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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Mother's Day

I love Mother's Day! I really do. I think it's so special to me because I wanted to be a mom for so long. These two little guys were so worth the wait! And to think, I always dreamt of girls!

The Mother of Boys

Handprints on cupboards

and shoes in the hall.

Toilet seat's up and there's

mud on the wall.

Every sports channel to

them with appeal,

And the front room doubles

as a football field.

The shelves in the kitchen

are continuously bare.

There's toys on the couch

and jeans on the chair.

Wrestling and mud and

cars and noise,

I'm sure you can guess

I'm the MOTHER of BOYS!

And I love this quote too!

Mothers of little

Boys work from

Son up ❤

till Son Down!

Happy Mother's Day, Everyone! Especially this lady!

Monday, May 5, 2014

My boys are growing up. Parker hit Brooks this week (shocker I know) and I said, "Brooks, are you ok, baby?" He said, "I'm not a baby, I a toddler, MOM!" He calls me "mom" (not mama), tells me I look "awesome" in new clothes, and tells me to wear my sunglasses so I don't get "wrinkles." Yep, Mama's boys are getting big!

They will both be starting PRESCHOOL this year! Chad and I were both a tad concerned at open house. "Does he know enough letters? Are they seriously learning addition? "Are those real 'words' on the board." "Crap, Parker must get potty trained." "Speaking of crap, we MUST see his GI!" Yikes, these boys have us going through all sorts of transitions!

January
In January, we started the celebration of Mardi Gras. Since this is the boys' favorite holiday, we celebrated for almost 3 months! This year we had our first Mardi Gras tree too. Brooks told Parker, "If you be good, Santa Clause bring us presents under our Mar-di Graw tree." During the month of January, Parker finally got a big boy bed. No more baby beds in this house! The boys also saw "snow" for the first time. It was really just ice but they were so excited!

Cutie pie watching a Saints play off game.

Snow in south Louisiana!

BC who doesn't like to dress up like a cowboy?

February

February came and we had a lot more Mardi Gras celebrating to do!

Spanish Town ball with Amy & Xman! So fun! Can you guess the theme? Beards are a big deal down here these days.

Do you see how excited Brooksie is?! This boy LOVES parades!

So much fun with cousins!

At Brooks' request, we dressed alike. The things we do...

All paraded out! Time to go home.

March

March came and brought a lot of sickness for sweet Parker. A lot. His CVS episode lasted for 17 days. We didn't think it was ever going to end. Mema came to stay with us and helped so much. The woman is a saint! Parks has an appt with his GI again next week. He seems to have a bad episode once a month and throws up 1-2 days a week right now. Hoping we can find a new regimen for our baby boy. As always, he was a trooper through this whole nasty month.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Their new thing... They like to "balance."

We love Mema!

April

In April, we welcomed warm weather and Easter! It is so sweet hearing these boys sing and tell us all about Jesus. Both boys were in an Easter program at MDO. Brooks loved that stage! Parker cried. :( In April, we also learned that both boys got into our first choice for preschool next year. Can't wait to see these handsome fellas in uniforms!

Leaving their new big boy school after taking pics for the school directory.

Easter Sunday!

What a sweet face!

Our beautiful church at Easter.

Coloring Easter eggs!

They were so proud of their eggs.

Brooksie on stage!

And there's Parker... Crying in his teacher's lap.

Brooks (3) and Parker (2)

Monday, December 30, 2013

BIG POST

Fifty-five blog posts in 4 years.. and not one of them since July! Yes, it's been a while. I have always been someone who likes to push myself to my limits (I'm sure that's not a shock :)). With baby boys to raise, marathons to run (and fundraise!), a business to own and a full time job, I can honestly say that I cannot fit one more single thing on my plate. I am finally as busy as I truly like to be. With all of that, I have not had a chance to update our blog. So let's begin.

June
Oh sweet, dear, loveable Brooksie! Brooksie celebrated his 3rd birthday with the coolest shark party in June! Brooks has a crazy obsession with sharks, so this was a perfect celebration for him. He had a blast! And I loved planning this cool party for my big boy!

Shark party! Na-na, na-na, na-na...

July-August
In July we celebrated by going to the beach. TWICE. Boys are no longer afraid of the ocean. Parker likes to eat sand. They had a ball!

We spent the 4th of July at the zoo!

Cousins playing on the beach.

Parker loved the water spout!

Big boys playing in the sand.

At the end of the month, Parker got rid of his paci. Look at that sweet smile!

September

In September the Kurtz boys started school! This was Brooks' second year and Parker's first. They go two mornings a week and LOVE it! Also in September, baby Parker turned TWO! We celebrated with a farm party... complete with farm animals! The boys thought it was fantastic!

Kurtz boys ready for two year old and three year old Mother's Day Out!

Baby Parker ready for his very first day of school!!

Parker's Farm Party!

Big boy Parker on the horse.

October

In October, we celebrated all things FALL & Halloween! The boys went to Mrs. Heather's pumpkin patch and LOVED it! They also joined me for a half marathon to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

My sweet boys cheered on their Mama at the Gulf Coast Half Marathon!

Boys at Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch. I HIGHLY receommend this place. SO FUN!

Beautiful orange pumpkins.

Trick-or-Treat from two little dinosaurs (note: they were not supposed to be the same thing.. Brooksie's costume came in and didn't fit).

November

November was very adventuresome. I was able to fulfill a dream and run the NYC marathon. I hope my boys are runners one day! The very next week, we had a death in the family and traveled to SC to stay with Mema. Even though the circumstances were sad, we were glad to visit Mema and Papa!

Crossing the finish line at the NYC Marathon!

Sweet brothers holding hands after a long card ride to SC.

Brooks spending a beautiful Fall day with Mema.

Happy Fall Y'all!

December

December came and we've been busier than ever! It always goes by way too quickly. I love everything about the holiday season with these two boys... decorating anything that stands still, looking at Christmas lights, teaching them about Jesus, buying them way too many presents, and watching their excited little faces. We had a wonderful Christmas Season.