Don't ask, don't tell (volume 3)

Wordless Wednesday

He Knows....

Orange is my favorite color...especially in roses...but...

Tulips are my favorite flower!!

Having two bouquets of fresh flowers in the house is heavenly!!!

 Thanks, Babe!!!

28 weeks!

We've reached the, "Porter no touch me!" phase...ha! So, This picture below cracks me up. Henry was not liking the love from Porter and saying..."Porter no touch Nenry's arm!!!" while Porter is as happy as can be! :)

Me & my Porter-Pie!

(Ignore the glasses! More Pollen= More sinus troubles!)

Happy Anniversary!

To our dear Mamaw & Papaw!!

We hope you have a great day today and enjoy your little get away!!

We Love You!

Kit, Grace, Henry & Porter

Happy Anniversary!

To Grammy & Grampie!!

We Love you guys so much!!

We hope you have a great day reflecting on your marriage and enjoying each other!

Grace & Boys

Catching up!

We have been enjoying this weather so much!!! Lately, I know I have had a picture on here daily but alot of times they are preloaded so I feel like I haven't "talked" on here for a while! ;).

Big news, big news...we now have a Wal-Mart!! Little, tiny, blink and you'll miss it town of Locust Grove has a Wal-Mart. And...it's the cutest little Wal-Mart I've ever seen. Seriously...it's SO small. I guess it's something new they are doing for small towns. I like it. I mean, I'm not necessarily a Wal-Mart girl but I like that it has all the basics and needed items...not just aisles and aisles of fluff. And, of course, opening day it was brand spankin' new clean and every checkout was open. So, it was fast and they were friendly. Doubt that will last long but the boys and I had fun checking it out and they sent a $5 giftcard to all residents to come and check them out. Of course, we had to take them up on free $5!! :)

For whatever reason, I have been busy every night. I never usually am gone in the evenings but this week for whatever reason, as soon as Kit has walked in the door...I have 30 seconds to tell him what's up for the boys, that dinner should be ready in a matter of minutes and I'm running late for a meeting....

So...tonight I thought I'd do something special for him. I sure hope he doesn't read this blog today...he never does but watch...today he will!! LOL :)

Another couple from church volunteered to watch the boys whenever. So, I called them yesterday and got it all set up. I hope to run the boys out there and back before he gets home. A little surprise for him! It'll be nice to go out to dinner and talk in complete sentances!! ha! :)

Yesterday, we all wore our green for St. Patty's Day and the boys even had green bath water for the special day!

Porter is sitting up well but still scares me in the bath so I brought his Bumbo up. The first bath with him sitting up. He LOVED it!! I think you'll be able to tell by pictures! :)

Oh and Porter is STILL sleeping this morning. I'm about ready to go wake him up...last night was the FIRST night unswaddled and he did FABULOUSLY!! I know, I know, I'm weird. Some people sing their baby to sleep, some people give their baby a pacifier to sleep, some people rock their baby to sleep....I love to SWADDLE mine!! But, *Sniff, sniff* he's such a big boy, it is time to stop and put away my piles of receiving blankets... :(. I sure love me a baby burrito!!

Enjoy some pictures....

This picture cracks me up!

Such a cute expression on H...

umm....Porter...you have a tail by your nose! haha :)

Have a great weekend

Wordless Wednesday & 27 months

Sweet {Moments}

B-I-B-L-E!!

Henry and I started reading his Bible together a few weeks ago.

We'd read a little in the morning and before naptime together.

Saturday we finished it!

And...we've started all over again! :)

27 weeks

Learning with Henry

I thought I'd do a little update on Henry since I feel like I've been putting alot of updates on here of Porter. This week has been BuSy!! It seems like everyday we've had somewhere to be every morning and every night, leaving just enough time for naptime...which isn't that big of a deal until I relaized it wasn't just any 'ol time...like we needed to be leaving the house by 9am everymorning...umm, we don't usually do that! So, we are all a little tired! The boys usually don't get up until 8 or 8:30 so feedings, getting two little ones dressed and out the door by 9am...wowzers! haha. I know you all reading this with 2+ children are laughing at me but it's still an adjustment with two!

