LoVE DaY!!

Valentines day is one of my favorite holidays especially when you get to spend it with the people you love the most. This year we got together with some friends and had a date night the weekend before V day! I didnt take any pics except for this one in the car before we dropped our kids off, but we went to Red Robin for dinner and then to see The Vow. It was so nice to enjoy each others company KID FREE.
On Valentines day my friend Hanna did a party at her house. All the kids brought a Valentine to share with one another. I got this idea off Pinterest and decided to do it. On the bag it says" You make my heart POP" and in the bag was Popcorn and a Ring Pop. Brooklyn was very much involved in helping me put everything together and was so excited to give them to her friends.
My Two Valentines!!!

Mason doing what he does best. EATING. This kid can eat.

We let the kids make their own homemade pizza and they turned out great.

My other Valentine... who is the love of my life. He does so much for me and my family. I appreciate everything he does and all his hard work.

I hope everyone had a great LOVE DAY!

HaPpY 4th B DaY To MiSs BroOkLyN

I seriously cant believe my little girl turned 4. I know i say that every year but really I have a 4 year old? Brooklyn was so excited the day of her b day. She woke and said "mommy today im 4 im not 3 anymore?" haha yes Brooklyn. She got to pick where she wanted to eat dinnner that night and she picked Red Lobster. The girl loves shrimp. We had all my family and Ty's parents join us for dinner. That following Saturday we had her party at Boondocks. My dad bought all the pizza which we cant thank him enough and we also had cupcakes and ice cream. The kids loved playing on the kiddie cove and Brooklyn loved having all her friends there. I seriously love this little girl. She is very smart and often catches me off guard with the things she remembers or says. She is very quick to always correct me and loves being a big sister. She loves anything with princesses, loves to put on her make up. Tries to do Mason's hair whenever she gets the oppourtunity. Very sassy, but also very loving, is into coloring and trying to draw letters, loves cutting up paper in tiny tiny pieces which mommy gets to clean up everyday :) I could not imagine life without her and im so very blessed to have her in my life. Happy Birthday to my baby girl. Thanks everyone for coming. We love you all!!!

ChRiStMaS!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I know we did just like every year. We had a ton of parties and we also were able to spend good times with friends. Mp and Holly had a party where we got to make ginger bread houses. Brooklyn loved decorating her house. My parents also did a game night. I loved spending time with the people you love this time of year. I made a whole bunch of a collages cause I had way to many pics.

My grandma Bennett had a Christmas party and even Santa got to come. Little Mason wasnt liking that at all. Brooklyn I think sat on Santa's lap at least 5 times this year at the mall :)

Ty's parents had a Christmas Eve party. The little kids fished for presents behind the couch and the big kids fished for presents in a huge box. They always find creative things to do and we had a blast. All the kids got matching pjs and at the end of the night we went around the room to say what we are grateful for and I couldnt help but think of my family and the health we have been blessed with. On Christmas day we woke up and Santa came to our house. I love the look on Brooklyn's face when she saw all her presents. Mason wasnt really into unwrapping his presents so Brooklyn offered her help :) My kids get so spoiled every year by not only santa but grandmas and grandpas. Ty got a tablet for Christmas and a big gift I got was a Kitchen Aid. I have made homemade honey whole wheat bread and home made frosting. haha Im in heaven.

VegAs and TuRkEy DaY!

The beginning of November we had the chance to go with our friends on a weekend get away to Vegas. There were 6 couples total that went. We stayed at Caesars Palace thanks to our wonderful friends the Amos's and Mp's dad who got us VIP! It was such a nice weekend just to hang out with no kids and enjoy each others company. The girls of course did a lot of shopping and the guys went golfing. At night we would meet back up and hit the casinos! I cant wait to do it again!!!

