Mommy had another birthday

Mommy turned 31 this year.

And this year she wanted to celebrate in style...

with a brand new mini van!

And I love it! We were going to wait another year or two but I'm so glad we didn't.

I've truly come to a place in my life, or a peace in my life,

where I don't want for myself nearly as much as I used to.

Daddy finished building my dream pantry,

which was all I really asked for.

And I got a mini van. 

And he got me flowers the day of that truly surprised me and was more than I ever expected. 

In that moment, I knew that at 31-years-old I had already found the key to true happiness.

My kids are happy and healthy. My husband is happy and healthy and loving.

That's my life's wish come true!

Plus, I got a new president too...

Baby Ty on election night November 2016

The Toy Story Gang is Here!

Halloween 2016 was one for the books! 

Porter truly loves Halloween.

He has been talking about it since last Halloween.

HTCS Pre-K 3 October 2016

Mommy went with Porter to his first field trip to the corn maze and pumpkin patch.

There are some good kids in his class. And he loves his teachers. 

Porter with Ms. Marcie (left) and Ms. Denise.

For months, he told us that he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear.

So we had to make that happen.

But he was also determined that daddy was Woody

and mommy was Jessie.

And he wanted Baby Ty to be Bullseye. 

Needless to say, we couldn't find a Bullseye costume

but he settled for "little Woody."

I have to admit I've been kind of a bah humbug for Halloween for years now.

I don't know why. I guess it's just a lot of work to put something together.

But this year I was so glad we pulled it off.

Porter was so excited!

I made my shirt and his wings, and I think it turned out great.

We attended the annual Trunk or Treat

and we decided to trick-or-treat in our new neighborhood.

Uncle Jeff, Aunt B.Z. and Baby Zelleigh joined us too.

The boys brought home lots of loot and we all had a blast!

Porter is already talking about next year...

Porter Made it to 3!

Porter is three years old.

And I believe we escaped this past year without any major incidents

(unlike the first two years of his life).

Sometimes I look at him and can't believe how much he has grown.

And then I have to remind myself that he's not going to stop.

And then I get sad.

And then he's grumpy or whiny or sassy and I can't wait until he grows out of that phase.

And that makes me think about him growing up and I get sad again.

Ah. Being a mother surely has it's pros and cons.

But a lot more pros with these two around!

We took these series of photos the day before Porter turned three

so Ty was almost 14 months.

They melt my heart every time I look at them.

Ty has a black eye in the photos from when he slipped in the bath tub.

The photographer asked if I wanted her to photoshop it.

I told her no. I want to remember life exactly how it was...

Chaotic, even dysfunctional at times, but full of love and joy.

This three-year-old is definitely full of love and joy.

He listens well. He helps his brother. He makes his brother laugh. He makes us laugh.

He has a kind heart. He is giving and caring. He is timid and careful. He is friendly and sensitive.

He is wonderful. He's SUPER!

This year we celebrated with a small dinner with family.

He got a few gifts and a homemade birthday cake.

I will never forget after almost everyone had gone home and it was dark out,

Porter sat at the dining room table playing with his new Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head

while we talked in the kitchen with Aunt Amber.

He suddenly started getting down from the table and saying,

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for my party, Mom!"

as he ran over to me and gave me the biggest hug.

It brought tears to my eyes to know that I'm raising a considerate and grateful child.

The above photo was his first try. Mommy tried for days to train Daddy how to do his hair.

And we talked to Porter about his photos at school and tried to get him to practice smiling.

They didn't turn out great so we had a redo.

I love that we captured this though. This photo shows more to me than a timid 3-year-old.

It shows me that Baxter is the one who feeds and clothes 

the children every morning while I'm already at work.

And it shows me a spirit of adventure and courage behind those big eyes.

In this photo I can hear Porter's voice and especially his laugh.

At this age he is still mastering potty training. We only have an accident about once a week.

He's proved to be great about getting shots.

He shares with his brother even though he makes it very obvious that it's really hard.

He has started saying his "legs don't work" when he doesn't want to do something.

He always asks us if we remember something. "Remember? Remember when?"

He says everything happened yesterday. "Remember when yesterday..."

He loves Buzz Lightyear, train tracks and legos.

We love this little man.

The Turfitts Take On Dallas!

Just before Labor Day weekend,

Mommy had to go to training in Dallas.

I left on a Monday, and my three boys joined me on Thursday.
Yes, Daddy took both of you on the plan ALL BY HIMSELF.

