TWO

Ira turned the big 2 on Monday.  How is it possible that we have a two year old?  He is such a sweet boy and has grown so much in the last couple of months.  He is talking like crazy and has adjusted so well to having a little brother. 

This boy loves nothing more than playing basketball.  He honestly plays for a couple hours each day and is shockingly good.  Best investment ever-little tikes basketball hoop.

This is a bad picture of his clock birthday party.  When he's not talking about basketball he is talking about clocks.  Weird obsession.  Not sure where he got it.  All he wanted for his birthday was an orange clock.  He carries it everywhere. 

He loves his little brother.  When we go get Ira from his nap he always asks me to put Asher in bed with him.  A little scary but so sweet.

Oh, we love this handsome boy.

Asher Hinckley Moore

Asher Hinckley Moore was born Friday night.  He is so handsome and weighed 7lbs 13 ounces and is 20 inches long.  I was very lucky, my labor went really fast and was pretty easy.  We are so tired but feel so lucky to have this new little baby in our lives.  Ira is doing really well with the change and I am so glad.  That definitely was what I was most worried about. 

It's a...

BOY!!!!!

I am so excited to be having another boy.  For some reason I feel more confident knowing it's a boy.  I have already gotten through a year and a half with sweet Ira and I know I can do it again. 

  This little boy is going to be a great big brother.

psst....

Due March 13th.  Couldn't be more excited!!

I'm Baaack

After my three month break I am back!  What's happened in the last three months?  A lot.  But the main thing is this not-so-little baby started walking.  I swear one day it just clicked.  He lost his fear and gained some self-confidence and now we have a true toddler.

Birthday, Easter Bunny, and House

Seriously, how has it already been a year since we had Ira?!?!  How time flies.  To celebrate Ira's first year we had some of our friends over for cake.  We miss our families so much but are so lucky to have such great friends. 

Since I still haven't posted pictures of our new house you can catch a glimpse of it in these photos.

This morning we took Ira to an Easter Egg hunt where Ira learned he hates the Easter Bunny but loves hot dogs.

Snippity Crickits

As you can see from the last post Ira's hair was getting out of control.  As hard as it was for me to admit it, it was time for a haircut.  We decided on a place in the city called Snippity Crickits.  The name was cute, the neighborhood was cuter, but the inside was scary.  We sat Ira down on the baby chair and after a few snips the 'stylist' declared she was done.  Ira's hair looked the same; still long.  After we somehow communicated that Ira was in fact a boy she plopped Ira on my lap, put a cape on both of us and finished the cut.  Ira forgot all the trauma thanks to his first dum dum sucker.

Bed Head

You never know what king of post-nap hairstyle Ira will sport. 

Disgusting or Cute?

I have always told Colin, the second we find a rodent in our house we will either move immediately or call an exterminator to "take care of" the problem. I can not physically handle the thought of sharing my home with vermin. This past week as I sat down to finally catch up on the biggest loser I saw something hopping on our wood floors. Paralyzed by fear I called to Colin to find out what sort of creature had welcomed itself into our house. Colin grabbed a pot scooped up the amphibian and flung him out the front door. This has since happened two other times this week.   Definitely disgusting.

Just Because I'm Obsessed

Small Update

I know, it has been forever since I have blogged.  I need/want to be better at updating more regularly.  We have been so busy, and the thought of catching up on the last few months is a little overwhelming.  Our little house remodel is almost done (and I will post pictures soon), my sweet baby Ira is not so much a baby anymore, and everything else is going so well for us.  We truly are so lucky. 

Ira is both mine and Colin's pride and joy.  He is everything to us.  He is a part of us, and makes our little family feel like a family.  He is army crawling all over the place and is learning all the big boy things, like how to throw amazing tantrums and how to fake laugh.  That little boy will fake laugh for hours.  His smile has turned into the hammyiest thing you have ever seen, showing off his 4 teeth.  He will wave to anyone and everyone, it looks more like a hand flopping, but is the cutest thing. 

Today is also Colin's birthday.  I appreciate him so much.  He is such a wonderful husband and dad.  Ira just reaches for him everytime he sees him, practically jumping out of my arms.  I am amazed at how he can come home from a sometimes 12 hour workday and still have energy to play with Ira, talk with me, and hang curtain rods. 

2

Easily the best two years of my life.

It's Officially Official

Finally, after three months of being in escrow, we are the proud owners of our first home in Napa Valley.  There is a lot of work to be done.  After a weekend of literal blood, sweat, and tears, about 67 trips to home depot, and much help from great friends and my sweet parents we are well on our way.  First things first, completely gutting and redoing this hideously ugly, dry-rot infested bathroom. 

Halloween Sneak Peek

There is a great pumpkin patch by our house on the way to Sonoma.  We had the fantastic idea of taking  pictures of Ira in his Charlie Brown costume.  The day soon turned from good to bad when Colin drew the Charlie Brown curl on Ira's forehead with very PERMANENT eyeliner which did not come off for the rest of the day. To add insult to injury, only one person recognized what Ira's costume was. Here are the two "good" pictures - for the majority of the time Ira was more interested in eating straw than looking at the camera.

6 months

Words cannot describe the love we have for this little baby.

Fall...Finally

It is only 68 degrees today and I am thrilled. Fall is finally here. The beautiful vineyards have started to change colors and I can finally justify putting Ira in one of his highly anticipated sweaters.

No, we don't live in the jungles of Peru.  It just looks like it.

Seriously, how cute are these two?