my boys

Calvin quit taking naps a couple of weeks after we moved into the new house, but if he gets some good playtime outside this is what happens!

He was too tired to eat!

Harry LOVES to swing! There are several playgrounds within walking distance and I can usually put Harry in the swing and go play with Calvin.

Calvin loves his brother so much! He always wants to play with him and help him and feed him. He loves being a big brother!

Harry started sitting up a few weeks ago. He can sit without support for a few minutes. And he can pull himself back up sometimes when he falls back!

I LOVE PANCAKES! Calvin and I made some chocolate chip ones the other day for lunch.

Two of my favorite things: pancakes and Calvin!

Another long day outside!

Nick and Calvin were outside raking leaves and Harry was enjoying the view!

Love this fat baby!

How is it possible...

I saw a quote the other day, I don't know who said it, but I LOVE it:

"How is it possible that out of all the little boys in the whole world... we got the best ones?"

We truly are blessed and eternally grateful that Calvin and Harrison chose to come live with us and that Heavenly Father entrusted us with his sons. We love them more than they could ever know.

The boys room

It looks like a tight fit, but everything has it's place and there is still room for the boys to play.

We kept the navy blue curtains that Grandma had up and painted the walls orange. Calvin loves it and so do I!

Right now the all of their clothes fit in these two drawers and the baskets.

Calvin really wanted to have his room painted dark blue, so we let him have one wall. We took a swatch of the curtains and matched the blue exactly. We took the closet doors down to paint and decided that it looked bigger that way. And Calvin can get to his books easier now!

Here are those cute letter hooks that Calvin and Nick painted in the last post. Calvin loves to hang his jacket there! And I found this Orioles light switch plate at Goodwill for a quarter!

There is still more that I would like to do, but I'm really liking the progress!

More rooms to come soon!

ahead or behind

So, apparently feathers and sequins are in... why did it take us so long to get the memo? Brandon was pulling them off 3 years ago. Yes. He is that awesome.

Just like Dad

My favorite thing about owning our house is that we can paint! Calvin wanted to help Nick paint SOO bad, but Nick is such a perfectionist that he didn't even want me to help! So, I found these cheap letters at Michael's and thought it would be a fun project for Calvin. He was so happy finally get the chance to paint with his Dad!

They have little hook on the bottom, we stuck them down low so that Calvin can hang his jacket on the wall. He loves it!

The other night Calvin came out of his room and told me that he saw an ambulance. I looked out of his window and didn't see one. Then he told me that he heard one, but I said that I didn't hear one. THEN he said "I think I heard someone get dead." Oh dear. So, I laid him back in bed and explained to him that ambulances help people who cannot get to the hospital fast enough, or by themselves. I told him that if he needed to go to the hospital that I would drive him there. Then he started talking about driving an ambulance. I told him that when he grows up he can help people and drive an ambulance. He yelled at me, "No, I don't want to drive and ambulance!" So, I told him that he can be anything he wants to be, then he says, "I want to be like my Daddy." It was so sweet I cried. I love that boy.

Funny baby!

We found Calvin's box of old baby toys and thought we'd give Harry a peek... He went NUTS over this ring stacker! Love this boy!