Today You Have Grown Even More Wonderful!

Many people do not like to divulge their age and, to them, birthdays are a terrible day that only emphasizes that hideous number. 

But, I think that the number is the beautiful thing about birthdays.

I know that when I look at my husband, who has turned 34 today,

I see a man who is...

34 times more handsome today

34 times more wise

34 times funnier

34 times more of a man

34 times better as a father

34 times a better kisser

34 times more charming

and he has 34 wonderful years of a great life lived!

So, to be ashamed of the number (34) would mean you were ashamed of the 34 years of memories and experiences.

So, Hunny, I refuse to keep your age a secret because I am proud of these amazing years. I can't wait to have more with you. I have a lot of love wrapped up in you and I love you more every second. So, you better get older so that I can love you up more and more everyday.

I love you Daniel!

Happy 34th Birthday Baby!

I guess 34 is kind of old.....

(HA! just kidding...had to throw an old man joke in there.)

Movies Outside

As it gets hotter we start to spend a lot more time outside.

It is the favorite place to be right now. From the time they wake up...to the time Daddy comes home...the boys want to just play, play, play outside.

We have even started watching movies outside instead of in the T.V. room.

They pull their little chairs over to the BBQ Island and sit and enjoy a show outside..in the shade.

Tysen always has to have the Blue chair.



We love spring/summer time

(it's getting so hot I can't tell which on it is right now)

Boys 101

To Be a Boy You Need:

A Sword

Some Armor

Some Dirt

Bad Guys (who are out to get you)

Hiding Places

and...

A Very Active Imagination

Tysen got a lesson on being a boy this week while his cousin Gavin was over to play.

Gavin taught Tysen all about the art of sword fighting and "bad guy" (or, as Tysen puts it, bad boys).

They had to have all the Armor on for protection.

This was what they gave Jayden for protection :-)

Gavin made good use of a helmet, a shield and a baseball bat (or sword).

...And Tysen had a sword and some armor that covered his chest (who cares if it is upside down)

Of course, the outfit would not have worked without PJ's

(even though it was probably 1:00 in the afternoon)

These two knights saved me from a lot of bad guys...and believe me, there were a lot.

But, I wasn't worried one bit...I had three strong , brave, heroes protecting me!

I am one lucky Damsel.

I mean just look how determined they are to protect!

Whenever...Wherever

If I do not put him down for his morning nap...he will pass out by himself in random places.

His favorite spot is his highchair... he does that a lot

The other day he was playing in my room in front of my bed while I did laundry. After a while I didn't hear him anymore but I could hear some little snorting sounds...he was out!

He is a snorty sleeper! We had the dog sleeping in our room one night and Jayden in our bed (which is a rare occasion...our children actually prefer their own beds) and Dan leaned over to me and said...I can't tell which one is snorting more the Dog or Jayden!

Anyways, this time he passed out with two binkies ( I can not bring myself to wean him yet..I need the binkies to stick around a little longer )

 ...And his shoes on

He brings me his shoes now. I think he thinks it means something exciting is going to happen if we put his shoes on.

Sleepy babies are one of the things I will miss when they are all grown...(sigh)

The Essence of Newport..In Love

I planned a relaxing weekend for my hubby as a belated Valentine's surprise.

We went down to Newport and stayed at a cute bed and breakfast right on the beach.

I just got my new camera from my hubby for Valentines Day so we had a lot of fun trying it out on the gorgeous day at the beach.

I have always loved his smile...what a cutie I have for a husband.

My husband actually really loves the camera and loves to try his hand at photography every now and then...and I am afraid he is better than me sometimes....or I'm just a really good model ;-)



I love little details

I am so mad that my husband gets to claim this shot. I mean, I did tell him the details of what I wanted the shot to look like... and then I posed the right way...so I should get some credit, right?

But, technically, he was holding the camera..so this (my favorite shot of the day) goes to my husband.

Pictures under the pier.

I really loved feeling Newport's vibe. It was so relaxing yet it had a great energy about it that makes you want to just break out in a hip hop dance or stop to do yoga. We did not do either one but were very tempted to.

yes...It must be that I am just that good of a model...I think I will be in another life.

At the end of the day we went on a romantic, sunset gondola ride. We have never been on one before and it ended up being really great! (ok it was a little cheesy with the boom box blaring the oldies and the basket filled with lunchable meat and cheese)...But even so, the old romantic songs playing in the background were sweet and it was fun to boat around the Newport harbor and envy all the amazing homes and great big boats.

I love you babe....you know I do!

Your it for me!

#103 I love that you will put up with my cheesy plan to ride the gondola. And I love that we can laugh at ourselves.

Jayden's First Birthday Party

First Birthdays are always a big deal. But, since we have such an enormous family it is hard to invite friends..so we had a nice big family party for our (growing too fast) Jayden.

It was all about the CARS!

 We had cars everywhere for all to play with... and we played red light, green light.

...And the Birthday Boy came out wearing a very appropriate T-shirt that read "Speedy"



We made a big muffun cup cake for Jay to dig into..and he did...he didn't even wait for the candle to be blown out.

He was very happy with the mess that he made.



Grandma and Mom washed him down in the sink before presents.

PRESENTS!!!

He loved opeing all his presents. Especially, the big ball! He knew what it was before he opened....(Aunt Melissa...how did you wrap a ball??)

 The alphabet train was from Mommy and Daddy!

We can't forget the really cool pop-eye shirt that he got from Aunt Shelley. So Funny!

Who needs real mustles when you have a shirt with "pop-eye" mustles.

Thought this was cute...Jay with his cousin Brooke!

Happy Birthday my sweet, stubborn, goofy, dramatic, fast, squishy, happy baby boy!

Annual Birthday Photo Shoots

I never got around to taking 3 year old pictures of Tysen in November.

When Jayden's birthday came around in February I decided to get birthday pictures of both my sweet boys.

Tysen 3 years old.

Very Healthy

Very Smart

Very Silly

Very Sweet!

Jayden 1 year old

Very Healthy

Very Smart

Very Wiggly

Very Crazy

Very Snuggly

Very "Momma's Boy"

Very Squishy!

Being a photographer, you would think my kids would know how to sit still and smile or pose....NOPE! This was the hardest thing. I had to bribe them like CRAZY. That is why Jay had chocolate and crumbs all over his nice white shirt....*sigh*

I just figure it makes for sweet, sticky, messy, funny memories.

Plus, for how wiggly they were, I am surprised I got this many pictures out of them.

Jaden's First Birthday CAKE!

This will be our tradition...

I will never get enough of watching my babies stuff thier faces with birthday cake.

I am so tickled the whole time I am trying to snap shots.

Jayden was cracking up the whole time (unless he was stuffing his face).

It was so cute to see him so messy with cake and giggling like crazy.

We finished our photo shoot off with a big "glass of milk".

What a day! Such a hard life these babies live.