Grays first steps

Gray walked for the first time tonight, I can't believe how fast he is growing. He's not even 10 months old yet!! I knew he was going to walk soon I just didn't think it was going to be this soon. He really just wants to take off running. When I hold on to his hands he pretty much pulls me to where he wants to go. He sees krew running around playing and he just wants to get right in there. So here he is my baby getting bigger walking to daddy.

Here is another video I took a few weeks ago of Gray and Krew dancing together. Gray LOVES music and dancing, just goes to show he is definitely our kid!!

Here are just some other cute pictures I just took today of my boys.

First time painters

We painted two rooms in our house. This is the first time that Brandon had EVER painted in his life and I don't really know much about painting . Thanks to some advise from my sister about what kind of paint to get and our wonderful friends who came over and helped us paint, I think it turned out pretty good. here are some before, during and after photos.

Living room before:

During: Krew wanted to help SO badly so we took turns letting him help.

I decided to give him his own little paint brush and some water in a cup and his own wall, It kept him occupied for about a min. but he sure did like that min.

After:

The boys room before:

During: Don't I have the sweetest hubby!! Brandon, I love you too.

After:


We have a LOT more plans for this room it will take us a while to finish it how we want it but I'm excited to see how it will turn out!
I am very happy with how all the paint all turned out. I'm so excited to paint more rooms. It wont be for a while but this was fun.

Bigger and bigger everyday

My kids are growing up so fast. I feel like I can't keep up. It still seems weird that Gray is crawling around so much, and now he's almost walking. WHAT? It's so weird that he is so big now. he walks along the walls pulls himself up on everything, sometimes he will just let go and stand there for quite a while. in the last couple of days he has been dancing to music when it's on it's really cute I will have to video tape him some time. Right now REALLY likes my phone, the remotes to everything, cords and electric sockets , and he also loves climbing our stairs, I really have to keep an eye on him.

Krew's brain is like a sponge he soaks up EVERYTHING anyone says. It's good and bad at the same time. here are some of the recent phrases he has been saying.

"UGG I'm so exhausted in here"

"No I could never never never do that" ( I don't like this one because he always says it when I ask him to do something)

"Ok guys heres the deal"

"Ok heres your chance"

Also about everyday we have a conversation that goes a little something like this

Krew "Mommy can I have _____"

Me "No not right now"

As Krew is going to get the thing that he wants

Me "Krew I said not right now"

Krew "But mommy I said Yes!!"

The other day at church his nursery leader came up to me and told me a funny story about him.

She said "Krew would you like to see the butterfly"

Krew "Yeah, I think I would"

Krew is officially day potty trained! It is AWESOME!!! He goes all by himself. He of coarse doesn't know how to wake himself up to go to the bathroom which is fine, for now, but he will get it some day.

I love to hear him pray he's getting really good at it.

In our church we have what are called "articles of faith". they are basically the major beliefs of our church. we decided to try and teach Krew the first one to see how well he could do it. And sho enough he did splendid.. I'm so proud of him. He's so smart and learns so many new things a day it's sometimes really hard to keep up with him.

It's seeming like a Sandy Christmas!!

So for our Christmas this year, Diedre and I took our family down to Dallas TX to spend Christmas with two of my sisters and my twin brother. It was such a fun time, and so I thought that I would share a few pictures with all of you of the fun that we had. There was definitely some amazing times that we had but at the same time there were a few things that I would have changed... 1) Throughout the week we were there just about everyone in the house got sick, could have done without that. b) Wished we could have stayed longer. and 4) had my my and my oldest sister Megan and her family there. Enjoy the photos.

While we were there my oldest Niece got baptized... what a wonderful girl!!!
Our little family in front of the Christmas tree...

The kids about to open up their Christmas eve Jammies!

Oh the excitement getting those Christmas eve Jammies

Krew and Gray in their matching Lightning McQueen Jammies.

All the kids lines up oldest to youngest in front of their stockings in their new Jammies.
Christmas morning!! opening up Stockings!

All the kids next to their presents that santa brought for them. Each kid had asked for santa for a spacific present, so they know exactly what they were getting from Santa. But if you were to ask Krew what he wanted Santa to bring him his reply was always, "a present"

Gray with his present from Santa
Yay Santa brought Gray blocks.
Krew with his gift from Santa.
Krew Loves his t-ball set from Santa. Thank you santa.