Baby Lucy plus Papa/Preston's Birthdays

We have been impatiently waiting for Lucy to arrive and she finally did, a week late after being induced! I couldn't wait to get down and meet this little girl and visit Anna and Brett at the hospital. Lucy was born at 3:06am on March 7th, weighed 8lbs 3oz and was 19 3/4in long. The boys and I hopped in the car that afternoon and I went to see her that night with Alyssa.

"Cheers"

 Adorable little family, minus Kayden

 Such a pretty girl! Not so sure about the camera in her face.

 Uncle Aaron and Lucy :)

 While I was with the baby these boys had a blast in Grammie and Papa's backyard. 

I love the beautiful mustard flowers!

We also were able to be there to celebrate Papa's birthday and Preston's birthday with the Coons side of the family. So much fun that their birthday's are so close and now Lucy will be a part of that. We missed Maclaine whose birthday is March 3rd. So many birthday's the first week of March!

Lucy is seriously the most beautiful baby and I just loved being able to cuddle her. I am thankful to my parents and Brett who watched my kids so I could go spend some quality time with Anna and Lucy. I can't wait to get back down to the bay area to cuddle her again!

Preston is 5!

Preston is 5!! We were lucky enough to be hosting preschool on Preston's day

 so each of the kids got to decorate their own cupcake and we sang to Preston.

 Preston REALLY wanted a Mario cake and I feel like it came together perfectly, particularly the golden Mario on top for Preston's Golden Birthday!!

 Later that night we had his party at Chuck E. Cheese's with friends and the Carter side of the family. We had the best time and I would HIGHLY recommend anyone to have their party there. They took care of everything and it was so enjoyable for us as parents.

 Friends: Clara, Preston Taylor, Wyatt, Joshua, Eric, Mila, Jude, Tanner and Preston

One Happy Boy!

Welcoming out Chuck E. Cheese. I absolutely loved how into everything Tanner was. He is so enthusiastic about everything.

 Making a wish!

 Preston's most favorite game, Dead Storm Pirates

 We got to bring home this awesome super hero card!

 Happy Birthday to my sweet Preston! At 5 years old you seem so grown up to me even though you are still so young. You obsess over games and we have to reel you in on that but you are so smart you are actually really good at them. You are already starting to read. You love writing and having me spell things to you so you can write it yourself. You also love numbers and counting and can easily do basic addition. You love to jump on the trampoline with your brother, swing on the swings and be active. You are loving the lego set you got for your birthday. You keep putting it together and taking it apart to do it again. You love drawing and we go through markers like crazy. You are a sweet heart and love cuddling with mom and dad. Those are our favorite times. You are loved and treasured more than you can imagine. We love you!

Pumpkin Carving

We always have a blast carving pumpkins…and we always forget how much work it is!

Tanner didn't mind the pumpkin guts at all!

They turned out great!

Tanner is TWO!!

We had such a great week celebrating this little guy's second birthday! On his actual birthday we had the Carter's over for dinner and cupcakes. Tanner was surprisingly good at blowing and blew his candles out before we even sang!

He opened his gift from us, a Fisher Price See and Say game.

A few days later we got a gift from Grammie and Papa in the mail. Wooden blocks!

On Friday we headed down to the bay area to celebrate Tanner's birthday some more and to meet cousin Elsie!!

The boys thought she was just the cutest thing and loved to touch her hands and feet.

The next day we had Tanner's party with the Coons clan and Grama, Grandpa and Landon and Blayke. Swimming, BBQ, presents and cake!

Grammie had the great idea to have the kids all make melamine plates. So fun!

An awesome Little People Zoo from Grama and Grandpa, 

and some Hot Wheels from Aunt Anna, Uncle Brett and Kayden

Tanner got a huge cake and was too cute singing "Happy Birthday" with us.

We are so incredibly blessed to have this little boy in our family. I know I always say it but I cannot imagine life without him. He is the happiest, most enthusiastic guy I know. He makes everyone laugh because he will always answer your question, whether it is directed at him or not. 

Usually with an enthusiastic, "Yeah!" 

At two, he can talk so well. He is able to communicate anything he needs and adds multiple words to his vocabulary every day.  He is still a great sleeper but is asserting his independence much more. He doesn't like to take the time to nap each day anymore because he doesn't want to miss out, but once he's in his bed with his bunny, Pooh and dolphin I sing him a song and he goes to sleep. 

Sometimes he screams a little bit…

Preston has started preschool 4 days a week and Tanner is not happy about it. He wants to go too! He will often say, "I'm four" when asked how old he is, he wants to be big like Preston! Tanner and Preston love to play together and it's my favorite thing to watch.

He refuses to sit in his booster seat anymore because he wants to be big like everyone else. He is the best at imitating shooting noises, courtesy of his brother. He loves to read books and sing. He will even sit at the piano and plunk the notes while he sings. 

He is a joy and a light. Happy Birthday Tanner!!! We love you!

First Day of Preschool 2014

This year we are doing 2 preschools! One with Ms. Cathy on Monday and Wednesday and the other is our mom's group preschool with our friends from last year on Tuesday and Thursday. Preston was so excited for his first day!