Easton is twenty months

I'm sorry....what? My child is going to be 2 years old in how many months? Only 4? How can that be?! 

With that ridiculousness being said here are a few twenty months stats.

Size: Just a hair under 33 inches & 24.4 pounds. He has always been on the small side of a average which seems surprising being that on both sides (specially mine) there are tall genes. I just call him my little nugget! 

Clothes: Size 18 months mostly. That's IF he's actually wearing any clothes, he really prefers to be naked and mid getting dressed will attempt to run away from you while he chuckles and screams NO! We have to watch him in the zip up pajamas, he will slowly unzip them, pull his arms out and pretty soon his diaper is sagging from him trying to take that off too. 

He will probably hate me for this one day :)

Favorite foods: Easton has never been that into eating a full meal but he loves his snacks so I try to offer a variety of healthy snacks through out the day. His current favorites are grapes, cheese and pretzels. Sometimes I make us fresh fruit smoothies for a after breakfast snack. He also loves all kinds of fruit, toast with butter, chicken nuggets, Mac n cheese, and refried beans. Of course he has a sweet tooth just like his momma so he goes nuts for the occasional ice cream treat. 

Words: Oh man is he becoming a chatter box! He mostly talks in his own little language which is full of funny sounds and attempts at mimicking what we say. Things he says the best/most often: "What's that?" (said in all different tones, depending on what he's referring to), "Shoe" and "Choo Choo" pretty much sound the same. "BYE" he says this all the time. My favorite is when he knows we are just about to leave, I apparently say "alright" in the same tone when we are going to get ready to go because he promptly says "bye!", waves and then heads for the door. He even does it when I'm on talking on the phone. He knows quite a few noises and loves it when we play the "what does a ____ say". The best is when we say "what does the fox say?" and he starts dancing. That will never get old!  

Activities: Anything outside! Over the weekend we took his Strider bike outside for the first time and he LOVED it! He is a bit of a dare devil and is constantly testing the limits, trying new things and scaring me half to death. He is amazingly strong and has crazy good balance so he can tackle a lot more then you expect. 

Favorites: His "Auntie" Ashley and "Uncle" Ben taught him how to shake your hand. When you reply "nice to meet you!" he just beams from ear to ear...and then continues to do it about 50 more times and to everyone in the room. He loves giving kisses, playing with the dogs, wearing his sunglasses (for about 2 minutes) and loves to "help" you with whatever it is you really want to do quickly but just can't tell him no because he is just to being to darn. Of course he is still loving dirtbikes, quads, trucks and generally anything that goes fast, makes noise, or is dirty. Such a boy!

I say it all the time but Easton is just such a fun, busy, loving boy! We are so looking forward this spring and summer. Spending so much time watching E exploring, discovering and learning new things, and making memories to last a lifetime! 

We love you Easton! :) 

#throwbackthursday

While cleaning up a few things in the spare bedroom I found the disc of my maternity photos and Eastons newborn photos. As I was looking through them I realized that I had never shared them (I guess having a tiny newborn made me a little preoccupied, imagine that!). So in honor of "Throwback Thursday" here are a few of my favorite maternity and newborn pictures. Enjoy!

Maternity photos done by Andrea Latham Photography

Newborn photos done by Mandi Mcdougall Photography

Oh, I guess I had a few more favorites then I thought :)

Spring at last

Spring has sprung! Or at least it's trying. It was a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest for the official first day of Spring. Although the weather around here has been fairly springy the last couple of days. Rain, sun, rain, torrential down pour, sun with a rainbow :) I do really love it! 

After Easton's nap time we headed outside to enjoy the sunshine. Since Murphy, the Brazel family dog is now living with us (yes, we now have three big dogs. its ok to call us crazy!) I thought it would be fun to go on a walk...Did I say fun? Uhh Well I guess I didn't really know what I was getting into....After 3 attempts of getting a toddler and two excited, clumsy dogs to do what I wanted I finally had a light bulb go off and decided to put those pullin' skills to work! I put the dogs on the double leash, hooked em up to the wagon and plopped Easton in there! Off we go! And I was pleasantly surprised with how well they all did! 

