Sunday, March 18, 2012

after this i'm going to bed.

its currently 12:17 am, why am i starting this? its much to late to stay around and chat. so, here's some pictures till next time...

a few weeks back one of my favorite persons, jenni, came up to get her hair done. her little cutie, sarah, came up too. logan and sarah are going to be such good pals, cuteness overload!! i love the time jenni and i have together, we could sit and talk for hours...not many other moms out there have 3 kids 3 and under:)
getting some fresh air!


aw man, bubbles in the eyes.
goofy gage.
afternoon sweetness.
the beginning of the month we had a nearly identical morning to the same one two years ago. this time it was gage's turn. hernia surgery strikes again.
waiting for our name to be called at the hospital...poor gage had NO idea what was in store.
he insisted on wearing the nonslip hospital socks with the gown.
later that day...he wasn't feeling "it." he looks soooo sad in this picture.
when he finally did perk up he wanted chips. he ate a WHOLE can of pringles on his own. (cell phone pic)
and stuffed animals always bring smiles.
pink!

sometimes i need a free hand...
and have to put her down...
she was safe & sound in the highchair:)
i WAS trying to do laundry.
gagers loves his daddy.
three kids...a regular scene in our home.
vance napping with all three kids. can you spot logan in there?
yay! eating outside.

nearly every saturday we have hotdogs, its tradition.


sweetie.

aunt dana gave this dress to logan when she came right after logan was born. at the time it looked so big...and now, here she is wearing it. little girl is getting big!

can you tell logan can't leave her hands alone? always sucking on those fingers!


lane walking on the ceiling. our home is crazy...but fun:)
last weekend we had a special treat with grandma kay coming down for a few days. vance loved it, i loved it, the boys loved it, logan loved it. yep, we all loved it and i'm sure she did too.


this picture cracks me up, logan looks a little startled at lane yelling "cheese!"

we ventured to a nearby museum with grandma before taking her to the airport. her time here was much too short but we're thankful for the fun visit!
for christmas the boys got a water table thingy...it was finally nice enough outside to set it up. they have had so much fun with it!!
his tooshie is too cute!
snack time in the back of the car.
lane jumped & giggled with excitement that i said yes when he asked if he could get poptarts while grocery shopping. they both took 2 bites and the excitement was gone.

lane makes silly faces....

so then gage wants to make silly faces...



very rarely do i get alone time with my gage. one afternoon last week lane & logan were both napping so gage helped me get dinner going. he wanted to takes pictures together so we did:) i loved this time with just him, 2 is one of my favorite ages.





tummy time on daddy. (the outfit she is wearing is one that gage wore the day after we brought him home from the hospital...she is just a little peanut!)
summer needs to come...we've been hit with lots of cold bugs.
but summer also means band aids.
running errands, waiting in the car...




st patty's day cupcakes. such a mess!



logan spot at the kitchen table...on my legs:)
alright, night night!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

for me b/c i don't want to forget.

yesterday was a good day for mama lovin...

...logan smiled when she saw me walk into her room to get her out of her crib after sleeping over 9 hours.
...gage said "wuv ew" (love you) to me all on his own before taking a 4 hour nap.
...lane gave me a thumbs up and said "my love you soo soo soooo much mommy."

Friday, March 9, 2012

logan's dedication.

the sunday following gage's little birthday shin-dig, logan had her own special day...as a family we promised to raise logan in the way of the Lord. logan's dedication reminds us that God has blessed our family SO abundantly and that we are seeking His guidance as we raise this sweet child of His.
and a beauty she is...
we LOVE our church, it has been huge in our lives with moving to a state where we have no family nearby...

gage wanted to be anywhere and everywhere except by us while we were up there...
the TWO of us:) at our favorite pizza place after church...
"up. up. up."
sleeping on grandma gwen. (isn't my mom beautiful?! i hope to look like her when i grow up, seriously, where are her wrinkles?!)

the FIVE of us. FIVE...we have three kids!!! when does that sink in?
with papa & gramdma ferry. (papa & grandma reimer were there as well but somehow a picture with them wasn't taken on my camera...urgh!)
me & my girl.
to our parents...THANK YOU for investing so deeply in our kids lives. praying for our kids & for us is the dearest gift you can give...thank you! we are who we are today because of your impact in our lives, we strive to be like the parents we had growing up.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

gage's birthday.

last weekend we celebrated gage's 2nd birthday with both set of grandparents in town. it was a WONDERFUL time, we so cherished the time with everyone here!

the birthday boy. (sportin the same shirt his brother wore on his 2nd bday.)
party time!
taco soup, cornbread, chicken taquitos, chips, jello. (gage can eat a serious amount of jello!)


big brother showing me the correct way to play with a balloon. 1. put in mouth.
2. go crazy.
my girl & me.
family of FIVE!!! our kids...three, TWO, and two months.
presents!
he was a bit overwhemed and pulled the quiet, i'm in shock, mode.
showing off his new red pick up that he hasn't put down all week.
helping put together his big wheel.
"mine!"
doing "clock" with grandpa...his absolute most favorite thing to do!!
sneaking some frosting.
"too bright!"

love this picture!
gage was of course the man of the hour for his party but this little girl got LOTS of loving during the weekend...








with papa. gage LOVES his papa's. no less than 75 times a day he asks about papa, wants to call papa, skype papa. if he's in trouble he yells out "papa!!"
on his "real" birthday his little buddy ben shared some ice cream cake with him:)
and that evening he got to go to basketball games with daddy...he LOVES going to bball games. his perfect day. ice cream & basketball.
my mom snapped some great pics too, you can look at them here.