Little Bugs Preschool

First day of preschool.

Arriving to Ms Paula's.

Class picture.

Some of the fellow classmates.

Apparently 'Dinosaurs vs. Fire Princesses' is all the rage on the playground these days, or so we've heard. Here's McKay roaring. Too funny, i love it.

In September, McKay started his 'Little Bugs Preschool' with Ms Paula. Little bugs is twice a week and he can't get enough of it, he absolutely loves it.  It is so cute to see all of the fun little art projects that he makes and hear about the fun things they learn and do.

Ashton's Baby Blessing

Jeff's baby bonnet and little white shoes. How fun to get to display them for the blessing.

September 4th was Ashton's baby blessing. It was such a perfect day that we loved spending with the family. My little angel was just that, all day long. We are so lucky to have such a sweet little spirit in our home.

The Boys

After a little adjusting and some assurance we aren't replacing him, Mckay has been so sweet to his little brother. He always wants to make sure Ashton is being taken care of and goes everywhere we do. Ashton is my little angel baby. So happy and all smiles. I love having two boys. Two little buddies. LOVE.

Ashton stats: 

August 17th, 2 1/2 months

Height: 23.5 in, 98th%

Weight: 13 lbs, 66th%

Head: above charts

Jimmy Eat World

Good times.

The #3!

the birthday boy.

 the cousin.

 the girlfriend.

the party animal.

the cake.

 the lick.

 

 the opening.

the loot.

I can't believe my little man is 3! He has grown leaps and bounds over this past year. Here are some things to remember about my favorite little 3: He has LOTS of energy. He can pretty much climb anything and loves to jump on everything. and does. In the past year he has outgrown his bottle, crib, and diapers. He also started putting sentences together and gibber gabbers all day long. He knows all of his letters and can count to 20. He loves his friends and wakes up talking about them every day. Loves pizza and yogurt. Goes nuts over ice cream. Literally, nuts. Favorite movies are Sandlot and The Goonies. I can't help but laugh at the fact that he's into such 'big kid' movies (have you seen these movies lately? pretty hilarious, although probably a bit age inappropriate). He's obsessed with anything transportation...trains, airplanes, helicopters, etc. Especially loves his thomas the trains. It's so cute how he lies down on the floor and slides around the room right next to them. Loves the beach. Loves baths, asks for one every day. And my favorite, when he spontaneously wraps his arms arms around my neck as tight as he can and gives me a bazillion kisses. Love it. Love him. He's always making our family laugh and smile. Such a sweet boy. While 3 years has gone by in the blink of an eye, at the same time I feel like my little McKay man has been a part of me forever. I couldn't be luckier to have such a sweet, cool little dude.

Ashton Update: 2-6

2 weeks

 3 weeks

 4 weeks

 5 weeks

6 weeks

You don't realize how quickly babies grow until you look back at pictures taken literally just days ago. It is amazing to watch Ashton changing. Bigger. Stronger. That first smile that melts your heart away. Sometimes it's easy to look ahead, waiting for the day that he'll sleep through the night. Or be able to play with big brother. Looking back makes me stop and always remember to slow down and enjoy the now. Because I really do love the now.   

One Week

You just might be seeing a whole lot of this guy, because I am completely in love...

Pics taken: June 14th, 9 days old
1st check-up: June 10th, 5 days old, 6 lbs 13 oz, 18 1/2 in 

Ashton James Yates

Ashton James Yates

June 5th, 2011, 5:15am

6lbs 12oz, 18 inches long

Perfect in every way.

Over the Weekend...

...this is what we were up to...

Checked into the hospital

and welcomed our precious little Ashton

Closet Space

My latest project has been transforming our hall closet into a new sewing/craft room. Since moving McKay into his new 'big boy' room, we've lost our office/sewing & craft space. So, I had to get creative and figure out where to disperse everything. Here's what I've done so far. Still in progress, I have a swarm of other ideas for my new cubbyhole. Eventually I'd like to put up some wallpaper, lighting, and wall bins to name a few. Until then, I'm enjoying my new little sewing home. :)     

Nesting

Nesting. Nesting is probably one of the few (few-especially if you were to ask me lately) things I actually love about being pregnant. I feel like I get so much accomplished and organized leading up to the end. (wait, shouldn't I always? haha) At the same time, I sort of feel like a crazy person. Like I literally cannot go into labor without finishing that load of laundry first, or the house being clean, or having freshly washed hair, or getting my target return taken care of. Or finish sewing my new pillow. I admit, I do get a bit OCD about everything. But, I do love spending extra time on all of my little 'projects'. Lately, I have been completely obsessed with chevron stripes. And navy blue and white. Without any luck in search for navy chevron, I decided to make my own pattern with plain old stripes. I love the way it turned out. Ok, Ashton, the pillow is done and the laundry is washed so PLEASE COME OUT. NOW. :)  

     

Belly Pics

36 weeks

37 weeks

Almost here. We are so excited for baby Ashton to join our little family!

{5/26-dialated to a 2, 70% effaced} 

Easter

This guy is serious about his egg hunting.

Easter Bunny Basket