My days are consumed with...

A little boy that loves spaghetti...


And when he is finished...

He disposes of his plate and makes another mess for me to clean up...


My days are also filled with major laundry! Brendan goes through tons of clothes, I seriously don't know how his mother raised him and 3 others! She must have been buried in laundry!
This is his t-shirts alone for 3 days...

And Carharts... don't get me started on them. Those pants are so stiff and thick, one takes up half the washer. Bren thinks they are "manly" and a must for any real builder... I think if he did the laundry he would give these up for some much thinner pants.
No pants should be able to do this...


While my days are not consumed with anything glamorous, I certainly wouldn't trade this job for anything!
Courtney

Weighing In

If you have been reading my blog for a while than you know that I set out to lose the last of my baby pounds ( you can read about it here ). Well, I can say after much HARD work, I have done that! Now I must say that 129 does not look the same as it use to, but I will take it all the same.
I accredit it all to my running group that I joined 10 weeks ago.I just can not say enough about the group and our coach. I think as adults it is easy to sink into a less than disciplined lifestyle. Sometimes you need someone to push you and expect more out of you than you do yourself. This coming Saturday I will be running in my first 10k... 10 weeks ago that seemed impossible. I am so glad that I took time to do something for myself, I didn't take the easy road... pills or surgery, I just laced up my shoes and drenched my shirt in sweat.
The group I joined you can read more about here. I highly recommend it.
Believe in yourself, believe you can reach a goal that seems impossible... you will be so glad you did!
Courtney

This Boy...

Is sometimes a cowboy...

Sometimes a loving brother...

Sometimes a yucky big brother...

A lover of candy...

Quite simply a lover of life...

... and oh how I love him!
Courtney

5 years ago

5 years ago last friday October 17th me and Brendan celebrated 5 years of fate. It was on that date that me and Brendan met and we celebrate it as our anniversary. Because it was a severely busy weekend we didn't get to mark the occasion by elaborate celebration... unless you consider splitting a burrito at Moe's elaborate! Sweet Brendan gave me a fancy espresso machine from Williams-Sonoma that I have been drooling over for a long time. I was so excited when I saw that big box with their famous pineapple wrapping paper... although afraid to ask how he paid for it =) So if your craving a latte, come on over!
Happy Anniversary to us, so blessed am I to be married to Brendan! He is such a great friend, provider, companion, and father. Love him so much!!!!!
Courtney

The Video

Collins' 1st year of life. (turn your volume on)
Enjoy!
Courtney

The Party

Just wanted to post some pics of Collins party. It was everything I imagined it to be and more, I was so happy that we were able to reach this huge milestone. A special thanks to everyone who came out and shared that special moment with us. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pics, I chose to "live in the moment" rather than "capture the moment".... So if you have any, send them my way.





Courtney

A year ago today...

We welcomed sweet Collins into the world!


There just aren't words to described how special he is to us. We are so grateful for the opportunity to parent him and so undeserving at the same time.
Thank you sweet Jesus for the Blessing of Collins!


Brendan and Courtney