Hello, 2014!

Wow, 2014. That's just crazy. Before I post anything new and exciting, let's recap 2013. Shall we?

January: We announced we were expecting #3. We all (minus Jon) had a horrific stomach bug, but we lived to tell about it. ;)
February: Gavin turned 5! We got a ton of snow and now he thinks it will always snow on his bday. 

March: It's a girl! Words I never thought we'd hear. I'm so glad we did!
April: The beginning of t-ball. Oh, t-ball. Gavin is SO good at baseball, but he wasn't a fan of all the standing around. Maybe this year we will do soccer instead.

May: Big, busy month. My bros graduated (high school and college) and Trey and Carol got married. The little dudes were the cutest ring bearers I've ever seen.

June: I was beginning to get large and uncomfortable. Went to Columbus for last pre-Norah photo sessions. Snuck in photos of the boys.

July: HUGE month! First Royals game as a family, soooo hot. Norah was born, surprise! Brock turned three! No big party for him in 2013, but his 4th bday will be a HUGE party!
August: Gavin started school. Kindergarten. How is that possible?
September: My mom got re-married.
October: Pumpkin patch and Halloween! Gavin was Capt. America. Brock was Ironman. Norah was the cutest kitty ever.
November: Took a trip to western Kansas to spend Thanksgiving with my gpa. He had a rough year and it was so good to spend some time with him. 

December: Norah's first Christmas! Our elf, Snowball, returned. The kids love searching for him everyday. Don't worry, they still know we celebrate Christmas because baby Jesus was born :)

Whew! What a year!

What will 2014 bring for us? Hopefully it'll just be a good, fun year. No more babies ;)

My goal for the  year is to take out the big camera more and quit relying on the iphone all the time. I still want a new iphone with a better camera though ;)

Day 2 and I've already stayed on track! 

Okay, the first few photos of Norah are from NYE, but I had to share them. She's too cute.

And.... I promise to not make this the blog of Norah. She just happens to be around all the time. 

This one is from January 1. Brock stayed up partying with us adults all night NYE. Only one who made it to midnight. So, he fell asleep on the couch at 7:15 the next night. Sweet boy.

So, hold me to it. Ask me where photos are, if I don't post for a while. Also, remind me to print some every once in a while. I'm a slacker.

Happy New Year!

The rest of our lazy week

Due to the snow in the last post, the boys and I were stranded at home from Tuesday to Friday. Yes, Friday, we finally got out of the house!!! :)

Here are some photos from the last few days!

Wednesday, I learned B can really scoot. He was on the red and yellow blanket in the background… yeah, he scooted to Boss.

He also woke up with this crazy eczema/rash all over his face again. Ugh…

Uh oh, someone found Buzz!

Thursday, I was bored… still. So… I had a mini photo session with B. I think it really showcases some of his milestones.

Sitting.

On hands and knees. Not crawling yet.

Easily distracted.

My chubbster!

{New Lens} to Snow Day

This past week or so, we haven’t done a whole lot.

Last Thursday, my neighbor let me borrow a lens he is selling. These photos are from that lens :)

Seems pretty sharp…

After I gave the lens back (reluctantly) I got an email saying one of my lenses I had listed was SOLD. Yeah, the Tamron 28-75 is coming back to live with us!!! :)

Friday, the boys and I hung out at home waiting on Papa to get here. While we waited, I let Gav play with Play-Doh. Yes, a very rare occurrence in this house, but he loves the stuff. He watched the boys while Jon and I went to his coworker’s house. Our first night out alone (not shopping) since June 2010! Much needed!

B just chilled in the living room… as usual.

Gav cleaned up his mess when he was done. Seriously, I didn’t even tell him to do it! :)

Gav loves getting B up from naps. I love these boys!

Saturday, the boys and I ran some errands with my dad. Jon and I went to his work Christmas/Winter party. It was a BLAST! His coworkers and their spouses are wonderful. We had such a great time at The Argosy Hotel and Casino. We had 20 bucks and were going to gamble it away, but I realized I left my wallet at home. Oops. No ID means no gambling. Probably a good thing ;) Maybe we’ll go back some night. The only photo I have from Saturday is a cell photo. Date Night! :)

Sunday, I spent the day cooking. I made Bierocks! Yummmmm! Very time consuming, but so worth it.

Boys in their almost matching pjs. They’re so great!

Monday, we stayed home and prepared for the big snow storm headed our way. Joy.

Tuesday, we became stranded. We got soooo much snow and it’s so cold. When Jon left for work, there wasn’t any snow on the ground. When he got home, he had to dig his way into the cul-de-sac thanks to snow plows.

After shoveling snow, Jon came in and warmed up and played a little hallway football with our future QB :)