We stayed through the weekend with our good friends The Frosts.


We just love the Frost Family and were so glad
our boys could get to know them better.

We were a little concerned because Porter is usually very shy.
But he literally walked straight into the house
(without us because we were still in the driveway talking),
and went straight up stairs to play with the kids.
We were shocked! But he really took to Ben, who is just a year older.

He ended up sleeping in Ben's bunk beds with him.
I woke up the first morning wondering if Porter was awake,
and I was thinking he may have forgotten where he was and might be scared.
But then I heard Porter whistling (he just learned how to whistle),
and I looked over the balcony and there he was just chatting it up with Meghan and Ben.
Porter, you surprise us every day!

On Friday, Meghan and I took the boys to the library and to run errands
while Daddy stayed home to study and do some homework.
That evening we ate at the best BBQ place in McKinney.

On Saturday, we drove to Waco to visit Magnolia Market,
which is a very popular "celebrity" site right now because the show is on HGTV.
It was so cute and there was so much for the kids to do.
We went for a quick swim that night at their neighborhood pool.

On Sunday, we went to church and relaxed until dinner,
where we shared in a huge feast.
Then, we went for a long walk and lit sparklers in the backyard.

We were so sad to leave our friends on Monday,
but so thankful for their friendship.

Porter still talks about "Ben's house"
and we look forward to visiting them again.

Mommy goes to Iceland

In early August, Mommy had to go to Iceland for work.

I hated to leave my three boys for five whole days,

but I was pretty excited to see this beautiful land.

It is full of glaciers, geysers, waterfalls, whales and the cutest horses.

I made sure to go to the Whale Museum,

the Iceland History Museum and the Blue Lagoon.

We didn't make reservations for the lagoon so we couldn't swim,

but it was truly a sight to behold.

And so were my babies when I got home!

I got held up in the Delta Delays of 2016 so I had to stay a whole extra day

but it was well worth it when I saw my three boys faces at the airport.

I brought Porter an Icelandic rock (because you're really into rocks right now)

and a Viking hat. And Ty got a stuffed Viking.

We enjoyed a nice dinner in the French Quarter

and a relaxing weekend at home.

Daddy did a wonderful job of taking care of you.

People often ask me how we make it work when I have to travel for work.

I always tell them that your Dad is already so involved in every aspect

of taking care of you that when I'm away it barely phases either of you.

I don't even think you missed me!



He was born on the 3rd of July...

Baby Ty turned 1 on July 3, 2016.

He was pretty excited about it :)

We had a HUGE Independence Day themed party in his honor.

We probably had 70 people at our house!

Everyone came to show how much we love this little boy.

He really enjoyed his chocolate birthday cake.

And loved his new slide.

And was so excited for his firework show.

We love this handsome boy.



Happy Father's Day!

I love this photo for so many reasons.

Obviously, it is the cutest naked baby ever.

But after examining it further,

I love it for so many other reasons...

In this photo, Ty is sitting on his daddy's side of the bed.

And everything in this picture says so much about Baxter.

First and foremost, he made me a mom two times now.

And he is the best dad I could have ever asked for

to do this whole very-hard-and-exhausting-raising-kids-thing with.

The big laundry basket is such a testament

to how much housework he does.

He has never strayed from laundry, cooking, dishes, mopping, ALL OF IT.

On his nightstand is the baby monitor, a bottle and Mr. Potato Head.

He keeps the monitor on his side EVERY NIGHT.

He is always the one checking on the boys,

and he never hesitates to get up with them.

He has always been on top of the baby's feeding schedule.

Even when I'm nursing.

He knows when they need to eat

and works with me to schedule everything else around it.

Toys are usually everywhere, and he never complains.

In fact, we often look at each other and smile when we find

a toy car in our shoes or a stuffed animal under the bedspread.

Just behind Mr. Potato Head is a photo of me.

One that I gave him a long time ago (when I looked good ;).

He's always kept it there, and it just reminds me that he loves me.

Then, the guitars (THERE ARE MORE).

Many people don't know that he is very musically talented.

He plays the guitar very well and even taught himself a few things on the piano.

And I know that a lot of people don't know that about him

because he is the most humble person I know.

He is also the kindest, most honest, hardworking, empathetic man I know.

And all these things make him THE BEST DAD.

Happy Father's Day, Baxter.

We love you!

Ty at 11+ months!

This kid is wild!

And he has the hair to prove it!

