More family pics

Carolyn wanted a second family picture taken because she wasn't happy with the less formal beach ones. So we got all dolled up and took some more. My children were terrible. Raegan would NOT do what she was told. And Weston was his usual self and cried the whole time. My apologies to the rest of the family. But hopefully there was at least one that was satisfactory. We shot in two different places. 

 

I tried to zoom in on us in this one. I guess I need the full resolution images. 

 She was not instructed to lay on me.... she just slowly sunk lower and lower toward the bench. (pulling my shirt down with her, I might add)

 Sure..... now you want to look at the camera.

 I tried to get her to put her arm around Weston. No.

And now let's clap for me because I am so disobedient. Yay!

Family Pics

They turned out ok.... not sure if I will print any yet, but here they are. Or here it is, since there's really only one of the fam and one of Tyler for good measure. (Please keep in mind, this is AFTER eating a huge Thanksgiving meal. Maybe not the best idea in hindsight.)

We had forgotten a bow.

Birthday Part 1

Raegan turned two! Sunday at 11:11 PM. ON SAturday we had a playdate at the park with some of her friends. It was good times. The pictures speak for themselves. Except the first picture. I just thought Weston looked funny. :) A huge thank you to everyone who came to play. It was super fun for Raegan. (And for me of course.) I hope no one minds that I posted your pictures..... if it makes you feel any better, no one really looks at my blog anyway. 

Raegan always wants to "hold" Weston. She seriously cracks up laughing every time. You can see how he feels about it. 

The Cooks win the award for most exciting/excited couple!

Thanks for the outfit Grandma!

LOVE it when people hold my baby so I don't have to. :) That baby looks good on you. hint hint.

Picture perfect family.

Yum! 

Still rockin the skeleton jammies... love it!

I could get off the swing..... but why?

Not that anyone wants to hear my mushiness, but I just have to say how much I love this girl. Even when she is being "bratty" I still love her and she still makes me smile. She always says the funniest things. She is so smart. She loves her brother. She loves to do everything by herself. She looks just like me. I love how she sings. I love how she dances. I love her to pieces. Blah blah blah. Happy Birthday to my little girl. You've changed my life and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Halloween Part 2

Here are some pics from the actual Halloween night. 

 "Oh my gosh! They actually put candy in there!"

 Our neighborhood was great. A lot of people really got into it. This guy had a chain saw. Raegan was slightly concerned., but brave. She didn't cry.

 She is thinking that our "hand out" candy is looking really good.

All in all, Raegan had a lot of fun. Thanks to Grandma for coming and helping and taking pictures. Couldn't have done it without her because Michael couldn't go and Weston was needing lots of attention.

Halloween Part 1

Cutest monster and kitty ever! Raegan loved dressing up, though I'm pretty sure she never really understood why. She liked trick-or-treating too, though she was puzzled about the whole thing. But people were handing her candy, so she never stopped to ask questions. It was a super fun Halloween for all of us! I just can't believe it's over and now we have to wait till next year to do it again.

These next three pictures are at Joe's Farm Grill where we went  for my birthday. Raegan dcided to pose for some pictures. She is funny.

This pic is from a fall festival we went to in Cody's parent's neighborhood. Raegan was thrilled to have her first and very own snow cone.

And since this is how excited her dad gets about snow cones, I think it must be genetic.

Hodge Podge

I finally downloaded the pics from my phone. Some are from months and months ago. 

This is a cake I made from a magazine. It was really delicious (love raspberries) but prob not worth how much work it took. Very good though. (I desperately need a cake plate)

This is one of my fav newborn pics of my little charmer. Too bad it's not the greatest quality. (My mom made the adorable quilt)

Raegan was "helping" me fold the laundry and she decided she wanted "daddy green shirt on"

Weston is wearing his "little brother" onesie and looking at his sister. How could I resist?

In vampire jammies trying out the bumbo. Every morning when I feed Raegan her cereal, she insists that Weston is sitting in his bumbo on the table next to her. So cute. I think he enjoys it too.

