Halloween Fun

Here are the costumes I put millions of hours into. In the middle of the night on Thursday I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep cause I was so excited for Halloween. How ridiculous is that?! I haven't been so excited for Halloween in YEARS! I guess it was all the anticipation from making the costumes. Here are the pictures. I do have to say that these are the best costumes I've ever made (I've only made two other costumes). Austin looked incredible!

I can't believe I didn't get a good picture of just Summit. This picture doesn't do him justice. I'll have to dress him up again and post a good picture of just him.

I know I already did Austin's Birthday post but today is the real day so again here is a tribute to Austin....You are the most amazing big brother and a great son! You make our family complete! We love you so much. You continue to amaze me every day. You are such a great example for good. You are such a strong young man! We are so lucky to have you as one of our sons!!!!!!

Reasons I love Austin

I've been reflecting the last few days on how grateful I am for Austin. He turns 14 on November 1st and it seems like his birthday is always overshadowed by Halloween. So here I am doing a birthday post for him without any Halloween distractions.

Here are a few of the reasons I love Austin.

1. He is the best big brother I've ever seen and a wonderful son.

2. He is funny. We can laugh at each other and ourselves together.

3. He is a hard worker. (When he wants to be) :)

4. He is forgiving.

5. He is such a strong person. He tries to move past the challenges in his life and continue on the right path despite hard times.

6. Our family wouldn't be the same without him. He brings a lot of personality and spunk to our home.

7. He trusts me.

8. He's so cute.

9. He's a great student.

10. He's loyal.

Update on Life

Here's a quick update...Summit and I have been working on Halloween costumes. We've finished Summit's and we are in process for the other three. I'm excited to do a Halloween post but I have to wait. We also made a cute Halloween decoration.

On Monday we had a card making day at our house. That was fun. Now I have a few cards stocked up. Here are the boys playing the drum while we made cards.

I also made these cute beanies for my nieces.

Austin is doing great in 8th grade. We got a call from one of his teachers last week to tell us how awesome he is doing. She went on for 5 minutes about how wonderful he is. That was really neat to hear!

That's about all the excitement we have right now. I know it isn't anything too monumental but that's our life! :)

Busy Crafting

Well I've been playing a little bit lately. I made myself a Halloween decoration cause I don't have any. It turned out kinda silly but I think it's cute. The ghost reminds me of an ugly doll. For some reason I can't get it to face the right direction but here it is....

These are some super cute shoes I made for Summit. The pictures doesn't do them justice!

I also made Summit's Halloween costume. I'll have to post pictures of that later.

We Need Everyones Help...Please Vote!

Austin's trying to decide which hairstyle to go with. Which one is best A, B or C?

A

B

C

Isn't he CUTE!!!

The Birthday Weekend

We had such a fun weekend. Summit's birthday stretched all weekend and it's still not over. He hasn't opened his presents from Grandma and Grandpa yet. Friday night (the night before his b-day) we went shopping and got his presents. On Saturday morning he opened a few and played with them. Then we relaxed and cooked for his party/family reunion that we had on Sunday night. On Saturday night we ate pizza and opened another present. Then on Sunday morning we opened more presents, went to church and then that night we had a party. He got more presents and had a huge cupcake all for himself. It was so much fun.

Thanks Nana and Grampy for the cool truck and the fun instruments...we love them!

Here he is giving Muno loves.

He found his favorite animal in his book.

Dinner. Yum.

Here are some of our friends that were there...Polly and Beckett.

More friends...Amanda and Kayden.

Happy Birthday to My Sweet Little Boog!

I can't believe it's already been a year. Time goes so fast! We are so lucky to have our little Summit! He has been such a blessing in our lives. I thought I'd share a few reason's why I'm grateful for him.

1. His smile lights up my day.
2. He likes to make me laugh. He knows what to do to make me laugh and he does it with a straight face which is even funnier.
3. He's so smart...he can say eight words now.
4. He trusts me.
5. His cheeks are softer than velvet and so incredibly kissable.
6. He loves to snuggle me.
7. He gives great kisses.
8. He is obsessed with toilet paper and wipes...can't find a toy much cheaper than that.
9. He's a great shopping companion.
10. He says "HI" to everyone we pass in grocery store.

This is the first moment we met and the bond was so strong already. I am so grateful that I get to spend everyday with him. Our bond has grown so much in the last year. It's incredible how a parent can love their children. I'm so blessed to have my amazing boys!

On the way home from the hospital, as tears streamed down my face, I asked Andrew, "How can they send me home with this baby? I don't know what I'm doing. I can't be a Mom." I couldn't imagine how I was going to do it and now I can't imagine how it could be any other way. My life is amazing.