We have had a week over here, y’all! Between runny noses, coughs, a fever, a migraine, our house has been disinfected and lysoled to the moon and back. So to distract myself from all that business, I’ve decided that it’s another time for quotes by Caleb! One of the best parts of this age is when Caleb says funny, cute things. Mamas of older kiddos are constantly telling me to document the adorableness so this series was born and here we are on the 3rd installment. Feel free to walk down memory lane with Volume I and Volume II of crazy things Caleb has said!

One day when Nick was doing yard work in the backyard, Caleb was watching him through the window.

Caleb: Good job Dad!

Me: He’s our hero, isn’t he?

Caleb: About the grass he is. And you’re the hero about VBS and getting work done. And I’m the hero of cleaning everything up.

Hmm, we must have differing definitions of cleaning everything up.

I do love being a boy mom because {usually} the boys love to dote on me.

Caleb: Oh Mommy, you are just sooooo cute!!!! So so so so so so so cute!

To Luke: That’s how you talk to pretty girls.

Oh man, I am bracing myself for those teenage years. I may have a charmer on my hands.

One of Caleb’s love languages is eating out at a restaurant. The kid loves it and one of his favorites is The 49th (which is an Alaskan restaurant so clearly he’s got sophisticated taste). As we were leaving dinner there one night, he said…

Caleb: Perfect timing to leave because my tummy kinda hurts!

Welcome to too much of a good thing, kid.

Caleb and Luke’s relationship really has been one of the greatest parts of adding a kiddo to our family. We are so grateful for how much Caleb loves Luke and the feeling is definitely mutual. It’s pretty common to catch Caleb saying really sweet things to Luke.

Caleb (kissing Luke on the head): Night night, my little sidekick.

I know we are entering the days of sibling rivalry but for now, we will enjoy all of the sweetness of the bromance.

Another time we were out at a restaurant and Caleb pointed over to a group of elderly women.

Caleb: Dad, look at that table full of grandmas!

He then went on to list who he thought would fit in at that table but we won’t get him in trouble sharing all that. 😁

For Nick’s birthday, a bunch of his students bought him Chacos. Caleb was a little confused.

Caleb: Dad, why are you wearing your water shoes? You’re not going to a pond.

Clearly he’s not up on the whole Chaco trend. There’s no Chaco tan lines for him to show off.

During the fall, Caleb had soccer practice right before Awana (because apparently I like to pack as many things possible in one day). He got a donut at practice and then it was time to eat dinner before Awana.

Me: You have to at least eat some meat so your tummy will feel okay.

Caleb: And so I don’t get hungry at Awana?

Me: Yes, for sure.

Caleb: Because everyone would be like Caleb why are you hungry?! Didn’t you eat dinner??

Me: Yup… they’d be like who is your mom?!

Caleb: Yeah! Isn’t your mom Raven? She does everything right!

Me: I do?

Caleb: Don’t you?

Good to know I’m at least I’m fooling one person!

Over Thanksgiving break, we visited my mom’s work when we were in Texas. Keep in mind, she’s a mortgage loan officer. That works in a normal office. When we got in the car…

Caleb: That was a weird church.

All of us: Huh??

It took us a couple minutes but we finally figured out that Caleb thought everyone works at a church since Nick and I both do. It pretty much blew his mind to figure out that people work other places. He still doesn’t quite understand why they all keep showing up at mine & Nick’s work then on Sundays. Ha! Baby steps.

Caleb was the one with the fever this week and thankfully it seems that he’s finally fever-free. But we chatted a lot about what’s considered a regular temperature and what isn’t. We were all praying at bedtime.

Nick: We just continue to pray that Caleb would be 100%.

Caleb: Wait, what? Why do you want my temperature to be 100 again?

Nick: Oh. No. That you feel 100%. Yeah, I see how that’s confusing.

Poor guy thought his dad was praying for him to still be sick.

Both Caleb and Luke keep me on my toes these days. As tired as I may be and as appealing as it sounds to go to a hotel to sleep for 24 hours, I sure am thankful to be their mama.

