14 Months Old...

Has never been so fun. Dellin turned 14 months yesterday and we can't believe how fast the time has flown by. He is such a little darling. He makes us laugh all the time. He babbles like crazy and is FINALLY walking. We finally turned him forward facing and he loves it. (The car seat does have a higher headrest than in this picture in case it looks not safe.)

Sterling Henry loved a warm bottle in the morning and drank it in this same position.
Books and more books. Dellin sits on the couch and looks at books for hours. I can't get enough of this face.

We love our little Delly Belly!

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossoms are in full swing out here and they are beautiful. The ones near our house are completely out so we decided to go up to this lovely neighborhood in Maryland to check them out. They hadn't completely "popped", but they were still beautiful. It was a great way to spend our Sunday afternoon.

My boys. (Notice all the trees on either side of them.)

Dellin is so tiny in this picture. He is always tiny, but especially tiny next to his dad. I love this picture.


I debated putting this picture up but decided that Dellin looked so cute that it was worth it. I love all the trees in the background. It's funny, I look in the mirror and think, "I don't look that different when I'm pregnant.'' Then I see pictures of me and the reality sets in... I am definitely pregnant. A small price to pay for these darling boys!
I love springtime here. The weather has cooled down quite a bit but we are still loving it.

8 more weeks till baby boy #3 gets here!

Mr. Brandon and Uncle Josh

Few things are as great as having family in town. We were lucky enough to have two of our brothers-in-law in town. Marilee's husband, Brandon, was in town for a work convention, and Rachel's husband, Josh, was in town with his sister, Emily. Brandon stayed at a hotel where his convention was held, and Josh and Emily stayed with us. The boys LOVED having family here.

Brandon had lots of meetings, so we only got to see him two days. For some reason Sterling Henry called uncle Brandon "Mr. Brandon" the whole first day we saw him. It was actually really funny. He did eventually warm up to him and started calling him "Uncle Brandon" towards the second day.

That Saturday we went to the Natural History Museum with Josh and Emily. And of course we spent lots of time in the water area. And because it was "Game Day" the boys were decked out in game day clothes. Go Cougs!

Here's a picture of Sterling Henry behind the jaws of one his favorite animals, the giant megalodon shark.

And Sterling got a kick out of touching these big crystals.

This huge elephant is in the lobby of the museum, and the boys have always loved it. Here we are with Josh and Emily.

On Sunday we all went to church and then to Mount Vernon. It was the most beautiful day. For some crazy reason I don't have one picture from the whole day, so you'll have to take my word for it. In fact, I don't have any pictures of us with Brandon, but I promise he was here and we spent lots of time with him. I did post this picture of him from our wedding. Apparently I don't take many pictures of Brandon, but I'm going to take more in the future.
The boys love their uncles, and we do too! Thanks for coming out our way and spending time with us.

Dellie Boy

I had to post this darling picture of Dellin. We cannot even begin to get enough of this kid. He is such a sweet little boy. He has the sweetest little spirit to him. He smiles all the day long. He has starting to get into trouble left and right but how can we get mad at this darling little face?!?

We hope that his hair stays red because it is just too cute. We LOVE our Dellie Boy!

NC WEEKEND

We took a little trip over the weekend to North Carolina and it was the PERFECT getaway. We were there for just 2 short days but they were so relaxing and fun. The day we were leaving I told Sterling Henry all about how we were going on a trip and we would get to swim in the pool. We got to the hotel late Thursday night and all he wanted to do was swim. Since it was 1am the pool was closed so we but him to bed and promised to go the next day. We FINALLY made it to the pool the next day and he was in heaven. I think he thinks that trip means pool and water... which is sort of true in my book as well.

All ready to finally go on our trip to the pool.
The pool was way too cold for my liking. We mostly hung out in the hot tub.
They had this wall separating the two and it made for the perfect seat. Not too cold and not too hot. Dellin looks so big-time here.

After swimming, we cleaned up and went to dinner. We tried a bunch of places before we finally settled on this one. The boys (and me) were starving at this point. Sterling Henry could not take it. He started eating the sour cream tubs on the table. We tried to stop him but he went nuts. So... He ate three.

Sterling Henry was a lot of help pushing the luggage caddy. He did a pretty good job right until we got to the elevator. The doors opened, a confused/slow couple got off, he ran on, and the doors shut. We couldn't find him for 15 minutes. I seriously almost lost it. There were 3 elevators, 15 floors and a million places that he could have been. He stood right by us for most of the day after that. My heart is still pounding.

We hit up some outlets and Sterling Henry sat in this truck for quite some time. All the outlets out here have a million of these things and they are a good source of entertainment, until we have to leave of course.