Just over the last couple months as his hair has gotten longer

it has also become very curly. Like kinky curly!

Ty, you are so busy ALL THE TIME.

You have never once watched TV because you are too busy.

We have two baby gates blocking the stairs,

and still any chance you get you are hurrying up them.

You play hard and you sleep hard.

You wake up anywhere between 6:30-8 a.m.

and you are back down by 9 a.m.

You take another nap in the afternoon,

and never complain about going to bed at night.

You love bath time

but currently only like to stay in for a little while.

You are very indecisive yet determined.

You want to be held all the time,

but you also want the freedom to roam.

You constantly go back and forth from crying to be held

to crying to be put down. It's exhausting!

When you make up your mind to do something

or that you want something THAT. IS. IT.

There is no stopping you. Until we really put our foot down.

You wave bye bye, mimic many sounds,

clap your hands and just started taking steps yesterday.

You think Porter is hilarious.

And Porter has really taken a liking to you too.

We love you baby boy!

A Trip to D.C. Sans Kiddos

Mommy had to attend training in D.C. for a whole week in May.

I left Daddy to tend to the kids all by himself until Wednesday.

Then, he came up to join me!

EE so graciously took care of Porter and Ty and Scout while we were gone.

And we really enjoyed ourselves.

Daddy went to museums during the day.

And I met up with him in the evenings.

We walked all over D.C. and saw many monuments and museums.

I was really worried about being away from the kids that long,

but we truly enjoyed ourselves.

It was so nice to get away with the one I love most!

Easter and Daddy's 33rd Birthday :)

Easter was on March 27th this year,

and we hosted the Turfitt family at our new house.

This is the only photo I managed to get from the actual day

because I was running around like a mad woman.

Ava, Porter & Mae Easter 2016

I just love Easter because I love that it gives the world

a chance to celebrate our Savior and all that he sacrificed for us.

We attended church in the morning and everyone came over around 3pm.

Mommy made her first ham and it was very delicious.

We had delicious appetizers and side dishes too.

We also had a piñata that was huge hit with the kids.

The Easter bunny brought Porter a new wooden train set

and Ty got some bath/pool toys.

Aunt Tricia gave us Christopher's old train table.

So now we have two train tables and the boys love them!

The next week was Daddy's 33rd birthday,

and we celebrated with his family the night before.

 

As usual, the food was great, dessert was even better

and all the kids ran around like crazy.

They really are growing up fast and becoming more like friends.

It is so adorable to see all of them together.

 

We are so thankful to have this guy in our lives.

He is the best husband, father and friend that anyone could ask for.

We look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with him.

We love you, Dada!

 

Just a few things I don't want to forget...

I went upstairs to get Porter out of bed Saturday morning and he exclaimed, "My room's a mess!" Why yes, yes, it is a mess.

Porter told me after school yesterday, "I'm hungry. I eat a horse."

Ty scooted all over the place for a long time...probably a solid two months. But he finally started crawling on Sunday, April 10.

I took Porter to his second dentist appointment at 2.5 years old. He was a little scared but very brave.

He was on my lap shaking as the hygienist cleaned his teeth and whining a little bit, but he listened so well and kept his mouth open. I was very proud. When the dentist came in, he started waving to him.

This made the hygienist giggle, and Porter looked at her and said, "Stop laughing." I was so embarrassed. Haha!

Ty loves loves LOVES Daddy right now. If he lays eyes on Daddy he is leaping out of my arms to get to him.

Ty started eating solids at 6 months. So far he loves bananas, mangos, sweet potatoes and carrots. But he's not too keen on green beans or peas...just like his Momma. He's a BIG PIG. He slaps his hands on his tray like "feed me, feed me." And if you aren't shoveling it in fast enough he surely lets you know.

Pretty much every time I tell Porter I need to brush his hair he says, "I got knots." It's still long (to his shoulders), and everyone thinks he's a girl, but we think he's just adorable.

Both boys sleep through the night. Porter is a pretty hard sleeper, and if we ever have to wake him up we kind of dread it because he's automatically in a bad mood. He likes to wake up slowly on his own.

Ty is a very light sleeper. Any little thing can wake him up. I go into his room to feed him every morning at 5:30, and I try to be so careful when opening the door but he always wakes up.

Porter's favorite songs right now are "lead me, guide me" aka I Am A Child of God, "rainbow song" aka Somewhere Over the Rainbow, If You're Happy and You Know It and Itsy Bitsy Spider. Ty hasn't taken to Mommy's singing yet, but he loves it when Daddy plays guitar.

