the same time. I do wish there were more hours in the day and the weekends were longer, but dont we all? I've just learned to make every.single.second with them memorable and count the best it can!

Such a SWEET baby!!!

yelling.

Love this one!

Love these two human beings with every morsel in my body!

Its impossible to catch them both with that sparkly smile at the SAME time!

Bahaha!

I caught them playing together and just happened to have the camera handy!

hand placement, melts me

Still my Mr. Sweet tooth! Love him!

Summer days and nights

over joyed at the sight of his brother swinging him

 I love summer. It is probably my favorite time of year... I love Fall too but summer, hot dogs, baseball, late nights, drinks outside, swim suits I love it all.
I wanted to have a really fun summer with our family, I feel like William is literally growing up in the blink of an eye. I can remember like it was yesterday rocking in a chair in his empty room with swollen feet anxiously awaiting his arrival. How is it my sweet baby will be 3 in two months? Gasp!
That being said of course life gets in the way and plans change... with the little time of summer we do have left I'm really trying to make sure we make the most of it! 

Will learned how to swing Parker,they both loved it!

The Brothers: 
Parker loves Will.... he gets so excited when he sees Will playing, and if Will interacts with him, its all over. He cant get enough of his big brother and it just melts my heart.
You have two kids because you love kids, you love family and you want to cherish these amazing people. But you also want them to have a buddy, a partner in crime and someone who they can always turn to and relate to. I love watching our boys fall in love with each other, and I have a great feeling its only going to keep getting better.
Will likes to help Parker do things, he likes to "know more" and he likes to tell Parker about stuff. He often asks where Parker is, if he is sleeping, and what he is doing. He still isn't super lovey dovey with him which is just fine. I love my little boys so much my heart explodes to see how much they truly love each other too.

Ok back to summertime fun... 

Will not only loves to snuggle but also loves to take selfies... this smile of his is one that only comes through when he is being a true silly ball of Will! Dont mind the dirty burp cloth behind my head!

My Parks all snuggled up with his little giraffe lovey

slide love

 Last Wednesday Luke worked from home with Parker in the morning so I could take Will to tiny tot swim at the pool. One of the pools has this in the mornings so people like us can get there before nap and before the pool opens and so our lils are not trampled by all the kiddos. I love it and Will does too!

super slide!

goes under everything like a tunnel

why does every little boy want the water to hit them in the butt?

Family dinner night at Mimis, cousin love

Last Friday we had a great little night at home full of play outside, a yummy dinner, drinks, and a new toy for mommy! I was so excited about our new bob stroller you'd of thought I got a new car!  Parker is truly a part of the family and wanted to join in on family night just as much, after dinner he showed off a big surprise of his own! It actually looks kind of funny this itty bitty little baby getting around all on his own just like a big boy! Weekends away and busy days are fun, but quiet nights with the people I love the most might just be my favorite thing in the world.

Parker lovse to hang in the kitchen with mommy... and eat!

chicken and white bean stuffed peppers

at his 6 month appointment his doctor said we could introduce a sippy and water!

after dinner Parker decided he would show off what he had been working so hard on, he crawled and sat up for the first time, he's been so close but I didn't think it'd happen yet, he's still so tiny!

Our new ride! Awesome.

And how to end the perfect night... snuggles with my two favorite babies of course!

The next morning it was gorgeous out thanks to a little nighttime rain. While daddy caught up on some yard work the boys and I tested out our new ride and had some fun.  While on stroller rides Will assigns each one of us an animal to look for, when he gets older I'm guessing we'll keep score and there will be a winner for now it's just fun staying on the lookout.
Saturday Will assigned us. He was bunnies, I was squirrels, and he (so graciously) said Parker could be birdies. I asked him who was going to win, "I will win!" he shouts... I said what about Parker, he said "well.... Parker can almost win"   ha!

Will wants to help Parker learn this "cup" thing

my boys on our walk, we go through a trail at the high school, they look less than thrilled.

pretty lake on our street

yelling "helllloooooo" in the tunnel

 

Parker is at the age where I am his favorite person. Can you blame him? ;)
He has to look at me at all times if he is near me and if someone holds him he doesn't know he is not the happiest camper in the world... on the couch the other day he couldn't take his eyes off me. sweet smart little boy

Will is sick again. We literally have a week of healthy, then a week of sick, then a week on antibiotics, rather, rinse, repeat....
We had his blood tested and the results that came back were good. He does not have any major immune deficiencies. There is one shot you get (numabcocal) it prevents you from catching big things like measles, amonias etc. You get four shots of it in your life, Will has had all four and his blood work looked like he hadn't had them, they didn't take. We got another shot of it and there is a chance it could help his immunity. But there is a chance he is just a very sick boy right now with school and just having a rough patch. So we will just keep playing this game for a while longer before there is any more concern or testing.
We also learned that he doesn't have high allergies, just dog, cat, and hickory pecan tree.

Waiting for the urgent care doc

a sick Sunday at home doing puzzles one of Wills favorite things to do

As if a lovely Sunday at the urgent care wasn't enough when bouncing around during nap time Will flipped his feet over his head and bounced just like tigger right off his bed, only instead of landing on his tail he landed smack with his head in his dresser. Poor boy just cant catch a break.
Side note: later that night Will ran me over in his power wheel, it was a fun Sunday all around Truth betold that not every day is perfect... kids get sick, couples fight and dinner burns but how boring would it be if everyday were perfect. 

my tough little boy

 After the disaster Boomer left in our room and two Stanley steamer visits later, hardwood was put down. This was right after, we've since added a nice area rug and were loving our new hardwood bedroom!

by complete accident I recreated two photos from last year this week! I thought it'd be fun to compare, I cant believe how big my little bug is getting!

Popsicle outside after dinner, doesn't get any more summer than that