2 Months of 2

2 months ago we became parents of 2. Has it really been that long? Tyler gets cuter every day.

He was blessed at church last week, and it was great to have so many family members there to show their love and support. I know our kids will always have a tremendous support system.

Sam is a good helper, learns new words everyday and surprises us by occasionally throwing a whole sentence out there. His current favorite being "it's so dark in there." He is simply entertaining and I can't imagine life without him. But I'm also nervous for the terrible twos because we're already in a bit of tantrum/meltdown mode.

Also, thanks to Aunt Arlene for capturing a few more photos. Especially Tyler's smile. :)

I took some photos of Tyler on his blessing day, and this is about how he felt about it...

I did the same with Sam. Here's a comparison. Although Tyler is nearly a month older than Sam was at the time.

Here's the boys both at 2 months. :) Everyone says "he looks just like Sam" and I agree they definitely look like brothers, but I see less of Sam in Tyler every day.

Happy 2 months Tyler!

And here's some photos from the last month.

Sam found a huge highlighter and paper in my bag. Thankfully he only colored on the paper.

I didn't realize how big Tyler had grown until we went and visited Jennika and their new baby...

General Conference

I am finally back to playing handball, but before I could resume we went to visit. Sam seems to quite enjoy it. I'll have him trained to be the youngest handball champ yet.

Sam likes to read in his little fort upstairs and it's adorable.

Colton and Tamara showed up with Ninja Turtle outfits for these two kids. They're pretty cute.

And this one because I think it's hilarious...

And I shared this to facebook, but I'm putting it here too. We're still working on 2 and 3.

Easter 2016

 

Easter weekend was certainly a busy one. We spent Saturday with my family coloring and hunting eggs, playing games and enjoying a small bit of nice weather.

Sam did a great job at dying his dozen eggs. 

He even dyed his hand green. :)

Most of the grandkids and their fake mustaches. 

Sunday after church we headed out to Travis' dad's for an Easter dinner.

Lisa planned some fun activities, including painting with eggs. Which turned out to be quite messy.

I got to spend Easter Sunday with the primary kids at church. I love hearing them sing. 

And for Family Home Evening we watched some videos on the Mormon channel and I loved this one.

I'm so thankful for our Savior, the life He led and for the opportunities He has given to us. Because of Him I know that I can have peace in times of trial. The other day I was up late at night with the baby and just felt so overwhelmed by the responsibility of 2 children (I don't know how people have more) and being sleep deprived and keeping a house somewhat clean among other things; as I sat there thinking about this, rocking my crying child, I began to cry. All of a sudden I had a great sense of peace overcome me as I realized that my Father in Heaven was there comforting me as well, and there is nothing that we are experiencing that our Savior has not overcome and does not understand.

My little boys are growing up so fast!

Sam is even drinking out of real cups and it's mostly adorable.