Porter's favorite book right now is "bike book" aka The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan Berenstein. I cannot tell you how many times Daddy and me have read that story. We also just started reading Alice in Wonderland. I didn't think he would be that interested but he listens really well.

Ty could play all day upstairs in his brother's room. I don't know if it's the gazillion toys all over the floor or his brother running around entertaining him, but when he is in there he is happy. Sometimes we leave the boys up there by themselves and watch them from the monitor.

Porter is very sweet to Ty. He's pretty patient with him until Ty takes a toy or pulls his hair, but even then he doesn't react too badly. Sometimes he tells Ty he can't play with something because "it's mine," but he always gives him an alternate toy. Porter gives Ty kisses all the time, and Ty thinks Porter is the funniest person on the planet.

Just thinking about them when I am at work or driving in the car puts a huge smile on my face. We both love them so much!

  

The Sabbath Day According to the Turfitts

Sunday, January 24, 2016


Ty slept all night. Mommy gets up to feed him at 6 a.m. and goes back to bed. Daddy lets mommy sleep in while he gets up to make pancakes. Daddy wakes mommy up at 7:30 a.m. and asks her to get Porter up. She obliges, grabs her robe and glasses and trudges up the stairs. Scout is waiting at the top of the stairs. She is very excited. Porter is awake already but still in bed. Mommy tells him that daddy is making pancakes, and he replies with "daddy make a mess." Mommy agrees.


Pancakes and deer sausage are hot and ready. We say grace and eat up. The pancakes taste funny. Daddy remembers he forgot to add salt. He sprinkles salt on his. We laugh. Mommy finishes eating and makes Ty's bottle because she knows he will be up soon. Right away she hears Ty cry.


She rushes to her bathroom to turn on her hair straightener. Daddy brings Porter upstairs to get him dressed. Mommy rushes up the stairs, opens the door and Ty is all smiles. She changes his poopy diaper and picks out his church clothes. Daddy brings Porter downstairs with him while he gets dressed. Mommy brings Ty downstairs. She lays him on her bed with his bottle while she styles her hair. Daddy goes to EE's to feed Winston because EE is out of town. Mommy finishes and so does Ty. She puts him in the pack-n-play with some toys. Porter also comes in to entertain. Mommy finishes getting dressed while daddy gets Ty dressed.


They get ready to leave. Mommy: We may need to bring a bottle for Ty. Daddy: Did you pack Porter some toys? Mommy: Does he have a blanket? Where are Porter's shoes? Daddy: I'll bring Ty to the car. Can you get Porter?


Porter is sitting in a chair watching cartoons on mommy's phone. Mommy makes Ty a bottle. She makes herself a bottle of water. She asks Porter if he is ready. He ignores her. She grabs his hand and helps him out of his chair. They walk to the car and she buckles him in. Daddy drives his truck and mommy drives hers with the kids. Daddy has to stay after to do clerk work.


They both back into parking spaces almost in sync. Mommy is unbuckling Porter and takes the phone away. She explains that they are going into church now and he can watch it later. He only whines once. Daddy unloads Ty. We walk through the parking lot as Porter picks out all the "Lightning McQueen" cars. Mommy tries to get Porter to walk faster by racing him to the chapel. He only falls for it once. We are actually early. We find Maw Maw in our usual pew in front of the Zahnisers. She hands Porter a bag of toys. He is excited about one racecar in particular and a police car that he calls a racecar. Mommy corrects him but notes that they do drive really fast sometimes.


The usual ensues. Porter is too loud and we ask him to be quiet. He obliges...for a few seconds. Ty tries to tear the pages out of the hymnal as we sing. Porter accidentally grabs two pieces of bread and one falls to the floor...he eats it anyway. Ty makes flirty eyes and smiles with everyone. Porter wants to be held during the intermediate hymn, and he gives mommy six or seven kisses. It is very hot and stuffy in the chapel. Porter throws stuff at the families behind us. Ty is passed to mommy and then to Maw Maw and then back to mommy. Porter has poopoo and mommy changes him. Ty is tired and whiny and daddy tries to coddle him to get him to sleep...it doesn't work. The closing prayer is said. Mommy and daddy devise a plan.