Happy 2020, y’all! It’s that time of year when everyone likes to make goals, set new resolutions, basically get a fresh start. Nick and I did something new this year (thanks to a million hour road trip!) by filling out Jennie Allen’s Dream Guide. It’s an outline of different aspects of your life and prompts you to reflect on growth in your life from this past year and then asks any dreams/goals you have for this coming year. It was a really fun way to chat about all the things together and really look forward to the new year! (Just visit her website to check it out if you’re interested in that kind of thing.) With my sweet baby just turning one, his first year of life is what really sums up my 2019. So now that we are coming out of that season, I feel like I’m able to get back to some of the more regular rhythms of my life (like this blog!). I’m an enneagram 9 (with 2 being a very close second) so I tend to focus on others and their needs far more than my own. Throw in a brand new baby and obviously my priorities are WAY different. I’ve loved this past year but I’m also excited to see what 2020 has in store! I would love to hear what resolutions/goals/dreams any of you have for the upcoming year!!

Before I totally move on to this new year, I want to give a quick snippet of that million hour road trip.

We headed to Texas! And the boys actually did remarkable in the car for the two day trip. And no, Lukey Bear did not ride in my lap even though he would have absolutely preferred that.

He hammed it up at every stop we took, basically making friends with every restaurant where we ate. It’s so unfortunate that he’s not a happy child.

We made it to Houston and we all still loved each other! Success!

The next morning, we had a family birthday party for our two December babies. Dylan was our Batman and Luke was our Robin!

The rest of us were merely background superheroes.

We decided that it was probably a very confusing party for Luke because everyone kept calling him Robin. I’m sure babies think we are all so weird.

The next day we headed to Galveston with Mimi and G-Daddy to hang out overnight in some of our favorite island spots. We headed to the Strand and the kids got candy at La King’s Confectionary. What’s better than kids in a candy shop? Kids in a candy shop where they throw free candy at you!

We ate at The Spot where Luke pretty much ate most of my shrimp. With a view of the ocean (and the big kids sitting at their own table), it was hard to get mad.

We then headed to the Festival of Lights along with the rest of the island. The littles could have done without it (because bedtime), but the big kids loved it.

The next morning, we rose to a beautiful sunrise. I sure do love living near the gorgeous mountains, but the ocean will forever have my heart.

We drove by the house where my dad grew up and totally kooked out the owners by taking pictures on the front steps. (Kidding, we did introduce ourselves.)

It was a fun little night in Galveston!! I often go back to Texas but never really to where I actually grew up so I loved that we were able to do that on this trip. And memories are made when 10 people squish into a hotel room to open Christmas presents, amiright?!

The next day was Christmas Eve and our kiddos were ready! Caleb and Maddie attended their first Christmas Eve service and managed to not burn themselves! Well pretty much anyway. Our family also had a dress attire theme if you can’t tell…

We then partied with the whole family that evening! We certainly missed Nana but it was so sweet to all celebrate together. These poor kids did not have fun at all.

Our dress theme continued to the pajama portion of the evening with buffalo check jams as well! We were clearly made for some kind of Old Navy commercial… except that we clearly can’t take anything serious.

Christmas morning came and the kiddos were ecstatic!!! Ensue all chaos here.

We put on more festive gear before we headed north for the next portion of our trip.

We spent Christmas Day with JoJo and JJ and apparently this was the portion of the trip where I quit taking photos for days. I would like to say that it’s because I intentionally chose to unplug and be in the present. However, I do believe it was more of a result of exhaustion and hours in the car with small children. Either way, no documentation.

We spent the next few days at my sister’s family’s house and Caleb and Luke had LOTS of cousin time. Even though we have added Dylan and Luke to the mix, the best friendship between the two bigs still runs deep. I’m pretty sure at one point Maddie was about to trade in Dylan for Caleb. Ahh, being a little brother.

The last night we were in town, it was date night at Billy Bob’s for the Aaron Watson concert! We put on our boots and were ready to head over for some Mexican food and then head to the world’s biggest honky-tonk. Fort Worth is the city that Nick and I met, fell in love, & got married. It will forever have our heart and I loved spending a few hours there. We need to make a trip just to Fort Worth to see all the people that we love and miss!

It was a fun date night with my sis & bro-in-law and cousin & cousin-in-law (is that a thing?!). It’s not often that we get to hang out sans kids jumping all over us and interrupting us so it was great having an adults only night!

