Weston -- 7 months

 My little boy turned 7 months old today and it makes me want to cry. I love watching him grow and change but it has just gone by too fast for me. Every month seems to just go by faster.

 

 

 

 

Weston loves to make this little face!

I just love watching these two interact. Riley wanted to get pictures with Weston and he sat there talking to him and tickling him.

Weston now gets to eat baby food, which he really enjoys. Pears are definitely his favorite so far and he doesn't really approve of green beans. He rolls wherever he wants to go and likes to get into trouble. He loves his big brother so much and they usually play together very well. His first word is "da da".

Instagrams -- December

 best buddies... this boy has so much energy... decorating Christmas cookies...

 waiting on the Christmas parade to start... my babies... out to dinner for Matt's birthday...

Weston's first Christmas... I love Christmas lights... Riley was helping me clean bathrooms...

Weston's first time trying cereal -- he loved it... my handsome boys... little mama's boy that is very spoiled and wants to be held all the time

the end... the beginning

So this will be a boring post in that there will be no pictures. Well, unless I decide to post one at the end. Anyways I was just thinking over this past year as we are less than an hour away from entering the year of 2015. I have so much to be thankful for and wanted to post some of the things that the Lord has brought to my mind to mention.

The biggest blessing of this past year was our family growing with the birth of Weston. I don't want to take it for granted that I have a healthy baby and, despite things that could have gone wrong with the pregnancy, I had a healthy one. I love watching him grow and learn new things and watching him and Riley become friends is so fun. I love when Riley sits down next to him and says, "Hey Buddy".

That brings me to being so thankful for my boys. They are far from perfect, well mainly the two year old :), but they keep me going to God. SO many times during a day I feel overwhelmed when they're both crying and needing attention but I wouldn't trade my life for the world. Being able to raise my two kids is awesome. I love that I get to stay home with them. Sometimes I think about what it would be like if I worked outside of the home and came home at 5:00 every night. I would miss so many things. So many moments that to many would be deemed small but they make all of this thing of motherhood worth it.

A little rabbit trail here... the other day Riley was giving me a hard time about something and pitching a fit. After it was over and a short time had passed he said, "I'm sorry" to me all on his own. It made all of that struggle worth it and now I can't even remember what the situation was all about.

My husband does so much for me and works so hard to provide for our family. God has continued to provide for us even in the slow times of work and when it doesn't look promising. Matt doesn't complain about waking up at midnight to go to work. After some days of driving for 11 hours and being gone for 14 hours he will still come home and help with the kids, dinner, laundry, dishes and the list goes on.

Most of all I'm thankful for my Savior, as I am nothing without Him, and nothing in life means anything without Him.

I am excited for 2015 and the new adventures awaiting us.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Instagrams -- November

little man already for a cold day outside... Riley is such a little man... Weston knows what the camera is all about...

Riley was so excited to go vote until he realized it meant going in and out of a building... laughing at his big brother... first time in a swing...

Riley wanted Weston to ride his bike... little guy likes watching football... out for a Sunday walk...

 Riley at 6 months and Weston at almost 5 months... spiky hair... Riley likes wearing his helmet...

I love holding my sleeping baby... playing with his toes... Thanksgiving Day... Weston likes his fingers...

all the grandkids, minus one, on Matt's side... the boys... decorating for Christmas... a flashlight provides great entertainment for Riley

Weston -- 6 months

These pictures were taken last Sunday when Weston turned six months.

 He is generally such a happy guy but he's been more fussy lately as he's cutting teeth.

He sits up very well on his own and once got up as if he was trying to crawl. Right now he rolls wherever he wants to go.

After taking Weston's pictures, Riley hopped in the chair and said, "Riley's turn"! 

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was a busy, fun filled day with lots of gift to open and yummy food to eat!

My boys on Christmas morning.

 Riley was so excited to open presents!

Baby Weston's first Christmas. He was such a big boy and sat on his own very well while we opened gifts.

He liked the wrapping paper and loved eating it. :)

He also liked eating the wrapped candy canes.

Riley wearing some of his Christmas presents.

I love my babies and they adore each other! I love watching them interact with each other.

Christmas around our house

I like seeing other people's Christmas decor so I thought I would post pictures of our house at Christmas.

I found this gold chevron fabric that I really like so I made some short strands of garland for the tree.

I bought this sled at a yard sale and I'm so happy that Matt had spotted it and told me about it.

One of the new trees I made this year. This one is made from a cereal box. :)

I love the table runner Joy made!