Thursday, December 31, 2009

Hooray for Milestones!

It's official! Colby is now a sitter. (Since he's still a beginner, the boppy is nice to help avoid head injury in case of getting a little to excited. What can we say? He's got a big head and sometimes it just gets a swingin' in the wrong direction!)
I SO love this stage. Not that I haven't enjoyed them all, but this one is nice. They are still essentially a blob and aren't mobile yet, but so much more happy because they can see the world around them better and interact more with big brother. Kyle is already paying more attention to Colby now that they can sit together and 'play'.

(Wow. Two posts in one day, it's like some kind of record or something!)

Rough day on the job

Yesterday was rough...on all of us. Do you ever have those days at your house? I felt much the same as Colby, but it is not nearly as cute to see a 28 year old grown woman cry and throw a tantrum as it is to see a baby. Hopefully today will be better.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Gingerbread Houses

On Sunday we were all snowed in. Not even any church. The perfect opportunity to stay in and decorate gingerbread houses! This was the first time that I have ever attempted to make gingerbread houses from scratch. The whole process takes a couple of days, especially when you are making more than one house, but the whole experience was so much fun. Home made gingerbread houses will definitely be a new tradition in the Pugmire house.

We decorated them with our 'east coast family', the Madrishin's, and some new friends of ours a young couple, the Dzado's. We put everybody's name into a hat and drew out for teams. It was fun to mix up families and see what everybody created. Scott, Kyle and I all ended up on different 'teams'. The night was super fun and everybody left on a sugar high! It was a great way to start the week leading into Christmas.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

The Weather Outside is Frightful....

Question: What do you do when you wake up to THIS outside your front door on a Saturday morning?
(I opened the door to take the picture, the snow has drifted like CRAZY. Can you see the faint light of our christmas lights buried deep in the snow?)

Answer: You cuddle up close to your best friend and watch Saturday morning cartoons...

You make gingerbread houses...

Then you bundle up tight and head out to play in the snow...
Although Scott didn't exactly 'play'... (and Colby was only out for about ten minutes.)


Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Thanksgiving

This post is long overdue, but late is better than never! We had a GREAT Thanksgiving. While we weren't able to spend the holiday with our family back in Utah, we did get to spend it with our east-coast family away from family. The Madrishin's hosted a fantastic dinner. Thank you!

We had TWO turkeys. The Carlsons fried a turkey, and the Madrishins baked one. Both were OH SO YUMMY! There was an abundance of food. Among a handful of other things, I made my first apple pie. Not only did it look good, but it tasted delicious too!

The kids all had a blast. They were able to be wild and crazy together in the basement. The perfect holiday.

We have so much to be thankful for.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

For Laughs

Two funny stories from this last week...
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My mom was in town last week. As you can see from the picture in the previous post, she's a pretty small gal. (Seriously, why couldn't I have gotten her genes?) Kyle LOVES to follow her around while she's here. He walked in on her before she had gotten fully dressed one morning (not nude or anything, just not fully covered) Kyle's comment to her...

"Grandma, your boobs are short like my dads."

HILARIOUS! Luckily this is not a foreign concept to her, she's never been well endowed. We weren't sure who should be offended...her or Scott.

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Last Friday Kyle's friend Hannah spent the night. (Her parents were running a half-marathon on Saturday morning down in Richmond) They dropped her off around 3:00 PM on Friday. Around 3:15 PM Friday afternoon the following occurred...

Kyle and Hannah had gone up to his room to play. (We don't really keep toys in there, just a few stuffed animals.)
-Me to my Mom: "It just got quiet, never a good sign with these two. I'm going to go see what they are up to."
-Me to the kids from the bottom of the stairs: "Hey, what are you two doing up there?"
-The kids: "PLAYING DOCTOR"
-My Mom: ****LAUGHTER****
My face dropped and I started running up the stairs nervous at what I would find. (I mean seriously, do we already have to have this talk? I know that she's the bishops daughter and all... :)
I ran into their room. They were up on the top bunk surrounded by all of the stuffed animals. Giving them thorough check-ups. Completely innocent of course. Thankfully all of their animals were deemed healthy. Disaster avoided. Mom and Grandma got a good laugh out of it though...after my heart started beating back in rhythm.
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My mom's response to both: "Out of the mouth of babes!"