Getting home at 12:30 am is not totally my jam these days so getting up & on the road the next day was a little rough! Thankfully we had DJ C-Sizzle on the beats in the backseat to keep us awake. (We did let him take his headphones and play it out loud a few times…)

One of my awesome friends moved to Amarillo a little over a year ago so that definitely makes that stop more exciting! Seeing all our kiddos together sure does make my heart happy. I’ve known her since her big kids were littles and now they could babysit my littles! (Except for that whole 6 hour commute.) Caleb made fast friends and was definitely sad to leave.

Then we finally had our very last day of driving!!! It really is incredible how well the kids did, but it was pretty safe to say that we were all WAY done with the car, people, each other, etc etc etc. We pretty much vegged for the next few days at home and recuperated from our busy trip. I think we ended up totaling about 35 hours in the car over the whole trip. The fact that the boys don’t scream when we get in the car now is a miracle in itself.

This guy literally fell asleep 5 minutes before we pulled into our driveway. And then cried when he realized we were home because he had SO MUCH FUN and just wants to move in with his cousins. I guess we will count that a successful trip!

Now on to many more fun memories in 2020!!! Happy New Years, y’all!!

***I definitely feel like I can’t post this without acknowledging my sweet Nana. She was always one of my biggest supporters of my blog and it certainly hurts knowing this is my first post to write without her here reading it. I sure do love you Nana and won’t ever be able to write a blog post without thinking of you!***

Summer is over and it’s back to school time! (Now only if the weather would get the memo.) Caleb has officially started his last school year at the preschool at church and I’m trying to be totally chill about the whole thing. Next year he will be off at kindergarten in some building that I don’t work in acting all grown up. It’s fine.

He is in Junior Kindergarten this year which is making him feel VERY big! He doesn’t have any buddies in his class from his past years in preschool but he is handling it like a champ. He’s already connected with one of my friends’ little boys and they act like they’ve been friends forever!

We started a new tradition this year of having a Back to School Brinner (breakfast for dinner) the night before school starts. It was a great way to celebrate Caleb and chat about the upcoming school year.

I got the idea from Andrea over at The Momfessionals Blog and I think ours came out almost as cute as hers! I decorated with folders & nametags for our place settings along with mason jars full of crayons. I laid out the postcard he received from his teachers and his book called The Night Before Preschool for us to read together.

We also have a red special plate that’s a tradition from when I was a kid so Caleb was so excited to eat off of it! This was also the first year that we let him choose his own backpack and Mario is all the rage in our house right now. He is SO excited about his matching backpack, lunch box, & water bottle. Gotta respect his admiration for matching accessories.

JoJo joined us for our special dinner which was a treat! We had a special menu of sausage balls, fruit kabobs, cinnamon rolls and eggs. Brinner for the win!

Afterwards, we gave him a brand new Bible to start reading every night. We’ve read through the Jesus Storybook Bible several times so it seemed like good timing to start a new one! I’ve heard fantastic things about this Bible for little boys and he is loving it so far.

Ever since he’s started preschool, I’ve always asked him the same questions at the beginning of the year and the end of the year because it’s so fun to look back and see how his answers change. I’m sure he will just love when I’m still asking him these questions before his senior year.

What is your favorite color? Green!

What is your favorite food? Pizza

Who is your best friend? Brooks

What is your favorite thing to play with? Umm… my friends.

What is your favorite animal? Umm, lions.

What is your favorite movie? Cars

What is your favorite book? Super Monsters

What do you want to be when you grow up? A baseball player

(Can you hear Nick’s excitement from there?!)

Have a great year, sweet boy! We are rooting for ya!

June has already come and gone which means we are already halfway done with summer! How does that happen so fast?! But we packed it in with a lot of things that deserve to be documented.

Caleb played his first t-ball season! It was entertaining watching 4, 5, & 6 year olds play which basically looked like chaos on the field, but Caleb had an absolute blast! It was definitely his jam. (Coaching t-ball to preschoolers is however NOT Nick’s jam.)

He got to play with his very best buddy and he already can’t wait til next year. These two love them some baseball!

We made sure to be his biggest fan club every week. (His last game in JUNE had us all in jackets and pants because Colorado.)

VBS also whizzed right by in a whirlwind! This year’s theme was ROAR! which had us hanging out on an African safari. Nick is still reluctantly our funny character on the stage which Caleb LOVES. I say it every year but the family that VBS’s together stays together. One of the best parts of both working in ministry is when our whole family gets to be apart of it together. Makes all the long days worth it. 😉

Another huge thing we did in June was paint the outside of our house! Unfortunately we painted it the WRONG color.

