Just loving being home with my boys!

I can't begin to describe how much I love being home with my boys. I wish I could be a stay at home mom forever. Some days are just lazy, hang around the house days, others are busy fun days. Either way...I truly enjoy each and every moment with them. I'm thankful to have this time to be home with them and watch them grow. Kole is smiling all the time now and has even started to giggle a little bit. It's crazy to think he is almost 3 months old already! :( Kaden is silly as ever. Every morning when he wakes up he yells " MOMMMY GET ME OUT OF HERE!" and then starts giggling. At night he will try everything in his will power to delay going to bed. He will ask for "just one more kiss and hug". He knows I can never refuse a hug or kiss...especially from my boys! Throughout the day he keeps me laughing as well. He knows he's being funny and does whatever he can to make me laugh. If only they could stay this little and innocent forever!

Kaden and Daddy watching TV before bed

Kole 2 months old

Kaden and Kole outside enjoying the nice weather

Kaden playing in his new swingset clubhouse

Kole

My two favorite boys!

Brotherly Love!

The reason I love my life!....my boys!

Kaden's 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe it...my little boy is 2 years old. He isn't so little anymore especially now that we have Kole. It's sad to think that 2 years have already gone by. Time does fly when you have kids. These past 2 years with Kaden have been nothing but amazing. He brings joy and happiness to my life each and every moment of every day.

April 2nd....Birthday Boy Kaden
2 year pictures taken by Mommy



Kaden, Mommy & Daddy at Kaden's birthday party
Kaden's "Handy Manny" cake made by his godmother Katie

Happy Birthday Kaden Garrett
Kaden couldn't wait to dig into his ice cream cake!

Easter's coming!

My favorite holiday is Easter. Easter means warm weather is coming, pretty spring flowers bloom, cute animals, pastel colors, and of course the yummy candy (cadbury mini chocolate eggs, cadbury cream eggs, reeses pieces eggs, and jelly beans..just to mention a few!) To celebrate Easter Kaden, Kole and I made a few Easter crafts and went to visit the Easter Bunny. I was a little worried with how Kaden was going to react to the Easter Bunny since it didn't go well with Santa just a few months ago. To my surprise, Kaden was very happy to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap...and Kole didn't seem to mind either. Kaden even gave us a nice smile.

Kaden's Easter Bunny handprints

Finger Print goodie bags for the grandparents

Kaden...the bunny Kole...the chickie

Kaden loving the Easter Bunny and Kole meeting the Easter Bunny for the 1st time :)

Rain, Rain, Go Away....

The past few days have been very rainy and we have been stuck inside. That's pretty tough with an almost 2 year old and a 5 week old. To pass the time we colored, played play doh, made Easter decorations, read, played matchbox cars and tractors, and watched tv. Even though the weather was gloomy, we had a lot of fun.

We are also getting our backyard ready for Kaden's new birthday present....a big wooden swingset! He is very excited and has enjoyed spending some time outside getting the yard ready with Daddy, Papa, and Great Grampa Sam.

Kole...5 weeks old...dozing off on a rainy day

Kaden...23 1/2 months Kole 5 1/2 weeks

Kaden's new favorite past time....PLAY DOH

Kaden coloring Mommy a pretty picture

Kaden and Papa climbing the huge wood chip pile for the play yard

Our beautiful boys!

I can't believe 3 weeks have already gone by since our little baby Kole was born. It feels like just yesterday he arrived in this world. It has been an amazing 3 weeks. Kole has been a great big brother and a huge help to Mom and Dad. He has had his moments of wanting attention, but for the most part he has been fantastic. Kole is doing great too. He is eating like a champ and he even sleeps most nights from 10pm to about 3 or 4am and then he's back to sleep till about 6 or 7am. There have even been a few nights where he slept from 10pm to 6am! He must know his Mommy really needs/loves her sleep! :) Our life just seems so perfect being a family of 4. I couldn't dream of being any happier and more in love with our little munchkins! Here are some pictures of the boys!
1st real family picture taken by Karen

My boys...taken by Karen Kaden 22 months Kole 1 week

Kole 2 weeks....Pictures taken by Melissa

Brotherly Love!

Kole

As most of you already know, Kole William Brennan made it safely into this world on Thursday February 11th, 2010 at 1:35pm. He weighed 7lbs 6.4oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He is a spitting image of his big brother Kaden. My labor was long, but my delivery was easy....only 20 minutes compared to Kaden's delivery of 2 1/2 hours.

Kaden has been a great big brother from the moment he saw Kole. When he got to the hospital he came right over to Kole and gave him hugs and kisses....and of course I cried my eyes out! It was such an amazing moment...and a bond between the two brothers that I hope will last a lifetime.

Since we have been home, things have been going great. Kole is eating well and sleeping well at night. Kaden is enjoying holding his brother and helping out with diaper changes, and all the other little things he can be included in on. We have made sure to spend special time with Kaden and to keep our routine as close to normal as we can.

Having two boys is amazing and I couldn't be any happier. Kevin has been a fantastic help with everything and he even stays up with me at night while I'm feeding Kole. I'm going to miss him being home when he goes back to work next week, but I'm so thankful for the time he has been able to be home with us. It's great being a family of four!

More pictures to come!

Big Brother Kaden reading a book to Little Brother Kole

One of my favorites....my two boys!

Kole William Brennan ....9 days old

Kole's Nursery

Here are some pictures of Kole's nursery. We are still waiting to hang some wall decorations and to get a small area rug. Big Brother Kaden loves this room and wants to play in it all the time. He cannot wait for his little brother to arrive :)

Valentine's Day!

I wanted to make my Valentine's Day card early just in case I ended up in the hospital delivering Kole. Here are some of the pictures that I was able to capture of Kaden! He was so interested in the lollipop that I couldn't get him to really look at the camera. Then once I put the vest on him....he wouldn't take his hands out of his pockets. He is such a ham sometimes! And of course...here's a preview of my yummy Valentine's Day treats.

Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookies

Kole's "Sprinkle"

My sister, parents, and in-laws held a small baby shower to for me last weekend to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our son Kole. It was great being with all my close friends and family. My sister really put a lot of work into the shower. She made the invitations which came out beautiful. She had asked everyone who came to bring diapers and wipes. This was great because we all know how fast those things go and how expensive they are. My house is now full of diapers (of all sizes) and wipes! I also got my double stroller and many other cute gifts for Kole. Several people made food which was delicious, and my friend Katie made the beautiful cake....I felt guilty cutting it, but it was sooo YUMMY! Karen made these amazing brownies with the adorable "K" and "Kole" signs in them! It was a big hit! I am very lucky to have such a great family and amazing friends. :)