So much to blog!

You will all probably notice that I am posting a lot more than usual. The reason is that blog to book link that is at the bottom of my links of interest list. We just got the book in the mail and it is so amazing!

Its a hard bound book, and it includes every post that we wanted in there! So many pictures and memories, a complete journal for our family! Now I seem to want to put every picture into it because its for the boys and its basically going to be their baby book. (I don't really have the scrap booking skills required for anything else these days).

I will have to take pictures and show you all the book, but I highly recommend it!

So here are more pictures of my sweet boys. We had our camera with us at the park last week and took some cute shots.

What you don't see in this picture is that Ryan is chasing Gauge...Gauge is in a BIG hurry! I realize that when I post these videos all that you can hear is myself laughing. I must apologize for that but to be honest, that is how I am with my family. Ryan plays with these boys, carries them on his shoulders and pretends to run into things which gets Paxton and Gauge rolling! He chases them all over the playground or field or wherever we are and we all laugh the whole time. I love this time together!

I have been nesting I think. Lately I can't seem to clean enough and organize enough. All morning I have been in the boys room going through their clothes, pulling out warmer shirts and pants and putting away their shorts. I did a bit of shopping the other day...Ryan knew it was coming, but I found a sale on Old Navy.com where they had a huge bargain blowout and I found tons of stuff from 4.99 and under. I think that Shelby has all of the clothes that she is going to need for a couple of years!! :)

We are still trying to get Gauge to sleep in his big boy bed. He has figured out how to climb out of his crib now so to fix that we took out his mattress. Its hard to watch him sleep on only blankets but he seems to prefer it to his bed because otherwise he can't sleep. He has to be confined. Last night we put him down at 8:30 and at midnight he was still tearing things up down there. Paxton had gotten tired of being the police man and finally went to sleep without him. I even tried to sleep with him to get him to sleep on his bed but he just kept poking my eyes and playing with my hair while he talked up a storm. Hopefully he figures things out by February or we might have to buy a second crib!

Ryan has been working on school like crazy. I am really impressed with how serious he takes it. He treats it like he has a full time job and does his homework all day until its done. I sure couldn't do it. I am a bad procrastinator!

Paxton talks up a storm. He is in that phase where he asks you something and if you didn't hear it he will repeat it at least 700 times or until you acknowledge him. I love that he has so much to say and is questioning and learning so much but he is definitely teaching me patience. I am working really hard on trying to be attentive for him...Ryan is doing better than I am at that. Paxton is very observant too. He listens very well and understands so much. He picks things out of church meetings and questions me about what is being said and what is meant by what he heard and he loves to add his two cents about what is going on. He is getting big fast and although I am excited, I feel like I am losing my little boy!

That's about it for us lately. Ryan's little sister Ilene is getting married the beginning of October so we are getting ready to head out to California. I really can't wait to see his family. It will be nice to have a little vacation with mine too.

Its so nice to hear from you all. I really appreciate all of the comments about Shelby. Thanks for letting us share this happiness with you. We love you all so much!!