Catching up...

My goal this month is to catch up from all the summer fun we have been having and get it posted on the blog.  I'll start with Trey's dedication.  We were able to be joined by family and friends to dedicate Trey to God's ultimate plan and raise him with Jesus in his heart.  We can't wait to see how God chooses to use him.

Easter 2013

This year for Easter we went to Grandma Reitha's house.  My mom and our friend Troy joined us as well so we were really surrounded by family and friends.

Here is our family!  This bench in Grandma Reitha's yard provides a great backdrop for a family portrait and documentation of how quickly our boys are growing.

Above are all of the youngest cousins.  They range from Trey who is just over a year to Tanner who is 3 and a half.

Tanner really understood the concept this year of finding all the eggs but was also a great sport about leaving some of the eggs for the littler kids.  He even re-hid some for them to find.

 Trey was just excited to be outside and walk around.  It took a little while for him to understand that the goal was to find eggs but once he spotted one there was no stopping him from getting it and he loved putting them in and out of the basket.

Brothers

A house full of boys definitely keeps me on my toes but I wouldn't have it any other ways.  Tanner and Trey love each other and are figuring out ways to play with one another without complete frustration.  Here are a few glimpses into our daily view of life.

Trey turns ONE!

So our baby turned one is February!  I know this is a little late on the update but I have been so busy enjoying our two very active little boys and exhausted by the end of the night that this is the first time I have had time to sit at my computer and really think about the blog.  So....here we go.

This first year with Trey truly has gone by fast.  He has been fully mobile since around Christmas time and truly brings personality and joy to our family.  This year we asked everyone to bring a favorite book with a message written to him for his birthday and then to just come celebrate our wonderful, amazing little boy.  

So, what can I tell you about Trey...he loves hats!  Any kind of hat or helmet he proceeds to place it on his head and wear it around the house.  He thought the birthday hat was especially great.  He also loves to play cars, build, dance, chase Tanner, give loves and eat.  He will eat anything and everything and for as long as you will feed him. 

Here are a few of the decorations.  Tanner helped me put the stickers on the sign.

Trey in his birthday hat all dressed up to go to church.

We received so many wonderful books!  I cherish each time we open a book and there is a hand written inscription to our son.  We have just as much fun reading those as we do the actual book.

 Trey loved his cupcake!  He did not hesitate at all to bite right into it and devour the entire thing.

Here is more towards the end of the cupcake eating.

Trey is growing up so fast and is so curious about everything.  He wants to be involved in everything taking place around the house but also will spend lots of time it the play room on his own keeping himself entertained. 

Trey update

Trey is 10 months old and just keeps growing.  He is super fast at crawling, almost walking, and is popping teeth and eating like crazy.  Let's start with mobility.  I think Tanner will be in for a big surprise when Trey actually walks by himself.  He currently will walk around any piece of furniture available, behind his walking toys or when holding onto someone's hand or any body part for that matter.  When standing up he will let go of his support and just stand there for a while, but has yet to just take off across the room.  Trey has taken one or two clumsy steps between people but I would bet that right around Christmas he will start walking on his own.   Trey's two upper outer teeth have broke through and it looks as though he has fangs.  His two upper middle ones are close to breaking through. Trey basically is eating everything we eat with a few exceptions.  He loves fruit, just like Tanner as well as cottage cheese and yogurt.  There isn't much that he won't try and on most days you can't keep enough food in front of him.

Here is Trey's great smile that we get to see numerous times throughout the day.

In attack mode...this is basically how Trey kisses.  Mouth open wide in full slobber mode.

Trey has discovered numerous looks in his short life but this has to be one of my favorites.  His bright blue eyes coupled with and innocent break of a smile brightens my day and melts my heart.

Overall, Trey is a happy kid.  Even on days where teething is tough and sleep is hard to come by we get to see numerous smiles and hear lots of giggles.

Trey had a bird's eye view and stayed dry in the backpack while we were exploring the pumpkin patch.

Many days and nights at our house are spent racing our "cars".  With Trey's newfound mobility Tanner likes having the competition.

Tanner update

What can I say about our energetic, funny, independent, loving little boy who is not so little anymore.  Tanner turned 3 this October and has definitely taken to being a "big kid".  We have no worries about potty training anymore, he can dress and undress himself, pick out his own clothes and likes to have choices with most activities that are taking place in our household.  He is not afraid to express his opinion and just wants to be included in everything that is going on.  He loves to help in the kitchen, and is thoroughly enjoying his new playroom.

Lately, Tanner has been into pirates and this was right before he fell asleep with the pirate patch on his eye during a long road trip.

Our  son is quite the character.  He loves to have costumes on and decided that this mustache made the outfit.

Tanner is still taking swim class and loves the water.  He is now swimming across the pool basically on his own and has learned how to roll over to his back to get his breath and then continue swimming.  He is also working on diving.

This is Tanner outside in the pouring down rain.  One afternoon as the rain was coming down in buckets he declared that he wanted to go outside and play.  On went the rain boots and rain coat and he splashed around in puddles as Trey and I watched from inside the house, warm and dry.

Tanner with his new gold clubs on his birthday.

Tyler and Tanner at the pumpkin patch.  Of all the nice dry days we had this Fall, we chose to go to the pumpkin patch the one day it rained...hard.  We had fun anyways and found some great pumpkins.

Here is Tanner with his own pumpkin.  He worked very hard to clean out the insides all by himself and then dictated the design of the face as I helped cut it out.

7 months

So, I keep making promises to keep up on the blog and I keep failing.  So, I am just going to say I will do my best.  Instead of trying to play catch up, I am beginning at 7 months and updating from there.  Here is Trey at around 7 months.  At this point he has been fully mobile from about 6 months.  As you can see he is pulling himself up on everything and on the move. 

 Trey is full of smiles and giggles.  His squeals and laughter fill the room.  Trey tries hard to keep up with big brother Tanner and is so intent on being involved in everything.

Below is the one picture I was able to take with him sitting still and not falling off the chair.