Weston ~ July 2012 at my half sisters wedding. He danced like a Rockstar! Everyone was dancing with him :O)

Andon ~ July 2012 at my half sisters wedding. Cutie pie!

Harvest fest after the hayfight. We had so much fun! My new phone camera sucks and this was the only clear picture I got....darn.....I will get pics from our camera uploaded soon! I have pics from the party of the boys in their costumes!! Too cute!! Andon is a skylander and Weston is a dinosauer (which we think is a alligator but Andon picked it out a few years back as a dinosaur). This year Weston didn't show a interest in wanting to pick out a costume so he wore Andons old one. Next year I'm sure he will let us know what he wants to be :O)     (10/12)

10/2012 Worlds Cutest!!!! We took the boys to Harvest fest last weekend. Andon kicked butt at pumpkin bowling and Wes frosted a cookie with nerds. They loved the rides!!! Andon thought he was so school he could go on alone this year. I went on with Weston and almost peed myself because he was laughing so hard and yelling like the other kids. When the ride was over he leaned over and kissed me. They melt my heart into pieces!! Love you boys so much!!!

10/8/12...Yep this is how Andon left for school today and got on the bus! lol. He got this for his birthday and asked to wear it as his jacket today. How could I say no....hahaha

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY to you Andon!!! We had such a fun birthday weekend!!! First he took Grandma to see Frankenweenie for her birthday on Friday (but he asked her to pick him up since he can't drive), then Saturday we went to go see Hotel Transylvania with cousins Abbie and Ellie. Then Saturday night we took our cousins AJ and Alexa for Zombie laser tag in the woods. That was a blast!!! (Andon wanted to go...haha). Wes stayed with Grandpa and Grandma and played games in the game room. Then he slept over at Grandmas after with his cousins. Sunday we had a Halloween birthday party! The kids all dressed up, we played games, roasted s'mores, had a giant Frankenstein pinata....oh ya and a Frankenstein cake. No one loves Halloween more than Andon!!! This morning the phone was ringing off the hook for him. Everyone called to sing Happy Birthday to him! Weston was already at Grandmas for the morning and when he said Happy Birthday to Andon his face just lit up....it melted my heart! Then I got to go to eat lunch with Andon. Today was parent/student day for lunch! He asked if next month Weston could come (too cute). Tonight he has a soccer game and after school he has his Mad Science we signed him up for. He absolutely is into science so we thought he would love this class (and he does). It's 6 weeks long and the kids do science experiments.....how cool is that! In November he's going to try Tae Kwon Do so that should be fun! We can't wait until Weston can start taking some activities ;o)

Hello you little stud muffin! Weston kept wanting to try to potty on the toliet after watching Andon so we decided to let him try the underwear and see how he likes it. This is what he thought of the Nemo unders......love him!!!!!! Hopefully he keeps showing interest. This was the first time he has. Before that he had nothing to do with it.

Mr. Personality :O) Westons new thing is getting naked and running around. The other night Kevin had to put surgical tape around his diaper to keep it on at night. Weston is a spitfire!! He sure exhausts us but I can't imagine not having him in our life. He constantly makes us smile and laugh. He's not going to bed at night the past few weeks. We were driving him around for a while and realized we can't be spending $75 extra a week doing this. Everynight we are Weston proofing something...lol....Kevin had to build fillers on Andons top bunk bed from plywood because he kept crawling up there at night. We have to remove drawers because he stands on them...yes the top drawer, rips clothes out of the drawers. We also remove all diapers and wipes at night because they will be all over the room. He is such a stinker pants and we love him with all our hearts. He is definitely 110% boy :O)  He's also a popsicle boy...hahaha. He's always wanting a popsicle. We can't wait to trick or treat with the boys this year! It will be so fun now that Wes is a little bigger. We also are going camping in later October and have so much fun with all the Halloween activities!
I'm sure Weston will be saying...Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet! Both boys have some stinkies too ;o)

9/6/12 Andons first full day of Kindergarten. He took the bus but I met him there just to make sure he got in ok. I don't think he seemed to care....hahaha. He already knows so many kids and went to class like a old pro. I admit I did cry again this year...it's so hard to see them grow up so fast and become so independent. At the same time it's so fun to watch them become the person they are. I just love Andons personality. He's different than most kids. He's such a bright child and we are SO proud of him. He's also mighty handsome I must say :O)
Today during lunch I started unpacking Halloween decorations...our favorite holiday!! Andon wants to have a Halloween themed party and I'm not sure who's more excited. I'm having so much fun thinking of games and clever treat ideas. I can't believe he is almost 6!!! Where does the time go?? We love you Andon! You make us so proud to be parents.

