I don't know if anyone else is ready for spring, but our house is!! :) The kids are goin a little stir crazy, we're looking forward to next week--supposed to be 60 degrees by Thurs, so I'm plannin ahead for park days. :) At least backyard days!! We've found ways to keep busy; movies, coloring, runnin around downstairs, goin to the library, and the usuals--but it will be nice when those "Let's go outside" days are back!!! :)
Things have been lovely around here, just playin & hangin out! Laughin every day at the funny things these boys come up with!! Prob the most exciting thing this week was that we got some new furniture!! I guess I should say "used" but I use that word very lightly!! It's in great shape, and is beautiful!! I'm so excited about it, I repainted the living room and it just looks so nice & fresh!! Still lookin for the right stuff to hang up on the walls, got a few ideas!! A lady my mom knows from Albion sold me the furniture, and it's just a blessing!! Love it!! So I put a couple pics of it on here too!

Another exciting thing that happened this week is that my brother & fam moved back to the area!! Yay!! Lookin forward to havin them closer, bein able to just hang out anytime!! Lettin the boys & Noah play together more, and all the good stuff!! :)

Of course, the post wouldn't be complete without pictures of my beautiful baby boys!! I didnt' go too crazy this time, I promise. : )

Colby and PaPaw readin a Thomas-Choo-Choo book!!

Yeah, little ornery!! Knockin over the plant & gigglin about it!!

All snug & cozy on the couch, watchin 'toons!!

Oh my, he couldn't have been any more excited!!! Ridin Noah's choo-choo!! They weren't even unpacked yet, but we dug out the tracks. : ) VERY happy boy!!

I found this Fisher Price School Days Desk at Goodwill! I was excited, I had one as a kid & LOVED it!! Ryan's been havin lots of fun with it now!!!



Behold, the lovely new loveseat!! Just the perfect color & all!!!

My new couch!!

Our Sweet Valentines!!!

How adorably cute is this kid!?!?!? I KNOW!!!

Sweet baby boy. Loves his CARS sleeping bag he got at Christmas!

Colby snugglin with Daddy on his new blanket!!

Colby pants!! So cute, that's all there is too it!! New Mickey mouse book for Valentine's day, but he still likes Daddy's phone best!!

New blanket must be workin!! He looks cozy!!

My labor of luv for my love!! :)

I think the balloons were the boys' fav part!!

Oh, but that is a cool book too!!

Thomas card, Thomas book...what more could a little boy want!??!?!

He's been chasing that balloon all day!!

We had a nice cozy Valentine's Day morning. Played with the boys, gave them their little treats (Balloon, card, book, heart candy!) and just hung out in our jammies!! I made Nate a Cubs fleece blanket, which he just loved--yay!! :) He says he has my gift, but hasn't given it to me yet!?!? :) He went to a basketball tourney in G.I. with a friend today, so we get to hang out tomorrow! We bought "Fireproof" the movie, can't wait to cuddle under that new blanket & watch it!! Heard it's great!! :) HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

Another month has flown by since I've last updated!! It's crazy how busy these sweet boys keep their momma!! In between work, home, and everything else--time goes way too fast. I'll just highlight our month:

1.) Ryan moved into a "big big boy" bed--a twin!!

2.) Hence, I got really good at puzzles--gluing the pieces of wallpaper border back together that he picked off from his new bed!!

3.) Colby broke through more teeth--Seriously, he has about 17 now. Owie! But such a cute smile!!

4.) My babysitter told me that Ryan had a time-out for pulling the cat's tail. When I told him that, he said "No I not, Mom--I pulled his leg." Oh, how to keep from laughing...still not nice!!

5.) Colby saw graham crackers in his Blue's Clues book and ran to the cupboard, pointing and wanting some! He got pretty excited that we had some too!!

6.) In looking at a pic of my parent's in the hosp with me when I was born, Ryan says "PaPaw had hair on top in the hospital, Mom!" LOL. Sure did, Ryan!

7.) I'm excited to say, that my brother is movin back around here!! So excited to have them around closer again!! Let the boys play play play!!!! And us hang out, too!!

8.) Both boys have gotten to go stay at BooBoo & PaPaw's house and play in the snow, and sled!!

9.) Ryan told me he was busy working at McDonalds--but when I asked him to bring me a pop, please--he says "Nope, sorry Mom. Fresh outta pop." !! The imagination!!

10.) These boys are always the highlights of our lives. They make us so happy. We thank God daily for blessings in the form of little boys who smother us with kisses, tell us they yuv us, make faces, dig in dirt, splash in the tub, sleep like angels, and are such happy healthy boys.

Gotta luv the pull-ur-brother-around-on-a-sleeping-bag game!! :) They do!!

Kazoo!!! What a musician!!

LOL. Finally found them kazoos that work! :) Yes, I did buy them on purpose!

Those faces say it all!! :) Worth every noise!! : )

What are you lookin at, sassy baby!?!? :)

NoNo so cute!!!

Loves the drill!! Esp cuz it makes noise & moves!!

Aleah & Ryan, chillin out watchin Wow-Wow-Wubzy!!!

Walkin in Uncle NaeNae's shoes!

Aleah might need a little help here, both my boys are attacking her!!

Sweetie Noah likes the fridge-farm!! : )

Honk Honk!! : )

Colby! Be nice!!

How lucky is Uncle NaeNae to get snuggles like this!!

And he just snuggled and snuggled.....

Doesn't look like Uncle NaeNae minds too much either!!

Mommy's big helper!! : )

Pokey got a new paint set, and can you tell he loves it!!

My little budding artist! Mostly paints train tracks!!

And baby brother, diggin in the cupboard!! : )

Lovin a nice day at the park!! : )

Ooh!! That water puddle is cold mom!!

But I think I'll do it again....and actually, he just took a seat right in the puddle & played!! Chilly walk home!! Good thing Momma brought an extra coat to wrap around me!!

Colby's new favorite way to watch cartoons!!

Lovin his new big big boy bed!! Used to be his dad's, he thinks that's so cool!!

Me? Bouncin on my bed?!!? :) Ornery!! Just wait, he picks the wallpaper border off in a few days...

Gotta luv bein a BIG boy in this bed!! Got too tall for his toddler bed!!