Daddy takes Porter to nursery and mommy brings Ty to class to try to rock him to sleep. Daddy comes later with all the stuff, i.e., the car seat, huge diaper bag, mommy's coat and water bottle. Daddy leaves to do clerk work. Ty falls asleep. Mommy tries to plan her lesson for young women's on her phone. It's not working out while trying to hold him. She makes a successful transfer to the car seat. She also tries to listen to the lesson. A very elderly man named Bro. Garriga sits on his rolling walker at the back of the class. He makes a comment about something found in the scriptures. The teacher (Uncle Brehm) asks him how many times he has read the Book of Mormon. He replies, "Oh, I don't know. I've lost count...but at least eight times last year." Mommy sits in awe and stares at him for a while.


Class is over. Mommy tries to bring Ty to daddy without waking him. It is unsuccessful. Daddy agrees to take him for a while "until he gets crazy." Mommy joins everyone in young women's. Daddy plugs away in the clerk's office. Daddy brings Ty to mommy at 11:45. He is acting crazy. She tries to finish her lesson with him whining and wriggling on her lap. It's not perfect, but she gets the job done. Closing prayer.


Mommy loads Ty up in the car seat and rushes to get Porter from nursery. She opens the door to the gym and he is scooting away on a little car. He wants to bring it home, and mommy explains that he has to leave it but he has his bike at home that he can ride. Mommy brings the kids home while daddy stays to work.


She parks at the house and unbuckles Porter, then unloads Ty's car seat. They all go inside. She turns The Incredibles on for Porter, makes Ty his bottle and gets him out of the car seat. She sets him up on the floor to eat. She runs to change her clothes and then begins making Porter some instant spaghetti and orange slices. He eats it at his kid's table shirtless while he watches the movie. She gets her lunch started, then Ty is crying. She brings him upstairs, rocks him for a little while and puts him down. She goes down and finishes making her lunch. Ty is crying. She wipes Porter's spaghetti mess up on her way upstairs. She rocks Ty again for a little while and lays him back down...he starts crying immediately. She decides to let him cry while she finishes eating lunch. Daddy comes home. She left everything out for him to fix lunch. She finishes her lunch and heads upstairs to rock Ty some more. He falls asleep.


Mommy comes downstairs and starts mixing some cookie dough. Daddy finishes his lunch, changes his clothes and brings Porter upstairs for his nap. He comes downstairs and helps mommy mix the cookie dough, then he starts on the dishes. She is finishing up and notices the dough looks too thin. She mentions this to him and he realizes he only put 1.25 cups of flour instead of 2.25 cups. She adds the remaining cup and puts the dough in the fridge to chill. They sit down together on the couch in front of the fire and snuggle up to watch a movie.


The movie is okay. After it's over, daddy decides to paint the ceilings in the new closet and pantry he just finished building. Mommy decides to go to EE's to load up the very last of their boxes from moving out a month ago. She is unloading them at home and Ty wakes up. She brings him downstairs where daddy is already mixing his bottle. She sets him up in front of the TV to watch Baby Einstein while he eats. She brings all eight boxes up the stairs one-by-one. She opens the door to Porter's room so he can wake up slowly. She begins unpacking some boxes. He eventually wakes up and she is there to tickle him. He asks to put on his costume. "Your monkey costume?" "No. My snow one." "Your Santa pajamas?" "Yeah!" Mommy gets them from the bathroom counter and gets him dressed.
We spend the rest of the day straightening up, making messes and straightening up again. Daddy cooks dinner and Mommy makes a salad. We sit down, bless the food and eat while planning the strategy for bedtime. We preheat the oven, everyone upstairs, no baths tonight, we play in Porter's room for a little while, then Daddy reads scriptures. We kneel to pray, we have to remind Porter to be reverent, he folds his arms for a little while, plays some more, then folds his arms again, all the while Ty is scooting all over. Mommy to Daddy: which kid do you want? Daddy: I'll take Ty. Mommy and Porter give Ty kisses and Dad brings him to bed. Mommy reads Porter a book, tucks him in and kisses him good night. He reminds her to leave the light on.
Daddy is in the kitchen putting cookie dough on the cookie sheet. Yum. I go to take a shower. I get ready for bed, we enjoy cookies and milk in bed while we talk about the upcoming week. Good night kisses, pass out, until tomorrow...

Baby Ty

I don't know that you'll ever be called just Ty.

Porter has been calling you Baby Ty since you were in the womb.

Everyone caught onto it, and now that just seems to be part of your identity.

Eight months has truly been a game changer for you.

