last minute valentine's day gift guide for him. it's not too late! i hope...

// 1 // i don't know about the man in your life, but for mine a skinny tie is a great find! we stumbled upon this one at target and it was perfect! nicely priced too. we've also found some good ones at banana republic, gap, and perry ellis.

// 2 // the boys can never have enough comfy shirts, right? #targetdoesitagain

// 3 // chukka boots. the ones pictured here are calvin klein, but i've seen tons of nice ones at j. crew. they're comfy and more appealing to the eye than tennis shoes, in my opinion.

// 4 // wallet. they never leave home without this so make it a good one!

// 5 // nike sports watch GPS. this watch has so many cool features! it has a run reminder, tracks your distance, pace, location, and calories burned! it also helps you set goals and check your progress along the way. great gift for all the "runner" hubbies out there.

hope you all have a wonderful valentine's day! i think we'll be keeping it simple again this year, but that's how we like it. :)

my little quarterback and football babe.

i love these two to pieces! we dressed them up for a little get together that we had with our new church small group. talk about chaos! 20 or so kiddos running amuck! 

we had a great time though and ry enjoyed wandering around the HUGE backyard we were in. seriously, that backyard is every kid's dream! i even overheard a couple of littles pretending to "save the land!!". haha. why do we ever lose that imagination? 

anywho, i just about died over rylan's shoulder pads and eye black-isn't he the cutest, toughest little quarterback you ever did see?? and sister's little leggings! these kids are too much. 

and just like that my favorite month goes out with a bang. i hate to say it, but bye-bye october.

we will miss you around here.

Easter 2013

Hope you all had a Happy Easter!

HE IS RISEN!!!

rylan's first snow. yes, technically. yes.

well, it just so happened to snow on christmas day at our house this year, but wouldn't you know it-we were out of town! darn the luck! thankfully, when we got back home there was still a thin sheet of it for our boy to "technically" enjoy his first snow. i'm still waiting for old man winter to bring us some more-might as well make himself useful right?!

why yes, we did celebrate Christmas.

after ry's first birthday party, we had dinner with nick's side of the family. since they were all in from out of town we celebrated christmas with them that night. that's right, ry had double the presents! maybe being a "christmas" baby isn't so bad after all! i know he's not complaining!

 on christmas eve we went to my family's house and woke up to celebrate on christmas morning. and i must agree with my friend courtney-little boys in christmas pjs are just too much! seeing that little tush in his jams-definitely one of my most favorite things from this christmas :)

by the way...ry may or may not be sporting his christmas jammies again today because i just can't get enough :)

we should celebrate christmas every day, right?!

a new year.

welp, 2012 is a wrap.
and i think it's safe to say it was one of my most favorite years yet. since baby boy was born on december 22, 2011, the majority of his life has been in 2012 so i guess that has a little something to do with why i'm pretty partial to it. 2013, you have a lot to live up to ;)

i don't think i made any "resolutions" last year other than "keep the new baby alive" so the mr. and i decided to make some goals for this year. and i thought i'd share mine here as it's an easy place to help keep myself accountable.

hope you guys have a blessed year! i'm looking forward to growing closer to my Jesus and am curious to see what's in store!

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” 
My times are in Your hand. Psalm 31:14-15