Reilly gets a "big boy" bed

Ian finally broke me down!  We moved my baby into a "big boy" bed.  I know, he can't be that old can he?!  Well apparently he is cause he is in there sleeping just fine, same as he did at nap time today.  Brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it.  People always told me they would grow up quickly, but I just never imagined it would be this fast.  He just doesn't seem old enough to be out of his crib, and yet I know he was ready weeks ago.  When we first showed him his crib was gone and the bed was in it's place he threw himself on the bed and started crying (he has had a very dramatic day today).  But after assuring him that this was his bed he finally sat on it and seemed to really like it so we put him down for nap time in it this afternoon.  He seemed a bit confused after his nap today because he was just able to walk out of bed and through his door.  He came out of his room, looked around like he shouldn't be there and walked back in to his room.  He only came back out when we greeted him and asked how he slept.  He just looked at us and said, "OH".  Too cute.  Anyway the pics below are some of Reilly checking out his "big boy" bed, you may recognize the bed from Patrick's "big boy" bed pictures, that is because it is the same toddler bed ( I love when things hold up well). 

Yard work

We've been doing a lot of yard work lately, or should I say Ian has been doing a lot of yard work lately.  Our goal has been to try and catch up after all of the rain.  Our yard was beginning to look a bit like a jungle.  We added a few new flowers and trimmed a few old ones and now the yard is looking quite nice.  The boys seem to think yard work is extra fun, they love being outside with Dad.  Is it possible we can keep them thinking yardwork is wonderful?  Somehow I doubt that, but we will take it while we can get it.  Here are some pictures of the boys sharing an afternoon with dad out in the yard.

More good news

I have to say that things are beginning to scare me a little, I am not used to things going well all at once.  We got word this weekend that everything from our broken computer was recovered!  YAY!!!   This was quite a relief for me, I was so worried that I lost all of my pictures.  So that was some really good news for us.  Went to my job interview today, I felt like things went pretty well, I won't know for another two weeks, but it was definetly one of my better interviews.  I have another tomorrow, so we will see how that one goes.  As for the boys, they are funny as ever.  The picture I am including is from this weekend.  I was so afraid of having siblings that didn't get along.  I am sure it will get worse as they get older, but for now I am content with the fact that they enjoy playing together and love to sit in the big blue recliner together.  I have been taking pictures of them in this chair periodically since Reilly was born, it was nice to catch them sitting in it without mom forcing them to.  Only thing that could have made this moment better was if I was sitting there with them. 

A bit of good news

So the last few days have been pretty rotten, but there seems to be an upturn, I have a job interview next week.  Some of you may know that I have been on the job search since last October when I graduated my master's degree program.  I have been on a few interviews, but they were not the right jobs for me.  This job looks a lot like something that would be perfect for me, combining what I want to do and a lot of what I currently do (which I love also).  Could it be possible for me to wind up getting the best of both worlds?  I guess we will have to wait and see.  In the mean time, wish me luck, I hope this one pans out.  As for life with the boys today it was pretty mello.  I had to officiate so they got to spend the afternoon with Auntie Meghan, which they both always love.  When I got home we went for a nice walk and let the boys play at the park.  It is always fun to watch them play ( I know Ian would love for me to actually get on the structure and play with them more often).  I am always in awe of the things they are able to do, and how they are not afraid to do it.  They climb to the top of ladders that are twice as tall as they are with no fear or second thoughts about it.  They love every moment of going down a slide, or being pushed in the swing.  I doubt there is any time they are happier then when they are playing.  I can honestly say that stopping my internship to spend more time at home has paid off in ways I could have only imagined. 

March 15th - Walk at the Lake

I know, 3 posts in one day is a little overkill, but I am enjoyoing myself right now and I realized that I do have a few pictures of the boys from our walk yesterday.  I have really been trying to get out of the house and walk lately, both for my benefit and the boys.  Lindo Lake has always been one of my favorite spots in the county so we spend many afternoons walking there.  They have a great walking path, two parks, a new exercise area, and ducks.  Who could ask for anything more?!  The boys really love feeding the ducks and geese, so I try to make sure we have bread for our trips.  All in all it has been wonderful to get out and really enjoy some time with the kids.

Computer troubles

So our computer is completely dead and we are going to have to take it to data recovery (oh joy)!  I have to say that as much as I love computers, I think I hate them an equal amount.  It shouldn't be such a simple thing to just fail and lose everything.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that we will not fall into the data recovery places 7% of unfixable data (although that seems to be the way my luck is going lately).  So forgive me for not having photos posted, but I have none available to post at this point in time.  Hopefully it will not be a long process and we will have data recovered before we know it.  Everyone keep me and my 50,000 pictures in your thoughts!

A little change

For those of you looking for my photography page I have made a few changes, I know what a pain right?!  The url for my photography page is now http://brianareynoldsphotography.blogspot.com/  makes a little more sense title wise.  i learned some really great new things about blogspot which have made me want to start writing a little more about the life of my family on here as opposed to our other website.  As much as I love that site they are having some ownership glitches and I don't know if they will be able to maintain the site for much longer (bummer since all of the boys info is already there).  BUT the good news about this shift is that I can publish all that I want here along with some stories and I will have the ability to turn my blog right into a hardcover book if I choose to.  For any of you that know me, you know that this would be a wonderful thing since I am having a horrible time keeping up with all of my scrapbooking endeavors.  If nothing else this may give me the chance to keep up on what is going on in life and possibly a nice momento for my boys later in life; the world through mom's eyes (or something like that).  So for now I appologize to all that are looking for my photography page, but if you click on the link above you will still find the same ol page, just a new name.  For those of you looking for pictures of the boys, I promise to have some up soon, as long as my computer isn't completely dead.