Jacob and I were able to get away this weekend thanks to G-Ma Edgel for taking the boys from Thursday afternoon to Friday evening. We headed to St. George to celebrate our anniversary since we weren’t able to celebrate it a couple weeks ago. We left after he got out of class on Thursday and got there just in time for dinner at our favorite place, Texas Roadhouse. No, there was no healthy eating on this trip. We did a little shopping (mostly browsing) and ended up buying things for our children because that’s all we seem to know how to do. We got dessert at Neilsen’s Frozen Custard (where every calorie is absolutely worth it and tastes better than skinny feels) and watched a movie back at the Stewarts’ home that they were so kind to let us use again. We stayed up late watching HGTV, and even my cute husband would sit on the couch and watch it all day with me if we had TV service. But for the good of all humanity, we don’t. We consider it a real vacation to go somewhere that has HGTV. We ended up sleeping in way late, so our plans to go to Zion National Park didn’t work. We ended up eating lunch at Kneaders and then walked around some of the vintage shops on Main St. I love vintage furniture, but who doesn’t? We had a great time, just the two of us, and it is always amazing to be able to sleep as long as you want to with nothing to wake you up in the morning except for a full bladder.
I don’t know if I mentioned this, but Logan is all over the place. Once we moved into this house, he started doing everything all at once in the same week. He finally gave up his army crawling for a real crawl, which I am happy about. I still don’t think he’ll walk for a couple more months, so he’ll be my latest walker. Maybe he’ll surprise me, but I doubt it. With him turning 1 in just a couple weeks, I’m starting to remember how quickly time flies from this point on. We are already in the middle of March, and it was JUST Christmas. Time has a way of flying or standing still but always the opposite of what you want it to be doing.
Bec and Jud are all moved into their place, and my parents will be moving in by the end of the month. We are so excited about this house. It is huge, and the kitchen is fantastic which is really what matters the most especially when it comes to large family gatherings. It is just pretty, in a pretty neighborhood on a nice side of town and has so much space for the children. We will probably be having dinner there in a few weeks and from then on.
Like every other person in the world, life keeps us busy, so blogging gets pushed to the back. But then I feel sad because I love my yearly blog books, and I feel like it’s so important to journal as often as I can. So I’m going to try to be better about posting often so that I don’t forget the sweet things my children do and say. I was doing “magic” tricks with the boys tonight, and their innocence and sweetness caught me for a moment and reminded me that it won’t always be like this. Easton would put his hands behind his back, pretend to make the coin disappear even though we could all hear it drop to the floor, and then put his hands out like he had just done some insane magic. Teagan made me close my eyes while he hid in under the ottoman, and I love how these silly little things just light up their faces. I just need them all to stop where they are at and never grow anymore. This is what I mean when I say that time is never on your side – it seems to steal away my little babies and make them older.
Easton and Teagan fight so much sometimes that it kills me. Sometimes I tell them to stop talking to each other, looking at each other, playing with each other, or touching each other. Just get away from each other so that they’ll quit fighting. But they are also best buds. The other night Teagan was afraid that there was a black widow in his room, so I went in for a minute to soothe him. Easton sleeps on the top bunk because they usually fight/play if they sleep on the same bed, but he heard Teagan and asked if he could lay next to him so he wouldn’t be scared. As I walked out of the room Easton was cuddled up next to Teagan, holding his hand and doing his best to help Teagan not to be afraid. Things like that tug at my little mom heart. Some of life’s sweetest moments are the ones where you watch your children love each other.
Here a few pics from my phone, so they are terribly quality, but they will suffice. There are some couches from my browsing that I like to use for inspiration. I love tufting, grey, white, and slipcover couches. We got one last month for a steal off Craigslist ($100), and it’s a slipcover one that I will eventually dye white when we have a formal living room.
Logan loves his baths lately. He is so much fun in the tub.
Sometimes Logan likes avacados, sometimes he doesn’t like anything. But he is cute always.
Easton came out of his room crying one night because he couldn’t find anyone and thought we had all left him. Jacob and I were on the first floor but Teags was nowhere to be found. We finally found him behind closed closet doors sweating and sleeping ever so soundly like this.
There are about 50 pictures on my phone of Teagan’s feet. I guess he thinks they are pretty cute, and so do I.
This is my menu for March. I planned the whole thing out in advance. I shop for all that I can for the month and then buy produce weekly. It’s really been helpful!
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