Anyway...

We normally aren't that busy and I still try to take advantage on one on one time around here and so when Porter is down for his morning nap, Henry and I spend a little one on one time and do some fun learning!

Here's a few things we are up to!

BTW, I thought of none of this...thank goodness for blogs...they are great for ideas!!

ABC's...we are getting there. He missed a few letters but for the most part...much improved!!

We still do weekly letters, too!

Henry LOVES the color bath fizzy-things my mom got him for Christmas (and such a hit they showed up in a little package for Valentine's!! I think I might need to get him some for Easter!!) so this was with my icing gels (Instead of food coloring). He LOVED this. I just dipped a stick with the gel color and let HIM put the stick in the cup and stir...he loved that HE got to make the color change and then he told me what color it was!!

Umm...You are looking a little TOO grown up here, Henry!

This was something fun I found on someone elses blog and I'll tell you a little something... On her blog, she has two girls so she did this with cute beads and threw some glitter in. Umm...we had none of that...we have BOYS around here! LOL. So...umm....after searching the hosue...we used Pens caps! LOL :). But, what I did was fill a gallon ziploc with water...drew a line now the middle of the bag. We had fun moving the pen caps over and said, "RIGHT", "LEFT" and counted the three caps, too. It was too easy for him to use his fingers to move them so I grabbed a popsicle stick and that was fun for him to use too.

This kept him Busy!!

Porter's 6 month stats!

This just in...

We have a healthy, thriving Porter!

Yesterday at his six month appt

Weight: 20 lbs 6 ounces (90%)

Length: 26 1/2 inches (57%)

Photo Credit: My friend Tate. Her & her mom were so so sweet to watch the boys for us last friday night. We had big, big plans but by the time it came to Friday, I wasn't feeling too well so we ended up just running somewhere to eat and came right back to get them but while we were gone she had fun playing with P. I haven't got his 6 mo photos taken yet...waiting on a few backgrounds to arrive and then we should be good to go! :)

Wordless Wednesday

Sweet.

We are...

...DEBT FREE!!!!!

We were ready to shout it from the rooftops when we made a final college loan payment today but instead called my parents and yelled it into the phone!

:)

We are so so so so excited and of course, humbled!

Our Finances aren't ours anyway...they are God's and we couldn't be more grateful!

I am so thankful for such a great husband who is an awesome leader for our family. There are many times I was ready to forget the idea of being debt free but we continued to trudge along with Kit's leadership and God's grace.

We are thankful!!

{Making the most of what you got!}

So...I am definately NOT the most organized person but boy, we sure try to be...and, I feel like we are getting there...somedays...

Our house is definately not large by any means but we are thankful for it! I'm trying to utilize every inch we have because we have added two little ones since we moved in! :)

So...it all works better when there is a place for everything. It's as simple and as hard, as that!

Anywho...

Kit put this up for me last spring and it's the best little project we could have done! This is right after you walk through our laundry room...this in on the left, the pantry is on the right and the kitchen is the next thing you walk into. Keys, sunglasses, out-going mail, purse, hats, little jackets...all have a place! And, Henry knows it has a place so we can hang his little backpack up, too! It's hidden, too, which I like so visitors don't see and it's convenient as we are walking out the door/ coming back in....

