To GrAnNy GrEaT...

I wAnT tO sAy ThAnK yOu fOr the cUtE ReD WaGoN. ToDaY iT's aLmOst SiXtY oUtSidE and sO wE tOOk a waLk iN tHe WaGoN. I lOvE it...

...oH, aNd diD yOu kNoW iT cOmEs wItH a liTTle heLpeR tOo?!
LoVe,
PoRtEr

20 weeks!

I {Heart} Him.

Made me smile...

While looking through my new pottery barn kids magazine this afternoon...I had to chuckle. I've seen them use Henry in their room set ups before having the name monogrammed on a pillow, blanket, etc. Well, I had to do a double take today when I saw.....

Porter!

I flipped the page and actually flipped back! I mean, I'm familiar with the name but then realized it wasn't in my own home...in a magazine! :) I'm pretty much obsessed with names. Somedays I think I'd love 12 kids just so I could name them! LOL j/k:)

And this is their "Henry bedding"! too cute!!

Wordless Wednesday

cereal fun

Porter is loving cereal but we are still at the stage where alot more of it is on his face than probably in his stomach. :).

Okay, seriously, he is not just the cutest baby?!?!

Laundry Room

It's amazing how much more fun it is to be in my laundry room when there are such cute faces on the wall!

Cost: $0

Time: All of two minutes! :)

Big Boy Shoes & Family Night

I can't believe Porter is wearing such "Big Boy" shoes! Where, oh, where is my lil' newborn?!
All my boys

Me with the boys
(excuse all the crazy colors of these photos...we were playing with all the settings on the camera!)

We started back in on our "The Cads Friday Family Fun Nights" and we enjoyed a great night of Pizza at a local place & Duck, Duck, Goose!

We laughed so hard because Henry was MeSmOriZeD with the game.

He thought it was the coolest...thing....ever!

Fun Memories!

:)

25 months & 19 weeks!

(remember this shirt from Henry? (click on the name Henry. It will take you to that post.)He was 9 months old when he wore this!)
Porter:It's amazing how one night you weren't sure you liked cereal and just after a week you are crying because I can't shovel it in fast enough! And boy does adding just a little bit of cereal make all the distance. You are now consistenly sleeping 12 hours every night now. (8:30p to 8:30a). You are taking two 2 hour naps and one 45 minute quick evening nap. You are still a delight and sweeter than ever. You are super smiley from the time you wake up and when we are carrying you upstairs for bedtime, you still have your eyes open and are smiling! You don't make a peep when we put you to bed and as long as we give you gas drops, we don't hear you at night anymore! You are enjoying tummy time more and more and you think your brother is pretty cool. As long as you can see him and watch him, you are entertained and just take it all in. You will play in your jumperoo for as long as we leave you in there. You are super easy peasy. You are the biggest boy in your room at nursery and you are the youngest! ha! You are in 9-12 months clothes and I'm having a hard time finding bigger bibs to put around your neck to catch the drool. The "one size fits all" don't work well for you.







Henry:
Has it already been a month since your 2nd birthday?! That flew by! I thought we were just eating cake last week! You continue to talk...and talk...and talk. These past couple weeks has been cute to hear you talk to Porter and I am excited to see your relationship grow as you both get older. You say things to him like, "It okay!", "Only mommas do dat", "You should share with Nenry {Henry} :)" "Oh, Poter...are you stinky?"
You are getting better at saying your numbers 1-10 and the ABCs are still so fun to just say whatever random letter you like (I'm not at all concerned about you needing to know them right now.) You know your colors but now like to act like you haven't a clue what I'm asking so instead you think it's fun to be goofy... You will do anything...I mean anything to 'earn" your vitamin. It's amazing! If you really only knew that it is good for you! You are becoming alot better at eating and have now decided you'll try alot more fruits! You are super helpful around the house right now and I enjoy that I can give you a couple of commands at a time and you can do them thoroughly.
For example:
Me: "Henry, your shirt is dirty from lunch. {I take off your shirt}. Take this shirt upstairs to your room. Put it in the dirty basket and bring me down a new shirt."
Henry: "Okay, momma!"
You will also go to Porter's room and get me diapers/burp rags/onesies, etc.
At Christmas, Poppa brought home some of his old car toys and you love them. You love to line them all up and you load them up in your wagon and take them for a ride. I'm finding them in your pockets and if we go somewhere you want to take one with you. It's a cute boy thing!!

Baby Legs

So...I was not at all open to putting these on Henry but they have really been growing on me! I found this pair of Baby Legs super super clearanced and decided to give them a try.

I am LOVING them!

Not only does it make changing a diaper super easy, I just love his little chubby thighs poking out:)

Kit isn't quite sold on the idea yet but,

Porter....

well, it doesn't seem to be bothering him any!

;)

Looking so grownup...

A first for Porter!

He wasn't too sure about cereal on tuesday night!

I'm sure it won't take long for him to get the hang of it and before you know it...

I won't be able to scoop it in fast enough :)

Wordless Wednesday

Candlewick

I've been playing in my candlewick stash the past couple of days getting it all out and seeing what all I really do have.

{thanks, dad!!!}

My dad asked me once if there were any dishes that he might find at antique stores and pick up for us here and there.

I've always loved candlewick.

It's simple, yet so elegant!

Next time you come down, mom and dad, we'll pull it out and eat all fancy smancy like...ok? :)

Rewind:: New Years Eve:: Last Rewind :)

Bless your heart if you have looked at/read all these!

I definately did this for our little family record!

Okay, NYE...I have an idea that we really want to start doing for Christmas Eve with our family but Kit thought this sounded good and was...Fondue is SOOO good it's just alot of prep but it's always so worth it! ;)

We sat and talked and talked and talked at the dinner table...we were there for over 2 1/2 hours and Henry sat there for almost all of it except like the last 15 minutes! We were suprised at how much he liked it and...how much he ate! He ate lots of meat but of course loved the dessert :)

Rewind:: Christmas:: Part Five

Our Christmas

We finally had our Christmas on NYE morning and enjoyed the day playing and playing some more! I made a breakfast casserole, muffins & coffee and we spent the majority of the day just relaxing in our pjs & playing. It felt oh so good to be home :)

Henry unwrapped all of his presents by himself and we were thrilled to have Porter with us this year! Last year I was pregnant at Christmas, I just didn't know it yet! :)

We really enjoyed this and have decided that no matter what goes on with the holidays next year {not ready to think about all that yet! haha} we will be in our home on Christmas morning. It's so fun to be with family but it's time to start making traditions with our own little family and the boys will be at such a fun age!

Can't wait!!

:)

Rewind: Missed Birthdays

Grammy

Kielyn Clint

One of my favorite Candids of Christmas Break...

Okay, I just finished posting ALOT of blog posts from Christmas Break. I still have a couple pics of our little family Christmas and NYE that I would like to post but I wanted to get some on here so we could remember our fun time in Indiana with family and friends!

Rewind:: Christmas:: Part Four

The Berninger Side

Porter tryin' on a new hat

The traditional "underwear on your head shot" Now Henry gets to join in! ;)

Checkin' out new toys!

The whole gang!

Rewind:: Christmas:: Part Three

Christmas with the Cadwallader Family!

Jaxson & Porter...He's going to be a great BIG brother in July!!
Henry Playin'
All the cousins...will boys continue to be the majority or will Baby Cad be a girl and it be back to being even again?! We'll find out in February!! :)

Miss Kielyn & Porter

Silas