im so excited

these two make this time of year so fun!

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

Coop Dog sang his little heart out.

1st grade Christmas program was awesome!

Coop did awesome on his little part.

I was one proud Momma and yes I cried a little bit.

I love my 1st grader.

he makes things so fun

Bruiser is one funny little guy. It seems like everyday he is learning a new word. Like today he heard me say okkie dokkie on the phone and now he's been saying it all day long.

After he kisses me he will say, "that's good lovin.".

If you ask him what he wants for Christmas he will say, "TRACTORS, allmart (wal-mart) tractors. The other day I took him to walmart and I let him out of the cart so he could walk around and look at the toys. When his eye's spotted the tractors they got so big. He ran to the tractors and grabbed them and threw them in the cart.

I love my funny little guy! I can't wait to see what he thinks of Christmas.

I tried

We got over a foot of snow.

It looks so pretty outside.

The boys love it.

I tried to take a cute pic of them but they didn't really let me.

The first one is my favorite.

The snow has sure made it feel like Christmas and we are soooo excited!

November

Coop Dog lost his first tooth. He was very dramatic about the whole thing. I had to do a lot of talking with Coop but finally he let Grandpa DeWitt pull it.

He is so proud about his missing tooth.

Thanksgiving we spent it with Josh's family. There was way to much food as always but leftovers are my favorite.

My Coop Dog turned 7!

He is growing up way to fast. He wanted to go bowling with his friend Tray and Uncle Gunner and then eat at bits and pizza.

I love my Coop Dog.

I hope you all had a great November!

in love

i'm so in love with two little boys.

We have way to much candy.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin time!

I love this time of year.

i'm a big boy

i'm 25 months old and i can go potty and poo poo on the toilet and i wear big boy undies.
it's pretty cool.
bye bye,
Bruiser

Cute idea to make with the kids!

Rice krispies pumpkins.

So easy to make and so yummy.

Coop almost made them all by himself.

If you want the recipe just google rice krispies and they also have some other cute Halloween ideas.

I also can't stop laughing at Coopers face in these pictures. He's one silly boy.

i need to relax

its been a hard week.

nothing i can't handle but stress is going to be my killer.

i'm really looking forward to this weekend and hopefully i can talk my hubby into taking a drive up to big lake for a picnic with the boys and maybe we can see some leaves changing color.

i took the boys this summer to big lake and it was absolutely beautiful, it made me fall in love with Arizona.

i just need to get away, relax and enjoy my boys.

i can't wait!

Bruiser

I just had to share this picture. Brewer's face makes me laugh. That kid is crazy, but I sure do love him.

My car needed some new tires so Brewer and I spent about 2 hours at the tire place. My baby isn't shy and within 5 minutes he had every person in the room falling at his every move. By the time we had to say goodbye he had two new grandparents, a new aunt and a couple of new buddies. He has such a likable personality.

M&M's

They really love M&M's!

Coop Dog

Cooper and his cousin Jayden at the big dirty during labor day weekend.

There's really not much say, just look at that hair.

3 Little things about Coop Dog.

He gets mad at me if I throw paper away. He lets me know that a tree had to die for that paper. It makes him so mad and he prays that it wasn't a apple tree.

He loves the show Chopped on the food channel. He says when he grows up his dream job would be the judge on the show because the food looks so good. The funny thing he's my picky eater.

He is a amazing soccer player. Really, its shocking because last year he had no clue what to do. Today I told him if he scored 2 goals i would let him get a happy meal for lunch. He scored 4. So he told me he thinks he deserves two happy meals but he only got one.

Handsome little guys!

My baby

is turning 2 in a couple of days. This is all happening way to fast for me.

Dear Brewer Lynn DeWitt,
Your Mommy loves you so much. You have my heart that's for sure. You're a special little guy. I can feel a strong spirit when I'm near you. Thank you for all the loves and kisses you give me. You're not shy when it comes to showing affection. You melt my heart everyday with your tight hugs. I have loved being your Mommy. I am so grateful for you. My eyes always tear up when I think about the journey we had to go through so I could hold you in my arms. I hope you always remember how much I wanted you and how much I treasure you. I love you Bruiser.

Loves and kisses,
Mommy

Pretty good Saturday!

Saturday my Dad and Gunner took Cooper fishing. They caught 16 trout and Cooper caught 4. While Cooper was gone fishing Brewer and I had some fun playing at Grandma's house. We went on a long 4 wheeler ride, Brewer would live on the 4 wheeler if i would let him. We picked veggies from Grandma's garden, my Mom has always had a green thumb. I sat on the porch and watched Brewer play with his trucks in the dirt. Then when Cooper got home we had a swim in the pond and to top it all off we ended the night at Grandma and Papa's with a fish fry and fresh veggies from the garden. It was so yummy. On the drive home I had two sleeping boys in the back seat. It was a pretty good Saturday.

Little pieces of our weekend.

It was a fun 24Th!

Rodeo, parade, swimming in the pond, cookouts, family, fireworks and lots of playing.

Coop said, "i had the best weekend ever!"

We had a fun 4Th of July weekend.

What could be better then swimming in the pond and having cookouts.

Lots of good memories were made that's for sure.

"A boy is trust with dirt on it's face, beauty with a cut on it's finger, wisdom with bubble gum in it's hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in it's pocket."
Author unknown

I just thought this quote was cute....

The boys with their Great Grandpa Despain. They love him so much. Grandpa has a kind heart and will do anything for anyone.

Josh took me on our second date to have pizza with his grandparents. At first I was scared to death, who takes a girl on their 2nd date to see the grandparents. Josh has always gone to his grandpa for answers and I guess he wanted to know what he thought of me and I guessed i passed. haha!

I love talking to Grandpa Despain, he worked with my Grandpa Porter logging and my uncle Farrel, uncle Jamie and uncle Gary. I love hearing the stories that he has with my family, it makes me feel closer like a I have a special bond with him because he knows my family. He makes me miss my grandpa but i know my grandpa porter was smiling pretty big when i married Lynn Despains grandson. Thats what my grandma told me.

Lately I've been going over and Cooking with Grandpa. I'm trying to steal all his recipes because he's one great cook. Really he is and when i try to cook his recipes on my own it never turns out like his.

We love Grandpa Despain!

He's so much fun.

I just love this stage. He's all over the place. He's trying to copy words that i say. He plays and teases with you. He still loves to cuddle. He really is the cutest 21 month old I ever been around. I love being his Mommy. How could I not, just look at that smile.

i love my Dad!

Summer Fun

Wiffle ball!

We had a blast playing ball this week.
Even with this nasty wind and smokey air we had to get out and try to enjoy the summer.

Cooper didn't even know i could run, thats what he told me. It really isn't a run but more of jog but it made my 6 year old proud to see his mom running around with him.

I remember playing ball with my mom and dad. My mom was always so good and my dad always made us laugh at how awkward he was at playing.

Wiffel ball, is always good times.

wallow fire

This is so sad.

My heart goes out to everyone who is involved in this fire.