really long post.

creative title huh? well, its what it is. a really long post. you'd think i'd learn to update more often but oh well. pretty sure this has to be the most boring blog out there and that our moms are the only ones checking anymore. i'm always looking at these great inspiring, encouraging, creative blogs and think, well, someday. but for now, pictures of my kiddos are the best i've got. so grandma's....enjoy, there are lots of pictures here:)

he's so sweet. i say, "i love you" and he says, "so much" melt.my.heart.

hmm...still not feeling too great. currently battling (another) double ear infection.
lane is in the phase where he doesn't want the camera near him. cheesey smiles are the best i get.

my little sous chef.


playing together?
still playing good...
things are going ok...
nope, not anymore. this is how it ends.almost.every.time.
still loving the fire truck.
oh lane.


well, at least you're cute.
so jealous of both of my boys' eyelashes.
the adorable maya came over. these two cuties have their mama's hearts in their hands and put instant smiles on our faces.

eating edamame:)

she taught lane this face...it's his go-to goofy face now.


vance looks real comfortable.
give him a phone, a remote, cords, anything technology, and he's happy.
monkey see...

monkey do.

someone fell asleep in the car...
oh wait..
he's totally faking it.
we went to lane's buddy sam's 3rd birthday party at chuck-e-cheese. lane LOVED it. i quote, "dear jesus, thank you for chuck-e-cheese. amen."



vance and amy wrangling the "babies" i wonder how long we'll consider them babies? one (&almost one) is still a baby, right?



best buddies.


loving his new toys.
i wiped off all the frosting off his cupcake. it didn't trick him.
nope, didn't trick him at all. just shoveling it in.

sweet ben ben.




gage wants to be a big boy SO bad. he could hear vance and lane outside shoveling the drive way. he wanted out too...
standing on his own!
oh how i wish this was in focus but oh well. he does this everyday. i make the bed and a minute later he has all the sheets off. this too shall pass, right?

"hmm, where's my brother"

"i want up there too..."

this picture just screams gage's little personality. wanting to be big, bright eyes, smiles. he LOVES his older brother.
love him...
so...
very...
very...
much!
and him too. looove this little guy.
one day in his high chair...

content...
not so content...
mad...
REALLY mad.
he prefers to eat like this...having cheerios thrown on the ground and he gets to find them.
out of gage's reach...

my boys share a love of stickers.

i know this isn't a big deal to many people but it has been to me. i've forced myself to start taking all pictures in manual. i typically shoot in a semi-automatic mode but just haven't been satisfied.

here is completely auto...
semi automatic. (AV on canon cameras)
and manual. much better!
and speaking of manual...sometimes (ok, most of the time) i'm not that great at it. some pictures are still a little fuzzy. practice makes perfect, right? hopefully. well...example here. gage just waking up. cute as can be even with blurry picture and boggies.
rise and shine lane!
zoe and lane enjoying a little ice cream treat. how gorgeous is she?! lane has (more than) a slight crush on her and we're totally ok with it:)

reason number 3,829,821 i love my husband. he picks up the kitchen!

we had a little family outing to the national western stock show. it was great fun followed by the worst moments in my life. sometime i'll write about it, not today, my heart still hurts.

i know these pictures aren't great but they crack me up b/c it shows gage's favorite new thing to do...giving kisses.

when we got home lane was all about the cowboy hat. (not sure what the gloves are about.)







sunday night we had brown sugar sandwiches...
and smoothies. doesn't everyone have those things for sunday suppers?