Luv my Boys

Sometimes I find myself wishing this "terrible 2's" time away...but I try to remember that this is the time I'll probably miss the most.

Sweetest smiles. Sweetest spirits!

Snow Day

Are we sick of the snow yet?? When it's this beautiful and thick it's hard to say yes. I couldn't resist bribing Elliot out for a few shots of the huge snow flakes.

ps: YES, I'm SOOO ready for spring! (apparently Jaxon is too :)

Chuck E Cheese

Any reason to go to Chuck E Cheese is a good reason (according to Elliot) Lucky for him his friend Mikey had a bday party there. Fun night!

Somehow Jaxon hit the jackpot and won a ton of tickets! Dream come true!

Goof Balls

 Miles wanted his picture taken in front of my makeshift photography backdrop

 Jaxon did too, but didn't stop throwing a fit long enough to get it done.  

It's impossible to reason with a 2 year old. 

 THE BEST BIG BROTHER EVER!! THE BEST!!

This is my crew. 

Handsome little men. 

Crazy that their mine :)

Halloween Night

Because they aren't allowed to dress up at school for halloween, the kindergarten teachers do an amazing hat parade where the kids get to parade through all the other classrooms wearing the hat they made using one of their "Amazing" words they've been working on. Without hesitation Elliot choose the word Rattlesnake! Fun day!!

Our halloween night began with J.R. working late and being on call (yay!) So we ventured out without him now knowing when he'd get home. The boys looked cute in their Devil costumes and Elliot was more concerned about the pending candy then what he looked like...but Power Rangers are pretty cool!

Elliot, Debbie, Jaxon & Miles

 Jaxon, Elliot, Alexa, (Alexa's friend)

 Our favorite Halloween house. As much as we love it, it's kinda exciting knowing that is the last time we'll see the house decorated like that. :)

 Once the twins got the hang of it and the sugar high started kicking in, they were off to the races. 

 Little tired Jaxon Devil

 Starting to get cold Miles Devil

 Miles

Jaxon

The after math....way too much candy....cold....tired!

Elliot wasn't so quick to stop. He stayed out with the Hamner family till the neighborhood shut down. Again....way too much candy, but so so fun!

Breakfast with Daddy

Always a good day when we get to meet up with J.R. for breakfast. 

It's rare to have the clinic closed, but occasionally we get lucky. :o)

Oh my heart!

Triathlon Training

J.R. and I are very excited to have registered for our first Sprint Triathlon! I've been wanting to do a Triathlon since I was in High School. 11 years later...I'm doing it. Unfortunately my knees are limiting me and I will have to speed walk the run portion of the race, but I don't care. I'm checking it off my bucket list now or never! 

This particular Saturday morning J.R. woke up early and went on a bike ride /  run with our awesome neighbor Jared. Because I don't wake up early for anything...especially exercise...my workout came later and we decided to make it a family outing. We drove to the high school and I rode my 10 miles around the track. J.R. was awesome to keep the kids entertained. Luckily it wasn't too hot of a day and the kids had fun running free outside and Elliot had fun riding around the track with me part of the way.

As soon as we got home we took off for Elliot's Tball game.

What a fun, active day!!

A very typical scowl from Jaxon. This kid is full of faces. This is just one of the many. Cracks me up!

 Jaxon loves playing with balls. Throwing, kicking, etc.  Miles on the other hand would rather buckle things or figure out how to snap something together...he's much more intricate in his play.

Look at those rosey cheeks. This boy is such a sweaty kid. He just has to look outside and he's soaked from head to toe. 

Elliot really wanted to take a picture at the top of the bleachers. He was so patient the whole time waiting for me to finish first. 

Bringing a smile

If this face doesn't make you giggle out loud you are crazy! 

This kid melts my heart with his huge smile. 

That is why it is so great to be a twin!!

Summer & Garden fun!

The first fruits of our garden labor!! The plants are growing like crazy! We're so excited. Elliot goes out with me to water and checks all the plants for anything growing on them. Today we found these two giant zucchini's and decided to harvest them. We also found a tiny little watermelon starting to grow. Elliot was super excited about that one. 

See what our garden looked like when we first planted it HERE

Random pics of our fun hot summer days! It's so great having J.R. home this week. We have no plans, just doing our day to day with dad. Having fun!

Jaxon

This is CLASSIC Jaxon. Tongue hanging out, arms up and headed straight to mommy.

Jaxon at 15 months:

He walks and sometimes even tries to run EVERYWHERE! 

He loves being outside

His tongue is almost always hanging out of his mouth

He has beautiful curly hair that mom refuses to cut

He has an infectious smile

He loves to cuddle right after his naps

He eats everything I offer him :)

He's a bit attached to mom right now, but I don't mind.

He loves to pick things up and give them to people, walk away, then come back and take it back. This happens over and over. Such a fun game for him.

He sleeps great and sometimes will nap for 4 hours!!

He has the cutest giggle and loves peek-a-boo type games. He also enjoys doing silly things to make us laugh too.

His favorite book is the Farm animal book. 

He babbles most of the day (as long as his binkie is out of his mouth)

He loves Elliot, especially when he lets him play with his DS

He seems to enjoy taking toys from Miles, but is easily distracted when I have to intervene

He's pretty good at throwing a ball. He LOVES balls. I have a feeling he's going to be our bball player.

His eyes have a golden glow in the sunlight that is beautiful

His sweet face makes my heart burst with joy and love

I love this little man so much!!