6 Years

It seems like it was just yesterday...


...but look at us now!

Happy Anniversary, Matt!

Thanks for 6 wonderful, adventure-filled years of love and faithfulness!

Then & Now

I'm not a huge fan of having my picture taken - especially posed pictures of just me - so I didn't document either of my pregnancies with the monthly baby bump pictures. On occasion, I have let Matt take a picture (a "fun" time for all involved, believe me), so I can look back someday and see what I looked like pregnant.

Last Saturday was the 1st baby bump photoshoot for baby #2. I went back and found a picture from when I was pregnant with Levi at about the same point. See what you think...


Levi - Day 233

Baby #2 - Day 219

Perhaps I'll have to haul out the overworn pink shirt and take a picture for a better comparison!

Totally Tuckered Out!

This morning started out too early (in my opinion) with Levi screaming for me from his crib. Then, since we were trying to get out the door at a set time, I relied too heavily on the TV so I could get us ready to go. On top of that, the weather was still somewhat cloudy and dreary this morning. All of that combined made for a very whiny, tearful little boy by the time we made it back home around noon.

When I reached the point where I couldn't take the whining and crying anymore, I brought Levi to his rocking chair and told him that he could come out of his room when he was done crying and whining. I left the room and continued making lunch. After about 10 minutes, I realized that it was really quiet in the room down the hall, which normally isn't a good thing! Today, however, this is what I found when I reached Levi's doorway:

I debated about just leaving him in the chair for his nap, but decided to move him to the crib and was totally unsuccessful. Then I feared that those 10 minutes were going to be his only nap for the day, but thankfully he went back to sleep after lunch and he's been down for an hour and counting...

TGIF - Summer Style

Q: What do you get when you put together a play structure, a pond with ducks, a package of old english muffins, and a sprinkler?

A: A whole morning of fun for two 2-year old boys!

This morning, Angie & I took the boys (and Meleah) to a nearby park and then headed back to my house to let them run through an old sprinkler in the backyard. Levi has been napping for about 3 hours now - further proof that it was a fun morning and a great way to tire out two active boys!

Showdown

Saturday, High Noon

Boy versus Bee...

...and the winner was: the bee!

We were all outside, but neither Matt nor I saw exactly what happened. Matt responded to the screams first and found a red mark on the middle of Levi's upper lip. Levi told us "yes" when asked if a bee stung him. Later on, I asked him if the bee just flew up to him or if he was trying to touch the bee, he told me that he was "touchin' the bees" - so the details of the sting are still a bit fuzzy :)

The poor kid had quite the swollen lip until bedtime on Saturday night, but other than the swelling, he had no ill effects from the sting. I've since been told a few home remedies to try for reducing the swelling - good thing, since I think this won't be the only sting for our curious boy!