a blessing

This past weekend we blessed our new little friend. It was a wonderful time with family. I wish we could find reasons to see them more often, we're always very sad to see them go.

Uncle Ben/Aunt Becca and Grandpa are true masters when it comes to capturing these fun moments together. Here are only two of the many pics BandB took while they were here.

Thanks for being willing to travel such long distances to spend time with us!!

Chubby

Where did this kid come from?? 12 pounds to date

We sure love all 12 pounds of him!

House

Our house has been through a lot over the past year

This is what it looked like when we bought it...

After some serious weeding...

And now, after a great paint job and new windows...

We still need to do a LOT of landscaping, but that will come next year.

Thanks dad for all your hard work.

little helper

Yes, it is much more difficult with two, but thankfully I have a 2nd momma around to help out

I don't know what I would do without this little girl...

I came into the bedroom and found her reading to the baby, awww cute!

And sadly, he hasn't really taken to the swing yet so he often gets frustrated when he's in it. A few days ago I found Curly holding the pacifier in his mouth to keep him from crying.
Thanks for being a great big sister!

life feels good