Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Our lives have been crazy this year. We have had so many exciting changes and have felt so blessed through it all. To add to the craziness, after 4 years as a medical transcriptionist for IHC, we have decided it would be best for our family if I stay home full-time with our kids. As crazy as it sounds, it is bitter sweet for me. I have worked in the medical field since I graduated from high school and have genuinely enjoyed it. I have loved being able to work from home these past few years and help support my family while Ryan was in school. It has been a great "mom job" which is exactly what I was looking for. It will be nice not to have to be up until 2 a.m. or jump on the computer every time my kids are asleep or napping. I am excited to be able to spend more time with Ryan in the evenings and have a little more down time. I am grateful for the skill I have and may go back someday but for now I am going to enjoy being a mom, wife, and homemaker!

Every Day Life...

Here are just a few pictures of what we have been up to.

My mom has a huge window in her family room that the sun comes through every afternoon. Luke loves to lay there and work on his tan!Ryan bench pressing the boys! Love it! I really tried to breast feed this time around but it just did not go well. I ended up with mastitis and could hardly get off the couch. Lucky for me I had my fabulous mother to help me out. Bad for me, my kids all still wanted me. We tried to have the boys have "quiet time" in their room. I gave them puzzles and books and thought they would stay in there at play. Instead they took every item of clothing in their room and destroyed it. This was taken after they had started cleaning it up. Daddy and Luke resting after a long day at work!The boys walk around the house all day and drink the drinks that have been left laying around. Sadly it is usually Dr Pepper, Diet Coke, or Pepsi. We are all addicted to caffeine. My mom thinks it is hilarious. The other day she found them in the kitchen sharing my dad's left over Pepsi from the night before. My mom loves to pop popcorn and share it with the boys. They each had to have 2 bowls full of it. Funny boys!This weekend my sister, mom, and I drove to Vegas and surprised Aleena at her baby shower. Michelle also flew up from Colorado and it was so great to see her! It was a quick trip but a lot of fun! Thank you to Ryan, Kelsey, Wes, and my sweet mother-n-law for watching Brady and Easton so I could go! I especially loved being able to see all my friends at the shoewr! I miss them so much! Aleena is on bed rest so it was fun to be able to help her out for a few days! Playing with Aria! I love those 2 girls!On our way out! Thanks for the great trip girls!If you can't tell we have kept busy but we are enjoying every minute of it!

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this year. It all started with the annual pumpkin carving. Ryan and my dad each helped one of the boys and they had a lot of fun!Every year on Halloween we have soup in pumpkin bread bowls. It is one of my favorite traditions! My boys were skeletons this year. Ryan really wanted to paint their faces which Easton wanted nothing to do with. Brady was a good sport and let him do his. Easton walked around all night telling everyone to look at Brady's "scary face." Brady thought he was scary so he walked around growling and trying to scare everyone. They were a lot of fun to take trick or treating this year.Baby Luke was one adorable little skeleton!Hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween! I am glad it is over for a year :)

Photo Shoot!

I am lucky to be living with a photographer who always wants to take pictures of my kids! Today after Luke's bath we decided to try a few with the boys. As you can imagine, this is not an easy task and it only happens with a lot of bribing. All you need is a few good ones and I think we accomplished that! Yes, my baby has a huge dimple in his chin and a nice double chin to go with it! Love it!They love to give Luke kisses all day every day! They have been so sweet with him!Brady and Luke!Easton and Luke!Brothers!

Thanks Mom! You are the best!

Coming Home...

Because of the swine flu the rules have changed dramatically at the hospital. Brady and Easton were not allowed to come see me at all. They knew they had a new baby brother but didn't really understand. My mom sent Abbey to the hospital with her computer so we could Skype and they could see the new baby! It was so funny! They just wanted to kiss me and Luke and were very sad when it was time to hang up. I have such great friends who came and visited me in the hospital. They are the best! They kicked me out of the hospital on Monday! It was weird coming home after only techincally being there 1 night. In a good way, this whole experience was very different from last time. I really did not know what to expect. Ryan came and picked us up after dinner and we headed home!The boys kept calling him Baby Summer (my sister Renee's baby). They were very confused and a little out of sorts but were still so sweet!Brady and Luke!Easton and Luke!Cute Aunt Kelsey!We are adjusting to life as a family of 5! Brady and Easton now know that he is Baby Luke and that he is their brother. I think they love him more every day and want to help feed him and bathe him! He is adorable and we are loving every minute of having him in our home!

What Do You Think?

At first I thought he looked like Brady and Easton but now I don't know. What do you think? By the way...I am in love with this baby! He is so sweet and so perfect! I cannot get enough of him!

Happy 3rd Birthday Boys!

I cannot believe Brady and Easton are 3! Time flies! These boys definitely keep me on my toes! They are 100% BOY and I love it! They are going to be such great big brothers and I cannot wait to see them interact more with Luke. They are off bowling with Ryan today and tonight we are headed to the pumpkin patch. Should be an exciting day!

Brady TraceEaston Gary Twins! Happy Birthday sweet boys! Thank you for being so cute and such good boys! I love being your mom!