Finn & Lilly's Special Day!

I, the Lord of sea and sky,



I have heard my people cry.



All who dwell in dark and sin,



My hand will save.



Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?



I have heard you calling in the night.



I will go, Lord, if you lead me.



I will hold your people in my heart.



I will break their hearts of stone,



Give them hearts for love alone.



I will speak my words to them.



Whom shall I send?



Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?



I have heard you calling in the night.



I will go, Lord, if you lead me,



I will hold your people in my heart.



It was a very special day for our family today. We had Finn and Lilly baptized in a special baptism ceremony. We didn't know quite what to expect since it wasn't a normal church service, but it was absolutely beautiful! When it was our turn, our family was able to come up with us to watch and take pictures. Finn went first and did great, he was so calm! I am so proud of him! I think he was proud of himself, too, and could feel God's love & spirit with him! He also kind of liked his tie and didn't want to take it off when we got home! ;) Lilly was next...she cried some when she put the water over her head, but otherwise did great. She fell asleep in my arms right afterwards. She looked so pretty in her dress, I hated to take it off of her. She wore my cross necklace that my grandfather gave me when I was a baby, and she has enough hair that I got a bow in! Loved it...I want to buy one in every color now!!! Our house was filled with peace tonight, and I am feeling so thankful for our healthy babies, our amazing church, and our wonderful, loving families! Ryan's family was able to be there with us today, and Grandma & Papa & the rest of our family that couldn't be there - you were missed! Love you all so much!

we LOVE december!

I've been working on my December Daily album and thought I'd share a few pics! I am so loving this project this year although it's coming along slower than I would like (but better than last year!). This time of year is my absolute favorite, and even more so this year!
We got the Bebe pod out from storage and tried it out the other day! Lilly held herself up pretty well in it, but got tired of it quickly. She has been grabbing at everything lately, and she loves her feet!!! She is trying very hard to roll over and she is almost there! She is such a happy baby (as long as she is with mommy) and so much fun! Love you Lilly-bug!

Finn is all about the candy canes this year. The first one he tasted "burned", but he is acquiring a taste for them rather quickly. I asked him what this one tasted like and he said "it tastes like cherry like rudolph's nose." He wrote his Santa letter today and didn't want any help from mommy. He told me he asked for another candy cane & legos. He told Ryan he asked for peanut brittle. ???? Love this boy!

Love these two!

Just needed some fresh pics...

My heart is full!!!! We have had some very challenging days lately but we have been having a lot of fun as well! I am so blessed to be a mother to these two! Hope to give more of an update soon, but for now it's off to bed because we have an early morning tomorrow!

p.s. I can't believe Lilly is three months already!!!!

Rainy Days

The rain has been pouring down here lately, so what have we done? Made cookies & went shopping! Finn & Mommy made yummy pumpkin cookies and they were so easy! And no eggs in the batter means we can eat it!!! It's the first time he's been able to do that and when I asked him if he wanted to lick the beater he just looked at me as if I was joking...then dug in!

Lilly & Mommy had a girls' weekend! We did some shopping and had lots of play, reading, & cuddle time. We got these cute monthly stickers at mommyshop (if you haven't been you need to go - lots of cute stuff!) and even though she is almost 3mo, I wanted to get a picture with the 2mo sticker today. So cute! We had a great time, but will be glad to have our boys back home!

She is such a happy little girl, has started laughing some, and is constantly blowing bubbles! She is a mama's girl and loves to be held! Also loves her playmat, being sung to, her soft blanket, her baths, and her brother! She always turns right towards him when she hears his voice. Not so fond of getting out of the bath and getting dressed!

So thankful to be blessed with these two sweet babies!

Happy Halloween!

We had such a great Halloween! Finn was pretty pumped about the idea of trick-or-treating and spent the whole month of October looking at his "Halloween magazines", otherwise known as the Oriental Trading & Pottery Barn Kids catalogues! He decided he wanted to be Doc from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Luckily for Mommy, Grandma is a great sewer and offered to make his costume since you cannot find a 7 dwarf costume anywhere! Saturday we carved our pumpkins & roasted pumpkin seeds. They turned out pretty good. I did one batch with salt and one with pumpkin pie spice. Finn even loved them!

We didn't do much for Halloween decorations this year. I have my pumpkins on the mantle that'll stay up until after Thanksgiving, and this little corner.

I made Finn a Halloween treasure tray Sunday morning. I got the idea from a blog and I can't remember where but if I find it I'll list it here. Such a cute idea!!! He had an orange jack-o-lantern, pumpkin seeds, sprinkled donut holes, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin french toast cut into pumpkin shapes, Boo Berry cereal, and Pumpkin Juice (milk with orange food coloring).

Grandma & Grandad and the Zarda's came over, we had dinner and then got ready to get some candy! All dressed up and ready to go! His costume was the cutest and he got lots and lots of compliments on it! Thanks again Grandma! I made a beard but he wouldn't even put it on, oh well. He kept the glasses on all night, which surprised me! And isn't Lilly the cutest little bunny rabbit?!!

She just had her 2 month well visit on Friday and she is 11 lbs 7.7 oz, and 24 inches long!!!! Dr. said she is going to be long & lean! :)

That is Finn's pumpkin behind him - he drew the face himself for Daddy to carve! He is into drawing lately and has had lots of practice drawing jack-o-lanterns.

The boys were literally running wild in the yard before we left. As Ryan said..."there's a rogue cowboy & a dwarf running around our yard!"

Just a little excited, maybe?!!


And off we go...

About halfway done...we just went up and down our street which was plenty for the boys. At each house Finn did a great job knocking on the doors and then when we left he'd ask "Should we go to another house?" in an excited voice. The two babies did great, too. Lilly slept most of the way.




Baby Rowan in her cute pumpkin outfit!

The M&M's were his favorite.

Can we do it again next year?!

My sweeties!

Had more pictures to share tonight, but having a little trouble posting. So here are some quick pics for now! What sweeties...love them both so much, they make my days so special! Never a boring moment!

Newborn Photos

Here are some the photos from Lilly's newborn shoot! They turned out awesome! Janelle & Kim from Rainkite Photography did an amazing job and were the best to work with! I would highly recommend them for anyone looking for a photographer! Can't wait to book another session with them! :) There are more pics of Lilly on their blog as well!

I can't believe how much she has grown since then! So glad we captured this special time because it goes by way too fast...she will be 2 months old tomorrow!!!