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Today marks my last "full" week of maternity leave - I go back to work Nov. 4th. Can't believe how fast it has flown by. Mason is home with us again today  - it is day #12 in a row. How I love love love all the crazy things he says and does - he has really been into singing the past few days, and bringing me his toys saying "listen mommy it makes music!" His favorite songs lately are "Row row row your boat" and "the itsy bitsy spider." So cute listening to his versions. (row row row your boat, gently down the street!).

Love all the funny things he says...so seriously. "Mommy Bubba is sad" (this is his toy horse) Why Mason? "He wants his mommy and daddy back." Where are they? "They are working at the courthouse and naitonal guard."  He is such a sweet, caring little boy.

Chase contiues to grow and grow every day. At his checkup last week he was in the 92nd percentile for weight and 72 for height. He is so unbelievably mellow. Goes with the flow. Doesnt get too worked up when his brother gives him lots of kisses -- sometimes a bit too hard.Tons of smiles and coos. Is rolling over onto his back whenever we do tummy time.

Had a busy past week and weekend: ECFE, trip to Cavalier to see my friend Sammy and tour her new GORGEOUS home, SPA day Thursday, the Barker family over Friday night -- the kids had so much fun playing together! Mason keeps asking when Dillon is coming to play again and stay at his house-- Saturday morning got up early and went to the UND homecoming parade. Then a quick trip to Target, out to eat, and hit the road for Jamestown to our nephew Cole Bugs' 4th birthday party.

Mason and Daddy had such a great time swimming. "Just one more minute mommy."  Over and over again. Poor Bobby threw out his back - really badly - on Friday. He can hardly walk. Went to the ER Sunday in GF on our way home, and after waiting over 2 hours they said he might require back surgery... He is seeing his PCP today - hope they have MUCH better news! 

Bobby is off to Bismark this week for work - left this morning, comes home Thursday night. We will carve pumpkins Thurs night, then he has drill Fri-Sun. We miss him so much when he is gone but appreciate all he does for our family.

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!