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Grandma to the Rescue!!

Hooray! We were so lucky to have Grandma Sandy in town for the week. It was hard to send her home today, but we sure enjoyed every minute we got to spend with her. Here is an adorable picture with Grandma and her two favorite grandsons!We didn't really do anything too exciting while she was here, but had a great time nonetheless. She helped me throughout the week with dishes and laundry, which was AWESOME to have a little break. Thank you SO MUCH mom. I was also able to get some sewing done, since she was happy to hold and entertain #2. We'll definitely miss you and can't wait for the next visit.

Kyle is a super cute big brother. He loves to talk to Colby and 'help' him do things. Colby adores Kyle too. He lights up whenever Kyle talks to him, and if Kyle is doing something in the room, Colby is always drawn to whatever it is that Kyle is doing. I thought this picture was ADORABLE of the boys. It really captures both of their adoration for each other.(Colby loves to stand. He does most of the work, he just needs somebody to steady him.)

This last picture is more for grandparents than anything else...Can you believe these blue eyes?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

not an optical illusion

That's right people, not only do I have a child who likes to eat...he likes to eat enough that he's already holding his own bottle!I realize that to many of you this may not seem at all monumental, but for us, this is definitely something to write home about! Kyle was/has been/still is such a terrible eater that I hardly know what to do with Colby. What? A baby who CRIES because he's hungry? To that I say AWESOME! It's a bonus that he's started holding his own bottle. (Honest, Kyle was over one and onto a sippy cup before he ever held his own drink.)

Thank you Heavenly Father, I'm not sure I could have handled a second who doesn't like eating.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Scott and I were Lion tamers this year!And two absolutely adorable lions they were! I still need to get a picture of the two of them together. - When I asked Kyle what he wanted to be this year, he asked me first what Colby was going to be. When I told him that Colby was going to wear the same lion costume that he wore as a baby, Kyle wanted SO BAD to be a lion too. He wanted to match Colby. They made a cute pair, and I figure I won't have too many years left that he'll want to match his baby brother.

Yesterday was a fun day too! Traditionally Scott's work invites all the employees children to lunch on the day of Halloween. A fun activity for the kids and always a treat to see where daddy works. This year they paid to have a magician (The Great Zucchini!) come to entertain the kids. He had a blast! A bonus is that two of his best buddies dads work at the same place Scott does. Below is a picture of Kyle, Carson, and Zach at the work party.And just for fun...a picture of Colby in the spirit of the season! Thanks for the cute outfit Aunt Wendy!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Great Wolf Lodge

We have been lucky enough to have Scott's parents visiting us from Utah since the 14th. We took a quick over night trip to Williamsburg, VA to stay at the Great Wolf Lodge last weekend. SO MUCH FUN! We've heard from others that it is a fun place to stay, and I did some research online. It was a blast! Worth every penny. We can't wait to go back!

For some reason, when we checked in, they automatically upgraded us to their second largest suite. What a nice treat that was! We originally planned to all stay in a room with two queens and a hide-away for Kyle. The room they gave us had two fulls, a hide-a-way, AND a whole additional room with a king sized bed. We obviously gave the king bed to Scott's parents. It made the stay way more comfortable than it otherwise would have been.

The water park was great. Kyle was big enough to ride all but one of the slides. We rode and swam to our heart's content. They keep the water and air temperature inside the water park at a comfortable 84 degrees, so Colby was even happy playing in the water.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Boy #1

So my last post seemed to be all about son #2. I thought I'd take a minute to give Kyle his limelight too. It's been an exciting few weeks for Kyle. Most exciting is that he started preschool back in September. Below is the traditional first day photo...Kyle LOVES preschool. I am so glad that we decided to put him in a "real" school this year. He asks every morning when getting out of bed if it is a school day or not. If the answer is not, he gets pretty bummed. On the plus side, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings are happy around our house. (He even eats his breakfast quickly...AWESOME!!)

It was picture day at school a few weeks ago. The children were all asked to dress up in their 'Sunday Best'. It was interesting to see the different parents interpretation of Sunday Best. We'll just say that Kyle was the most dressed up!
He's such a cutie. We're sure glad that he's ours.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Preparing for re-entry!