This is our new puppy Xena! (we couldn't get wes to sit in a pic) We totally weren't expecting to get a doggie this fast but it just happened. We knew we wanted a yellow lab next. Kevin was at the hunt club and saw these puppies on the board and they were born on his birthday. The boys are so exited to have her!! I can't believe how much Andon is adoring her. He constantly wants to be with her. He even asked us....ummm...when you guys get older and die...can I have Xena...u know....so I have a companion. That boy.....always thinking ahead I guess ;o)

ANDON:
Andon is all ready to start school tomorrow. We had his orientation yesterday and he got to check out the class, bus, all the kids. He can't wait!! He saw so many kids he knew and is really looking forward to start K5! I told him I might cry again but I hope not. He said...if your going to cry can you please do that in the house...hahaha! I can't believe how fast the boys are growing. It's amazing to watch them but at the same time it's sad. I had off yesterday and me and the boys had such a fun day together! Andon was acting so grown up. When his brother was upset in the car he kept trying to make him laugh.....too cute.
We took the dogs and kids to the hunting trails yesterday (to wear them both out...haha). It was so much fun. I'm so mad I didn't have the camera!! The image of the boys running down the trail with the dogs was adorable!!! Andon caught a frog and it peed on him....haha. Wes was hunting hard but didn't catch one. Good thing his big brother shared. Later we found a caterpillar but we forgot our bug box! We plan to go back often. We didn't realize how much fun the boys would have just walking the dogs.
We are also starting to plan his birthday party...he wants a Halloween themed party ....how fun...hopefully all the cousins can wear their costumes. Next year he's going to have a friends party again :O)

WESTON:
Poor little Weston has been struggling with ear infections since he was a baby. He's had a bad one since early July. He still tries so hard to be his happy, adorable, funny self. The ENT suggested he have his adenoids removed. They are very large and causing a lot of bacteria which they think is causing the chronic ear infections. The poor peanut has had 6 of them since the tubes were inserted. He fights us soooo hard to take medication. It usually takes the two of us to hold him down...it's horrible....he gets a popsicle after we do that ...I don't care if it's morning...I feel so bad for him. He LOVES popsicles.....orange ones...haha. We've been having to drive him around every night to get him to sleep. The little stinker pulls out his drawers and and stands on the top drawer, pulled his dresser over, pulls out everything out of every drawer, diapers all over, every single wipe all over the room....every night is something...haha. We sure hope its just a phase...haha.
We thinking him falling asleep sitting up feels better for him. Im sure his ears/sinuses is causing a lot of pressure when he lays down. We sure hope removing the adenoids helps him.
Weston is going to pick up an extra day at daycare starting next week. He will now be going two days a week. He gets very aggressive with other kids and we're thinking maybe because he's not communicating as well. We're hoping the other day will help strengthen his vocabulary/speech and help him play better with his friends.
Weston is growing like a weed....I look at him and I see no more baby :O(  He's at such a fun age right now. Everywhere we go he has to keep saying hi to everyone until they say hi back. He's absolutely adorable. I can't believe how many people don't say hello back....awww. He even says toodleloo when we leave....he's absolutely adorable!!! He's a very happy boy....he knows how to get anything from anyone with those big blue bedroom eyes.

Last Saturday we had to say goodbye to our little furry family member. It was a very hard night and so far it hasn't gotten easier. Reno gave us 16 great years. She was such a good doggie and we miss her a lot.
We were suppose to go to a friends 40th birthday party so we had dropped the kids off at my moms. Luckily they weren't with us to see how bad she was when we got home. Weston doesn't seem to notice and I'm not sure Andon knew how to act when we told him.He was kind of smiling but I'm sure he just didn't know what to do.

a "sishy".....some words you hope they always say wrong. Sishy is one of them. Too cute! I'm not sure if they had more fun fishing or playing with the worms. Andon had a blast getting frogs. It's didn't go over to well when he found out we weren't bringing them home. We hunt frogs in our yard and keep them a few days. It usually involves going to the pet store to by grasshoppers for them...hahaha!!  I don't know what I would do with a girl..I'm totally build for boys :O)  As long as they don't bring home snakes I'm ok with it.

