Picture Overload

 Being able to stay at home with my boys is seriously the greatest gift!  I feel so blessed every day to watch Beckam and Paxton learn and grow!  It is now January and I finally feel like I am getting into my SAM groove and loving every minute of it (don't get me wrong... there are definitely tricky moments, but overall I love it)!  I am trying really hard to keep Beckam involved and busy with lots of activities, and finger painting happens to be one of his favorites.

 Beckam - 3 years 10 months old
tall. handsome. kind. caring. curious. helpful. best big brother. conscientious. loves juice, his little brother, mommy, and daddy.  has finally discovered the joy of toys. loves watching shows. speeds on his trike. amazing dance moves. loves playing Just Dance, Hungry Hippos, and using his art set. always wants to help Mommy. LOVES preschool. says the sweetest prayers. graduates from Nursery on Sunday. future Sunbeam. idolizes his Daddy. could live at Grandma and Grandpa's house. always wants a surprise. full of spunk. says I love you regularly throughout the day :). says please and thank you. thinks every party is his birthday party. loves GOLDFISH, treats, baby oranges, chocolate milk, chicken nuggets, ramen noodles, chips.

 Our only picture from the Brigham City Temple Open House.  What a special experience to take Beckam to the house of the Lord and enjoy the beautiful Spirit there.

 Mr. Taylor embarks on his first day of teaching 8th and 9th grade Geography and U.S. History at Bear River Middle School.  Way to go babe! We are so proud of you!

 Hanging out with his little brother :)

 Beckam became an official Junior Aggie this year and had so much fun!  He and Mark were able to enjoy lots of Aggie football games together, and even Mom and Paxton were able to join them for a few.

 Go Aggies!

 Hanging out with some of his favorite people - his cousins!  Thanks to Lucas, Savannah, and Eli, Beckam was able to dress up as a caterpillar and a football player :)

Oh how we love our Paxton!
Paxton J. Taylor - 4 months old
sleeps. eats. pees and sometimes poops. the sweetest baby on the planet. has been sleeping through the night since 2 months old (bless him!). lost his awesome mullet. the most patient and even tempered little guy. laughs a lot.  always smiling. very patient with his older brother's loud and crazy antics. 16 lbs. 10 oz. 26 inches. large head. loves to talk and squeal.  the best snuggle buddy. strong. so sweet.

We will be taking Paxton to physical therapy starting next week.  His head is lopsided (on the front part of his skull) and we need to work diligently to correct it.  The goal is to correct it through therapy (hopefully his cranial sutures haven't fused), but if therapy doesn't resolve the problem, then we will have to take him in for a CT scan and consider brain surgery to break the sutures and reshape his head.  We are praying and hoping that we will be able to get it resolved through therapy.  We love our little Pax and feel so blessed to have him a part of our lives!  

 We love Natalie and Bryce!  We were able to have them up for a weekend in September for the USU/U of U football game and we had a blast.  We enjoyed lots of chatting, Aggie ice cream, and more chatting.

My favorite cuz Natalie :)

I love this man of mine!

My Sweet Boys!

 Enjoying the warm summer afternoons!  One of the few reasons I loved having him in August is taking him outside and enjoying the warm weather.

 Beckam is such a good big brother!  LOVE my two boys!

 One of his first baths... oh how I love that sweet little face!

 We are SO BLESSED!

 He loves holding his big brother and is getting better at it each day :)

 We were able to enjoy a night at the park with some of our bestest friends!  Thanks Garb's and Udy's for some fun in the sun!  We love you guys!

 I sure do love these girls!  Don't mind me... just still swollen :)

 Buddies for Life :)

His favorite way to sleep... he is the sweetest thing!

Love our Little Pax!

 What a sweet experience it is to snuggle and hold my newborn baby!  I just love everything about this little angel boy.  He is truly the sweetest baby ever!

 I know it is awful to say this, but I love this face full of emotion... he is just so cute!

 Not too happy about the carseat situation...

 I love pictures of Mark holding and sleeping with our sweet babies.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and amazing father to our sweet boys!

One of the very few positives to having a baby in the summer, was being able to go outside and enjoy the warm weather.

Visitors :)

 I am so blessed!  This little man is the sweetest thing and such a good baby!  What an amazing blessing it is to be a mother to two wonderful boys!  LOVE them!

 Beck hanging out with his aunt Chelsee!  He loves time spent with his aunt "Chetchee" and was so excited to be holding his new little brother. 
Disclaimer:  He doesn't have his shirt on, because he saw me having skin to skin time with Paxton and wanted to join in on the fun as well.  Silly boy!

 Meeting Grandma Brown for the first time!

 Meeting Grandpa Brown for the first time!

 Meeting Grandma Taylor for the first time!

 Hanging out with his cute Daddy!  I sure do love this man of mine!

 Kristen is the best!  She is married to Mark's oldest brother Matt and is such a wonderful example to me!  I was so thankful for her visit and words of wisdom about all things motherhood.  She is amazing and I am so blessed I get to learn from her example!

 Tina Andrews is one of my most favorite people!  We have had the opportunity to work together for the past seven years and I LOVE her!  She stopped by to meet our little Paxton and I so enjoyed her visit.  She has a way of making me feel like I am doing a great job as a mother and always boosts my confidence. 

 Just sporting his "Little Brother" shirt and being absolutely adorable!

 Vanessa was my cooperating teacher when I student taught eight years ago!  We have remained good friends and I am so thankful for her friendship.  She is so supportive and always there to help!

There is nothing more peaceful than a sleeping baby!  I just love our little angel!