And it was our fault so we definitely paid to learn that lesson. So then we painted it again! I’ve never been so happy to see the right shade of blue.

June is my birthday month so my friend Bri and I had another murder mystery party to celebrate our birthdays again! This year we did a roaring 20’s theme and it was SO fun.

I love that we have such a fun group of friends that enjoy dressing up like mobsters and flappers and being ridiculous! I even ended up being the murderer this year. Whoops.

Nick took the youth group to Estes Park for Student Life Camp so I took the boys up to join them for a night. It is never easy to pack up the kiddos and join the student ministry for events or things like camp but I definitely feel like it’s worth the effort for our family to be apart of Nick’s ministry. Before we had kiddos, I played a way more active role by always going to camp and doing all of the things. Although I can’t really do that anymore, I want the boys to see the importance of Nick’s job by being able to witness the students learning about Jesus. Ministry is a vital part of our family and I want the boys to be apart of that.

Caleb has been coming to camp with me since the womb so he was excited for it to be Lukey Bear’s first time.

Caleb did end up getting altitude sickness which meant getting sick in a hotel room in the middle of the night while also sharing a room with a baby. It was pretty much a mom’s nightmare come to life but we survived. Like I said, it’s never easy. Ha! Thankfully he was feeling better in the morning but we definitely headed home earlier than planned.

When Nick got home that Friday, we celebrated my birthday as a family since Caleb was so devastated that he didn’t get invited to my birthday party. Luke had his first ‘pool’ experience and loved it.

One of our favorite things to do this summer is walk over to the park in the evenings and play ‘basketball’ together. I sure do love my boys.

That weekend we met up with our small group where they were camping. There was a huge lake so lots of fun things happening with kids everywhere. Lukey Bear enjoyed all of the people watching.

And that brings us to July which seemed like we already packed a ton in just the first week! Summer is always a busy time in our fam but we’ve been having a blast. Big trips are on the horizon so we are soaking in some time at home before that happens.

Now back outside to the sunshine!

A little over a month ago, I shared a compilation of quotes from Caleb since Luke entered the scene. They were super fun to share so I figured I would continue to record the silly and sweet things he says. And believe it or not, the kid does not keep me lacking for material. It helps that words never stop coming out of his mouth.

Caleb loves to take care of Luke and chat with him. He has started to mimic the silly little phrases that I say to Luke and pretends to have conversations with him. Sometimes he ‘talks’ for Luke or sometimes he just pretends that he understands his babbles. One day he was talking for both of them and their ‘convo’ when a little like this…

Caleb: We are best friends Luke.

Caleb as Luke in his baby voice: What’s a best friend?

Caleb: I don’t know how to explain it.

Luke is probably wondering why he even brought it up then. 😂

Having a little brother has definitely made him start wondering about his future family. We’ve had many conversations about who his wife will be, how old will he be when he’s a dad, where he will live, etc. Here’s one example…

Caleb: Will I ever be a daddy? Who will be my kiddo? But I won’t ever have a baby inside my tummy!

Yup. Way to remind me that only women get that pleasure.

So obviously with any 4 year old, there’s a little confusion about who he’s able to marry. When he brings it up, he always says that he wants to marry his cousin Maddie or marry me. So we’ve had to explain multiple times that we don’t marry family.

Caleb: I just love you so much Mom, we are gonna get married! Well I know we’re not. But we do get to dance together like Daddy did with JoJo.

Yes we do, sweet boy. Melt this mama’s heart.

He always wants Luke to be included in everything. For VBS, he wanted to know if the nursery would be decorated for Luke and assured him that he would come home and tell him everything he learned at VBS. When he went to the zoo the other week, he did the same thing…

Caleb: Luke, when I get home from the zoo, I’ll answer any questions you have. You too, mom. I know you’ll for sure ask me if I had fun.

Apparently I’m pretty predictable.

I shared on my last blog of his quotes that since I seem to always be tired, he says that God must have just made me that way. Ha! Well he’s at it again, y’all.

Caleb: I’m sleepy. I was really sleepy yesterday too.

Me: Why are you so tired?

Caleb: I don’t know! I turned into Mom!