I've taken quite the blogging break. I'm ready to come back! The thought of trying to "catch" up on blogging since the last post is daunting and is partially the reason that I've been away for so long; so instead of continually putting off the update, I'm just going to stay in the present.

That being said, we had a great summer. A wonderful trip to Utah, the Outer Banks North Carolina, and Blue Knob State Park in Pennsylvania. More recently a field trip with K-man's preschool to Cox Farms, and a super fun trip up to Hershey Pennsylvania and Hershey Park.

And because I can't seem to make a blog entry without a little eye-candy...a picture of our adorable smiling Colby.
He's four months old now and such a sweet loving baby. I am completely infatuated with him and his kissable body! (Those cheeks are sweet as can be!) At his four month check-up he was 13 lbs. even and 24.5 inches long. Growing like a sprout. He LOVES to be talked to, especially by big brother Kyle, and has just started laughing the last few days. I am so lucky to have such cute boys! (not at all biased)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Home and then Off!

We touched down late Tuesday night from a great two week trip in Utah. We've been doing laundry, getting caught up on the mail and cleaning house since then...This morning the boys (Kyle and Colby) and I are headed off to the OBX for a fun last-week-of-summer beach week with our friends the Fergusons. Wish me luck at single parenting for the next week. I'm excited to come back and post pictures of our great time in Utah and North Carolina!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Two months...

Colby Max is two months old! What's even better is that he's survived a "very loving" big brother's constant attention. Kyle adores his little brother, which we are so thankful for, but we have to keep a pretty close eye on Colby when K-man's around!

Here's a sweet picture of them together.
While it is always exciting to go to the doctors office to see how much Colby has grown, the two month check-up is rough on a little person...SHOTS. He got three. One in one leg and two in the other. Colby got SCREAMING MAD at the nurses, which wore him out and he took a pretty long nap. It was the second day that was a little more rough.
Two months stats...
Weight: 8 lbs. even
Height 22 in.
He's not on the size charts yet (which theoretically makes him below 0%), but the doctor is happy with his growth and says that he is following his own curve, which is all we can ask for.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

First Harvest

Really, is there anything better tasting than home grown tomatoes? They are by far my favorite home-grown item. When my mom was in town she planted two tomato bushes for us, one cherry, and one regular size. They are the only veggies we got planted this year (due to extreme pregnancy and new baby!) Yum, yum! Can't wait to go eat them!
These pictures are just for fun. The fam always likes to see as many pictures of the boys as they can get! I love this picture of Kyle. He loves bubbles...who doesn't?
And last, but certainly not least, a picture of our little caboose! He's seven weeks old, so hard to believe!

Friday, July 10, 2009

Growing FAST!

Okay, so after my last post I have an update on our sweet Colby. It seems as if there is a reason for all his crying. The poor kid's little body must be in pain...he's growing SO fast! Do you remember growing up and having leg and joint pains when going through a growth spurt? I can't imagine it is any different for our little squirts who are growing so quickly.

Since he started off so small, the doctor wants to keep a close eye on him in the beginning. I'm pretty sure that he's not going to have too many worries! We visited the doctor's office for a weight check on Thursday (Colby's six week birthday) and he's up to 7lbs. 4 oz. (almost a two pound weight gain in just six weeks.) The kicker though is that he's already grown 2 inches. He was 18 1/2" at birth and was 20 1/2" on Thursday. The nurse couldn't believe it. She mentioned a couple of times how crazy it is that he's growing so fast. She even made me measure him after she did to make sure that she was looking at it right. (She made a comment that cracked me up... "sheesh, if he keeps growing at this rate, he's going to be six feet tall by the time he's two!")

Anywho, I guess we'll give him a brake! Besides, in his moments of happiness, he's started to smile this week! Watch out little ladies, he's going to be a heart-breaker!

(This is the best picture I could get of his adorable grin. Sorry about the bug eyes, I needed the flash, but it makes his eyes HUGE!)

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Reality

As much as we wish life was like this around here most of the time...


It's usually more like this...


