They boys are 9 months old today? Can it really be? I guess I shouldn't be surprised they are showing all the signs. Crawling all over the place, eating bigger meals, putting everything in their mouths, fighting over toys, loving being held - all the time, wearing their parents out - in a good way, being vocal about their wants and needs - wish I could decipher what they were saying though, smiling and giggling at everything - like their hand shadow, spitting food back at us when they disapprove - mainly G, M likes everything, and basically just turning into the two cutest little guys around.
I wish their was a magic pill which would stop all of this growing. As much as we get excited about the things that they are learning how to do it makes us sad knowing they have left a stage behind. They have so much ahead of them and I don't want to rush it. At times I watch them and wish I could freeze time. Like when I am holding a sleepy, cuddly M or G after their night time bottle, or when they giggle at each other, or the first time I saw G crawl the right way (M is still soldier crawling), or when it's bath time and they are a splishing and a splashing, or when their dad is playing with them (they think he is the coolest parent besides their mom), or simply when they stop and smile when you call their name.
What brings on all this sappiness you ask? Well two days ago we had to lower their cribs. G is pulling up and M is on the verge. I knew we needed to do it obviously for safety reasons but by no means was I mentally ready to accept the fact that my babies, were not baby babies anymore. I knew this would happen someday every since we picked out the cribs and the sales lady showed us how to lower them. But I still feel like this moment somehow snuck up on me. It feels like one moment I was expecting G and M and the next lowering their cribs. FYI - it was really the hub who actually lowered the cribs.
Stay tuned for my next blog where I post pictures of them graduating from college. I am sure that will be here before I know it to. In the meantime and I going to soak up every bit of their innocence that I can. Here's to 9 Months. Happy Birthday babies!
These photos were taken Friday afternoon after a short nap (should have been a long one - they needed a long one). So that explains the dazed look they have. Still just as cute though.
Our Peace Tree - Love PB
The Boys Tree in our spare room - I saw the bucket idea from a few blogs I frequent and just so happened to have the perfect brown bucket from the boys birthday party - looks so much better than the white skirt I had around it.
If you heart PB - you will notice I have used their wrapping ribbon around the ornament - I made my aunt and mom tell the checkout gal that they were buying gifts when we shopped there the day after Thanksgiving so they would throw some in our bag. It wasn't totally a lie - the gifts were just for ourselves - either way I scored a bunch of their cute ribbon for free!
I hand sewed each of these stockings - and stitched our names in them. I made the hubs and mine and Abbie's the first year we were married. Last year I told him I was going to buy the boys from PB and he said it just wasn't right and had to make them. He was right and they turned out really cute - I used their nursery fabric. 
The hubs and I just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! 7 years ago this week we first met. Little did I know one conversation would change my life. It took no time all to fall in love and a short 6 months after we met we were engaged and 6 months after that we were married (a year to the day we first met). We decided to tie the knot in Las Vegas which was just more our style. So on a Tuesday at 4:00 with 60 guest who couldn't turn down the chance to take a little trip to vegas we said "I Do."
After seeing my most recent organization project the hubs said there is medicine that can help with this. I replied that maybe if he was on some there would be no need for organization. Lol.
This was a direct copy from her blog. The cabinet with baby stuff already existed but the now hanging bibs were kind of just thrown in there where they would fit before.
The boys nursery was missing something between the door and the closet for some time. This space lived bare for a while. I took some inspiration from her little boys room and found this shelf at target and added bins that match ones from the boys closet. I heart this space.
I spent a little time browsing Rate My Space's office room pictures. I kept seeing cute office organizers and wanted to add them in our office. I searched high and low to find not only ones I liked but inexpensive ones as well since I would be buying quite a few of them. I randomly found them at this ubber chic boutique down the street called Walmart. That's right folks Walmart. I am kind of digging that place right now.
I loved the office space she featured on her blog. It was super cute. One of the features I loved was the under the desk fabric valance she made to conceal office items. I copied it as seen here with a pre made panel that I cut down and added and accent fabric to. I jazzed it up by adding a pleat to the middle. It was the first time I attempted to make a pleat and it turned out pretty well. 
Here is the last of it. More storage bins. 
Family photo with Randy, Stacey, our family and the precious Miss Kearsten
Gavin is ready for some pool fun - shades and all
Two little sweeties playing the bride with their paper towel dresses and shopping bag flowers
Happy 4th from Mason and Gavin!!!
The Boys
Hanging out with Grandma
Pool Party with Lindsay 
So sweet. Kevin and his mini me Mason. 
The boys love their Gigi!!!
The did not love their life vests - but the look so cute in them. 