Yes that is gum!! That is where Andon stored it all week...then rechewed.....gross but funny! He got that from his Goosebumps book.

LOVE!! I borrowed my moms camera chip because I forgot to put mine back in our camera. I found this picture on her camera. I want to blow this one up. They are just the cutest peanuts ever!!!...ok so Wes is more of a cashew....haha  :O) We were at Andons tball yesterday and Weston was standing by the fence like this yelling Go Andon!!! Andon would run over and smile. Even though they may fight and wrestle a lot they are best little buddies.

Lock up your daughters!! What a handsome little man...and so charming too!! I love the look on Andons face. Darn we have cute kids. Couldn't of made them cuter ourselves!!

Hello there cutie pie!!! Weston loves to swing!!

Andon....I could not resist!!! Little white toosh. He's the only kid I know that will not pee in a pool ;o) Better than I can say for adults too...haha.

Kailee, Kaden, Andon and Ellie at the resort in Crivitz - 7/2012

This this precious or what!!! Weston couldn't get enough of papa. He wanted nothing to do with anyone but papa the entire vacation. Buddies :O) It was so cute...Wes carried his fishing pole everywhere. Grampa bought the boys their own fishing poles and Westons is so cute because its so small. It's like a mini adult looking one....cute.

7/20/12 ~ We got back from Crivitz last Friday. We had so much fun. The boys played so hard. I think the dirt finally came out of Andons toenail....I know gross but he wore his crocs all week so he could walk in the lake to catch frogs. I've never seen such dirty feet that wouldn't come clean. But thats ok, he's a boy and he had way to much fun. Weston was a little fussy the first two days and then we noticed his ear draining. There wasn't a ER close so luckily the one dr's office in town let us become a patient for the day. Poor little guy had a ear infection in both ears! Once he got his drops he was back to his happy little self. We got some horrific news that our friends 6 month baby died when we were gone (Shingella). It was quite upsetting to us yet it made us even closer this trip. Weston kept crawling in bed with us every night and we let him snug even though he's a chicken in a bag. Well, then Andon came and asked if I could turn the star light back on the ceiling.....I decided I had to pull him in bed and snug them up so tight. Well Weston decided to do his acrobats until he was comfy and then passed out with his legs crossed and in our faces. We were laughing so hard as Andon tried to knock his legs down. We just loved the snuggle time. Usually our snuggle time Saturday and Sunday mornings when they crawl in bed with us for cartoons.
We had so much fun and can't wait until next  year. We are suppose to be going to Disney next May and my parents are a little worried after this trip. Weston is such a handful. The little stinker goes goes goes and will never sit still. They are worried about waiting in lines for rides...hahahaha. They offered to buy us a pool if we decide not to go. The decision is in Andons hands....he's having a very hard time deciding....hahaha. We told him that if we get a pool we can still take him to Disney in a few years when he's taller and can go on all the rides. He's still having a hard time. He tells us he needs to sleep on it longer. ;o)
We went to see a movie in the park while in Crivitz. Well we decided to let Weston nap late so he could be part of it. He was a very good boy but got the laughs soooo hard. He kept going and tapping his cousin and laughing hysterically and extremely loud. I tried walking away with him but I myself laughed and snorted so hard because he was sooo funny. Kevin ended up taking him to the car to watch Nemo because he was so loud....it was tooo funny. Speaking of car.....We are all ready to leave, locking up the doors. Andon comes running in and yelling Weston put money in the DVD player!!! Well...come to find out he put about $2.84 in the DVD and broke it. We got upnorth and found that Andon first gathered the rest of the money and hid it under his seat before he came to snitch on his brother LOL!!! We were worried since this was a $2900 system that controlled alot of other things in the car. Kevin ended up finding a video on youtube how to remove it with a buckknife himself....too funny!!! So we got the movie working for the way home but they were so pooped they slept the whole way home. :O)
I will post a few pictures from the trip. It was hard to get a picture of Weston as usual. He always wants to see the screen and won't pose a second. :O)

Look at this handsome little man. Weston is relaxing in the backseat watching his favorite movie on the TD (aka TV). What a ham!

June 20, 2012 ~ Happy Adoption Day Andon!!
We love you with all of our heart. You mean the world to us! You have brought us so much laughter and happiness. You are growing up to be such a handsome, charming and intelligent boy. We are so proud of you!