The kid coming through with the zinger. That of course got a huge laugh from both Nick and I so now he continues to say it all the time. Ahhh, kids.

It really is so much fun to see Caleb in his big brother role. He always wants Luke to be in the same room as him, loves helping with him, and is quick to go grab anything Luke may need. As Luke has gotten older, it’s so sweet to even watch him get excited when Caleb is near (usually two inches from his face) and laugh at all of his big brother’s antics. I’m sure the quotes will just keep on coming!

I may be living in a Colorado world, but I will always be a Texas girl. Last year we went for Mother’s Day weekend and haven’t been back since because of the whole having a baby thing. This has been the longest that I’ve ever gone without going to my favorite state. It only seemed fitting that we returned on Mother’s Day weekend but this time with a whole different purpose.. my Nana’s 80th Birthday Party! And of course to introduce our newest member of the fam to everyone. So off we went on Luke’s first flight adventure (really his first trip anywhere!).

We were up early on Thursday morning. Caleb LOVES having to wake up early for the airport. He thinks it’s the best thing ever, especially if the destination is to see some of his favorite people ever.

Luke actually did great for having to wake up so early. Since Daddy wouldn’t share his coffee with him, he was already ready for a nap by the time we boarded.

The boys did fantastic! We then headed to Nanan’s where she got to be reunited with all the grandkids.

And then of course the next stop was Mexican food! Because Texas. They had a little backdrop set up and all the kids’ personalities got to shine. Except poor Luke who looks straight confused. Or frightened.

On Friday, the kids got a lot of play time. Dylan was all about Luke this time which works well since Maddie and Caleb often leave him in the dust. He’s probably thinking that Luke should hurry up and get big so he’s got a buddy to play with.

We got the big kids out of the house and Nanan and Luke got to do their favorite thing together…

That evening, we got to have a bit of reunion with some of my besties and their families. We usually just do a girls night when I come in town but we decided to get all the hubbies and kids together too. Ensue a fun night of chaos and catching up.

The next day was the big day for Nana! It was so fun celebrating the head lady of our family. My nana has always had a special spot in my heart. Some of my favorite memories are playing dress up in all of her clothes and jewelry when we were little. And then when I was in college, I would go work for her once a week and then I would be sent home with shoes or purses that she was done with. She’s always been our accessory queen! She always encourages that if you just put a little lipstick on, you will feel better. If that’s not a true southern woman quote than I just don’t know what is. 😉 (Love you Nana! It was so fun celebrating you!)

It was also an added bonus that we got to see so much family! And of course people got all their baby snuggles.

On Sunday it was Mother’s Day but also the day we headed home! We put all the kiddos in shirts that said ‘Cousin Crew’ and forced them to take pictures which is always a good time. I’m so glad that even though we live states away, the love between these four will always be strong.

Then it was time for lots of hugs and goodbyes! I got a picture with these two amazing moms for Mother’s Day…

And then it was straight real life motherhood at the airport for Mother’s Day. Hard to be pampered when you’re flying with two littles but my boys still made it a sweet day.

We had such an awesome trip! The best part? Getting to introduce Luke to the best state in the country. 😉

May is here and life is crazy! Something about life with a baby makes me want to be sure to get back to blogging and document these days of my boys being littles. Especially when they are experiencing things for the first time.

A few weeks ago, Nick’s Papa left this world to go be with Jesus. He was an incredible man and we were so glad that Nick was able to go to Maryland to celebrate his life. That left the boys & I alone for a couple of days for the first time since Luke was born, but we survived! (I also realize that this is the reality of many of my friends whose hubbies travel every week. I fully believe that Starbucks should give them free coffee everyday.) One night after I finished Luke’s bedtime, I headed to do Caleb’s and found him like this…

Whoops. Apparently I wasn’t fast enough for him and he just put himself to bed.

We spent as much time outside as possible and Luke was introduced to the world of baseball hats. Caleb let him know that this was pretty much a must if he wanted to hang with him and Dad.

And I’m pretty sure this next picture is around the time that Caleb got a splinter in his booty. Which is now known as Splinter 2.0. And for sure goes down as one of my craziest mom stories. (It would definitely need a whole blog post in itself to explain.)

We had friends over one night and we finally got to meet Benjamin who is just three days younger than Luke! We literally moved out of our room at the hospital and they moved in. (Seriously.)

And Caleb always loves playing with Grayson!

