Late Halloween Pics

It's a little late but here are the Halloween pictures. Landon was a pirate. I was actually pretty proud of his costume. I had picked up one from walmart and it was just so cheaply made and the hat didn't even fit. I returned it and bought the hat for a couple bucks at Hobby Lobby along with a hook (which he surprisingly held all night) and a sash. Cody was a bear just like Landon had been. It was a little tight but it was only for one night. Landon loved trick-or-treating.

Here's Cody wanting to go home.

The Loot. Cody's helping out.

Cody loved Landon's outfit.

Happy 1st Birthday Cody!

Cody turned 1 today! I have a 1 and a 2 year old! How crazy is that?! I can't believe that a year ago, I was getting cut open to have him. It seems like it just happened a couple months ago. that day is still so very fresh in my mind. I remember my water breaking and calling my mom because I didn't know if I was just peeing my pants! I remember bringing Landon to their house. I remember being told that it was an emergency and that I'd need a C-Section right then. I remember thinking it was pretty funny that the nurse was freaking out and I was totally okay. I remember the drugs. Oh what drugs!!! I remember being so loopy! I remember not being able to see him for 4 HOURS after he was born because I was so medicated. I remember finally seeing him and thinking that he looked weird because his head was so perfect. I remember bringing him home and introducing him to Landon. I had 2 sons. I remember thinking it was so crazy that I was a mother of 2 boys!!! It's still crazy to think that I'm a mother of 2 beautiful boys that I love more than anything else in this world (John too!!).

I love all the memories that I have of him and all the more memories that we are going to create! Happy Birthday!

These photos weren't all from his birthday but look how cute he is!!! And look at those baby blues!

The Birthday Cake. I opted to make a traditional cake. Nothing fancy but I guess Landon thought it was amazing!

He was surprisingly very clean eating his cake but really liked it.

Some random but cute pictures of Cody.

Mommy, what are you doing?

This is mostly for my parent-in-laws see him eating the cake. If anyone else is interested in seeing my kid eat cake, knock yourself out!

Spring is my favorite season but I may be turned into a huge fan of fall!! The crispness in the air is amazing! The colors are riveting. I love raking! You may be asking "Who the heck likes to rake!!" Well, I do. There's something about raking all the leaves up and seeing the clean grass underneath.

Most days after Landon and Cody's naps, we go for a walk around the neighborhood. Landon loves picking up all the leaves. He'll grab one and show me and say, "Neaf, neaf", until I say, "Yes, leaf. Lllllllll eaf." All the L's are because I'm really trying to get him to say things correctly. He's becoming obsessed with leaves and likes to bring them into the house. Yeah! Dead leaves on my floor and counters! What mother wouldn't love that. Such festive decorations.

(If you can't tell what he's doing, he's throwing a stick/leaf in the air. The excitement!!)

Fall is also the time when all the holidays begin!! Here in New Mexico, the balloon fiesta starts off the season. I swear every single year, when the balloon fiesta starts, it gets cold! It's the official beginning of fall. I didn't think anything of it until I took the boys to John's work. They have a breakfast on the special shapes day of the fiesta. The smell of breakfast burritos in the air and the chill got me so excited for fall to be here. Then, after the balloons had moved on, we started to leave. But what's that across the way? The beaver balloon had just landed!! We hopped out of the car and Landon got to stomp on the balloon with all the other kids to get the air out. The balloon crew was incredibly sweet. I think the beaver balloon will now always hold a special place in our hearts.

(These balloons were so close to eachother and no, my hair isn't that staticky. It's a dead tree behind me.)

I hope everyone else is enjoying their fall. I know I am and I'm looking forward to all the holidays!! Maybe this year I'll actually decorate since I never do. HAPPY AUTUMN!

Much Love,

Tiffany

Under Construction?

Blog I have missed you! I wish that I had a good excuse as to why I haven't written on you such as, "Hey, you're under construction", or "I didn't have access to a computer because I was on a super amazing vacation on a deserted island". Alas, my excuse is always the same. I'm busy. I need to visit you more often. You help me remember all the milestones in my kids lives! Without you, I have no idea when my kids do things and I will forget. I promise to make more time for you! That's a pinky promise.

Love,

Tiffany

Just One Of Those Weeks

Do you ever have those days where you are so glad to be a mom? Yuor kids are just being perfect, they aren't crying or acting clingy or even whining! Yeah, I haven't had those days this week. Both kids just seemed to be feeding off of each other! Cody was clingy and Landon was whiny as all get out! But I saw these pictures and they made me smile. I have really good kids actually so I can't complain. I know I'm going to have a baby that was just like me and then I'll know what it's like having a colicky baby or just a difficult one. However, I married John and he was a very good and mild baby. Therefore, I have 2 kids who are both mild like their Daddy! Oh, and Cody is now sleeping all the way through the night. Actually, Cody and Landon are sleeping in the same room. They're pretty hard sleepers because when one wakes up, the other one stays asleep even if they're crying! So again, I don't have much to complain about but it's just been one of those weeks!

I don't think Landon wanted this picture of himself taken. He knows that we're going to show every picture of him to his future girlfriends some day and he didn't want this in the photo album. Too late sucker!

This is how he spends a lot of time. Lining up his blocks. He'll line up a lot of things, rocks, books, whatever you got! Is this normal? He's almost OCD about some things!

Just a small "photo shoot" on the chair. Cody's hoggin' all the attention.

The Zoo

Landon's first "real" time to the zoo was a couple months ago (June 13th to be exact) but I never posted about it! I say real time because the last times he's gone, he was too young to really enjoy it. I never realized how fun it was to go to the zoo with your kid! He walked the entire way all by himself. Well, by walking I really mean running. I've never seen him run so much. I was actually really scared he was going to totally biff it but surprisingly, he is not as clumsy as I thought. Anyways, the Sea Lions were his favorite. We could have hung out there most of the time. He had a blast and was exhausted by the end.

John was determined to get Landon to Roar like a lion. He was finally successful. So if you actually watch the video, just skip to like, the last 10 seconds.

Random Pictures

Safety first!

Future dog-walker!

Checking out the belly

I don't even know what to say about this one.

Cody was very unimpressed on his first time in the pool

Check out the concentration!