that moment when your little baby turns in to a kid.

and then you realize you are a really cheesy mom for taking above photo.

and then you realize its been like 2 months since you blogged.

and probably no one reads this.

yay!

but really, i cannot believe he is 6.

my first little baby.

i remember when i used to say "one day he will talk and lose teeth and be in KINDERGARTEN"

and look at that, he is all of those things.

happy birthday my sweet boy/kid.

i love you and every loose tooth in your mouth (there are 3)

also, i do a bit of this now.

Rory Hanson

like the good mom that i am, im telling the blog world about my newborn child...a month late. ah hell, he will never know ;)

BORN!

 july 18, 2013- just as planned.

7 lbs 4 oz

19 3/4 in (our longest baby yet!)

and looks like me to boot!

Rory boy, welcome to the family babe.

photo by sarah morris (soon to be carson!) of 1313 photography.

because she is the best :)

peanut is 2.

today is that little peanut on the rights 2nd birthday.

like every mother has ever said, my how time flies.

but seriously, it does.

it has.

it is. 

flyyying.

carrick james, you are the silliest, sweetest, most amazing little peanut and we love you to bits.

though you are in an extremely "2" phase, you make up for it with good snuggling and pretty cute apologies for hitting or kicking us.

im not entirely sure how you are going to handle this new baby brother of yours.

on one hand, you loooove babies. 

but on the other, you can be a teensy bit possessive of me and your ahem, toys.

i guess we shall see sweet boy.

happy happy day.

you make our family that much better everyday.

i love you to the moon.

and back.

baby sister.

my baby sister turns 17 today.

happy birthday boo.

she is totes cutes guys.

photo by chloe purpero (stolen from facebook)

my eldest boy.

turned 5 yesterday.

he challenges me in ways i never knew possible as a mom,

and i love him to the moon.

happy birthday jacksy bear.

photo by sarah morris of 1313 photography

carricks red white and blue birthday

last saturday we celebrated our little one year old with a very rainy red white and blue party.

(totally inspired by laura of ascot friday)

like any one year old, he wasnt super in to it but we had family and friends over who celebrated this little munchkin with us...

25.

yesterday was my birthday. (whats with the day after birthday posts?)

25 years of life.

jeffrey is out of town for business so the boys and i are hanging out with my parents and sister.

it was a good day;

run in the am, eggs bene and mimosas for brunch, a little thrifting, starbucks, mellow mushroom, and an attempt at getting my sisters nose pierced.

we laughed a lot.

and i am so thankful that this year, my birthday wasnt spent in a hospital with my baby :)

so thank you for all the calls, texts and love sent for my birthday.

i felt super special :)

one year.

note: his birthday was yesterday and i didnt get a chance to post this. just one of those notimetodomuchbutlifedays...

carrick james, today you are one.

your first day in this world wasnt quite as smooth and welcoming as i had hoped, but you have endured.

you are the sweetest, happiest little boy and i will cherish the way you snuggle on me.

i know that God gave you to us, not only to bless our lives but to pull us out of the depths of our sadness after losing your sister.

what a vessel for joy you are.

those big brown eyes always twinkling and capturing my heart.

you have a brother who (mostly) adores you.

a father who you think hung the moon.

and a mother who cannot believe your sweetness.

we love you so much carrick...

happy first birthday my little one!!

(and now, a true montage of pictures...)

7 days old

 4 months old

 6 months old

 8 months old (photo by sarah morris, 1313 photography)

 10 months

 today! you are one! and i cant believe it!