We had a great Fathers Day! Andon stopped at McDonalds with his grandma and bought breakfast. He gave it to daddy and said....here you go...I made you breakfast. Hahaha. After breakfast we went mini golfing with Ginas parents. No one really got to golf because Weston hogged all the balls...haha. Andon kept playing a hole ahead so that he wouldn't get hit with a ball from Weston  ;o)  We had a blast at the waterfall hole!!! After that we went for icecream. Weston eats a cone so well. He ate his whole cone and most of Andons. Later we went swimming at Kevins parents house. Both of the boys are such fishies!! Neither of them have fear when it comes to water. Andon has been swimming on his own since he's been three and Weston doesn't seem to be that far behind. Tonight we are swimming again! :O) They can't get enough!

June 2012 ~ Andon we still love you even though your a booger picker :O) What a silly guy!

Sometimes before Grandpa goes hunting he drops us off some donuts with jimmies. Sometimes we don't eat breakfast before.....the donut is our breakfast ;o)  Weston eats the top off just like Andon use to do when he was little. They are donut boys!

This picture was taken after Andons first tball game. I wanted to send my mom a picture of how cute he looked. He had to pose as a rapper (with a koolaid stash).....oh boy...lmbo!! He's one cute rapper I have to say. He did a awesome job at tball! He was the ballerina on the field but that's our Andon.....lmao!!! He still manages to fall all the time like in soccer. We're not sure why he does it...haha. It's so fun to watch these kids. Wes yelled Go Anon Go!!!! We can't wait until next Wednesday! Grandma bought him a new bat and tball set so we can't wait to practice. Before we had the tball stand Kevin was throwing the ball and he was hitting it :O)!! Go Andon Go!!! We are so proud of you!

I think this picture was taken about Fall of 2011. Andno is wearing his grandmas wig. It was too cute not to share. I think one day this will make it to the wedding video ;o)  When grandma gets new wigs he gives her thumbs up or down on them. Weston sometimes won't go by her when she has a new one on....too funny!

Grandpa went with us to the zoo too!! Weston wants to walk the entire time and Andon still cries to be in the stroller. He's always so tired....hahaha. These boys are complete opposites :O)

At the zoo for the dinosaur exhibit. There was another dinosaur that was spitting and the boys got soaked. Andon was standing by another dinosaur getting his picture taken and it started roaring and moved. Andon jumped so high!!! It was SO funny, everyone was laughing!

Andon too. We have a hard time getting him to eat fruit other than raspberries, bananas and apples.

This is how the boys like to eat their raspberries!

Wes is king of the bubble machine. He sits there turning it on and off, on and off...... as we try popping the bubbles. Cutie pie!

Andon wouldn't kiss it. We were kind of hoping Kevin would of fell in the pond trying to catch it....it would of been funny! We were covered in mud and bug spray after....long line for the shower :O)

We took the boys fishing at our friends house. They had so much fun! We caught the biggest frog we ever saw! I will post a picture of that next. The boys both got to drive Johns Ranger through the woods and even saw some deer :O)  (June 2012)

Andons K4 graduation ~ June 5, 2012
Mr. Charles (left, teachers aid), Andon 5.5 yrs old, Mrs. Paulus (right, teacher)
Andon did a great job. They sang a few songs and he even got to be the MC for one of their songs. They sang another song in Spanish and signed another. We are so proud of him!!

I can't believe Weston is TWO!!! What a big boy! He had a great party and lots of fun. We took all these pictures and I went to go look at them and realized I  never put the chip back in the camera. Im soooo bummed! Andon made Weston a little cake all by himself on his actual  bday. We had a party on the day after with family. Andon was so cute too! He came up and asked if he could do everything. Half way through he says....well....this is something good so good karma will come my way right? OMG I love him. He is so darn cute!!! Well good karma did come his way because the next day we went to Kevins Godchilds confirmation and he fell in love....haha. Michelle told him that they should marry people their own ages though. So on our way home Andon says to us....I sure hope Michelle doesn't get lonely waiting for me to get to her age. :O)

Weston is talking up a storm lately. He's putting words together to make sentences :O) Andon is sooo excited that he is getting bigger. I sang Happy Birthday to Weston when he woke up. Andon leans over the top bunk and says.....How long are his legs now? He wants him to be a "kid" so bad. Watching them play together makes me so happy. They are such  buddies and it's adorable.