This is what I actually wanted to show. Something we've had that we just weren't utilizing. This barrister was upstairs in our bedroom. Holding books. that we never read. So...we brought it down here. This area is "suppose to be" a eat-in kitchen...ha!! There is just really no room so we always eat in the dining room. Which I love having a dining room so it's not a big deal. Anyway...we brought the barrister down here...I bought some baskets (same ones we use in the toy room) and we each have one. Love. LOVE. LOVE!! Simplest thing ever. BIG help and GREAT change. Since all the bedrooms are upstairs but we LIVE on the mainlevel...it's nice to put burp rags, bibs in Porter's baskets and socks, hats, etc in Henry's baskets.  That saves me many trips upstairs and also doesn't take up my kitchen drawer space. Kit can throw his wallets and papers in his and I keep receipts and journal, etc in mine. We also have a church basket for our studies and lesson plans. It's great. I love it. Wish I would have thought of it sooner!

I think the total cost was: $35 for baskets



68 years!!

68 years my grandparents have been married!

WOW!

Probably almost all of you who read this blog already know but, my Grandma has been in the hospital since Wednesday. She was to be discharged today but it didn't happen. They've delayed it. I know my Grandma just really wants to leave the hospital and go home...

This is the frustrating part about living so far away.

My heart is in Indiana thinking and praying for my Grandma...I just wish it was just as easy to get our bodies there, too!

 Us at Christmas with Grandma & Grandpa.

 Grandma Meeting Porter for the first time.

Grandma & Grandpa.

I see so much of my Grandpa in Henry!

26 weeks!

Our BiG liTTle Six Month Old!

Oh my goodness...I know I say this all the time but...really?! It's been 6 months?! Porter...I've never known a more content, laid back baby. You have the best personality!! You are calm, content and patient. I guess you have to be since I'm usually very busy chasing after your brother but there are times I "think" I'm feeding you solids and actually my aim is a little off while I am talking to Henry and when I look over at you, you have your mouth wide open...like, "Hey Mom! A little to the left please!!" But you smile and are patient!

You are still super smiley. Me, Poppa, Henry or strangers...you could care less. If someone is smiling at you, you are so polite to smile right back! You still laugh the hardest with your brother.

You are starting to sit up pretty well, still have tumbles here and there but again...you think it's pretty cool and laugh it off.

It's amazing. You and your brother couldn't be more night & day different and I love that about both of you!

You enjoy watching us. Especially at the dinner table. You are quite intrigued. You think Gisele is hilarious and you love going on walks as much as your brother loves to push you on a walk :)

You are still a great sleeper and napper. You wake up happy and just start smiling when your eyes pop open. You are still swaddled! I have tried a couple time lately and you don't feel secure enough yet. You are getting there...You are still a very slow roller-over. You don't care what position we leave you in. You will really only roll over when no one is in the room and you start to get bored....from from front to back and back to front. If anything you are scooting...oh, dear!!

You are starting to be super drooly...but still no sign of teeth.

Next week is your doctors appt and I'm guessing you are somewhere around 21 pounds?!

I pretty much skipped buying anything in 9 mo and starting with 12 months because I'd like for you to wear some things more than once or twice but it's just not quite warm enough to break out Big Brothers summer clothes that he wore...we are getting there, though!! :)

You are really enjoying solids! You think cereal and veggies are fantastic! Fruits are still growing on you...

We love you to pieces! I LOVE that you and Henry are really starting to enjoy each other and it's too cute to see Henry speak for you. "Porter no want cereal...he wants ice cream!" or "Porter wants Apple juice, too!". It's all super sweet and we love you little boys like crazy!!

I can't believe you are a half of a year old....no way!!

 I don't want you to grow up too quickly but I love thinking about when you and H can go out in the back yard and play together!! :)

Doing a liTTle spring decorating...

HaPPy BirtHdAy, PePaw!!

We sure hope you have a great day today!!

We love you and miss you!!

Thanks for being such a great Father & Grandfather! :)

Grace & The Boys

 

Wordless Wednesday

Look who re-dressed himself!

The other morning I dressed Henry with the blue shirt you see him wearing and black track pants. After naptime, he went back upstairs to play in his room for a bit...this is what he came downstairs wearing when I called him for supper...notice the hat he put on himself, too! ;)

Thinking Spring!