Halloween Jammies! 2011 Edition

Love love love halloween jammies. Lucy for me, my mother-in-law feels the same way and got all the kids matching skeleton jammies. They are super cute and glow in the dark. Awesome! Disregard Raegan's dumb look. She really has issues with the camera flash. This was actually the best picture out of all of them, unfortunately.

She also bought them these pumpkin jammies and the little guys got vampire bat footies. (Weston likes them, I promise.) Raegan calls them her Tigger jammies cause they are orange and black striped like Tigger, whom she loves.

These kids have so much fun together. Raegan is forever asking for Jonas.

Uncle Tyler came to visit for a couple days and we had lots of fun swimming and such.

Cousins!

These cute boys were born two months apart and I am so excited for them to be best friends (like it or not!) Weston already weighs more than Charlie, but he doesn't look bigger. The fact is, he is just a super tall boy. Look at those frog legs stretching out. 

Blessing Day!

Weston was blessed on the first Sunday in September, along with THREE other babies (all girls). It was crowded, but really nice. We appreciated everyone who came out to support us. I'm especially grateful to my parents for flying to AZ for less than 24 hours just for the blessing. I really feel so grateful for such great friends and family (not all of whom could be there of course). They (you) are what life is all about. 

Here is my adorable husband and two children that I love.

Carolyn took some cute photos of Weston (a few weeks later) in his blessing outfit. The outfit was super special because Michael was blessed in this outfit when he was a baby. Can you believe it? Carolyn has kept it in pristine condition in a cedar chest all these years. Love the shoes, love everything.

In other news... he turned two months a week ago and he weighs 12 lb 14 oz and is 24 in long. That is 85% for height, 75% for weight. I love love love him. I can honestly say now that I love him as much as Raegan, which I honestly couldn't say at first. He is still waking up to eat once in the night, but what are ya gonna do? I love him anyway. :)

Free Chicken!

I happen to be incompetent at inserting links to other places in my blog, but if you want to check out the rest of Saturday Steals and Camille's blog, you can go to www.archiveslives.com

Now for my steal of this week (and month).

The most delicious fast food restaurant (in my humble opinion) is Chick-Fil-A. Love it. And every Wednesday of this entire month they have been giving out free chicken minnies until 10:30AM. I may have gone twice in one morning on one particular Wednesday. (I'm shameless.) Don't worry though.... there is still one more Wednesday in September, so you can get free breakfast too. I know it's all the Chick-Fil-A's in the Phoenix area, but I'm not sure about anywhere else.

Nana

My grandma was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer this summer and so I thought it was important to go and spend some quality time with her. Luckily, my dad came here for a visit when Weston was blessed (photos to come soon, hopefully) and he was headed from here to San Diego, so it worked out perfectly for him to help me. I have two kids under two, so they both fly for free as "lap children", but I only had one lap (though arguably it's as bog as two laps). So my dad lent me his lap (and paid for my ticket, thanks dad!) so it worked out great. My grandma means a lot to me and I love her very much. This whole process has been hard on her, but it was great to see her. 

Look at that handsome boy! Nana loved holding him (when he wasn't being fussy!)

Sibling bonding. Don't I have the cutest kids in the world? This is Weston's "westwood" outfit, cause it's orange and blue.

Is there a resemblance? Hmmm. Those cheeks look pretty similar. And the sassy twinkle in the eyes.

Lucky kids with their Papa. Notice the cookie in Raegan's clutches? Papa insists that all his grandkids have a cookie in their hands at all times so that he is their favorite. He affectionately calls her "cookie girl". (Also notice Weston crying)

Raegan being very ladylike and eating her shoe.

Raegan with her cousins. (Bronson is actually my cousin, but since he's younger he seems like her cousin.) I wish I had gotten more pics of Raegan with her cousins because she loved every second with them. It was so fun.

All in all... traveling with two kids was exhausting. I don't recommend it. But it was worth it to spend time with my Nana. She is such an inspiration and was the pioneer for our family. She is full of determination and personality and has always been a huge part of my life. Love you Nana!