30!

I cannot believe I am 30! I am so blessed at this point in my life so I cannot complain one single bit. I have a wonderful husband and two precious boys. There is nothing else I can ask for!
For my birthday I requested a trip with Nate. We have not been on an extended trip with each other since our honeymoon! I love snow skiing and Nate has been wanting to go so we booked a trip to Jackson Hole. Only after we booked it did I realize that it is one of the most difficult skiing mountains. Nate had never been but I knew he would be ok. We left early Thursday morning and we were in JH by 1pm! We had a good afternoon of getting gear and dinner in town. Friday was our first day to ski. Let's just say it is a miracle our marriage survived that day. Nate was super frustrated bc skiing was a little harder than he expected. He survived but was not a happy camper. Friday night we went to a wonderful Italian restaurant called Nani's. It was soo yummy!! Saturday Nate was ready again and he did so great! We got his skis adjusted so they did not keep coming off and we had such an awesome day! He skied every blue that I wanted! We stopped for a beer mid afternoon on the mountain and then enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on the slopes. It was a great day!! The hot tub was very relaxing after a full day on the slopes! As sore as we were on Sunday we were ready to go again. We had another great day! I am so proud of Nate. He skied down every blue and I did not feel like there was anything I missed out on! We even made it to the far side of the mountain which only has one "easy" way down. We wanted to make it over there just to say we saw it! Sunday was my birthday so we actually went back to the Italian place bc it was soooo good. They were so great and gave us a glass of champagne to toast and a huge tiramisu to end the night. The weather was perfect and the mountains were gorgeous! We loved every minute!!
We enjoyed each others company and we came back refreshed and ready to see our boys! It is so important to spend time with your spouse and I am so thankful that we have grandparents that were willing to keep the boys. They stayed with my parents 2 nights and Nate's parents 2 nights. It worked out so well and I am so thankful for them!!!

Update on the boys

It has been a while since I have given an update on what the boys are like these days!

Whit is 3 and is just getting so big! I look at him every day and think he is taller than the day before and I am just shocked at what a big boy he is. He is such a great kid. He does well in school and has fun with his friends. He loves playing with Charlie and can make him laugh! He still loves books. His mind is going all the time and he is talking all the time now too! I love his imagination more than anything. He makes the simplest things into something totally different. The only problem his imagination is causing is some dreaming :) He wakes up a few times a night and is either scared of something or is thinking about something. He listens to EVERYTHING Nate and I say. If he overhears us talking about something he did he will repeat the whole story of how it happened. Thankfully it has been pretty on the weekends so we have been able to be outside and get some energy out! He still takes a good nap every afternoon. He always sleeps longer than Charlie. We start bedtime about 7 still bc it is such a process. He usually sits and reads after we have left til about 8:30. He wakes up about 6:15 most mornings. He is still very routine and likes to eat the same thing for breakfast every day(a bagel and milk). One of the funniest things he has said lately was last night... talking about how he played golf yesterday with Nate. He said he wanted to go back but he wanted mommy to come too so he asked if I would change into a boy so I could play with them. HA! Hilarious!
I see glimpses of him understanding the story of Jesus more and more. I pray often that we are telling him the best way for his heart to understand. I have had numerous conversations when he asks lots of questions. He loves the Jesus Storybook Bible and definitely has favorite stories(the giant). I am praying for the Easter season! He wants to be just like his daddy and I love it! There are no words to express the love his daddy and I have for him. He is a precious child with the sweetest heart! The older he gets the more "crazy boy" he becomes but he is still my sweet boy!

How big does he look here!!! Big boy cords with boots!

Charlie is getting so big too! I feel like he is finally getting taller and fatter :) He is still as much of a mess as ever and keeps us on our toes. He is just funny though. He repeats everything Whit says. Obviously it is not clear but you can tell by the sounds that he is repeating him. He can tell us the animal sounds pretty well too. He LOVES books these days which is a major change. Of course he only likes books with animals and knows which pages he wants out of certain books. He eats pretty well when he wants to. He doesn't really like fruit which is totally opposite of Whit. He walks really well now and is just funny to watch him waddle. He wears 12- 18 mo clothes now. He still goes to sleep about 6:30- 6:45 every night. He is just tired and so we just literally go put him in his bed and he is asleep in 2 minutes. He usually naps pretty well at school and will nap for 2 hrs. At home its never more than an hour though. So strange. He still only has 6 teeth but I think more are coming bc he has been kinda fussy at night and hasn't napped as well at school over the past week. He wants to be in the middle of everything and is not going to miss out! We have had some issues with biting and I am just hoping they will stop soon. If you get in his space do not be surprised if you get hit. Oh he is so bad :) We love our crazy Charlie too and I love more and more that these brothers have each other!!

He had natural "devil" horns for 2 days straight! Could not get them down! I am in for it!!

Tee shirts and diapers could be one of my favorite things