my thrill seeker. my adventurer. my middle boy. my henry. {another FAVE thing}

{mr. chill}

{seriously? can a child really be this cute?}

{oh those toothies. those eyes. so.yummy.}

{henry & his papa sharing some snuggles & laughs}

{this little boy loves being outside}

{the amazing big brother}

i.am.so.in.love.with.this.boy. xoxoxo

some of my FAVE pics of my jake.

when i think about some of my fave things, the most obvious first thing that comes to mind, is of course, my munchykins. so, this first post is about my first. my first baby. my amazing. my jake. {me & my yummy jake at 6 weeks}

{jake & his papa}

{charleston, sc}

{mr. mischievous}

{sweet little boy enjoying some playtime outside}

{hilarious. jake's cousin, kyle, playing peek-a-boo with jake...and jake looking at him like he's a moron.}

{getting some daddy snuggles & smooches}

{cannot.even.handle.this.}

{mommy smooches}

{my little man on his 2nd birthday}

{me and my sweet boy at the zoo}

{playing with his toy soldiers}

i.am.so.in.love.with.this.boy. xoxoxo

my william. my first thumb sucker.

...finally, i got it!...

...although i'm not sure i like it. it doesn't taste that good...

...well, maybe i won't suck my thumb...

HAPPY.HAPPY.BOY.
XOXOXO

two boys. a dock and some sticks.

{it takes skill to find the perfect stick}

{this.one.is.perfect.}

{well now henry has to find the perfect stick...}

{i want that stick right there, mommy}

{yes. that's the perfect one!}


{my henry is a good stick thrower too}

{now this is a good find}

{so proud of himself for throwing the stick all by himself}




{apparently, he's a bit disappointed in the size of the stick he found}

{off to get some more sticks...}

um, can you say, "yummy!"

man oh man, i can look at these babies of mine for hours!!

william in the middle...{of month 2 stats}

william's 2 month stats:
weight {10 lbs}
length {23 inches}

henry's 2 month stats:
weight {11 lbs 8 oz}
length {23 inches}


jake's 2 month stats:
weight {9 lbs 10 oz}
length {21 3/4 inches}


cannot believe these THREE boys are mine :)

one of "those" days.

today is just one of "those" days...
a day when all i hear in the house is screaming.
a day when all i hear in the house is crying.
a day when for some reason, since we started the day {way too early} one of my boys is not happy. one of my boys is frustrated.
a day when i am playing referee all day.
a day when i am forever reminded that i cannot make all of the crying stop.
a day when i cannot hold everyone that wants to be held---in that exact moment.
a day when i want to just step into the pantry {for just 2 simple minutes} and cry.
a day when i have to pray constantly---to stay patient. to stay thankful for.each.moment. to stay joyful.

days like this are just plain.old.difficult.

BUT, thankfully there are those moments {random as they may be on a day like this} when everything.is.simply.perfect.
when there are such precious times with them that i just sit, soak in the moment & savor it.
when there is such sweet sounds of all of us laughing.
when i look down at my william and he lights up when he sees me.
when i somehow manage to snuggle all 3 of my boys at the same time.

this.makes.me.happy.

i always.always.always try to appreciate exactly where i am in these days {through some tears}
i never.ever want to feel ok with wanting a certain stage/age to be over.
i never.ever want to not feel content for exactly where i am in life with these little lives god has blessed me with.
as l-o-n-g as these days can seem sometimes, they are fleeting.
they will be gone.
and i will be sad.

even now, i look back at pictures of my baby jake or my baby henry and i cry.
i cry because those days are over and i can't get them back.
they are growing way.too.quickly.

may i sit back, soak in, & savor every.single.minute i get with my babies today...