"THERE NEVER HAS BEEN, NOR WILL THERE EVER BE, ANYTHING QUITE SO SPECIAL AS THE LOVE BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A SON." - AUTHOR UNKNOWN


Saturday, January 31, 2015

4 Year Stats, Hibachi Fun, Halloween Fire Truck, Cider & Donuts Party

 Wes:  1 Year, 11 Months & 1 Week Old
Ty:  4 Years & 1 Week Old 

Oct 27 - Nov 2

The waiting room at Tyson's 4 year appointment - I can't find my paper with his exact measurements, but he has been the same every time!  He went up to 50th percentile for height and 20th percentile for weight!  The highest he has ever been!

Wes grew tired of waiting 

Heath was sleeping on the floor (with a balloon for a pillow) and Tyson started messing around with him 

Ty put a dog leash on Heath's wrist & attached it to our lamp...any sudden movements and the lamp would come right down!!!!

Westin giving Ty's baby a piggy-back ride (upside down) up the stairs 

This is what my boys do when I think they are playing neatly with the "no mess" sand in their sandbox.  Whoever coined the "no mess" sand have never met my two boys!!!!

Wish this picture actually came out - but it is so cute with his blue doctor glasses on!

Thursday night we went to the Japanese restaurant in Concord & had hibachi - they boys loved it!  All of them!


Heath & Adam's expressions are the best!  Ty looks a little scared!

I was so ticked about this.  I went to our usual storytime on Friday, which was also Halloween.  I didn't even think about dressing the kids up and we had missed the last couple of storytimes, so we hadn't gotten the "memo."  Of course a thousand kids show up that never come to storytime, just because it was Halloween.  I felt like such a unprepared mother.  But we weren't planning on going trick or treating this year because Halloween fell on a Friday night and Heath couldn't get home before sundown...so I didn't even remember that it was Halloween (and I had worked the night before).  My poor kids stuck out like sore thumbs!  

The reason why we had just taken a picture outside was because someone burned popcorn in the library's kitchen & set off the fire alarm!  We had to evacuate!  But it was awesome that the fire engine & firemen had to respond!
We got to go inside the fire engine - doesn't Ty look psyched?

What about here?  Pure joy!

The closest I can get to them looking at the camera at the same time!

Friday afternoon rock concert 

Saturday night annual cider & donuts party at the Conrads 

Ty literally parked himself right with the ladies making donuts so he could keep grabbing them when they were done!

He did take a break to play the piano with Caleb though!

A cute little family....wait, that's not exactly right!! (=

Westy has always loved Kelly

But then he got obsessed with this total stranger at the party and literally hung on her all night - giving her hugs...she could barely take care of her own son because Westin wouldn't leave her alone!

Caleb is so cute!


The next morning, the boys were playing in the giant power wheels box...they played with this thing for a couple of weeks.  They would roll around in it - flipping it over and over!  So funny!

We had an unusually cold day on that Sunday and the boys were in full winter gear to go outside with Daddy 

Heath on his ATV & trailer with the boys in their dune racer following him 

Sunset that night

Gorgeous sunset 

Saturday, January 24, 2015

TYSON TURNS 4 YEARS OLD, Mall Shopping Day, Loving Mannequins, Spiderman Party, Dune Racer & Fun in the Leaves

Also Christmas Card 2014

Wes:  1 Year & 11 Months Old
Ty:  4 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!

Oct 20 - 26

That Monday we relaxed @ home, after I had worked at weekend.  This was them getting rewarded with a Curious George episode after picking up all their toys

We went shopping with Mom & Shannon in Concord on Tuesday (yes, we have matching strollers that we both got on Craigslist)

Attacking the toy rides @ the mall



More mannequin hand-holding

I love this one - Fin takes Westin's place to distract her and Westin picks her pocket!  Or should I say her pocketbook! (=

Another one...he really does this all the time!

Holding hands walking to the cars - so sweet...why do I always love pictures from behind?

On Wednesday he turned 4 years old!!  Oh my goodness!!  He is going to break so many hearts!!

See what I mean?  Going in for the kiss...

Tyson was supposed to be making a video thanking Camden & Acadia for them making a video singing happy birthday to him...but he just started laughing hysterically and goofing around instead


We took the boys to Friendly's for Ty's actual birthday

Friday night we tried to make a Spiderman pinata, but it didn't dry in time...we should have made it earlier but I had worked on Thursday  night

Trying on teacher Amanda's sunglasses at church

After church, Dad got started on Tyson's birthday cake and the boys patiently watched him 

They did get to try some the frosting...this is after trying the black frosting

Heath's finished product (after I took the candle out and made a mark) - looks great!

Tyson wanted a Spiderman theme birthday party...don't know why.  The only thing that I can think of is that Spiderman is blue & red...his favorite colors.  I realized that when "hosting" these birthday parties I don't take enough pictures because I am busy doing other things!!! )=

Some shots of Ty opening his presents


I love how Bode is "reading" over Ty's shoulder

Getting binoculars from Uncle Adam...he insists he sees better with them backwards!

Ty started a trend!


Ty picked out the cakes he wanted - 1/2 red velvet and 1/2 birthday party sprinkle!  It was sweet!

We got Ty & Wes for both of their birthdays...a dune racer (aka power wheel).  Tyson always climbs all over them whenever we go to Walmart or Toys R Us, but his reaction was really funny.  I don't think he actually expected to get one but he said, "I was looking for that!"  The video is a little long because Heath had set up a scavenger hunt for Ty to find the dune racer, outside in the dark.  He had to follow this string all the way there - Finley Mae is very funny on the beginning of the video encouraging us to keep going, despite it starting to rain!


Westin was scared of it in the dark but warmed up to it the next day.  They were so cute with it!  Ty was back to his giggling ways!


Ty made a fort on top of the stairs - he looks very pleased with himself!

I was pleased for him, until Westin climbed on top of it and was hanging over the stairs!  The fort came right down!

Playing in the leaves on Sunday afternoon

Westin jumps a tad too early!