On the way home we stopped at the the Bass Pro Shops outside of Richmond. The boys loved every second of it.
They have a delicious restaraunt and we had the best seats in the house. My boys sat and looked at the huge fish tank right behind us for a whole hour. They didn't try to get out of their seats once. We will definitely be going back. Sorry for the lousy picture. It does not even begin to do it justice.

We love North Carolina and love living so close. Just over 4 hours away and so beautiful. The blossoms were out all over the trees and the "popcorn popping" song took on a whole new meaning. I also got to catch up with an old friend that I grew up with. I don't have any pictures with Kim but it was fun seeing her and her little girl. Perfect weekend.

BABY ORANGES

Little Man loves baby oranges (clementines). He could eat 10 a day if I let him. He has now learned to peel them on his own and does a great job. He even bites into it to get it started. Today when he finished, he raised his arms like this and yelled, "I made it!".

I am in love.

GAME DAY HAT

As I have mentioned before, Sterling Henry is seriously obsessed with his dad. He wants to do everything his dad does. His newest obsessed is that he likes to wear the same things his dad is wearing. They have matching camo hats from Bass Pro Shops that Sterling Henry usually likes to wear. Well last Saturday we went over to watch the BYU game with some friends. Sterling Henry put on his Bass Pro Shops hat only to notice that dad was wearing a BYU hat. Sterling Henry freaked out. He kept saying, "hat like dad." Dad went and got Sterling Henry one of his other BYU hats and called it the "game day hat".
Now we cannot leave the house without this hat on. He usually wears it all day in the house as well. We sure love this boy!

Don't mind the huge mess. This is what happens when you have one room that your boys can play in all day. I am amazed at how much function we get out of this room. It is our toy room, computer room, workout room, guest room, library, family room, and even our home teacher room. We might be needing more space for baby boy #3.

COOL KIDS!

Some friends (thanks Ashlee) at church today gave the boys these sweet shades. The boys have been entertained all day with them.

Such cool kids.

Dellin gets a lot of help putting them on.

Yes those are sharks! Probably the coolest sunglasses ever. Sterling Henry is absolutely OBSESSED with sharks as of late so these have been a complete hit.

I love these boys!

Building Museum

We love to get out and do stuff. We use to go to the zoo every Friday but that has been a bit tough with the cooler weather. We started going to museums on Fridays and that has been a lot of fun. We went to the National Building Museum today and it was a blast. We have done a lot in DC but there are still quite a few places we haven't been. The Building Museum has been on our list. It was worth it.

We met some friends there and pretty much hung out in the kid's play are the whole time. Perfect.

Tons of construction t0ys.

Lots of fun little things for Dellin. He loved it.
Sterling and Matthew playing with the train table. Train tables are always a hit anywhere.

They had this cute little house.
I am always impressed just how kid friendly DC really is. Come and visit with your kids and see for yourselves!

BIG BROTHER

To say that Dellin is obsessed with Sterling Henry would be a serious understatement. Dellin lives and breaths to be around his older brother and do EVERYTHING that he is doing. Most of the time they get along pretty great. Sterling Henry is getting much more patient with Dellin and is really starting to see how fun a little brother really can be.

The boys nap at the same time, thank goodness! Dellin usually wakes up before Sterling Henry and we get to spend a little time together. His favorite part about our time together is when he gets to go get Sterling Henry. Today we had to wake him up so that he would still sleep tonight. Dellin is seriously this excited everyday.

Baby Boy #3 has no idea the fun he has waiting for him.

Too soon for spring you say?

This winter has been by far the LONGEST winter of my life. It has been longer and more miserable than the two I spent in Siberia, not to be too dramatic. We live in a 3rd floor walk-up apt and having two kids who both need to be carried sometimes and being pregnant has left us inside a lot. This also might be why I look like I am due week month instead of in 2 months. Anyway, blah blah blah, it has been a rough winter.
This last week has been pretty much the best week of my life. We have had the best weather. I swear spring has sprung early and we are enjoying every last second of it. We have gone to the zoo, the park and on walks everyday. We have hardly watched any shows and most importantly, I have finally been able to get some exercise. Next week they are forecasting snow but I have had an entire week of freedom and that is just what we needed. I know it will warm up eventually and I just needed this little reminder.
In my hurry to leave the house each day, I kept forgetting my camera. I finally remembered it for the park this morning.

Dellin loving the swings.
The boys loving the swings together.
Jessica, Sterling's favorite person after dad, pushing Sterling and Matthew. Jessica is such a great friend. My boys adore her and we all know why. She is such a fun momma. She is having a baby girl soon and we are so excited to meet her.
Dellin riding some horse thing. This was seconds before he started sucking on this gross park toy... oh well!

Matthew and Sterling in the cars. Most of the parks here have lots of toys that people just drop off. The cars are always a hot item.
We met a bunch of friends at the park today and it was so good to get together and sit around and talk while the kids ran wild.
I use to think it was crazy to live in places like Arizona and Texas but after this winter I totally get it.

