March 2012

March went by really fast for us.  Clint and I spent a lot of time working on the house.  It was also a period when both boys were going through testing phases at the same time.  It was probably the hardest month of the year so far, but thankfully we continued to have beautiful weather. 

We love to go on bike rides and walks.  Sawyer can really hold his own on his bike so we can make it a few miles on some of the flat parts of Pathfinder.

One of Sawyer's "special friends".  He is creative with names, this is Rhino.

We did not make it on a camp out in March, but we did go to the camp ground and cook dinner over the fire.  I have to capture this because Sawyer found the straightest stick any of us had ever seen.  Of course he had to bring it home.  He used it to fight imaginary bad guys, but Beau ended up with two black eyes from the stick (on separate occasions and it was an accident).  Eventually the boys did end up with foam swords.

We had some 90 degree weather in March.  The boys had to break out the hose.   I wanted to show Beau's hangover in this picture because unfortunately I don't think publishing a picture of his booty cellulite is appropriate.

Last Winter Post

I had a few more pictures from this winter I wanted to capture.  These boys love their rocking horse.  Its name is Cheyenne and it sings these really creepy songs while its mouth moves.  The boys are constantly riding on their horse together, alone, naked, clothed. They love the thing.

Beau spent the first nine months strictly mine (I think it had something to do with the food source), but he is now strictly his Daddy's baby.  These two are always together and Beau pushes me away when his Dad is around.  Aren't they a handsome pair except for Beau's belly hanging out of his pants.  

February 2012

I always dread February.  This year I had myself mentally prepped to deal with SAD (ok, I don't really have it, but someday I want to use SAD as an excuse to spend February on the beach) and we had the most fantastic weather.  It was beautiful and warm with only a small snow storm.  We were able to play outside everyday!  I guess this means job security for my husband (some of his research involves climate change).

Sawyer is finally enjoying his blocks.  I am pretty sure though this tower was the work of Sawyer and his daddy.

Clint and I love going to the Tall Grass Prairie in Pawhuska.  Clint has been reading up on the dust bowl and it is amazing to see a small stretch reminiscent of what America looked like originally.

We love little day trips.  I think this is why.  The boys both sleep well in the car and we can drink our Starbucks in peace.  Beau moved into forward facing car seat around this time.  He was too rotund to fit in the rear facing seat with any layers on.  One day it was just him and me running errands.  I put him in Sawyer's car seat so I wouldn't have to strip him down.  Big mistake.  He refused to ride backwards after that.

Clint plans awesome theme nights for us.  This was Treasure Island night.  It involved getting the book and explaining the story to Sawyer, eating at Long John Silvers, and watching the movie.  We hadn't eaten at Long John Silvers since we were kids.  Amazingly the place was packed.  Sawyer was so excited in the picture he wouldn't stand still.

Notice Clint has on his Hawaiian shirt.

We also made a little trip to the Gilcrease Museum to see the Woody Guthrie exhibit with some friends.  We have been really into American history and Oklahoma history this year and this fit right in.  Sawyer brought his "special friend", Tiger, to the museum with us.  He left it.  We were on the other side of town when we realized we didn't have him on us.  We had to turn around, and search the museum until we found him.  After that I told Sawyer he is only allowed to bring Huggie places (his imaginary friend - he never gets lost).

Snack time at the park.  These guys really have fun together and get along great.  I am so blessed.

Sawyer is a little genius when it comes to these shapes.  We all enjoy doing them, but it just clicks for him.

Our only little snowstorm.  That was fine with me.

One thing that amazed me and still does as a momma is how my heart flips every single time I see one of my sleeping babies. 

Sawyer is still Clint's little buckskin and my angel.

Now this guy had his 18 month appointment this month.  He was 32 2/4" (90%) and 28 lb 9 oz (90%).  He is such a fun fun person.

Valentine's Day 2012

Valentine's Day was great.  I, like most women, have a love/hate relationship with the holiday.  Well this year I decided just to love the holiday.  Sawyer is really getting into holidays now and he is such a sweet person so Valentine's Day was a total hit.  He did get sick and had to miss his party at school, which broke my heart.  I still remember clearly when I had to miss my kindergarten Valentine's Day party because I was sick.  It was traumatic for me; it still makes my eyes water thinking about it.  But we made a lot of Valentine's crafts and played lots of Candyland. 

Clint took me out on a very nice date.  For the first time in about a month, I got out of sweats.  Ha, I swore I would never be that SAHM.  We went to the Brasserie in Tulsa and probably had the best meal we had eaten it about two years.  It was so nice and romantic. 

Between school, Meme, and Grammy, my boys had candy for a whole month.  Eventually some of the candy was donated to the Bartlesville Municiple Landfill.   They both love all sugar, especially suckers!

January 2012

January had a rough start.  Beau got bronchitis, ear infections, and pneumonia in the first week.  It is hard to tell when Beau is sick.  He continued to eat like a teenage boy, had no fever and was fairly content. The reason I took him to the doctor because we weren't seeing the dimples enough (not smiling much).  I was so traumatized to realize how sick he was.

We had a mild winter so the boys and I just played outside.  It was great to have some low key time around the house on January.

The last weekend of the month I had a girls weekend.  WooHoo!  I met up with my 3 college roommates in Kansas City and ate delicious food, shopped, and just got to hang out.  We had a great time and I look forward to next year.  The boys had the ultimate "boys weekend".  When I got home, Sawyer told me, "Next time can you go for 9 days so we can have a longer boys weekend."

My girls weekend finally forced me to wean Beau.  I was ready, but he wasn't.  It took about two weeks before I was able to put him to bed again.  It totally broke my heart.

Clint went crappie fishing and brought home dinner.

Sawyer is soooo picky about his clothes.  He either has to be wearing pants or shorts with elastic, a swim suit, or matching his daddy.

The boys weekend.

More boys weekend.

Beau loves Cheyenne, the talking pony.

The "special friend" of the month is Tiger.  Sawyer always has what he calls his "special friend".  Tiger went everywhere Sawyer went for about 3 months.

Three year olds are so funny.  We were taking a silly picture to send to dad and of course he had to pick his nose.  I love the way three year olds will laugh and laugh at their own jokes.

New Years 2012

Over the years Clint and I have started a little bit of a New Years tradition.  Instead of having resolutions, we pick a motto of the year.  We have a low key New Year's Eve with a fattening and delicious sandwich.  Lastly we go on a hike on New Year's Day.  This year things went a little differently.  We went on a hike at Osage Hills on New Year's Eve because the weather was gorgeous and 70 degrees!

Beau is still the best cuddle bug. 

Sawyer is throwing his spiderman web.  He does this all the time at imaginary bad guys.

We came home and ate homemade Muffalettas.  They met our criteria, delicious and fattening.
 

After dinner our friends Amy and Rene came to hang out.  We didn't quite make it to midnight, but we were close.  I know we are totally lame, but every year we claim we would like to start the New Year doing our favorite thing, sleeping.

We anticipate 2012 to be a bit of a crazy year, so our motto is  "Sometimes it is a little better to travel than to arrive." - Robert M. Pirsig.  We hope it keeps up grounded throughout the year and to enjoy the wild ride we are on in 2012.

On New Year's Day we headed to the lake.  It was a quiet weekend and we just ate and rested.  The weather was windy and cold.  Poor Beau started to get sick so we spent the next two days just hanging out.