We can't wait for the sunny days ahead and to watch this boy explore his world. He is becoming increasingly independent which I'm in total denial about. Jon is always reminding me as I tell Easton to be careful that he's just being a curious little boy! A few of Easton's favorite things to do outside include; anything to do with carrying a stick around. Kicking a ball into the rock filled ditch then scaring me half to death as he goes running after it. Insisting we ride the quad. And a new thing, using his little rake in the rocks and grass. Maybe this cuteness will help me be motivated to work in the yard! 

18 months

Wow, I can not believe it, my baby is now a curious, noisy, sweet  toddler! This is a few weeks late so we've actually been "enjoying" this crazy toddler for a while! 

Easton has become so expressive in the last few weeks and it is so fun! My favorite is his surprised face. Specially when it's when he hears Jon's truck and the garage door opening, he runs to the door and tries to peek at his daddy through the little cat door. It is so sweet once Jon comes in and Easton (and the dogs) are gathered around him. And for a moment I feel a little relief that Easton wont be clinging to my leg for the rest of the evening but that lasts a quick minute and then he is right back at my feet! Mommies little shadow!  

Last week we had a few days of beautiful weather, it gave me hope that spring is indeed right around the corner! We spent most of the days outside going on walks, they were working on the road right down from our house and Easton loved the big trucks. We explored and played in the back yard tons. Our neighbors have a few outdoor toys for their granddaughter and whenever Easton sees the little lawn mower he charges over there and starts playing with it. It always ends up hanging out in our yard for the next few days due to Easton throwing a toddler size fit when we try to return it. 

Playing out in the sunshine all day sure tuckered him out. He feel asleep in the  highchair mid lunch which he has never done! It was a little comical actually because during lunch I had to make a phone call, when I got placed on hold I put the phone on speaker, as soon as Easton heard that elevator music he started head bobbin, droopy eyed and passed right out! I couldn't resist snapping a picture before I carried him to his bed. 

Although he does leave this stay at home mommy feeling exhausted by the end of the day I wouldn't trade a minute of time with my precious boy! 

 

Sunshine and football

This weekend was a good one. Saturday was perfect winter weather. After the fog rolled out the sun was shining and there was just a little bite of cold in the air. Perfect for playing outside bundled up. We had a few outdoor projects to tackle. Taking down the Christmas lights (no judgement, it's rained every weekend since Christmas!) and we needed to do something with our fence that broke during a crazy wind and rain storm. Easton couldn't wait to head outside after breakfast to play with his trucks and puppies. Such a boy!

After we did our chores we ended up chatting with the neighbors and watching Easton and all the dogs run around. We have such great neighbors and we absolutely love living on this quite cul-de-sac. And unfortunately the fence has turned into a big project that now means we need to fix the entire length of fence instead of just one or two poles. Ugh. Thankfully we have great resources in our family that will make it much easier to tackle. Although it'll probably have to wait till spring when the ground dries up a bit....who am I kidding, it'll still be pouring rain in the spring. Welcome to the Pacific Northwest! 

Sunday was equally great because it was football day! The Seahawks won and are heading to the Super Bowl! YEA! We watched the game with a few good friends and snacked on some yummy game day food. It was a really fun time and the guys superstitiously said that in two weeks we will need to do it again. Same clothes, same food, all sitting in the same spots! Sounds good, except let's make sure we wash those clothes first! 

Now back to the normal weekly chores. Happy Monday everyone! 

Hi there!

Welcome friends to my first post! I've been thinking about blogging now for a while (like back when I was pregnant!) but just never got around to it, so here goes nothing! Please bare with me as I navigate my way through this blog world. Who knew there was so much behind the scenes that went into it!

I hope you enjoy following along on this  journey we call life! Stay tuned for posts about our family, our adventures and some DIY projects around the house!