February's Instagrams

Audrey, with Audrey. #evenmorebeautifulontheinside #lesshairyinreallife #donotunderstandthemustachetrend

Austin's birthday/Superbowl party. Let's go Niners! (But really, Beyonce stole the show)

Who needs school when it's your baby brother's second birthday? Best/worst mom, depending on how you look at it. #bubblesforourbabyboy #lovehowmuchtheyloveeachother

It's official. The airlines have another paying customer. 

Peek a boo park.  Loving this sunshine, and these boys!

Joshua's memory book: Great Wolf Lodge. Colorado. Christmas. #randombutallfunmemories

It makes me so sad that Audrey is ready to get rid of her princess books.  Stop growing up! Want them Chrissy or Megan?

Austin's 2 year check up. 31.8 pounds (86%) and 35 inches (67%-what?!?!?) and head circumference 49.25 (67%). Just perfect. Beside the ear infection. 

You know those friends who come into your life and change you for the better? I'm lucky to have Addi be one of those friends. Thanks for coming to visit, miss you already. #sanfranciscowasourbackyard #babyaudreyandbabymax #babyjackandbabyjoshuawiththeseals #luckyluckymetohaveaddi #sanfranciscocreateslifelongfriendships #somanymemoriesofourdayswithjustonebabyexploringthecitybythebay
#thenwebothhadbabynumbertwoandkeptexploring

Little boy heaven. #notourtrampbutiwishitwas

Snow bunnies. 

Valentine's Eve.  Love my fellow procrastinators. 

I don't even like Oreos. #oneofthoooooosedays #itallhappenedsofast

Off to school. Love these little Valentines. 

Second annual Valentines trip to the nursing home.  The kids loved passing out the Valentines, and it was so neat to watch the joy on the recipients faces. #wemadelotsofnewfriends

There are so many things I love about her.  Her big heart is at the top of my list. #luckymetogettobehermom

He was asking for more mints. I wanted more chick-fil-a sauce.  Addicted. 

Repost. Thanks for the picture, Chrissy. Group family home evening. #myfamilyhere #copiedthehashtag #feelingblessedtohavesuchgreatfriends #audreylooksbored

It's my nightmare coming true. #diapersarewaymoreconvenient #publictoiletsaremyworstenemy #audreyandjoshuathinkitsthecutestthingotseehimonatoilet

Basketball and a dance party. Very fun snow day. Back to reality tomorrow. #ilaidonthecouchlikeasackofpotatoes #snowdayequalslazyday

Brotherly/monkey love. 

My new favorite hymn. 

Girls night!

Well, that's one way of cleaning the floor. #onelineofnodust #hellobarewalls #stillhavenothungonepicture

Ugh. My turn with the barf bowl. 

 

Austin Turns Two. What?!

Cliche, cliche, but where did the time go?! And how is my baby two? It is now July and I'm glad I took these pictures because for two million dollars I wouldn't be able to remember what we did on his birthday. I do remember the Superbowl/birthday party we had with some friends the night before his birthday.

 

Monday, February 4, 2013. The big day.  I guess he had Cheerios for breakfast? He does love Cheerios.

We went to the grocery store, apparently. 

And the kids blew bubbles in the backyard. 

 

 

Then we went to the park with Hannah, Milo, and Vivi.

My sweet boy is two.
At the age of two, Austin:
*loves cheerios
*loves to makes us laugh
*likes to touch bugs
*repeats everything that we say, and I love it
*now that he is almost 2.5, he can sing every word to "I Am A Child of God",  "The Wheels on the Bus", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", "Teach Me To Walk In The Light" and the "Dun-na" part to the Green Day song, "Brain Stew."

 

January's Instagrams

Only one workout in the last 10 days. Not doing so hot on that resolution. But I am trying to eat something besides the usual mac n cheese, or pb & j for lunch, and that resolution is going much better. #joshuastoleitfromme  #hadtomakethreebowls

A little lunch date with me, myself, and I. Sometimes is good to reconnect with her. 

Hair cuts. I was giving Austin and Joshua one, and Audrey decided she wanted one too. I may or may not have had any idea what I was doing.  I even did layers.  It only looks mildly ridiculous.  #twobrownsandoneveryblonde

We signed.  I cried.  And they handed us the keys to our very first home. #longlonglongtimecoming #wearefinallyhomeowners #itsabouttime 

Sweet dreams little man. #wishicouldnapeveryday #whydidntiappreciateitwhenidid

In our 11 years of marriage, this is our 10th move. This time, it's for good. #tenthtimeisacharm #movingday #hurryandsetupthebedssowecansleep

Getting paid to play. #collegefund #sweetlittlefriends 

So much to do, but this babe wants a post nap  snuggle. So quiet down cobwebs, dust to go sleep, I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep. 

Hair and makeup. It takes a village.  #bridalshow

Show and after party. #itsalwaysfunbeingabride

"Mom and Dad are holding hands." A picture from my favorite four year old. 

I have been tagged several times times and I am having anxiety trying to thing of 5 random things people may not know about me. It has taken me a few days to come up with these bad boys. Mostly because 1) I am an open book. There is nothing I won't tell you. And most likely I have asked you a question that is too personnel/inappropriate (sorry).  I have been called "an open book, and a book opener". 2) I hate the word "sure". It is "yes please" or "no thank you" in our house. 3) My real crush was on Joey from NKOTB. I only pretended to like Jonathan bc no one else did, and I felt sorry for him. 4) I love to SCUBA dive, but snorkeling gives me anxiety. 5) My fingernails feel claustrophobic when painted. 

My mom has complete celebrity status when she comes to visit. Her biggest fan, Austin, will not let her put him down for one minute.  Not even when Dave is on the floor to play with him. #lotsofloveforhisgrandma #herarmswillbesorefordays Now that she is gone, we are all missing our celebrity. Wish me luck tomorrow.  I will need it. 

 

Moving Day

January 15, 2013.
It's a good thing I love our new house so much because moving makes me cringe.  Third time moving in 15 months.  Third times a charm.
My job was to be out of the house (both houses, old and new) all day so Dave and the movers could load up the old house and then unpack less than three miles away.
Austin's first snoozer at the new house, in a pack and play.

My sweet friend Megan was such a help and she made the yummiest chocolate muffins that I love. Austin loved them too. 

All the kids playing at Megan's house after school while Dave was with the movers at the new house. 

I was very impressed with myself that I knew where the soap was, and a cup.  I can't remember if I used a towel or not.  Probably not.  But he was a clean babe, just how I like them. 

 

Joshua

First time playing basketball. January 2013.  He wasn't very good at the beginning, but we bought a hoop for our backyard and he improved a lot after that.

First day of CTR 4. January 2013. 

This boy melts my heart.