Today's precious lasts

As much work as it is keeping up with an ALMOST 2 year old boy, there's so much joy my son brings me! I want to go through a list of my favorite things he's been up to lately so I never forget these moments!!

*Watching him walk around the house on the phone (which is sometimes a real phone, sometimes a toy phone, and sometimes his hand) talking up a STORM! He mostly rambles even though he knows plenty of words, I think he just wants to sound like he's carrying on a conversation.. so he just says whatev! So stinkin funny to watch! :)

*That I can still rock him to sleep if I want to, but he doesn't HAVE to be rocked! My favorite moments with Ayden are when we're snuggled up close, so rocking him to sleep is so very special to me- and he falls asleep super fast if I sing to him! Watching his little eyes close, and seeing him just totally relax in my arms, it's surreal. I'm so spoiled. :)

*How when we pray peace over him, he repeats it back to us with a huge smile- "PEE!" :)

*The way he interacts with others- I can already tell this kiddo is going to be a softy. He hates to see his friends upset, and becomes very concerned when they cry! He picks up on emotions very easily, which is a good and bad thing!

*When you ask him where Jesus lives he says, "HEH!" (Heavens) and points to the sky, and then when you say, "Where else can he live?" He says, "HAR!" and points to his heart!!!

*And of course, his obsession with bellybuttons, cars, trucks, bikes, tractors, and anything with wheels. :)


So blessed with this boy!

House projects!! :)

Moving into a new home is so exciting! And even though we've been here for almost 4 months now (wow!) there are still soooooo many things we want to do with this place! So here's a list for those interested in seeing what we're up to! :)

*Landscaping- a never ending project! Good thing we love fresh air! :) This includes planting more grass, taking down trees we don't like, tearing down an old shed, trying our hand at gardening, and trying to keep up with the dang weeds!

*Painting the living room, bathrooms, and bedrooms. We've painted our kitchen & dining room a beautiful teal & white combination- walls are teal, cabinets are white! We've chosen a deep red as our accent color, and it's super pretty! I smile every time I walk in there!

*Carpeting the hallway and bedrooms.

*Hanging pictures/decorating more in general.

I'm just still so thankful that we can call this place our HOME. Thankful that we don't have to worry about re-locating every few years to re-station, thankful that we have the most genuine neighbors, and that God's hand (as usual) was in the very center of us purchasing this beautiful house!!

PS- if you haven't seen it yet, you need to come over! :)

Pippy Ta Ta!!

I have had SUCH an amazing day with my handsome little boy! I've been working really hard at being a very intentional parent, by that I mean making sure I'm taking every opportunity I have to teach him right from wrong, actually taking the time to explain the difference instead of using bribes or redirection, and then giving him the chance to make the right decision himself. A.lot.of.work (most days) but I know the pay-off is going to be more than worth it, actually, it already is!

This morning Ayden starting saying, "Pippy ta ta!" I have NO idea what it means, I'm pretty sure he's just saying it because it sounds funny.. but who knows!! It's ridiculously cute! :)

He has been SUPER smiley all day. I have been on the receiving end of many slobbery kisses, and he has told me that he loves me twice!!! :)

He listened to me very well during our grocery shopping adventure, and managed to get through all of his mini tantrums without causing too big a scene.. ;)

He "CHEESE"'d for a picture, and it turned out super cute!!

I purchased him a new toy today: a bubble blowing lawn mower- he took that thing around our house no less than 10x in the first hour we had it. He absolutely LOVES it! He pushes it and says, "Mo GRA!" (Mow grass).

He snuggled up with me for nap today, and decided to be super silly before falling asleep. He rolled over to me, plugged his nose and said, "Pee yew!" Which is what he hears me say all of the time! haha! We did that back and forth for a few minutes, along with some tickle pickles, and he fell asleep perfectly content in about 20 seconds when I said, "time for nap!" :)

ALSO, my new favorite: When we ask him where Jesus lives, he points to the sky and says, "In the Heavens!" More like, "Heh!" (his form of Heaven!) And when you ask him where else, he rubs his shirt and say's, "In my heart!" More like, "Har!" :)


This post is for me, I know it's not exciting to most, but it's important that I remember these special moments with my gift from Above! :)



I LOVE YOU, AYDEN JAMES HEARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!