TURKEY DAY! This year for Thanksgiving we went to my Grandma Bennett's house. I love spending time with family and playing games. Im so grateful for so many things. My kids, who are my world, my wonderful Hubby who does so much for our fam, and of course friends and family. Its nice to remember everything we have been truely blessed with this time of year. That night we drove to Park City to do some Black Friday Shopping. Ty's parents were nice enough to let our kids spend the night. It was so crazy but so much fun.

MaSoN at 18 MoNtHs!

On November 2nd my little guy turned 18 months.. I cant believe how much of a big boy he is turning into. Here's his stats.. Wt: 27 lbs 67%
Ht: 34 in 89%
Head: 19 in 62%


I have really been so blessed to have this little buddy of mine if my life. Mason went through a period where he got to be really fussy. It lasted for about 6 months. There definately were days where I thought I cant do this anymore. I had to pray for patience with this little guy and pray that he would grow out of it soon. I dont know why he got really fussy but things are getting SO MUCH BETTER. He literally melts my heart every single day. Heres some things that he loves and that hes doing.
Loves Brooklyn and everything about her. Its cute to watch them play together more.
Loves his daddy especially when he gets home from work. They love to wrestle together.
I would have to say he is a definate mommy's boy which i heart :)
Still is obsessed with anything that has wheels on it.
Loves Yo Gabba Gabba.
Loves when mommy chases him up and down the hall way and he giggles the whole time
Is a great eater.. he will eat just about anything.
Loves to pull hair.
Gives me kisses every single morning when i get him out of his crib (there is nothing better)
Loves the bath.
Absolutely loves his uncle Ry Ry
Loves to make lots and lots of messes
Hates going to the store :)
well i literally could go on and on but there were some that popped up when I thought about my big boy. At Mason's appt we had asked what the doc felt about getting mason's ears pinned back. His ears have always stuck out just a tad and he gave us a referral to go see what a specialist thinks. I am going to make his appt at the beginning of the year and we will go from there. If he has to get them done which im thinking yes it will be sooner than later. Poor guy but i think he will thank me in the future. Love my little Mason!

HaLLoWeEn!!!

I absolutely love this time of year. Weather, tree's changing, sweaters and of course hot chocolate. This year we went to the Syracuse Pumpkin walk with our good friends the Amos's. The kids loved it and it was pretty cool to see all the awesome pumpkins that the kids had carved. For Halloween this year we let Brooklyn pick out her costume. She wanted to be a pink pirate. She was the cutest pirate i have ever seen. I swear every year gets funner and funner as my kids are getting older. I loved watching her giggle as she ran from house to house even though she insisted she was not saying "trick or treat" i dont know why but those of you who know Brooklyn knows she sticks to her word. haha. After going to a couple houses she started to warm up and decided she could say it. Mason was an alligator. My friend Hanna let us borrow the costume and it fit him perfectly. My favorite thing about his costume was his tail. He was loving being outside running around and of course eating lots and lots of candy :)

SoMe of ThE ThiNgS wE dId ThIs SuMmeR!

I know im trying to play catch up but I wanted to share some more things we did this summer since ive slacked and really havent posted anything. In August we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. I cant believe how fast it has gone. The best 5 years of my life. I love my hubby so much! For our anniversary we went for our annual sushi dinner and of course shopping. Whats an anniversary without shopping. Sadly that night we got a call from Ty's mom that his grandpa had passed away so it was a very happy day and also sad. We miss him a ton. This summer we were also able to go in on a boat with my dad. Probably the best thing ever. I think we went boating every weekend and it was so much fun.

Brooklyn and Papa tubing.

My parents rented a condo in Pineview for the weekend. It was a blast. They have a pool and hot tub in the condo community so if we werent boating we were swimming in the pool.

The life of teenagers. My brothers brought some of their friends along for the weekend. I dont think they were used to having little kids around. Lets just say they didnt get to sleep in past 7 every day :)

Daddy with the kids in the pool!

Brooklyn is definatley a Daddy's girl and I love it.