Holdan and Taggert

 Holdan wanted to hold his baby and for the longest time Taggert just laid there real quiet and watched Holdan.  Holdan just talked sweet things to him.

 Holdan wanted me to take pictures so I was taking them and he wanted me to get a picture of him giving his little brother a kiss.  Sibling relationships are so special.  I pray everyday that they stay that way.

Fragment of Home

OUR HOME

"Our separation of economy from the house is part of a long fragmentation process.... Capitalism has separated men from the home. Socialism has separated education from the home.... The news and entertainment industry has separated originality and creativity from the home, rendering us into passive and malleable customers rather than active citizens." 

-Dale Ahlquist

Maestin arrow of light

 Maestin turned 11 and advanced into boy scouts   He worked hard and earned his Weblos badge and earning all 20 activity pins and his Arrow of light.  They did a cool ceremony for him other boy scouts being their and carrying him from cub scouts into boy scouts.  It was really neat and he enjoyed it.  Congrats Maestin and don't stop keep on working hard towards your eagle.

Maestin repeating the promise.

 Maestin be carried by the Boy Scouts

 His arrow

Mother's day

Ruxton put Taggert to sleep

I am a blessed mother.  This year for Mother's Day I woke up early so I could spend a little extra time reading my lesson.  I could hear some noise in the kitchen, but i got up and headed straight to the shower.  Holdan met me in the hall and told me I had to go back to bed.  I went back and was was graced with breakfast in bed.  Maestin had made waffles with the help of Holdan.  How cute is that.  I then was given some gifts the boys had made at home and at scouts.  Thanks my boys.  I am so blessed to be the mother of such great kids.

Maestin's B-day

Our oldest turning 11 has been a little weird for Austin and I.  He is growing up and there is not a thing we can do about it.  He is most excited for 11 year old boy scouts, and going on the big camp.  He had a great birthday and he is a great son.  We love you!

Him loving on his baby brother, he put him to sleep.  He is such a good brother.

The birthday cake he wanted score cake!

Ruxton thought he would be funny and blow out the b-day candles...so we had to do it all again.  Such a trickster.

New basketball!

camping mess kict

swimming goggles one for him the rest for brothers.

sleeping bag

Last but difently not least the second book in the Beyonders series he was stoked!  Happy Birthday

Holdan's creations

Holdan never ceases to amaze me.  The boys had the lincoln logs out, and Holdan has played with them but this day he actually built something and the correct way.  He was proud of himself, and I was proud of him.  He is very creative.

Taggert

Taggert is the most loved baby!  His big brothers fight running down the hall to his bed if he even makes a little squeak!  They love him and cannot keep their hands off of him.  i can't either really.  He is growing so fast and it makes me so sad.  I am trying to just enjoy him and not be rushing off to do a hundred other things.  In these pictures is is about two weeks old.  He has been a joy to all of us, and is such a good baby.

These are pictures of him some of the first times he was comfortable to just lay and not scare himself.  He was very pleasant and just looking around.

Addler loving on his baby!

We went over to Bull canyon grandma and grandpa to show them the new baby.  Grandpa wanted to hold him and he did not let him go for the entire two hours that we were there.  I thought it was pretty cool.  He has always loved to hold the tiny ones, maybe this is where Austin gets it from, he loves little babies.

Grandma didn't say much but just before we left you could tell that she wanted to hold the baby, she reached over and grabbed hold of his little feet, s we gave her a moment with him.  Such precious memories.

Big brother Holdan loves his baby brother.  He insisted I take a picture of him with his baby and this is what he did.  My two babies...happy to be together.  Taggert just knows Hodlan's voice, every time Holdan comes around Taggert stops and tries to find him.  Holdan still loves to sing songs to him just like before he was born.  Taggert definitely  remembers his little voice, I thinks it is so special how siblings bond is so close and remembered for time in the past.