he rides...

...his bike. Without training wheels. He's getting so big!

his own room

Simon slept in his crib for the first time last night. 

I, of course, forgot to find his monitor before I put him to bed.

I slept on his floor since I couldn't find half the monitor.

He slept all night, and I woke with a kink in my back.

mini photo shoot

I wanted to take one picture of his cute little chub, but I couldn't put down the camera.
He's just too cute.

a saturday stroll

We went for a little "hike" by the lake near our house. 

It was a beautiful day. 

I love my little family. 

I love that we all go out on a Saturday looking like we just hit a Goodwill sale (does Goodwill even have sales?) 

I love that my husband is always up for small, short adventures since we have such small, short people who can only handle the small stuff. 

I love that I snapped these pictures while cuddling with my youngest man in the Moby wrap while he was fast asleep. 

I love that we went home, ate lunch, and took naps right after this little outing. 

teething

My poor, little man.
Getting teeth is just tough.

my helper

Bryan was getting home from work late. I needed to make dinner, and Simon needed to eat. So, my helpful 6 year old came to my rescue.

sometimes i forget

how fun my boys are.

I get so caught up in the day to day. You know? The diapers, the feedings, the tantrums, the discipline, the constant cleaning, and on and on and on. I forget to just sit and be with my boys. I used to do this so well. I would put everything aside to talk to them and play with them often. I wanted to take full advantage of being at home with them. I've been so busy trying to catch up on cleaning and organizing, and I haven't given them enough of my undivided attention.

We went to the grocery store, and we had a great time. Weird that grocery shopping can be fun, but we made it fun! I'm now working on putting the mundane aside, so that they remember they are always more important. I do miss a clean and organized home, but I'm thinking this is another "stage of life".