But the MOST fun...

was taking all these cheesy pictures!!!!

And still MORE birthday

so, then we get dressed and head out for a day at the zoo!

The boys loved the peacocks that were walking all around the zoo

and of course all the ducks.......

and finally their first train ride.....

More Birthday

Sorry I am behind on putting these up!!!
We started with a few little gifts for their actual birthday.

Then mommy attempted to make pancakes in the shape of a 1


Not a big hit as you can see...Brennon thought they might taste better off Cayden's plate......

and Cayden was trying to give his away!!!!!

It was a wonderful day!

My little goblins

Here are a few pictures from Halloween! They did not enjoy the costumes but mommy sure did!
BOOOO....Brennon was really getting in to it...that is no doubt my son..haha!

How cute is this pumpkin?????

One Year of Sweetness

Happy Birthday, my sweet miracles! (I'm a little late)



One year ago, you two brought a sweetness and joy into my life that I can not even begin to describe or find words for. I waited so long for you and traveled such a rough, lonely road to get to you..but now that you are here, I can not even remember an ounce of the heartache I felt before I found out I was pregnant with you. You have brought so much happiness to me and your daddy. You will never know how much we love and adore you. I look at these first pictures of you and can not believe a year of your life has already passed by. It makes my heart ache yet it makes it fill with pride. The first time I held you in my arms, I could not catch my breath I was so overwhelmed with emotion. I felt like I had waited my whole life to hold you. At that moment I knew it was possible for your heart to beat outside of your body..because you two became my whole heart. I see how quick this year passed and it is a reminder to me to enjoy every second of your sweet lives. I am a different person because of you, I am forever changed. I am the luckiest person in the world because I get to be your mommy. You two truly are miracles. You will never know how much your daddy and I wanted, ached, yearned and prayed for you. We know you are both our gifts straight from the hands of our Mighty God! I did not think it was possible to love you more than I did the day you were born but every day I have had with you, I have come to love you more. Thank you for completing my life.

Happy Birthday, my angels! I love you with all that I am!

No, that is MINE

I had to share this because the story behind it was too funny! Out of ALL the toys the boys got for their birthday, they fought over this pair of keys! I picked them up at Target b/c Brennon always wants my keys and I thought it would be fun for him. Well, as you see they both wanted the keys. We left for Florida after the party for a vacation and the first stop we had to make was Target to get another set of keys!!!! Oh, it begins early!

Digging in to the cake

As you can see, they enjoyed their cake very much! Brennon was no doubt eating up all the attention he was getting, just look at what a HAM he is being!

Birthday Party

Here are my sweet little men in their precious outfits that my friend, Jayme made them and here is a picture of their wonderful cake my friend Lanita made for them.

and OFF he goes....

Cayden is on the move..



and Brennon is bringing up the rear


Check out their new shoes....how PRECIOUS are they?????

Loving peas and carrots

Cayden is so excited about his.....

and then here is Brennon giving him some applause for it.......

Brotherly Love

Never a dull moment.......

Letting them lead

First, don't worry-YES, there are new pictures, however you will have to forgive me because this post comes with a lot of emotion...so bear with me OR you can just scroll on down to the pictures 8-)
The longer I am a mom, the more I KNOW I was created solely to play this role. I LOVE being a mom, there is not one thing I don't truly adore about being a mom. When I found out I was pregnant, I started reading all the books-preparing myself and getting educated on being the best mom I could...one of those things being getting the boys to use a cup. I read in several books that it was good to introduce the cup to them around 6 months...so that I did. I will never forget one day saying I was going to start them using a cup at 6 months and my mother in law, amusingly looking at me said "we'll see"--no doubt the look/voice of experience...so, it goes without saying, either the people who wrote those books had children that were geniuses and must have finished college by age 15 or they had no children at all...because my boys could not have been less interested in holding their own bottle, much less using a cup. I wondered if I was doing something wrong or if I should try something different because here we were at 11 months and they still were not really interested....and then, I was putting their dishes in the sink and I look up and see this!!!!!!!




As I looked up in amazement, through the tears streaming-I realized everything about being a mom in that moment....LET THEM LEAD! The world is so beautifully innocent through their eyes and my days are so much more glorious because of them, so I just need to sit back, enjoy and let my angels lead. They know when they are ready-not me, they know when they have enough confidence to tackle something new-I don't! The books were very helpful to me, however, there are so many things that I will not and can not be prepared for-the only thing I can do is enjoy every minute of every day with them...and let them lead me in this journey of motherhood!
I know some of you are like "it's just drinking out of a cup" but it was a pivotol moment for me. I don't know where all this emotion came from today..whether it is the fact that my babies are almost ONE, or that I was so overwhelmed with pride at them drinking from their cups, or that they can drink their milk by themselves now and they don't need me for that or the fact that I truly had no idea I could love like this. I loved those boys the first time I laid eyes on them but there is no comparison to the love I feel now-I know that love will continue to grow every day of their life so I hope as life with them gets more hectic that I will always remember this day, this moment I had with them. The beauty in being a mom is not planning everything, trying to make things happen my way but in letting them lead, letting them remind me of all the little, special things in life, letting them be them and encouraging and supporting them every step of the way. My precious miracles..they have forever changed who I am!

The Good Stuff

I know it has been a while...sorry!!!! I have been spending every second I can with my angels. I have been blessed with a new job that allows me to be with the boys SO MUCH more! I am loving it...the first day I did not have to leave them at all, I woke up and walked into their room and cried. I savor every second with them and every new experience I get to enjoy with them. I am so thankful to Brent for the sacrifices he is making to allow this to happen. I am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful man...a man who is truly perfect for me.
Any way, one thing that is really important to me with all this new time is to make sure Brent gets to see the boys as much as possible since this is his busiest time of the year. I know it kills him to miss out on seeing them so much! So, we try to do lunch with him as much as we can...so here you go...a glimpse at my beautifully, perfect life....lunch with daddy!

Sleeping babies

Well, I am just as obsessed with watching my sweet angels sleep now as I was when they were itty bitty babies....they are all grown now..ha ha! Any way, I went in to check on them last night and they looked so sweet I could not resist getting the camera.

Brennon starting baseball early

doing it his own way. Precious baby!

Nap Time

Cayden's way..haha! How precious is he?