Jesus Loves Me

Ryan loves to sing and one of his favorite songs is Jesus Loves Me! The other day he did the most precious thing! He sang Jesus Loves Me all by himself! It was seriously the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Here is a video just for the grandparents!

Good Weekend

We had a pretty quit Saturday morning. Matt worked on taxes and I finally started Colton's photo book on snapfish. So glad to finally get it started!

We had our first real babysitter (besides family) watch the boys on Saturday night so Matt and I could go out for Valentine's Day. Gabrielle babysits Ryan at our small group Bible study so he was excited when I told him Miss Gabrielle was coming to play with him.

The boys did awesome and had so much fun! Gabrielle is so sweet and did a wonderful job with the boys!

Matt and I had a wonderful dinner at PF Changs then went to Orange Leaf for dessert. OL is one of my favorite place. It's self serve frozen yogurt with all the toppings you can imagine. I got red velvet cake and vanilla. Yummy!!

Last week Ryan's new little friend Judah came over to play. He was so excited to play with all of Ryan's toys. He immediately jumped on Ryan's batman 4 wheeler and took off. My parents got him the 4 wheeler for his birthday last year but he wouldn't ride it, only push it. He saw Judah ride and just looked at him like "wow, I didn't know it could do that"! Absolutely hilarious!!! Ryan patiently waited his turn and now he LOVES his new ride. Ha!

Colton had Cheerios for the first time today. He was seriously eying my lunch so I gave him a few cheerios and he loved them. His first real snack food. I will have to pick up some puffs next week at the store.

Just Comes Naturally

I can probably count on one hand how many true matching outfits I have for Ryan and Colton. Since Colton wears all of Ryan's hand me downs I don't buy his many new outfits. When I do it's usually a monogrammed or appliqué onesie with his name on it! I know, I'm obsessed, ha!

This morning I put this outfit on Ryan - blue pants and gray shirt. Colton was in his pi's til lunchtime when I changed him randomly into blue pants and a gray shirt. How funny! I didn't even realize I picked out the same outfits until I saw them playing on the floor. I guess I just match them instinctively.

Brothers

The first thing that came out of Ryan's mouth this morning was "get in mommy's bed"! Of course I said "yes". For the second day in a row we snuggled in bed and watched Mickey Mouse. I felt like Colton was still a little sick so we skipped the gym and I worked out during the boys nap.

I took Colton in for his 2nd flu shot today. He was SO happy this morning so I think he is on the mend.

It's amazing to me how different these two brothers look! I think Colton is going to be a lot different than Ryan. He seems to be chill and laid back. Ryan is busy and always in to something. It will be interesting to see Colton's personality.

This was my Valentine's gift to Matt yesterday. It says "50 Reasons Why I Love You". It was an inexpensive and thoughtful present. Matt loved it and was really surprised!

And this is what my sweetie got me! A very cute card and a jar with notes that said why he's thankful he married me. Isn't that so sweet? I was so touched and loved his very thoughtful gift.

Happy Valentine's Day

Colton was running a fever all day yesterday and had a little cough so we stayed home from Bible study today. I hated to miss but didn't want to get any other babies sick.

I enjoyed sleeping in a little this morning. Both boys were super tired and slept til 8:30 this morning. Praise the Lord for that! I was SO thankful.

After we got up I put both boys in our bed and we watched Mickey Mouse all snuggled under the covers. I loved having a relaxing morning and snuggling with my boys!

I put Colton down for his morning nap and then came down to make Ryan some fun heart shaped pancakes! Ryan has been loving pancakes lately. I make them on the weekend and freeze them so I can warm them up a couple times during the week.

The rest of the day we chilled at home and played with toys. We did finally make it out of our pj's this afternoon.

We just had leftovers for dinner but we are SO looking forward to a date night Saturday night. I did get Matt a little Valentine's something but I will blog about that tomorrow! Pretty low key day and night for us.

I made these sweet treats for Ryan to take to MDO yesterday to give out to all his friends. I saw them online last week and just had to try them. I think they turned out pretty cute!

Interesting fact: Ryan has had an ear infection the last 2 valentine's days. He had his first ear infection on his first Valentine's day. I don't think he's really sick this year but he is a little stuffy but no fever or anything.

Colton's Dedication

We had Colton's dedication at church yesterday! We are beyond blessed to have this sweet little boy. We dedicated him to the Lord promising to raise him in a Christian home and teach him about the love of Jesus and follow God's word.

We were so glad that our family got to celebrate in this wonderful occasion with us. Pappau, Yaya, Aunt Erin, Uncle Brad, Uncle Steve and Aunt Teresa all came to support us and love on Colton.

I was nervous before hand having Ryan on stage because you just never know how a 2.5 year old is going to act. Surprisingly he did great and I think little mister enjoyed being on stage. ha! Colton did wonderful as well and thankfully didn't spit up on Pastor Tom!

After church we cam home and enjoyed a wonderful lunch with family! We had sandwiches, chips, fruit and of course cake! I LOVED the way the cake turned out! It was as good as it looks!

I'm SO thankful to be mom to these two precious boys! I thank the Lord daily for entrusting me with their lives. Most of the time I feel like I don't know what I'm doing but I pray God will give me the wisdom. They are the biggest blessings we will ever receive.

Friday

Today has been a great day! I'm so happy that Ryan has been in such a better mood today and has been so good! Love when he gets up and puts his arms around me for a hug. One minute he can drive me to insanity and the next he can be so endearing and loving.

This is one of Ryan's favorite activities as of late! He loves to bring me his states puzzle and show off his awesome skills! He gets so excited when he finishes!

This cute pie is getting better and better at sitting up all by himself. He loves this little turtle that lights up. It plays music, lights up and is a really a neat toy! Colton is always so smiley and so happy.

The sweetest thing happened tonight. Colton was in his jumper jumping away while I was in the kitchen cooking dinner. I saw Ryan standing beside Colton and as I looked closer I saw Ryan trying to give Colton his sippy cup and show him how to drink from it. It was so sweet and just melted my heart!

So thankful for a great day!