Friday, October 19, 2012

Where Oh Where?

Where, oh where has my sweet boy gone?
 
As we are struggling with a very strong-willed, vocal toddler, I found this picture of Bentley sweetly sleeping that brought me consolation that every moment doesn't have to be a struggle...it's all in how I look at it and deal with it.
 
Oh and it also reminded me to NAP WHEN THE KIDS NAP! :)
 

Monday, October 8, 2012

In The Field

 Coy Aaron, Kase Logan & Bentley Armour
October 2012
Kase - 12 months

Bentley - 35 months
Coy - 4 years



2 Peas in a Pod
 
All photo shoots with children take lots of work & action...
With absolutely NO gaurentee of getting any perfect pictures!

Coys 4th Birthday

I have put down my laundry basket, turned off my sewing machine, put fresh diapers on all the necessary children, and I'm going to do a little back-blogging :)

 
I'll go back just over 2 weeks to when we celebrated our first born turing FOUR! Here he is at his small Sunday evening party, chip faced. :)
 
We pizza partied with our closest friends, Pablo & Olga and Lyle & Bonnie. Cody and Coy share a birthday, born the same day exactly 10 years apart! They're such great buddies and it's extra special they get to share a birthday!
Of course, the cake was decorated with none other then Lightning McQueen himself! Seriously, you thought of something else?? This new 4 year old revolves every play episode around the characters of Cars. Lightning McQueen, Sally, Mater, Luigi, Guido, Francesco....I have no idea who most of those guys are, but they keep the big boys super happy and imagination going!
 
Coy LOVES learning!! He wants to know about everything that he sees! He went to "Tire School" on saturday while daddy changed our vans flat tire. He learned how to do it....then informed me that I needed to learn too! Who are you child, your Grandpa?? ;)
 
We've started learning a new letter each week too, mostly by coloring pages with things starting with that letter. He asks to learn letters about 3 times every day, and I just LOVE his enthuiasism! He may be ready for school sooner then we want! He cant wait to go to school, ride the bus, and have "Football School" there too. Gym class anyone?
 
He makes us smile with the intelligent words and phrases that come out of his mouth! Yes, a little sassing too, but his big brown eyes and blonde hair make us forgive those sassy little lips pretty quick!
 
Oh, he also may be the most proud 4 year old ever! For the week after his birthday, everywhere we went, he announced that he was now "FOUR"! Complete with the correct number of fingers waving around! :)
 
Mom, Dad, Bentley & Kasey-poo love you lots Coy Aaron!!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Our Boys 2012

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE fall! Part of fall here is taking the boys' pictures!
 
 
Here is last years....
 
And this years!
This is not the final picture...just the best that I could get today without Logan helping me. It's really amazing how much they grow in 365 days! Well this year was leap year, with 366 days....it was probably that one extra day that made the differance....? ;)
 
Happy Fall! <3 p="p">


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A One Year Old

Today, our baby (the baby for now) turns one year old! When looking back on a year past, most of us say "wow, that went fast!". But seriously, I have NO idea how the days, weeks, months passed to quickly! I'm reminiscing (yes, with tears in my eyes. no, make that on my cheek!) of the day that our little Kasey-poo was born...the day that he met his mommy and daddy face to face, and the brothers he will grow up with. The overwhelming feeling of love and joy that this little guy has brought us this year will stay with us forever! I hope...especially when he's a sassy teenager... ;)
 
We celebrated his 1st birthday on Saturday with Grandma & Papa, close friends & neighbors.
The theme was "Down on the Farm" and turned out to be really cute!
 
The lil farmer at his feeding station.
 

For next years birthdays we will need a bigger "big kid" table!
 

Kase sat so happy up on the table getting pictures taken! He was pleased with the attention and most DEFinately even MORE pleased to have a front row spot by the cake :)
 

Here is Kase and Sierra Williams, born one day apart! We got to her sweet little princess party the next day.
 

As an appatizer before the cake, he enjoyed a little piggy cake pop! Nearly too cute to eat, not that he cared what it looked like ;)
 

All the kiddos burned off a few calories and made room for cake!
 

THE cake. Now I realize it's far from perfect, but it tasted like a real cake...nice and sweet! I had big plans with this sugar baby, but when it comes down to actually decorating it...my hands don't conjure with my brain and Pinterest boards apparently.
 

There's no denying this boy got his cake and ate it too! The nexy day, his diaper looked this green too. I'm sure it will stain his cloth diaper...but it'll be a happy stain :)
 

We drank chocolate or strawberry milk and lemonade out of mason jars. Pretty "down on the farm", don'tchya think?
 

Partys over...can you tell? He was so pleasant the whole time though!
 

And now one week from today...this big guy turns FOUR! Now don't ask me where the last 4 years went...I WILL cry you a river!
 

Up close of the cake pops! They were so yummy and turned out pretty cute! SOOOOO many thanks to my AWESOME friend OLGA for taking the time to come down to do a trial run last week. Of course we all ate those before the party...and got to re-do these! She made all the cow and pig parts, and chicken beaks out of fondant so they were all ready to stick on. They were a hit!
 

And what would a little boy be without a new tractor after a successful birthday? He's sportin his new Case tractor in half of his Sunday best. You would never know it's actually HIS though...it seems to be claimed by his brothers instead.
 
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Today Logan had to go up to Polson for a board meeting, where they'll party like old famers do at board meetings, and stay overnight at the resort there. His awesome boss reserved a room with a few more beds so we could join him as well on this special day! So after a bit we will head up there where Logan will awesomely skip out on the Flathead Lake drink-n-cruise (no, that's not what they really call it..) to go swimming with our boys who are super excited for a little trip!
 
 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Georgetown Lake

Last weekend we took a little camping trip with Duane & Janette up to Georgetown Lake. GORGEOUS country! So we spent a few days by the campfire, watching the kids on their striders, and just enjoying eachothers company! Here are a few pictures to share. We really only got the camera out when at the lake, so that's about all you'll get to see. Maybe a few other iPhone pictures :)

Kase - not sure what to think of either the life vest or being rocked to sleep by the passing boats.


3 little men, floating out to sea! (not really, they were attatched)

Daddy/baby cuddles :)

Star gazing.

Mommy and 2 of her sweet boys!


 
And the best part...the part they started talking about as soon as they woke up in the morning, but had to wait oh-so-patiently for ALLL day long...S'MORES!


I really don't deserve this guy, but so glad he loves me anyway! ;)

We got to see Uncle Chase & Auntie Sarah for a couple hours! We were only 2 hours apart, since they were in Bozeman for a wedding, and us at Georgetown lake...so we met in the middle in Butte! A cold treat in the park and a pizza supper was just enough time to say hi and bye, and remind me how much we MISS THEM!

On the way home, we hit the candy store in Philipsburg and hauled off with some super sweet treats!

And we ended the awesome weekend with a blown wheel bearing on the camper on the way home. What would vacation be without a little complication? :)
And now I'm so sorry that we didn't get more pictures with Grandma & Papa, since they were a HUGE part of the weekend! Maybe I'll sneak one off Logan's phone later tonight :)

Last week I turned TWENTY FIVE! A quarter century old! I'm definately feeling my age now....sore back, sciatic nerve, headaches.....Oh wait....that's just pregnancy! We're 14 weeks now! And so hoping the rest goes by really fast and painless. The body sags and droops, and moans and groans when you're pregnant with the 4th baby in just under 4 years! :0)

Have a good week!!

Thursday, July 26, 2012