The Yates

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

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.

Friday, October 14, 2011

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.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

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

Thursday, August 18, 2011

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.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

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.