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reese is FOUR!

reese was so excited when he woke up on his birthday morning!

he loves doing homework, even on his big day

my happy boy

unfortunately this face appears all too often

i love the excitement in his face

blowing out candles is serious business

last saturday the day came that reese has been aching for since last october 20th. he has asked about his birthday nearly every day. and this one was a major success. when reese was eating breakfast he said, "hey mom! where is everyone??? grandma? bentley? shanea! they are all supposed to be here for my birthday!" haha, he was expecting to party all dang day! so we tried! we let him open up his presents from us first thing in the morning, which he loved and played with all day. then we went to target to get his cake and i let him pick out whatever ice cream he wanted. (fat free chocolate and mint chip which everyone thought tasted like toothpaste! ha!) then party time came! our families all came over and we had pizza. the kids all played outside forever and then we did the presents which reese was the most excited about. then we did the cake, and he was so worried that cace was going to blow out his candles. that explains the very serious look on his face throughout "happy birthday". that night when i put him to bed, i said the prayer and he kept interupting me. "mom, tell heavenly father that i am thankful for my presents, and that everyone sang happy birthday to reese, and for playing with the kids!" he just could not get enough. it was so fun, because it was like this year he finally got it.... for real, he knew what to expect, he knew he was special that day and that everyone wanted him to be happy, and he was! he really enjoyed it all the day.

black island farms

we went to black island farms for the first time this year. the kids LOVED IT!

yes, i am a wuss

the corn sand box, their favorite part!

on the tractor ride

picking pumpkins

state fair and such

Reese is really the only person who takes pictures of me.. and surprisingly he gets some good shots. Thanks bud! You proved I actually exist!

jovi's first spaghetti. she pretty much LOVED it. 

Reese loved (and still loves) his giraffe. Jovi is obsessed with furry blankets. She is just like me.

waving

watching yo gabba gabba... yes we watch that...

We went to the state fair this week. SERIOUSLY, my it is one of my favorite things. we have only ever missed going when i am huge prego. This year shanea came with us. We did our favorite things like little hands on the farm, ate all the crazy deep fried food, checked out the animals, rode a single ride, bought crap from the stands and of course went on the big yellow slide. When we took reese to the fair when he was 11 months old he LOVED the slide, he smiled and laughed the whole way down. Jovi did not. she handled it, but at the bottom she burst out bawling... she is so like me. scared. and that's ok. Reese and i went down again together...

this is his favorite face for pics... seriously???

jove's first piggy back

summa time

jovi loves to be upside down

noah and jovi

reese loves to get out of the bathtub and lay on the floor. he pretends he is a dinosaur or a rock or a turtle and i have to come and step on whatever it is he is that day. he is a funny honey. 

i have been giving jovi most of her baths in the sink. it's just so much easier! she splashes like a mad woman.

 this was the first time jovi pulled herself up from laying down to sitting. she was pretty pleased with herself. YAY JOVI!

BFF

little miss is totally into solid foods. she loves graham crackers and green beans. 

daddy and reese playing games

daddy's girl

this was the morning of the spartan race. brad and his brothers all ran it. 13 miles and 25 obstocales. they finished in about 4 hours and brad almost died. but he signed up for next year... good luck with that! is all i have to say. 

mile 12

he's putting on a smile for the camera, but he was exhausted and hurting. 

silliest girl

lady

oh yeah, and we got a dog. she is very sweet and very gentle and very good. couldn't be happier and more surprised that we actually got a dog.