3.5 and 1.5 years

So I figure if I average one blog post per year then I can still say I have a blog right? Do people even read blogs still? I love reading other peoples blogs but never take the time to write in my own! I just spent an hour looking back at all my old blog posts and I'm so sad I have t kept up more. I love looking back and reading just the day to day of our lives. So even if no one else is reading, this post is for the future me! Ha!

The boys are 3.5 years and 1.5 years. Three has been a good year for Sawyer. Two was a big of a rough year, I'm not going to lie. We are happy to have that year behind us. Three is full of THE most hilarious phrases, the most thoughtful and encouraging words, tough questions daily (more like by the minute) that I don't always know the answer to, and lots of laughter and faith. What mama doesn't love hearing "you are the most beautiful mommy!" Or "you are my best friend Cashy!" I thank The Lord daily for Swayer's sweet, forgiving, and loving heart. I certainly lose my patience with them and when I apologize to him he always says "it's ok mommy, it was just an accident". Bless his little heart. I now feel a thousand times worse for losing my cool with you! He is, of course, still 3. So we still have meltdowns because his banana broke in half  or his shoe has ONE grain of sand in it...you get the picture. But overall I have to say I am just loving three. I am convinced there is nothing sweeter on this earth than 3 year old little boys!

Now that I have sung the praises of 3, let me come back and just tell you the reality of 1.5 years. Any mama of a 1 1/2 year old will understand, these are just some hard months. They are ridiculously cute and hilarious and they think they are full grown humans and know what is going on in life, which makes for some full blown tantrums when you try to tell them they can't do something. 18 months has been full of testing, introduction of time outs, learning to share with brother, and most importantly , learning that life will indeed go on if someone says no. I remember this stage with Sawyer and I remember being terrified that our sweet Sawyer we had known was gone forever haha. With the second kid, I can see it's just a developmental stage they go through and if I stay consistent this stage will pass and a new set of parenting challenges will come with it. I think that's what 2 kids has taught me the most, is to not stress so much about each stage or current challenge. With each stage there is a new set of joys and a new set of parenting challenges  and I'm learning to just take what is in front of me and find the joys in that day. Cash Walker truly is a joy to this family. He can make all of us laugh. He adores Sawyer and his goal in life is to get Sawyer laughing with him. He has lots of words, lots of hugs, and lots of fake burps to get sawyer to laugh!

David and I are doing well. We have officially lived in one place for the longest amount of time ever in all 7 years of our marriage. We moves out here 3 years ago today when my mom got sick. Up until now we have never made it past the 2 year mark! Though we love being by family and (I) love the beach, we don't love the price tag that comes with living in Southern California! But The Lord has us here for now and we are grateful for all the family time we get because of it. David's busy with work and teaching once a week and being a full time daddy and hubby. The poor guy never stops working! I'm busy sewing like crazy for my etsy business I do with my sister and staying home with the 2 boys. Life is crazy, busy, and seriously fun! That's all the recap I have in me for tonight!

 Ps I'm writing from my phone so pardon any typos. Autocorrect hates me and I don't always catch when it does it. My bad. Try to read between the errors and guess what I'm saying if it doesn't make sense! Haha