Dress Up is for Boys too :)

Howdy! I'm Cowboy Troy-Boy!

Argh, Matey! I'm on the look our for my Uncle C.J....Have you seen him?

Well, ever since Troy's birthday where he received his first contents of a dress up box, he has been very interested in adding to it. We were at Walmart and found these in the Halloween section...he loves his new cowboy and pirate things. Right now, he has a huge gash on his forhead that will probably scar. Abby accidently poked him with his pirate sword---they sure make those things sharp for pretend!

Troy & Abby Update! Funny story!

Abby's mom (my next door neighbor, Mandie) just told me this story this morning and I had to share! Yesterday, Troy and Abby were playing at her house and Abby's older sister had a friend over and they were playing "Truth or Dare" (Do you remember when you were 9?!) The two older girls dared Troy and Abby to kiss and if they did, then they could have a piece of gum. Anyone who knows Troy knows that this is the perfect bribe to do anything! (Huh, Cookie!) So Mandie walks in right after they kissed and freaked out and had a big talk with all of them about how kisses are special and to only kiss your mom and dad and grandparents. After everything, she left the room and Troy followed her out and said, "Miss Mandie, can I have my gum now?"

Christmas jammies....a little early!

So....I bought these PJ's on sale after Christmas last year thinking I could save them for Santa to bring this coming Christmas. I was going through the boys closets a few days ago rotating clothes and I came across these. I quickly realized that Colt will have outgrown the jammies by December so I better just get them out now! He is so big, I have a hard time remembering Troy being this chunky even though my dr. notes show he was the same size! I love the second pictures because most ALL of my pictures are like this...Troy trying to get Colt to smile at the last second instead of looking at the camera! OR Colt turning from the camera and looking at Troy at the last second because Troy yells "CHEESE" at the top of his lungs and Colt is distracted! Either way, they are angels in my eyes and I am so thankful to be their mommy!

Troy Goes to Preschool!

I can't believe how fast time goes by! Troy started preschool on Tuesday and I am feeling so old :) He goes to Mrs. Lori's Preschool two times a week with several of his friends and he LOVES it! He rides his bike with his best friend & girlfriend, Abby, (also our next door neighbor) up the street to her house. I thought these pictures were so cute of the two of them!

Big Boys Love Hats!

These pictures just crack me up! Colt just went to the doctor and weighed 19 lbs at 6 1/2 months! He is a monster! And his head is 2 cm. smaller than Troy's! These pictures totally show it! Troy got these dress up hats from my mom for his birthday and they fit Colt! Colt is sitting up on his own now which is really fun. I can't believe how big my boys are getting!!!

He sure cleans up nice, doesn't he?!

Troy & Brock

Brock, Troy, and the flower girls, Payton & Britian

Troy & the father of the bride, Mr. Ken

We had a wonderful day on Friday! Troy was in his first wedding party! We are friends with a wonderful family here in Ephraim, the Butterfields. Their daughter, Lindy married her longtime boyfriend, Kyle (who Kevin grew up with in Mt. Pleasant) and they asked Troy to be their ring barrier. It was a beautiful day and Troy preformed perfectly! His buddy, Brock, (Lindy's adopted little brother) is Troy's best friend so he was happy to be by his side all day! The Butterfields have always treated us like family so it was fun to help celebrate the day with them!

Happy Anniversary!

You probably wonder, "Who's anniversary is it in this picture?" Well, it's Diet Coke's 25th Anniversary! We were taking the pictures the other day and Troy would not put down the "almost empty" can of DC! He loves to come up behind me and finish the last few drops of a Diet Coke that I left empty. He think's they come like that! So "Happy Birthday" Diet Coke, our family would not be the same without you! Well actually, Mom would just be tired & cranky without it!

My mom came to town and reminded me of the JumperRoo that we bought when Troy was a baby. Colt was now old enough for it so we broke it out and he LOVES it! It has already improved his leg strength and he is happy to just sit and observe everything that's going on around him, usually the craziness that his big bro is making!

The Lost Photos

Just some cute pics I found on my camera earlier today. Troy must have found my camera and somehow figured out how to take pictures! He's always investigating something!

Meet Sabrina!

Today was such a wonderful day! We woke up at 7am to a phone call from Kristin that Sabrina was finally here! Kristin was SO excited and couldn't wait for us to meet him and especially for Troy to meet his new cousin. Troy was super excited to go to the hospital to meet "Baby Brina". (You have to hear how he says her name in his sweet little voice!) She really is adorable! Kristin and Darren are just so happy and that is so fun to see! Troy was excited to hold his new cousin and was much more interested in Sabrina at the hospital than he was with Colt when he w

as born. We are so excited to have a healthy baby and mommy!

What a kid!

After looking at all of these pictures of Colt on this blog of him happy and smiling, you would think that how is he normally is---quite the opposite! He is not a very happy kid most of the time and he kinda makes my life a little crazy and VERY noisy. But I like to see these pics to remind me that every once in a blue moon, the kid is happy! Hopefully he will grow out of this stage very soon!

Manti Pagent

For the first time since I was 12, I actually sat through the entire Manti Pagent this year! We took the boys over for dinner and by the time the show started at 9:30pm, Colt had been out for a few hours and Troy quickly fell asleep on Kev's lap. So we enjoyed a nice evening in peace and quiet! After looking at the picture I took of the temple just before the show started, I remember the feelings I had when I saw the temple for the first time when I was 12. I swore I would get married there someday and I am so happy that I did! I recently told Kev that when I died, I wanted to be buried in the cemetery at the bottom of the temple grounds. Who wouldn't want that view :)

My pretty little yard :)

These pictures are basically for my Mom who helped me with my yard this spring! I had to show her the progress. I never knew how much work it is to take care of a yard!

Month in Review :)

Well my dad has been very good at nagging me lately to update the blog with pictures of the boys so here you go Daddy! Happy Fathers Day! This is our month in review :)

Colt's new seat called the "Bumbo" (created in South Africa) He hates spending time on his tummy so this seat is supposed to improve his back and neck strength, reccomended by our pediatricain...doesn't he look cute in it!!!

Looking cute on Mother's Day! My friend Aubrey and her mom, Kim gave him this outfit!

Me and my boys on Mothers Day before Church. Kev built me the black bench that we are sitting on for my gift. I had been looking forever for the perfect bench for my front porch and could never find one. Kev built me this one and I LOVE it!!!

Troy in his OU beanie that Papa gave him when he was born! It finally fits him! :) Kev & Troy before a 4 Wheeler ride on the mountain.

We were so blessed to have Grandma Great (Kev's Grandma) make it through another serious surgery this month. The night before the surgery I was kicking myself that I didn't have any pictures of her and both boys together. So I made sure to get these as soon as she came home from the hospital. We NEED her to stick around as long as she can! We love her so much!

Grandma Great & the Boys