Family Pictures

We finally have an updated family picture! My friend Katelynn did them for us and lets be honest, they are pretty amazing! We had fun getting these done, Broden got hungry and decided a stick was perfect and Neacel wanted to jump in the river and chase the geese. I caught him once climbing the wall, standing there looking down at the river....I ran! Good thing he didn't fall in, but that boy has no fear of anything! (more written at bottom...)


Life has been very busy, with birthdays and our 4th anniversary, plus I have been working on my Raising Little Dudes blog like crazy trying to help it grow and get some PR opportunities to help people know about us. I need to blog on here better, and I will soon, I promise. I would right now but I have an hour till naps are over and a To Do list thats a little to long. I'll sit down soon and write about the boys birthday parties with plenty of pictures. Neacel had his first friend party and it was a blast, Broden is walking like a fool and they are just growing up too fast. Oh and if you do photo books, Snapfish has a killer deal right now. Head over to the raisingdudes blog to find out details....Like how I smoothly threw that in! HaHa

Hope everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving, Im ready for some 2am Black friday shopping!

Banana's Are Healthy Mom

Neacel knows that we eat healthy snacks in the house and I love it. I love that he runs to get a pear, apple, banana anything healthy. He is so excited that fruits and veggies are the one thing we don't put a limit on. This boy can eat by the way. So yesterday he was eating a banana and the top fell off, because he is picky he freaks out and won't eat the top. I keep telling him to and then he turns around and says "No mom you eat it" I told him no and that I didn't want it. He wasn't taking no for an answer. "Mom, eat this banana, its healthy and good for you. Its so yummy your tummy will be happy" I kept telling him no thank you and that I wasn't hungry, he told me I was hungry. So I told him that banana's make me sick (Im allergic to them when they are raw) he looks at me puzzled and starts laughing telling me that they can't make you sick because they are healthy. I just told him that they do make me sick and that then I wouldn't be able to play for a while. He then puts the rest of his banana down and says "Yeah they make me sick too" Oh dear! Luckily, he ate one this morning and forgot the whole thing. Hopefully he doesn't remember that conversation.

Friday is an exciting day in our home, its Neacel's first friend birthday party. We are doing a Toy Story theme and he brings up his party daily! He is so excited!!! What he doesn't know is that on Saturday he will be recieving the BIG Buzz Lightyear he has been begging for. We told him that if he used the potty all the time he could have any toy he wanted, he picked the $40 Buzz, luckily, while Nick and I were in Columbus this weekend we found an even better Buzz toy at the Disney store for $25!!! We are done potty training!! Leaving the house is still tough and he did pee in isle 5 looking at Car stuff in Part City, but accidents happen. He has been great lately, his moods and attitude have improved. I can't believe he is going to be 3 on Sunday!!!!

Happy Birthday Broden!!!

Our sweet little Broden turned one today! I can't believe a year ago I was laying in a hospital bed holding my 8lbs 4oz 21 in baby boy. Brody was the calmest baby I could ever imagine. He just wanted to be cuddled all the time. I could just lay down on the couch with him and fall asleep, knowing he would do the same. Unfortunately, this was the calm before the storm! Brody found his lungs, and boy can he scream! Since he found those lungs to this very day, we hear his ear piercing scream many times a day. I look forward to the day he decides to actually try talking! His rock star hair has always won peoples hearts over, along with his cheesy smile. He is a walking machine now, and loves following Neacel around the house. Neacel doesn't always love it though, I don't blame him. Brody loves getting into my bucket of cleaning supplies under the kitchen sink...while many freak out over the thought of me not moving them, please know that he just likes to throw things on the floor and walk away. He has no interest in them, just wants to watch me clean up a million times a day. Nick and I have said the Neacel was tough, but Broden has been tougher. He still isn't sleeping through the night (someone please help me) he has no interest in talking and is growing faster then we imagined. He is wearing 18-24 month clothing...and its starting to get tight! Im so thankful to have him in our family, he is so much fun to be around and just loves everyone. He has such a sweet spirit. Im so thankful that Heavenly Father trusted Nick and I to raise this soul and to teach him all that we know so that when his time comes he can return to his Heavenly Father! We are having a birthday party for the boys on the 12th. Ill have birthday pictures up then from the party of both the boys. Tonight we took him out to dinner and he got a cookie. Nothing huge but something considering dinner was at 8! Mommy, Daddy and Neacel love you Brody, thanks for being such a fun baby! One year down, many many more to go...lets hope he stops screaming!!! Ill have to get it on video so you can hear what we experience!

Here are some pictures from the last year with our loud big bundle of joy!