While Nick was gone, I let Caleb have his first impromptu sleepover with me. Which pretty much MADE his life. And yes, he’s just as chatty falling asleep as he is awake. And he also had a lot of rules… face him, get off my phone, fall asleep on the count of 3. It was all very peaceful.

Then Daddy came home with new hats in tow which made the boys very happy!! (Well at least the big one. The little one looks a bit freaked out.)

The Kerstetter’s were in town from Ireland and I’m so glad that I got to spend time with Denise (& Russ too.. I guess!). Although I didn’t get a pic with them, I did make them take an awkward one with the boys. They were one of the very first people we met at our church so they will always have a special place in my heart.

Caleb had his second t-ball practice last week and got his BlueJays uniform! He’s so excited to play with his best buddy.

His first game this weekend was one of the cutest and most hilarious things I’ve ever seen! I don’t think any of the kids knew what was happening a majority of the time, but they all definitely seemed to have fun.

His best friend and his daddy are definitely his favorite.

We then headed right over to our friends’ crawfish boil (aka one of the best days of May!).

Holding a baby at a crawfish boil is a bit tricky so thank goodness for good friends that are willing to feed you the crawfish! True friendship at its finest.

Or they just take the baby altogether which also works!

We ended the weekend with a night out with friends for Cinco de Mayo. Random fact about Nick… he loves Cinco de Mayo. So he took care of childcare and all of the logistics so we could go to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. (Although the picture definitely makes it look like we ate at Chick-fil-A.)

Whew, that’s all for now! Talk about a random assortment of things. This week we are gearing up for our first trip to Texas as a family of four! Get ready Lone Star State, we are coming for ya!

One of the sweetest parts of having Luke enter our family is seeing how much Caleb loves him. Watching him become a big brother has been so precious because he takes it so seriously. He is constantly checking on him, talking about him, playing with him, helping me with what I need for him, and chatting with him. Believe me when I say that Luke always has a 4 year old in his face. I think this picture captures their relationship perfectly…

Luke has no choice but to love the kid. 🙂 Caleb does make him smile big though!

Ever since Luke was born, I’ve been keeping notes of the funny and/or sweet quotes of things that Caleb says. I know these are things that I’ll always want to remember, so I figure why not write a post about it and everyone can enjoy a good laugh!

About a week into Luke’s life, Caleb really wanted a big role in helping with him.

Caleb: When can I help you figure out what he needs?

Me: You’re doing a great job already helping me.

Caleb: I’m doing most of the work, aren’t I?

Probably not the best thing to say to a lady who’s sleep deprived and nursing. He’ll learn when he’s a husband. 😉

Around that same time after he was born, Caleb was starting to learn that Luke would just cry sometimes. A couple times he would voice his frustration…

Caleb: Its hard work taking care of a baby. I’ve sang to him twice and gave him his pacifier. And he’s STILL crying.

Caleb: It’s a MYSTERY. He doesn’t tell us what’s wrong – he just cries.

Welcome to motherhood, man.

One thing that Caleb finds hilarious?? That you pretty much know anytime that Luke poops since you can hear the noises. Absolutely cracks him up. #boymomlife

Caleb: Because sometimes when you eat, you gotta poop. At least that’s what happens to me.

And apparently he thought we needed an explanation about it all.

Caleb absolutely loves helping with Luke’s bath time. Him & Nick have a whole system of who does what and Caleb takes it very seriously. It finally clicked to him one night that Luke gets a bottle at bed and so now he says often…

Caleb: Man, I wish I got to eat right before bed!

We assured him that he always has dinner and sometimes even dessert and that tastes WAY better than Luke’s bottle.

Obviously being a mama of a 4 year old and a 4 month old, I’ve erred on the tired side the past few months. To which Caleb doesn’t really let me forget…

Me: Gosh, I’m so tired.

Caleb: You’re always tired. That’s just how God made you.

Touché.

Every night before bed, a part of Caleb’s prayer is…

I thank you that we would get good sleep, especially Luke.

Clearly he knows the importance of baby sleep.

Now that Luke has started eating baby food, Caleb is all in on the action. He likes to help pick out what food we should give him, he reminds me of which foods it doesn’t seem like Luke likes, and he loves to watch all the faces Luke will make while eating. One of the cutest things though is that Caleb calls Luke’s bibs aprons.

