Smiles galore!

The boys have been growing and changing so much in the last couple months. Jack is really becoming a comedian. He loves to make us laugh and is silly all the time. He is thoroughly enjoying school and all his friends there (they love to play superheroes together). He loves to play his guitar, read books "by himself" (which he can...memorized), make messes, help me cook, jump on his trampoline, do craft project that involve cutting, using glue, coloring and making messes, ride his tricycle and more. We can hardly keep up with him these days. He doesn't nap much anymore, but we always have rest time in his room. Rest time for Mommy that is! Jack is also turning into an amazing big brother and can make Sawyer smile instantly. Jack's looking forward to his third birthday already, and is already thinking about next Halloween. He informed met that he will trick-or-treat as a guitar and Sawyer will be a fly???

Speaking of Sawyer, gulp!!! This kid has stolen our hearts. He's all smiles, laughs, sighs, bubble blowing, etc. He's said "hi" a couple times, too. Sawyer rolls all around the floor and has started sitting up now....gravity and the weight of his belly take over pretty quickly! He's six months today, and I can't believe that it has gone so quickly. Sawyer is my cuddle bug who would let me kiss him for hours if I could. We love to just stare at each when I'm nursing him, and looking into his blue eyes always makes me tear up. Thankfully, he's sleeping about 11-12 hours at night now, and we're out of the swing for naps. Amen!!! Sawyer's eating breakfast and dinner now, too. All 20 pounds of him love oatmeal, avocado, peas, apples, pears and sweet potatoes. We can't shovel it in fast enough. Pretty soon, Sawyer will be bigger than his older brother! Jack is definitely Sawyer's favorite toy in the whole world.

Scott and I are great, too. He's taking me for a ballroom dance lesson this weekend. We've been so busy with the boys and the house, but we enjoy every little quiet moment we have together. It's been almost 8 years, and we are still head over heels in love...just have to express it admist laundry, diapers, dinner, trash, etc.! :)

Sawyer's baptism - Dec. 2008

Way back in December, Sawyer James Egan was baptized back in Humbe, TX. Surrounded by tons of family and friends, Sawyer was blessed by Father Paul Procella. We're so lucky to have Amanda Baron and Joey Freedman as our little guy's godparents!

I'm back!!!!

Sorry to have been the worst blogger since Christmas, but we've been super busy getting our house ready to put on the market. We've completely decluttered, repainted the bathroom, and totally updated our kitchen. Here are some kitchen pics to prove that we've been crazy busy!

Ice - The Grinch

Grandma and Grandpa took Jack to Opryland to see some amazing ice sculptures of The Grinch. He loved everything about the experience and didn't mind the cold (Grandpa did!) Jack especially loved sliding down the ice slide...over and over and over again!

Nashville Christmas Parade

On December 5th, Jack, Grandma, Grandpa and I braved the COLD and headed downtown for the Christmas parade. It definitely wasn't the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but Jack enjoyed the fireworks, floats, and balloons. He absolutely loved the high school bands that played...or maybe he just liked my dancing to the band's music. It was literally freezing outside, so it's a good thing we left Daddy and Sawyer at home.

Sawyer James...our BUNDLE of joy!

"Little" Sawyer is just full of life now! He's a whopping 16 1/2 pounds of smiles, laughter, coos and fun! Don't get me wrong...when he cries he could wake the dead, but luckily he's a happy guy most of the time. Sawyer has started sucking his left thumb, and is starting to notice his feet now...I forgot how absolutely adorable that can be. He must have read what I wrote on my last post about him not rolling over for a long time because the very next morning he rolled over three times in a row. He seems to enjoy being on his tummy a lot now, but he flips over pretty quickly! Sawyer is smitten with his brother and tries to find him at all times (he always hears him!). He loves our massages at night and the silly songs we sing with him...yes, "Powder my balls" is back and Jack sings it with us! Thankfully, he's sleeping really well at night, too. We put him down between 7:30 and 8, and he typically eats only once before he wakes up around 7. Hallelujah! We are having so much fun with our roly-poly baby!

Jack Attack

Jack is really in the Christmas spirit this year! He runs around singing "Jingle Bells", "Deck the Halls" and "Frosty the Snowman" all day long and wants to read "The Polar Express" 100 times a day! He loves playing with his new nativity set that Grandmommy and Grandfather sent him, and knows that Baby Jesus was born on XMAS Day. Jack got to meet Santa on Sunday, and he was a little tongue-tied...he did manage to tell him that he wants a guitar. Jack is a bundle of energy right now, and he's really starting to show genuine kindness towards his "little" brother. He's definitely all boy, but a super sweet one. He loves helping us in the kitchen (made cookies with Grandma and Grandpa today), playing "Go Fish" and dominoes, and running all over the house. He's starting to develop a great imagination, too...he plays a fun monster game, pretends to be our doctor and talks to his stuffed animals now. We can't get enough of him! :)