BE MINE!

I hope you had a great Valentines Day. Ours was great. Most of the day I spent on the couch trying not to puke. The boys bug hit me yesterday and made for a interesting Valentines Day. I didn't make a fun breakfast or anything exciting for dinner. It didn't however stop me from making Chocolate Molten Cakes, which we have ever year and LOVE. I took quite a chance eating one, but it stayed down and I figured it was worth it either way!

Here they are. The presentation was not the greatest but seriously, who cares right?!? When something tastes that good, who cares how it looks.
We also exchanged gifts. The boys got a pack of Dinosaur Train figurines. Sterling Henry is in heaven. He is obsessed with Dinosaur train and is thrilled to have his own "Buddy".
Sterling rocks in about every category. He is especially good at giving gifts. He always gets me the most thoughtful and awesome gifts. I know my gifts are never going to compare, but I still keep trying.


Case in point. He got a reusable lunch sack for work filled with Dove dark chocolate, his favorite. I got new scriptures. I have not taken scriptures with me to church since before Sterling Henry. Even though my church bag is about 10 times bigger, my scriptures somehow don't fit in it. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would love a small set for church. He totally remembered and got them for me with my real name of them, Jessica Fillmore. (My old ones still say Jessica Hawkins on them.)
Most perfect gift EVER.

Best Valentines Day ever!

MORE BORSH PLEASE.

Today has been a lovely day.

We went to church this morning. The boys really love church. Sterling Henry is obsessed with nursery and comes home singing new songs each week.

One of us napped pantless and then spent the rest of the day Marky Mark style. Dellin crawls out of his pants all the time. He doesn't seem to mind. We don't either because he looks so cute!

The boys drank milk in bed with dad. They were more than thrilled since they have not had milk for three days. They both had the stomach flu on Thursday. I learned the hard way last year to hold off on giving them milk too soon.

I made Borsh for dinner tonight. I have been craving Borsh all week. Nothing goes better with Borsh than homemade rolls. I liked Borsh in Russia, but fell in love with it when I came home.

I hope your Sunday was restful and tasty!

3 Boys.

Once a day or so I find myself thinking, "Am I really going to have 3 boys all under the age of 3... in May??" I realize that things are going to get crazy. There are a few things that trigger this thought.

I buy diapers for the month at the beginning of each month. I was laughing at this pile realizing it is going to DOUBLE with a new baby.

As I carry in the 4 gallons of milk that I know will only last for a few days. Luckily baby boy will hopefully nurse for a while.

We were lucky enough to have Matthew sleepover last night. Sterling Henry was in HEAVEN this morning when he woke up at realized his pal was here. My boys worship Matthew. We had a great time.
At one point last night, all three boys were up crying (thanks to Dellin). I handed Sterling Henry to his dad while I worked with Matthew, and then headed in to get the still screaming Dellin, I sat down to rock him and laughed for a second when I realized this is probably going to happen... A LOT!

As crazy as it sounds, I'm looking forward to all of it!

Dellin's 1st Birthday Celebration

Dellin officially turned one of Saturday but we waited until Sunday to celebrate. We had Colby and Maria over for cake and ice cream. Sterling Henry wouldn't touch, taste, or even look at his 1st birthday cake so went a little more casual with Dellin and he loved it! Sterling Henry sang the whole birthday song to him... DARLING!

Here are the boys with Dellin's cake.
Super excited face.

Me and my one-year-old!


He took nice bites like this till half of it was gone. I think no frosting was the way to go.

Colby and Maria gave him this darling bear. It is officially know as "Baby Bear" since Sterling Henry has one similar to it that is bigger. Thanks for coming and celebrating with us Colby and Maria.

We got him this walking Dino toy for his birthday since he is not walking. We put it all together and he would have to completely bend over to walk with it. A complete bust!
I exchanged it for this darling shopping cart the next day and he has been pushing it around all day. He loves it!

Sterling Henry loves it as well. He puts Elmo and Grover up front and Daddy Bear and Baby Bear in the basket. I hear tons of "come on boys" all day now. I love that he calls them all "boys".

This is too classic. We got these for the boys for Christmas. Elmo is Sterling Henry's and Grover is Dellin's. I sort of think they look like this when they both ride in the front of the cart when we go to Costco. My "boys".
Dellin also had his one year check-up yesterday. He remains long and lean. (Totally like me!)

Height: 31 inches (90%)
Weight: 21.5 lbs (35%)
Cuteness: (110%)

It is funny to see his weight only in the 35% since Sterling Henry was always in the 90% the first year. His doctor says that he is totally healthy. We moved him to whole milk 2 weeks ago. All we need to do now is turn his car seat and he will be an official one-year-old.