Caleb: Look, he has a Lightning McQueen apron!

It’s easy to see the confusion there. And kind of too cute to correct.

I’m sure there will be many, many more to come!! Especially since the kid never stops talking. 😉

Easter is always such a huge holiday in our family and this year was no different! With both of us being on church staff, it is a busy season and then add in the element of our own kiddos and we’ve got ourselves lots to do. Thankfully we are still able to take the time to truly celebrate the reason for Easter.. God sent His Son to die on a cross for all of us that we may be with Him for eternity!!! If that’s not a reason to celebrate, then I don’t know what is!

Last weekend, we attempted to attend an Easter egg hunt & festival at a nearby college. I use the word attempted because we did indeed go, but it snowed the entire time and the poor people in charge basically crammed a two hour event into 30 minutes. You know who didn’t care? This guy!

We were all soaked (it was a wet snow!) by the end of it, but Caleb played games and hunted for eggs like it was all totally normal. I guess he’s a Colorado boy now.

Luke stayed nice and warm in his stroller all covered up the entire time. That’s one way to spend your first Easter egg hunt. 😉

The Chick-Fil-A cow was there, because who needs the Easter bunny??

On actual Easter weekend, we kicked it off with our Good Friday services at church. We had two services so our plan was to attend one and work the other. Welp, Lukey Bear had different plans. The poor guy cried the entire first service because church on a Friday night apparently is not his jam. We ended packing up the crazy train and heading home. So the only picture I got was of Caleb rockin’ his favorite pose in front of our garage.

On Saturday, we were able to have a great family day. I figured out when Caleb was either 1 or 2 that Easter baskets just can’t really happen on Sunday morning for us since Daddy was usually already gone when Caleb woke up. So we now do Easter baskets and his own personal egg hunt on Saturday. That way no one is rushed and we all get to participate. Unfortunately, I didn’t snap any pics. Afterwards, Nick and Caleb worked in the yard and I did get a picture of the audience.

On Easter morning, the 4 of us were pulling out of our driveway at 7 am. Our church had an 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 service and we were ready! We did make sure to get pics as soon as we got there (and by we, I mean I insisted) because once we all went our separate directions, I didn’t have high hopes of how we would look after the morning.

It was such a fantastic morning getting to serve and celebrate the Resurrection with our church family! The boys had to hang in their classes for all 3 services and they were absolute champs. It’s a lot to ask of little kiddos and I’m so thankful they were able to have a great morning as well. I told Nick that there must be extra treasure in Heaven for a ministry kid. 😉

After church consisted of a quick run home for a few more pics in our cute clothes before we changed into comfier clothes. (Can you hear all my boys groaning from there??)

Three years ago, we started celebrating Easter with some families from our church and now it’s turned in to our annual gathering which we love. It’s full of lots of people, lots of food, an Easter egg hunt, and just having a great time together. This year Luke definitely won the award for most snuggles because there was pretty much a line to hold him all day long. Which he didn’t complain about one single bit.

It was a long but fantastic day! I think it was definitely a win for Luke’s very first Easter. And just because I can’t miss the opportunity for a nostalgic throwback, here’s pics of Caleb’s first Easter…

Hope everyone had a lovely time celebrating our Risen Savior! And here’s to it officially being spring time, amiright? (I’m looking at you Colorado – NO MORE SNOW.)

Before we had Luke, our life was crazy and chaotic and it was definitely the norm that we would have something every night of the week. Add in a baby and it turned in to quite a tailspin! We allowed ourselves to take a step back from some things in order to add some margin to our lives to adjust to this whole family of 4 thing. And now here we are at 4 months so I wanted to give an update of life lately…

We have done lots of snuggling.

We have *finally* enjoyed some nice weather.

We also have still had quite a bit of snow. BOOOOO. (This Texas girl is OVER it.)

We got to watch Caleb sing in his preschool Spring Program.

We have also taken a LOT of brother pics. Because holy cuteness.

We have also gone baseball crazy over here. (These children have been inundated by Rockies gear – please send Astros gear ASAP.)

And our littlest guy is learning to play and getting so big.

All in all, it’s been quite the four months. Nick and I are very much aware how amazing it is that God decided that we get to parent these two little guys. It may not always be easy, but we sure are thankful. Here’s to many more chaotic, crazy months in our future!