You have made so many milestones over the past month.

You're sitting up on your own,

your first two teeth came in Feb. 28

(mommy and daddy's 7th anniversary),

you're scooting everywhere,

you're getting up on your knees and rocking,

you're pulling up on things to stand...

it's been crazy to watch you!

You're still pretty fussy and very demanding.

You want to be entertained all the time.

I think you just really enjoy having people around.

You think your brother is the best thing since formula :)

You laugh at him all the time,

and Porter absolutely loves it.

You had your first finger foods on Saturday, March 5...

eggs and avocado.

Of course, you loved it.

You're a very happy and cuddly boy.

When you're tired, you rub your eyes a lot

and you will lay your head on our shoulder.

Even if you do it for just a second

we know that you want to go to bed.

You are great about going to sleep.

We just put you in your crib and you roll over onto your tummy.

You've been sleeping through the night since you were about 5 months old.

You used to wake up really early and I would go feed you,

but now I have to wake you up. It's so nice!

You have brought so much love and laughter into our family.

We love you, Baby Ty!



Holiday craziness

This photo just about sums up our holiday season...

craziness.

The month of December was filled with us

closing on our new house and moving out of EE's

all while trying to make a memorable first Christmas with Ty.

We took a small break from all that to visit

Aunt Kelly and all the cousins in Utah.

EE came with us and she was able

to spend a lot of time with Aunt Kelly,

while we spent time with all the kids.

We went four-wheeler riding and sledding,

and had a great time visiting with old friends.

For Christmas, Santa brought Porter

a basketball goal and Ty a big ball.

He gave both the boys a very nice train table.

EE got Porter an electric train that was all the rage

until Porter started to mistreat it.

I think we will put it away until he is a little older.

We moved into our new house the day before New Year's Eve.

We made a goal to be in by the end of the year,

and we sure made that happen just in the nick of time.

We've been doing a little remodeling and it's really coming along.

Looking back, 2015 was a really great year.



And so far, 2016 is even more awesome!

Fall, Halloween and other craziness!

 We definitely had to plead with Porter to take this adorable pic.

But it worked! How cute is that?

Porter & Ty at the pumpkin patch 2015.

Life is super crazy right now.

Mommy, Porter, Daddy & Ty pumpkin patch 2015.

Mommy's back at work, Daddy is very busy starting his new company,

we're still living at EEs and we never have time for anything.

But we are trying to enjoy and remember every moment.

Ty is growing, growing.

He is very healthy and still loves to eat.

He's becoming more entertained by Porter,

and Porter loves that.

Porter is hilarious. Everything he does is so cute and funny.

He does throw some fits every now and then,

but he really gets over it pretty fast and moves on.

He says "I'm sowwy" a lot...

even when it's totally unwarranted.

And when he falls down he says "I'm okay!"

It's precious.

Mae, Ava, Thomas & Porter Halloween 2015.

For Halloween, Porter was a monkey (of course) and Ty was a duck.

I don't think I got one pic of them together. Oh well.

We took Porter downtown to do some trick or treating,

and he was a pro straight out the gate.

He was running from house to house and yelling "trick or treat."

It was the cutest thing to watch.

But after just one street he was exhausted.

Which was totally fine with mom and dad.

We actually got some McDonald's on the way home and called it a night.

Porter (left) and Ty Halloween two years apart.

We are looking forward to getting into our new home soon

and celebrating the upcoming holidays.

Porter's 2nd Birthday Party

 Porter and his cousin Harrison are only 10 days apart.

So we decided to throw them a monkey birthday party together at EEs.

All the cousins were able to come!

 

(left to right): Porter, Taylor, Thomas & Dylan.

We had a huge waterslide that all the kids loved.

Porter even went down it.

We sure do love our big two-year-old.

He is really into "Curz Goje" (Curious George) right now.

He wants to watch the movies ALL THE TIME.

He says the cutest things like "I hold you," "Baby Ty cries" and "I no like it."

He also says "I go timeout." We're working on that.

He's getting a lot better with his little brother.

Porter doesn't pay much attention to Ty now unless he is giving him kisses.

 

Ty is definitely a hand full. He's very VERY fussy every evening.

But he is only waking up about once a night.

When he is crying everyone in the neighborhood knows because he screams.

We're learning he is very temperamental, demanding and lazy.

Ha! But we love him anyways.

When he's in a good mood he is very sweet and cuddly.

We are loving both our boys and our beautiful life.