Sawyer Update

I have been posting monthly about Beau to capture his first year, but it has been a while since I have posted about Sawyer.  This kid is so precious.  He has such a sweet nature.  H e is definitely my little companion.  He is a daddy's boy through and through, but he is also his mommy's angel. I am blessed with such an easy two year old boy.

Right now he loves to hear stories.  We spend our day making up stories, telling stories about when we were kids, or telling stories about Sawyer.  He also tells everyone  "I am Baby, Angel, and Buckskin."  He thinks all of those are his name.  He also gives "Buckskin hugs".  They are his specialty.

Our biggest battle (and pretty much only battle) is getting dressed.  He is picky about what he wears (it normally doesn't match and most days I have no desire to fight that battle), and hates to be dirty or wet.  Clint and I are trying to work on it.

Sawyer talks all the time and in paragraphs, but Clint and I are the only ones who understand what he says.  He loves Parent's Day Out.  He is starting to learn his letters.  He loves to ride his bike, go to the park, and do anything his daddy does.  He mimics Clint exactly anytime the two are together.  It is pretty funny.

Sawyer has finally started giving us a big hearty laugh.  He makes lots of grunts and has a deep man voice anytime he is doing something manly.  Lately he has a stick in his hands all the time and it is either a gun, ninja sticks, or sword.  He knows the name of every piece of heavy machinery on the road.  He is obsessed with Thomas.  In fact, Clint is too right now (BORING).  Boys are wired so differently.

Sawyer is still a paci and blankie baby. 

Sawyer loves his brother and is so gentle and thoughtful with him.

Sawyer is giving his two favorite guys a buckskin hug.

Sawyer is holding a strawberry from our garden.  He has been picking them everyday for us.

We love love love this precious child.  It amazes me everyday that I get to be his mommy.  I am pretty obsessed with the task right now.

Easter Weekend

We had a great Easter weekend.  Clint took a few days off so we had a wonderful four days to hang out! 

We started the weekend with some Easter crafts. 

Sawyer is showing off his Easter ornament.

We went to the zoo on Friday with Grammy and Grandpa.  Beau had a blast!  He loved riding in the stroller and watching everyone.

We had to take the train because Thomas is soooo popular in our household right now.

Beau enjoyed the train ride too.

Then we found the zebras because they are Sawyer's favorite animals right now.

For dinner on Good Friday we had Hot Cross Buns and read the Passion story from Sawyer's bible.

Then Clint and I threw caution to the wind and went on a late night fishing trip.  Sawyer is kissing a fish.

For having such a busy day he did great!

My fishermen.

On Saturday we dyed eggs.  Beau just watched.

This was Sawyer's camo egg he made for his daddy.

Off course not all the eggs made it to Easter Sunday.

Saturday night Sawyer and Beau opened their baskets from Grammy and Grandpa.

On Easter Sunday all Sawyer cared about was the chocolate.

"I ate the bunny."

Once the toddler consumed too much chocolate, the pictures kind of stopped.  This mama had her hands full trying to prevent a sugar meltdown.  We went to church and had lunch with our small group.  Here are some pictures of some of the boys Easter loot.

Here is the "toxic" sugar.  The Easter bunny who came to our house did not bring that much chocolate (instead our eggs had fishing hooks and firecrackers -- that was well thought out), but somehow we ended up with a ton of candy.

After the boys woke up from naps, we had to test out the toys.

Beau and I watched from Beau's favorite spot, the porch swing.

I didn't get a good Easter picture of the boys on Easter Sunday, but you get the idea.

Happy Easter!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3

 

David Summit Faught

We went to Arkansas last week to meet our new cousin.  David Summit Faught, who will go by Summit, was born April 8, 2011.  He was 19.25" long and weighed 6 lbs 9 oz.  This is tiny for our family.  Holding him was like holding a blanket with a little ball on top.  He is gorgeous and mommy is doing great.  Julie had a beautiful delivery.  Julie and I are thrilled because we both have two boys the same age!

Doesn't Julzie look beautiful for just having a baby?

Baby Summit

Sawyer with his cousins.  Sawyer is mad because Shepherd it taking back his buzz and woody. These three boys have a great time together.  I love my nephews!

Kitchen remodel

I am finally getting around to posting picture of our kitchen remodel.  We started in Fall 2009 and finished sometime in Winter 2010.  This was the most challenging thing our marriage has endured yet, but we survived and are better for it.  Now we are not really into remodeling and I am by no way into decorating.  We just gave it our best shot.  We hired someone to do the things that were too far above our skill level, but we designed it all.  I am glad to say it is a very functional kitchen now for our family.

Before:  Yellow Formica counter tops and back splash. Horrible florescent lighting with drop down box. No other lighting.  Yellow walls. Worn out oak cabinets.  Brass hardware.  Broken electric stove with only one knob (we had to switch the knob for every burner we wanted to turn on.)  Wall oven that wouldn't even hold a cookie sheet.  1980s microwave. Gum stuck everywhere.  Mismatched appliances. Broken dishwasher.  Crown molding in only half the kitchen.  Popcorn ceilings.

Sorry, the doors are already off the cabinets in these picture.

The drop down florescent lighting.  When was this a good idea?

After:  New lighting and recessed lighting.  Matching crown molding.  Granite counter tops.  Re-glazed all the cabinets.  New hardware.  Tumbled marbled back splash.  New gas range.  Opened up cabinets on far wall.   Added quite a bit of counter top space.  New sink.  New microwave built into bottom cabinets.  Accent lighting above cabinets.  Pull out shelves in pantry.  Painted a gray blue.  Textured ceilings.

Beau- Five Months Old

Beau turned five months on April 10th.  His fifth month has been a great month.  This critter loves people.  Ok, he screams when he sees a person with black hair, but other than that he loves people.  He is so smiley and happy now.  It is common for me to wake up in the morning to giggling coming from his monitor.  He is not into toys at all because he really just wants to watch people.

He finally started rolling over from back to tummy.  He can sit up with his boppy behind him, but because he is always looking up searching for a face, he normally ends up on his back.  He can scoot a little during tummy time.  He has no interest in food and since he is just pooping 1-2 x per week we aren't rushing it.  He keeps his hands in his mouth.  He can make all kinds of silly noises and makes them all day long.  He can pick up toys and hold on to them, but like I said he just isn't into them.

He still loves his exersaucer and likes the vibrating chair.  He doesn't care for the swing or bumbo.  He likes to be swaddled, but wants his hands free.  He absolutely loves sitting on the porch swing and taking showers with his daddy.  He does great in the car as long as he can see his brother.  He is a great sleeper, but only in his own bed.  He doesn't sleep when we are out running errands.

Sawyer and Beau get along great.  Sawyer really looks out for his brother and Beau is always looking for someone to play with him.  He is still pretty opinionated, but rarely cries.  We are having a blast.

This little guys sleeps with his eyes slightly open.

He is "swaddled" in his favorite blanket.  This was one of my blankets when I was a baby.

It's 2011.  Yes there are a lot more iPhone pics.  It is just so convenient.