today

What a busy day it has been! Bobby is gone to drill this weekend so it is just me and the boys! I love those days where it feels like you got a lot accomplished – I went for an early AM run until the boys got up, and then we ate breakfast in mommy and daddy’s bed and watched Mickey Mouse (Chase played)

Went to the grocery store and store to buy a present for Miss J’s birthday party tomorrow.

Came home and made two pans of bars for church tomorrow (we serve treats)

Played played played! Love this picture of me and Mason – I told him to ‘lay on my back’ and this is what he did! He cracks me up… all the things he says – today my favorites (that I remember) were “yum this tastes like an ice cream cone!” (we were eating turkey wraps), “leave me alone when I poop” (we worked on potty training today), “this is deeeeelicous,” and “mommy I spilled” (see mess below). As much as we miss Bobby, I so love this alone time I get to spend with my boys – I will be back to work before I know it. . .

Then we had bathtime and now both boys are in bed! Another busy day tomorrow- church and birthday party.   Time for this mama to go to bed too -

(AND WHY ARE THESE PICTURES JUMPING EVERYWHERE?!?!?!) 

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Pumpkin Patch

 
  Yesterday afternoon we headed over to the Pumpkin Patch – it was a beautiful fall day, perfect weather for painting pumpkins, going on a hayride, taking lots of pictures, eating grilled hot dogs & chips, a nickel scramble, and of course, the most important part – picking out pumpkins!

  It was held at the park right across from our house as part of a fundraiser the Jaycees are doing to build a playground there. Can't wait for construction to begin!

It was a good thing we live so close to the park and Bobby could carry these all back in multiple loads, because they would not have all fit in our stroller!!!

Chase's new trick!

Chase has been practicing his newest trick the past couple of weeks - SMILING!!

It just melts my heart!

This morning he woke up especially happy so we decided to "play" photostudio - it is our (..ok MY) favorite thing to play! Chase got bored before mommy did though, so we stopped early :)

PS: I am also loving how his hair is getting a tint of RED in it - just like his daddy's when he was little!!! His grandma (Bobby's mom) and great grandma (my grandma) also BOTH have red hair - which means watch out!

It is Bobby's first official week back at work - we have LOVED LOVED LOVED having him home over the past SEVEN weeks! I can't believe Chasers is already going to be 8 weeks old - the time has just flown by! He is such an amazingly good baby - last night he even slept 6 hours straight! Yay!!!

Time for us to go for a walk - can't believe it is almost 90 degrees outside! Seems weird to be wearing shorts and a tank top and seeing the fall leaves and beet trucks driving by!

keeping up with the buzicks

yes i have been watching WAY too much useless television the past 5 weeks! and yikes, I have already been @ home for 5 weeks, the time has flown. So bummed that next week will mark the 1/2 way point of my maternity leave. Chase and I have been sooo incredibly lucky that daddy has been home with us this entire time too!

^ Chase with his new friend Jorja

Mason has been loving everything about Toy Story - loving doesn't begin to describe it - he has been sort of OBSESSED for the past three months! Everyday he wants "Big Woody" - which is his talking Woody doll, and actually the medium sized one out of the bunch! He also has an extra-big stuffed Woody and a small Woody (see above). We also made the mistake of telling him we ordered him a Jessie doll too, so everyday he asks if it came in the mail. I also think both Bobby & I have every single word of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 memorized.

When we aren't watching Toy Story or playing with our Toy Story dolls, we have been trying to spend time playing out side because it won't be long until WINTER is here!

On Monday, Chase officially turned 1 month old. He is such a mellow little guy (99% of the time anyway!) - we just love him to pieces! Crazy there are some days where I will think he looks exactly like Mason did when he was a baby, and somedays they look nothing alike. Im also noticing Chase's hair is starting to turn a little red - watch out we might have a little red head boy on our hands!!

4 years....

then -------------------------------> now

Happy 4 year anniversary to my best friend and husband today!

Crazy how things have changed in just 4 years...

Jobs, houses, pets (we miss you Jefferson!), and our GROWING family!

picture time

Last Thursday and again on Sunday (Neither Mase or Chase were in a picture taking mood Thursday evening - so they came back again Sunday-- thanks again for doing that!!)we had family pictures taken by my very talented friend Michaela and her husband at Sustad Photography - this is a 'sneak peek' at a few of them - I can't WAIT to see the rest!!! I am especially in love with the one of Mason & Chase together! Just couldn't wait until morning to share- I am off to bed! ((probably should've went to bed an hour ago after both boys were out))

hurray for electricity!

Our electricity is back on after a 23-hour hiatus! Hurray!!! It went out Monday about 6:30 - and when we woke up (after having a *slumber party* in the living room with my boys because it was too hot upstairs) it STILL wasn't back on... So after Mase went to daycare, Chase & I went to spend the day at my parents' house. I got a couple scrapping pages done:

now today my plan is to start doing some of the things on my "to-do" list from yesterday!!!