Hip Hip Hooray For Nursery!

It was a monumental day at our house today.

Our boys are officially 18 months old, which if you are a Mormon, means it's time for nursery! 

Nursery is where children aged 18 months to 3 years old go for a lesson, singing, playing, snack time, coloring, etc. for two hours of church while the adults attend Sunday School and Relief Society/Priesthood classes. This means it is a glorious break for the parents to actually listen to a lesson and find some spiritual enlightenment. 

Having been Nursery Leaders three different times, we have a huge appreciation for the people willing to serve in that capacity and love and teach our children. It is by far one of our favorite callings because the children are usually so cute and excited to be there.(Of course it's also very challenging when you have sad or clingy kids, ones who hit or bite, or the ones who think all the toys are "MINE." You also miss the social aspect of church and only know people as "so-and-so's Mom." But we like to look at the positive side at our house!)

And now it is fun to be on the other end of nursery!

Of course I made us late so we could snap a few pictures that the boys didn't want to do.

{I}

{B} 

{Yes they melt my heart. No you can't have them.} 

They especially loved wiping the letters off of the dry erase board.

They were a little rambunctious during Sacrament Meeting today so we wandered the halls for a little while and of course played on their favorite stairs.

And after church ended, I had to stay later to practice songs for our Primary Program that will be happening in a few weeks and this is what I found waiting for me when I got out.

Three very handsome and patient boys. 

I just love my boys! 

Sleepy head Briggs. Nursery sure wore him out. 

{Not to mention we didn't get home until almost 2pm which is way past nap time!}

 But by the time I took off his shoes and changed his diaper he was back with the living. 

And looking too adorable as his pants-less, calf-high socked self to escape a picture!

And so we say Hip Hip Hooray for Nursery! 

I hope the boys enjoyed it as much as their parents!

Binky Detox | Night One

Nearly on a whim, I decided to do a little binky detox today. The boys typically only have a binky with their naps and bedtime but I've been starting to worry about ruining my children, so I figured why not try and see if they could go without. 

I laid them down for the first nap with a pillow, blanket, and a kiss. They fussed for a few minutes and then quieted right down and went to sleep! Yippee! 

The second nap I just wanted a nap myself so I tossed them in their beds, gave them each a binky and their respective snuggly items and I crashed on the couch. They of course revolted and didn't sleep a wink. Luckily they were making adorable noises in their beds and giggling with one another so I didn't even care. 

We then decided to compound their cranky half-napped selves with frozen yogurt tonight to be sure to wire them for bedtime prior to cutting off the binky supply.

{I}

{B} 

{B} 

{I} decided to go ahead and move in and get comfortable. 

{I} 

{I}

{I}           {B} 

And yes that's natural frizz. I know you're jealous.

{I} 

We brought them home from our outing, gave them a drink, and did our night time routine of teeth brushing, prayer, songs, and kisses, and walked out the door holding our breath.

So far, not a sound.... just two sleeping babies.

We'll see how our binky detox night goes!

I probably just jinxed ourselves and we'll all be up several times tonight.

But here's to crossing my fingers, knocking on wood, and wishing on a star we won't.

We Love Grandpa

We had a special treat last weekend!

A visit from Grandpa Kevin!

And although this mama had a fun list of things to do, we spent the entire weekend looking like this.

Yep. 

Two sick, snuggly, feverish, sleepy babies.

I was pretty sad about the whole situation, but I think Grandpa enjoyed his snuggles and movie watching.

And luckily I checked the mail last week because we had an invite to a NICU reunion on Saturday!

So we dragged our sickly babies off to a party, because it's always a treat to see the sweet nurses who took care of our itty bitty babies.

{Briggs in blue as per usual.}

They loved the sidewalk chalk!

Especially drawing over everyone else's pictures. 

One of our favorite nurses, Michelle.

We didn't get a picture with Shahenna, because Ian might have started crying when she picked him up! haha.

{And Katy, we missed you! I don't know what you're thinking, trying to have your own life?! 

Also, we had a heart to heart with Michelle and all agree you need a baby. Just so you know. :)}

Sunday was another mellow day filled with baby snuggles, Grandpa and the boys staying home from church and sleeping all afternoon, and a little Noah's tour for my dad.

{B}  

{B has picked up on the whole "Smile" thing! haha.} 

{I} 

We really were a bit of a pathetic crew. 

{B}                 {I}

And by Monday, we were still looking like this! haha. 

We thought we would go to the zoo, but when we changed the boys out of their pajamas, we noticed a rash all over both of them. Ugh. So we stayed a little closer to home and went to the park and got some ice cream instead.

{B} 

{I} 

Not exactly how I pictured our weekend going, but it was loads of fun to have my dad in town nonetheless! Thanks again for coming!

Daddy + Binky = Hilarious

These two (Daddy and Ian) were spitting out a binky the other night and we all thought it was hilarious!

And now for your viewing pleasure, because pictures just don't do it justice!

Skinny Jeans

We had a small cold front come through which sent me into a panic because our boys have no warm clothes. I started digging through their drawers to see if any of their pants still fit and I found these cute little skinny jeans, and I loved how adorable they looked.

{Briggs in blue, Ian in green}

{We went to the mall and played at the play place and Ian was so worn out he didn't make it home.} 

{Heck, he didn't even make it through his cracker!} 

 Cutest little booty!