a surprisingly good week

this week actually flew by thanks to family and friends! i really appreciate everyone hanging out in the evenings(i realize my tube t.v. and lack of DVR is not ideal for the bachelorette), helping with my kids, giving me free time, and meeting us at the park. sunday we said a teary goodbye to stew and tomorrow we get him back! i am not sure who's more excited, me or the boys! i definitely can't wait for stew to be the one that gets up with the boys at 4:30 am(yes, you read that correctly)!! here's a peek at our week through my phone camera...

a little birthday celebration with lots of candy!

we came home to this sweetness!

almost ready for bed (i realize this one is not from my phone, but it works since i am not always a huge fan of rules).

we celebrated 6 months of our littlest love

grandma chris came over for a few hours. the boys were excited to give her the birthday cards they had made. happy birthday grandma chris!

my aunt bonnie came down thursday afternoon to spend the night and help me as we ran all over this town, meeting friends at the park, buying new toys at target and a quick drive by at swirls. once the boys were down i even got to go for a walk all by MYSELF!!

my aunt's friend grows all kinds of tomatoes. she sent down two huge bags for us and this is what we have left. ryder and i have been popping them like candy!


the last thing stew said to asher was, "don't you go and crawl while i am gone." and so asher didn't, but he did start hopping. we find him all over the place. not sure when he'll start to crawl(we're in NO RUSH!!) but it sure is funny to watch him hop around!