Love

Lately I've discovered something about Colby. He is such a great big brother. I never expected this. I thought typical 3 yr old- he only cares about himself and will get jealous and angry at the baby. I was so wrong. My love for Colbs has only grown after seeing the gentle way he treats Parker. He is absolutely smitten by Parker (ok who isn't!) The first thing he asks for when waking up is Parker. He loves to lay next to him on the floor, tickling him and kissing him. Whenever I try to play with Parker, oh no. Its COLBY's Parker. When I was trying to take Mother's Day pics for the grandmas, I snapped this little gem. It makes my heart skip a beat to see it. Instead of looking at the camera like I wanted him to, he's gentling hugging Parker instead. I love his sweet expression, Parker's happiness to be with his big brother, and those grubby chubby 3 yr old fingers holding tight. I was afraid to have 2 kids, very sure that I couldn't love my second as much as I did Colbs. I was so wrong. My love for Colby has only grown, and I am so happy that I have my little miracle Parker to love too. I'm such a lucky mom!

Slacker Mom

Yes, I am a slacker mom lately. I thought I would post some pics we had taken over the weekend. There's more at Parker's blog.

Catch Up, Final day :)

Here's the last installment of catch-up. Whew!

Here are some more pics from his baseball game on Saturday!

Some last minute coaching-

Woohoo! On first base-

Parker was just thrilled to watch his game-

He was so excited to be up to bat again!

Preparing for the hit of the century-

You can see how far that ball got (or didn't get...)

This had me giggling. He lost first base-


Talking with Parker-bean


Juggling kids is hard work!

Catch-up Posts Day 2!

Here's another random-pic post!


Colby's obsession- geotrax. He drags these things around all day, every day. He cannot go to sleep unless they're all crowded on his bed with him. They came with a DVD, so he has them mostly named correctly, with the except of "ho-ho Santa" and "Blue Opie, Green Opie, and Another Opie". You do NOT want to know how many times we've torn his room apart at 11 pm searching for Green Opie so he could sleep.


Colby's cousin Cooper came over for a few days this past week. Colby had so much fun! They finger painted, played with cars, and made feetie bunnies for Easter.

The mother of all catch-up posts day 1!

So I have tons of pictures of both my boys that I keep meaning to get up on this blog, but I never really have the time. So I am going to do a series of 3 blog posts right now, and space them over the next three days. So here's part one! (and these are all pretty recent pictures, I'm not even going to attempt older ones!)

Colby got REALLY into planning Daddy's birthday!




A trip to IKEA with our friends!

First Game of the Season

Colbs had his first t-ball game of the season today. He was so pumped to start. He practically skipped onto the field. And then he got nervous, and scared. And then bored.

I've learned there are two types of t-ball players. You have the ball-hoggers. They're the type to race for the ball, even if there are 3 kids that are closer. They're also the same kids who chase after the ball after they already hit it.

And then there's Colby's type, the "meh" kids. He was more than happy to watch the other kids chase after the ball. First he play pitcher #4, and then second baseman#3, and by the end his job was dirt pusher in the outfield. He completely skipped the last inning, instead choosing to hang out with me on the bleachers.

Here's to hoping his next game is more fun!

So exhausted

Its exhausting being a 3 yr old. What with the being naughty, the back-talking, the tantrums, the demands... sometimes you just need to relax and chill in front of the TV. You take all the time you need, son. :P