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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Spaghetti or dirt??

Hmm, so why is it every child LOVES spaghetti?? On nights when I can't get Austin to eat anything else, I know he'll eat spaghetti. Oh how I miss those days when I was Austin's sole source of food! It was soooooo much easier! I didn't have to plan ahead or think about if he had that for lunch yesterday or what he had for dinner two nights ago and am I giving him to much of the same things.....I just had to be around when he was hungry and that was it. My body produced the perfect food for him with the right ratio of vitamins and proteins and carbs and whatever else that he needed and now that he's a "big" boy, I constantly worry am I giving him enough variety in his fruits? Does he eat enough vegetables? How the heck do I even get him to eat a vegetable??!!! Has he had too much yogurt today? Too many snacks? What else should I be feeding him? It really is hard. If he would just eat everything I gave him it would be so much easier. And some people say, well just give him what you eat for dinner....okay that works SOMETIMES....if we're having lasgana for instance or his fav spaghetti, but what about tacos? He can't eat those they are too spicy and tonight we had pizza, and he didn't want anything to do with it....uuuggghhh! I guess if he is hungry enough he will eat though! It will just be nice though when he is like 10 someday and I can say that's what's for dinner and if you don't want to eat it oh well! Starve! Can't really do that now, cause he's only 1! But boy have I thought about it!!

mmmmm, spaghetti!!

Eating lunch

Driving Dad's truck!-----------------------------------------First time crashing in the mud

Hey this dirt is really fun momma!! Yummy, mud!

New haircute-----------------------------------------------yeeehaw rid'em cowboy

Pushing Saber around....he loves to push this car all over the yard!

Caroline pushing Austin around----------------------Taylie LOVED Caroline, so cute!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

awww, fall!

A couple of weeks ago Sarah and I took the kids up Bishop Creek to get some pictures in the fall colors. It was a beautiful afternoon, with dark storm clouds in the sky, but no rain in sight. We drove up towards Lake Sabrina and pulled over at a campground and let them run around like little crazy monkeys....they had so much fun.

Climbing little wooden stairs together...................................Crazy little Taylie girl!

They are getting so big and they are both so darn cute!!

Then we plopped them both back in the car and turned off the highway and headed towards north lake. Right after we passed Bishop Creek Lodge we found this lovely little turn out with a meandering dirt lane heading off into the aspens. It was perfect...away from the road, not a person in sight, the kids could just let loose!

Sometimes photo sessions go well....................................and sometimes not!

Taylie was being such a good girl the entire time, she kept smiling and posing and was just loving getting her picture taken......Austin on the other hand was a little monster! He was wwwaaaayyyy to busy playing and running threw the leaves and climbing on rocks to pause and take a photo. It was like pulling teeth! He did not want to stop for anything, no matter how many peek-a-boos or AUSTIN's or yipppeee or look at this! He didn't care. He was a little boy on a mission and that mission did not include photos. It's amazing just how completely opposite they are, even at this young age.....Austin is such a little boy and Taylie is all little girl!

And there they go! Best little buddies off to see the world together...awww fall it is so nice to meet you this year! Your color's are amazing and your mild days and cool nights make me smile with happiness....stick around a little longer please! There is so much more we need to discover before winter gets here!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Here's our summer in 64 photos!

I know, I know, I've been bad! I haven't posted in FOREVER! So this is going to be a cram-our-whole-summer-in-one-post kinda thing. What a summer we've had too.....lets start at the beginning

Swimming at Keoughs's, 12 months

This little boy loves the pool almost as much as his baths. But most of all, he LOVES that tugboat in the picture. He's obsessed! As I write this it is literally sitting on our living room floor all blown up, because he loves to just sit in it and drive it. He loves steering wheel, any wheel actually, anything that turns to be exact!

Taylie playing with her lunch --------------Austin was crying cause Taylie stole his paci

First ride in his new wagon! ---------uuhhhh oooohhhh knocked his whole dinner on the floor!

Walking along the wall -----------------------------Auntie Becky reading him books

Riding dirt bikes with daddy!

playing with his truck ---------------------------------helping momma fold laundry

Taylie feeding Austin her lunch! ---------------------Going for a walk!

Fourth of July during the fireworks, exhausted! --Great Grandma reading Austin books

mmmm Watermelon! -----------------------------------Happy 4th of July!

Combing Dadda's hair -------------------------------Happy 4th of July!

Put on his bunny ears then dancing in the kitchen ------------Feeding Sasha his lunch

Two cousins just hanging out! ------------------------aaahhh he loves his Sasha!

What's up momma?! ------------------------------------Hanging upside down in his chair

Hey mom, I'm harassing Sasha! ---------------------Mowing the lawn with dadda!

mmmm, p b & j! -------------------------------------------At the zoo!

Family time at the zoo! --------------Walking around the zoo with grandma Tammy & Mike

Pappa Tim, Taylie, Mimi, Austin --------------------Grandpa (Bam pa) and Austin

Playing in Zoe's doggy bed ---------------------------Reading books with grandpa

Helpind Dadda wash the car! ----------------------Letting Saber & Sasha lick the bowl!

Snoozing in the car --------------------------------mmmm drinking bath water

First time on a carousel!! ----------------------------First time petting a goat!

Driving the boat ----------------------------------Playing at the lake

Mopping the floor for momma -----------------------Wearing Dadda's hunting boots!

Coloring at Olive Garden -------------------------------mmmmmm spaghetti!

------------------------Wow! Burney falls is amazing!

Helping Mimi plant flowers -----------------------------Look at this wheel!

Dancing at a wedding -----------------------------------awww, sleepy baby!

Eating an apple off of our apple tree ------------------Sitting in his car eating his apple

mmmmm Apple (bapple) --------------------------Checking out the tire momma!

-------------------hehehe hanging out with Dadda, we are sooo funny!!

So there's our summer in a nut shell! Austin has turned into such a little man this summer. He is definetley not a baby anymore. Everyday with him is so fun and seeing him discover new things and say new words is just amazing! He says momma, dadda, doggies, kitty cat, ball, apple, ee iiii eee iii eeee iiiii, but never says the ooooo(old mcdonald had a farm), water, flower.....I think I got them all! Went out yesterday and took some fun fall pictures in the aspen's with Taylie, so Ill get those posted soon!