kaaaa....BOOM

Our summer hit July and exploded all over the place! Between having babies, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, having people visit, moving an entire store, and squeezing in some family time, our lives have been full to say the least. I think the thing that stand out to me the most is just how amazing our kids are.

I know people brag about their kids all the time, and that is partly the reason I have this blog in the first place, but I really do find these two faces that we wake up to every day to be quite amazing. Austin has turned out to be the person I like to hang out with the most. Don't get me wrong, if I have an adult day or some alone time to read (or write) I am not complaining, but that kid cracks me up. He has learned how to tease, how to make funny jokes, and because he doesn't have the words yet, it's his little face that usually provides the punch line that makes me start laughing. The way he adjusted to life with Oliver and so whole heartedly accepted him as another member of our family has made me fall even more in love with him. Sometimes I catch sight of him in a still moment when he has gone to sit next to his brother and hold his hand and watch him that it's like watching a living Hallmark card. Then the next moment as he's being moved to time out for whacking the baby's head, I'm reminded that those pictures on the cards are just one moment out of thousands...

Little Oliver might just be the snuggliest thing I've ever held. He still curls into a ball that makes me think he's part possum. He loves to be held, hates to be put down, and that is fine with me. Go ahead and scream little man, that just lets others understand why my arms are always full and gives a reason to why the house hasn't been cleaned in oh, 3 weeks or so!