Christmas.... Florida Style

We were able kiss the midwest storms goodbye when we came to Tampa, FL for Christmas. Eighty degree weather + Family = GOOD TIMES (and free babysitting :)!! Here are some pictures from our adventures in the sunshine state:


Us at Sand Key Beach.... Drew loved the beach!!



Enjoying a canoe ride in the swamp..... and yes.... alligators live in this water!!!

This crash and go car is one of Drew's favorite presents-- Thanks Aunt Whitney!!!




Drew's first Mini-golf experience... in winter!

Big Weekend

So, my husband is awesome!!!! :) Both Chelsey and I got a big surprise on Friday afternoon when Andy came home from work early to let us know that we needed to pack our bags for Wisconsin Dells!!! We were so excited, and so was Drew, who has been asking to go on the "wee-waters" -- translation: water slides -- for at least a week now.

Although Drew was so excited about the waterslides, when it actually came down to going on one, he chickened out :) Most of the time he was content to crawl around in the little kid area like this.

This is how Grant happily spent most of the trip :) What a happy baby he is!!

Andy & Drew. This resort we went to (The Wilderness Resort) was awesome! It feels weird to be in a swimming suit doing the waterslide thing when you look out the windows to see snow and 17 degree weather :)
The real reason for the trip was for Chelsey's 19th birthday (which was on Sunday). Happy birthday to Chelsey!!! (who is Andy's sister for those of you who are wondering :) We've loved having her live with us for a little while. She is such a happy, helpful, fun, cheerful girl-- can't get enough of her!!! Thanks for all you do to help out, Chel!

Grant and the birthday girl

Last but definitely not least was Grant's blessing at church yesterday. What a special blessing it was! I feel so blessed to have these sweet, adorable, precious little boys in my family, as well as having a husband who is worthy to bless our children so. Andy is such a great dad who loves his boys with all his heart!! Family is a gift from our Heavenly Father, for sure!!!!

100% Baby Boy

That's exactly what my boys are :) When a friend in my ward gave this little shirt to Grant, I was excited because it's so true!! Here are my boys stats at one month of age:

Drew~ 10 lbs 12 oz and 22 1/2 inches long (wish I could have found a better picture of Drew at one month :)

Grant~ 10 lbs 10 oz and 23 inches long


Gotta love the chunky babies :) We do!!!

One Month

I can't believe little Grant is already one month old! He was just born yesterday- where does the time go?! He is starting to smile and coo more and more, which is so much fun! Drew still loves having his little brother here as well. He's such a good big brother-- always helping (i.e. splashing water all over during Grant's baths, pushing the pacifier into Grant's mouth, and putting blankets on Grant's face.... Drew loves to "help"!)

We are so blessed and we love our two sweet little boys!!!!

Happy Halloween

Trick-or-Treating was such a blast with our little pirate! He was the cutest kid in the neighborhood (at least we think so :) Since last year Drew didn't get the idea of Halloween, we were so excited for this year.... and boy does he get it now! He got soooo much candy, and was so excited about it! I can't believe the amount he got-- seriously! He was loving it so much, he was out going from house to house for just over and hour last night. Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Chelsey were all here, so he had plenty of adults to follow him around :)

This is pre-candy heaven:

And this is post-candy heaven: (imagine that amount of candy multiplied by about FIVE, and that's how much candy we have at our house.... oh boy, does anyone want some?!? :)

Our happy family on our first Halloween together with little Grant. Of course, he slept/ate through it all in the comfort of home Ü

Brothers are the Best!

My sweet little Drew continues to love on his new little brother, Grant. Drew loves loves loves his baby! He cries each time I take him into the other room for a nap, loves to hug and kiss him, and loves to give him little stuffed toys to play with :) What a great big brother! Here are some pictures of the two of them.... oh how I love these boys!!!

Monday Morning

This morning is going just a little too perfectly....

I have one son happily playing with his train set while Lazytown plays in the background:

I have another son peacefully sleeping in his bassinet:

And I have been able to get a shower in and have a minute to sit and blog all before 10 am!! I was so worried about this day-- my first day on my own. My sweet mom left yesterday morning (sad day- I wish she were back already!!!), and today Andy's back to work; which leaves me here with two kids all on my own. Things, though, are going very well so far.

What am I in for this afternoon?!?

By the way, I love love love these three boys!