Andon just had his last soccer game on Monday night. He got a trophy and is so proud of himself. He told us it was for all his efforts  :O)  He wants to join T-ball now which starts June 13th. We are so excited he's taking a interest in sports now. Weston hung out at the game with his new bubble maker he got for his bday. All the girls swarmed him to goo over him and catch bubbles. He was laughing and in heaven.

The boys have three pet toads right now that they caught with Grandpa Russ. Andon even went to the pet store to buy crickets after school to feed them. We will have to let them go soon so they can be with their friends and families. Maybe we can catch more again. Those pics were taken when I thought I had a chip. I will have to get some more pics, It's so funny when Wes holds them. One of their names is sharkbait.....guess who named them...hahaha.

This weekend the boys are going to go by Grandma Chars. Her neighbor is going to land a helicopter in the yard and propose to his girlfriend. They are soooo excited to see the helicopter! (oh ....and go to chocolate fest again in the  big gerbil balls ;o) )

Hope all is well with everyone!!  We can't wait for summer....camping, swimming, vacation and lots of fun!!

My little buddy! He only gives hugs and stuff when no other kids are looking.....how embarrassing ya know....hahahaha

How cute is this?!

Wes playing in the corn!

Feeding the goats :O)

Handsome little peacock!!! ~ Busy Barn Farm

Mothers Day 2012 - We took the kids to Busy Barn Farm. They love it there! We went down slides, fed the goats, pet the animals, the boys both loved the bunnies, played, face painting, roasted marshmellows.

The boys in  Lightening McQueens trailer!  (Andon 5 1/2, Weston almost 2)
Grandma made Wes his shirt. It was little compartments to carry his cars in!

 Saturday, May 12, 2012. 

We went to the car show to see Lightening McQueen!!!! Weston was in heaven! He loves cars. 

He even loves to watch the races on TV. Andon on the other hand said.....ok...we saw one car now lets go!!!

We love you boys more than words can say! You mean the world to us and we are so blessed to have you in our lives!!! We are so thankful for Chloe and Amanda and their selfless hearts. You girls made the toughest decision of your lives and we are so glad you chose us to be part of it. We love you for what you have done for these amazing boys. They are such bright happy kids! They will always know how loved and special they are! xoxoxo!!

Weston kept jumping on the flag at soccer. He  made quite a show :O) 5/7/12

Here is Andon playing soccer on his feet. He's usually falling over..hahaha

Weston sat on the sidelines of Andon soccer game having some cheese puffs (one of his favs). He even cheered. GO GO GO!!!

5/2012 Today was Andons soccer pictures. He wanted dark hair so that he could look like Shark Boy. I guess it will be a picture to remember  :O)  He's still cuter than ever! He kept asking all the kids...do I look different?

We had a fun weekend! We went to the zoo again this weekend and had a lot of fun. Andon loves the reptile building and Weston loves the fishies. We were so happy the goats were out this time. There was one goat that wouldn't leave us alone and he was taller than both boys. We came home and made a bon fire and played tag and then dodge ball tag. I think Andon said DUDE every other word today....oh boy...hahaha.
Today is Andons soccer pictures and he wants to wear his hair all spiked up like shark boy and spray it dark. I can't wait to see these pictures!!! ;o) The fun part of it will be looking back at the pictures some day and reminding him why his hair looks that way :O)  He looks cute no matter what though.
Weston was to the doctor on Friday for a ear tube follow up and he's 34" and 30lbs already! Where is time going. He looks so much like a "kid" now and not a baby. He's getting to be so tall! He would not leave the birdies alone at the zoo yesterday. He cried so hard because he wanted to go get the geese and the peacocks. He's not understanding that they aren't nice. He sure loves birdies!!

And I almost forgot. Saturday Andons school had a auction. He wanted to go sooo bad and bid on things. He had some raffle tickets he put in buckets and wanted to bid no this laser tag package. Well.....he ended up leaving with Grandma and Grandpa and I kept getting texts...did I win yet? did I win? Well....he was so excited I couldn't break his heart. We told him he won! He wanted us to quick drop off the certificate so he could see it. lol....so we printed one up at home and gave it to him. Now we will be taking 4 friends to laser tag...hahaha! It was worth it. He was so excited!