My boys!

Seriously how cute is this little guy? Oh my heck I just love his little face, he is so expressive! its so funny watching him try to figure out his hands, feet, and mouth. He has started kicking so hard! and those little arms are constantly flailing around. He’s a strong little man.

His cry is still cute, but I’m sad his newborn cry is gone. Its just one more way I have to accept that he is growing up on me…

hee hee. his face, I love all the expressions he’s been giving lately.

Locke was giving Jones kisses, but so fast I missed them every time. You can see he’s going in for it with his puckered lips! Locke has been amazing with the new baby, he gets really worried every time he starts crying and offers his own binky to Jones. So cute. Lately he’s been trying to feed him food, so I’ve had to really watch him while he’s eating. There’s a cashier at our grocery store that always gives Locke a pack of rockets, and when we got home there were a few in the bottom of Jones’s carseat….hmmm….at least he doesn’t have a problem sharing.

So there’s moment when Locke is really into the baby, and then the ceiling fan suddenly becomes more interesting….

cute yawn.

We were watching some cartoons in the afternoon and Locke and Jones fell asleep on the same pillow…it was the cutest moment of my life. and I realize this blog post has a LOT of the word cute in it, but it really explains my life lately.

bros.

Lane brought in his nasty mastitus tester from the barn this morning to try and fix it – its nasty from being covered in milk and poop from hundreds of cows and stinks BAD. So I asked him why he brought it inside, and why it was sitting on my spice cabinet, double ew, and you know what he said? Cuz britt, you’ve had mastitus twice now, its time to check your milk and find out if I’m guna put you on the cull list. Save up some money for a newer hefer. Wow. You’re so funny Lane.

I’m convinced there is nothing cuter then daddy/baby pictures. nothing. they are just so freakin precious. seriously, just look at that.

my favorite face from Jones lately

This kid’s hair is the best, even when its greasy it sticks straight up.

Hey mom. I’m so cute it hurts.

Its so fun having a new little guy around! our whole world now revolves around two boys, I can’t imagine my life without them. It makes me wonder what I used to do before them, and why the heck I didn’t try to accomplish more. oh well. live and learn. but I guess I’m accomplishing the most now by raising them right? sometimes I swear all I do is change diapers and refill Locke’s water bottle. and turn on Backyardigans. and clean the kitchen for the 34719278340th time because Locke painted yogurt all over the kitchen counter. Note to self, don’t try to paint flower pots and feed Locke at the same time…

Locke’s belated b-day party

This poor kid! he didn’t get to celebrate his birthday “officially” with a party till 3 weeks later! So I decided to go all out and Pinterest the heck out of it.

We opened some presents", his favorite being this little camper chair he LOVES and still carts around the house everywhere:

and a cute book from Aunt Nicole about being a big brother (my fav) I’m so sentimental, this book is now sitting up displayed on his dresser, it is so cute!

chowing down, (and looking everywhere but the camera…)

a group of cousins, who came to join in on the fun,

and the treats! we had bbq chicken sandwhiches, crock pot style, chips, and goodies. All the little jars are themed candy/veggies – liqorice = monster hair, carrots = monster bones, goldfish = fish heads. I got really creative with that last one eh….the juice pitcher on the end and all the glasses had googly eyes, and the utencils were wrapped up with a great big googly eye on them. I just threw some big pieces of paper on the wall, drew some monsters and set out some crayons – it was the biggest hit! the kids loved coloring all the crazy monsters. I also hung up a simply happy birthday banner and some tissue paper fans, nothing too special, its all hanging above the table. my camera is so close up though, I couldn’t get it in. we had the yummiest punch too. courtesy of pinterest, my bestie.

The cake, I loved how easy and fun it was. And also that we were doing a monster party and my unintended “slime cake” just happened to fit in well…hahaha, nailed it! not…..

Locke was pretty unsure about all the attention and the order to blow out the candles. He gave a half-hearted spit/blow and the cousins took over from there…(although the next day he kept bringing me a candle to light so he could blow it out for real, I guess we needed a trial run for the real cake? I’ll know now for Jones’s first big party!)

As usual looking everywhere and at everyone but me…

A fun idea stolen off pinterest again. The older kids got it, but the younger ones…well…you can tell how they felt from the look on Claire’s face!

Locke’s using his as a backscratcher, seriously could Warren care any less?? hahah oh kid’s parties. I had this perfect party in my head, and then…the real party started! after this we all ran outside even though it was pretty windy and blew bubbles.

Do I use it like this mom??…

Or this?…..

He freaked out when his cousin Candice tried to help him…oh that kid. So much independence. What do you do. The party was a lot of fun, I think Locke woke up the next day and was disapointed when no one showed up to play. I love our little guy so much, and I’m excited for next year to have the boy’s birthdays so close together (2 days apart!!) and just have one big shin dig. Maybe then we’ll have a bbq?? hint hint Lane?…

All tuckered out from a big day of playin.

So there are 3 baby foxes that moved in at the bottom of our lane! and they are so fun to watch – they also aren’t scared of people at all! I got so close when taking some pictures and they just sat there staring. They are so tiny too, the size of baby kittens! Locke calls them mice!