for those far away

good morning friends and family. i am sitting here watching luke sleep (the 5 month old that i am babysitting) and dawson jump up and down in his kangaroo jumper. what a good babysitter that thing can be. he is such a happy baby and we are so blessed for that.

we decided to create this blog for our family and friends who are far away and don't get to see us or catch up as much as we'd all like to. hopefully this well help keep every updated on dawson and our life. we stay so busy all the time with being new parents and school and work that it is hard to find the time to update everyone weekly, sometimes monthly. so we're hoping this helps.

luke is up now. i just fed him and now he is in his walker and dawson is in his jumper. they are so cute talking to each other. i wonder if they will learn anything new from one another. probably.

the house deal is still on, was just pushed back a few days. i never knew the complex process of buying a house until now. had i known, we may of waited. it will all work out though, we are confident. it will be a very good feeling when we no longer rent and have to worry about the possibility of damages. and it will feel more like home when we are able to customize more, too.

the holidays are fast approaching and i am so excited for all of the "first's" for dawson coming up in the near future. he is going to be a skunk (little stinker!) for halloween. his mimi bought it for him. so excited to see him in it. we will definitely post pictures. brad wants to take him trick or treating but i think we will just visit family and friends. i told him that seemed like 2 adults greedy for some free candy, and we should save it for the little kids who really deserve it. he agreed. he is the best man i know, by far.

brad has switched his major to nursing for those who didn't know. it will be a long 2 years as he completes the program, but when it is all said and done it will be very very worth it. he is really excited about his new studies. i think they will benefit us a lot more in the future. so does he.

i love that i wake up to dawson talking to himself. he is such a sweet child. when i walk over to his crib and look down on him, his deep dark brown eyes always light up. it's like they truly have a sparkle in them. and his smile, the most precious of all things, is enough to make any day beautiful.