Luckily he's a doll and we absolutely adore him, no matter what his mood is. After all, this too shall pass!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Gratitude

Words can not express the gratitude I feel for my sweet mom. She left on Saturday to go back home to my dad and her "real" life after being here with us in Virginia for SIX weeks. It was OH SO HARD to say goodbye, but boy am I thankful for all the time that she was able to be here. I know it was a sacrifice for her to be away from her home for so long, but we loved every minute of her being here. Because of her I was able to recover so quickly and just enjoy being a new mommy. She took care of all the cooking, cleaning and laundry, and was Kyle's best buddy through this crazy transition... seriously an amazing gift.

I love you Mom. I love that you are my best girl friend. I love that you are such an amazing Grandma to my boys, and an awesome mother-in-law to Scott. You were such a blessing to have here. Thanks.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Brothers


This was an awesome moment of sweetness that I am thankful to have caught on film.

Kyle was laying on the couch watching morning cartoons a few days ago and out of no where said, "Mom, I want to cuddle with baby Colby." Thankfully Colby had just finished eating and was having a rare moment of contentedness.

Kyle is a great big brother and adores Colby, but hasn't wanted to hold him a ton lately, when he asked to cuddle I was thrilled. I pray this is the beginning of the boys becoming best buddies. Either way, to me, this picture is priceless!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

K-man is 4

Hooray! Kyle celebrated his birthday this weekend. My sweet boy is four! Sunday was his actual birthday, but we celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, it was a fun weekend for the little man!

We've been asking Kyle what he'd like to do for his birthday for the past month or two. (I just wasn't up for a big friend party with the new baby an all.) We had it narrowed down to going bowling, SplashDown Waterpark, or Chuck-E-Cheeses. He chose Chuck-E-Cheese. We invited his buddy Carson (and his parents and little sister) to join us. It was a super fun, super easy way to celebrate his birthday, and the kids had a blast!The Loveridge family knows Kyle all too good! They hooked him up with a super cool bubble machine. Baby brother Colby brought a gift too, it was a bubble stomp rocket. As soon as pizza and presents were taken care of, they had a great time playing games.
Eat your heart out Uncle Tom! K-man did a pretty good job on the wave-runner simulator. It was one of his favorites of the day.

Kyle woke up on Sunday morning (his BIG day!) to a decorated door and hallway. (Thanks for the idea Mary.) He felt pretty special walking through the crape paper and playing with the balloons on the stairwell. He kept saying "Happy Birthday to Me!" it was cute.
We let Kyle open the rest of his birthday presents in the morning. We got him a few fun things, but one of the best gifts was Marble Works from Grandma and Grandpa Walters. He's seriously already gotten their moneys worth of enjoyment out of it. I love that we can help him set it up and then he's content to play with it for a few hours on his own, just watching the marbles through the maze. AWESOME!! And last, but certainly not least, the all important birthday cake. I had every every intention of making and decorating a special cake for Kyle, but a day or two before his birthday we were at the store and he saw a 'Bolt' cake. He asked Oh so nicely for it, and I realized that I probably wouldn't have the time or energy to make a nice cake anyway, so I gave in and bought a store cake. He loved it, and I didn't have to take a few hours decorating, so it was a win-win situation. We took cake and ice-cream over to our friend's, the Madrishin's, to sing and eat. Aside from being our great friends and as close as anything we have to family out here on the east coast, Kyle just LOVES 'Big Dave' as he calls him. Dave had leg surgery a couple of weeks ago and has had some associated complications. He's totally layed up and couldn't come over here, so we took our little party to him. It was good to see him and lift his spirits. Eating our cake and ice cream over there made a great close to a fun weekend for Kyle.
I Love you Kyle, Happy Birthday big boy!

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Four things I LOVE about Kyle

1. He is my sweet boy. He's got the mischievous streak that most little boys have, but for the most part he is such a lover. My favorite is when he asks me to cuddle on the couch with him in the morning under his blanket at watch shows.

2. So much energy! He is always on the go. He definitely wears me out sometimes, but I'd rather he be active and full of energy than just a bump on a log. He's always up for an adventure.

3. He loves playing with the 'big kids' especially his older cousins and the Madrishin kids. He things he's one of them. It cracks me up to watch him try to mimic the older kids. By watching them he's learned to do a 'bunny hop' on his little three-wheeler scooter, it's awesome!

4. He's on the road to being a fantastic big brother. He's the first one to run to Colby when he's crying to put his binky back in his mouth. He always helps me get clean diapers and throw away dirty ones. But the best part is that he talks to Colby like he's already one of his buddies. He asks him questions and gives him loves. So cute.

Friday, June 5, 2009

1 week old

I had every intention of posting this yesterday, which was when Colby was actually one week old, but y'all understand how it is with a newborn...

Anywho, here is our sweet new baby boy at one week old...
(To get an idea of his size, he's wearing a premie onesie...it's by no means tight on him! He's our little peanut.)

A few more pictures taken throughout the week.Colby loves his binky.

Although he's almost a spitting image of Kyle, he is such a different baby. What's the best part of him being a different baby? HE LIKES TO EAT! (Eating has been an issue with Kyle from day one, we are SO THANKFUL this one eats. Truly a blessing.)

Tummy Time!

We weren't sure right off the bat what color of eyes Colby was going to have, but we're pretty sure he's going to be another blue eyed blond haired Pugmire! (It's just not fair. I go through all the work of pregnancy, delivery, and recovery, and the boys don't seem to get any of my features...they are little cookie cutters of their dad. Lucky for me Scott's a handsome guy!)

Best buddies already.

Kyle loves his little brother. He asks to hold him all the time. We try to let him as often as possible. Hopefully it will create a bond between the boys that will never be broken. (High hopes, but one can wish!) Kyle has been a super big helper since we brought Colby home. He considers it his job to hold the binky in Colby's mouth when-ever he is crying! He's also been good about taking diapers to the trash and running upstairs to get things for mommy that she's left.

I love my boys, I am truly blessed.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Blog Hijack

Hey all, this is Scott hijacking Tami's normal blogging.

I just wanted to take some time to say thank you to everyone that has helped along the way. To those that would take Kyle for our numerous doctor's appointments to that family that allows us to crash Sunday dinner at a moment's notice, thank you all. The major reason why Tami's blood pressure stayed manageable is because of the help from everyone around us, so we owe you a bunch. To that friend of ours with what I call a "questionable taste in footwear" (that's an inside joke, if you don't get it carry on), I owe you a bunch. You allowed us to inconvenience you more often than a normal person should, you probably don't see it that way but you're awesome. Perhaps I'll get dressed up (put on a polo shirt) and we can go to dinner and talk it about sometime.

To those that helped paint, hang drywall, wire the circuit breaker and everything else you guys are awesome. Sometime we'll have a basement warming party to show you the fruits of your labor. To the spouses of the aforementioned construction workers, thank you for allowing the time away from your family. Managing school, construction work, and trying to help a spouse with limited capacity during her high risk pregnancy has been quite a challenge for me personally and I couldn't have done it without help.

I think this middle school sensation said it best.

A sincere thanks to everyone, we've felt the love.

~ Scott

Friday, May 29, 2009

He's Here!

Welcome to the family baby COLBY!

Stats: COLBY MAX PUGMIRE
Birth Date - May 28, 2009 8:53 AM
Weight - 5 lbs. 7 oz.
Height - 18 1/2 inches
Hair Color - Blonde

Hooray! Our sweet baby boy is here. He's a tiny little peanut and absolutely adorable! (Of course, we're not biased.) Both Colby and I are doing well. I'll be sure to post pictures once we have a better download speed than what the hospital Wi-Fi can offer!

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers, we SO appreciate your support.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Favorite by-product of spring/summer

FREEZER JAM!!!

I didn't take the opportunity last year to make freezer jam, and we ran out of the previous year's stock about six months ago. I am SO excited to have yummy home-made jam again. All the washing, cutting, and preparing was done by my angel of a mother. Thanks mom! (I had mentioned soon after she got here that if we came across berries on sale that we needed to snatch them up for jam making. We Lucked out and got a great deal on Strawberries just a day or two later.)

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We are definitely in full swing of getting ready for the baby around here. Yesterday's task was putting together the new sit-'n-stand hybrid double stroller. (Which I am SO EXCITED about.) Today we made room in the cabinets for bottles and bought another pack of diapers and wipes. Tomorrow's main task is to get to my doctors appointment and pick up the bassinet that I borrowing from my friend. We're getting close. What ever we're going to get done has to be done in the next two days! Wish us luck.