we've been busy (part 3)

About a month ago we were able to spend some time with Brett's family... thankfully, his parents only live 3 hours away so we get to see them more often than the rest of his family... but his sister, and her hubby and 2 adorable little boys (with a sweet baby girl on the way), live all the way over in Arkansas. We wish they would just pack up and move back here already, but for now, we'll take any visit we can get.

It was so fun seeing the three boys together. Carson and Jackson are getting so big and their little personalities are too cute. It will be great when Wyatt's a little bit older and can play right along side them.

We tried several times to get a picture of the three of them together, but trying to get a 2 year old, a 1 year old and a 3 month old to sit still, look at the camera, and not hurt each other, is next to impossible. But here are some of our best tries. We probably could've timed these a little better so the sun wasn't right in their eyes, but coordinating nap times and meal times just added to the difficulty of getting these pictures taken. Ah well . . . maybe next time . . .

checking in

I have been SO horrible at keeping up with blogging this summer. Things have just been so busy. For those that actually care, I'll be resuming posts in the next week or so. Until then, here is a sneak peak at what I have to blog about in the future posts.

quality cousin time:

wyatt turning 3 months old... and then 4 because i've been such a slacker:

road trippin' it/sam & kim's wedding:

sara moving back to salem. . . woo to the hoo!!

Stay tuned. . .

oh and if you want to see pictures of Wyatt with his adorable little girlfriend, Nora, check out my good friend Kelsi's blog: here

adorable x's 2

a recent pic of our nephews - carson & jackson :)

seriously?

Why do our nephews have to be so cute?

&

so far away?

Jackson West Billing

Nephew #2 -
born April 17
7lbs. 13oz. and 20 inches long

Welcome to the world, baby!

it was just over a year ago

when he ---

was this size ---


he's getting SO BIG... and arkansas is SO FAR away!



oh and have I mentioned that nephew #2 is on the way (a little less than a month to go...YAY!)

Thanksgiving Weekend

We weren't ready to come back! We very much enjoyed our Thanksgiving weekend at Brett's parents' house - and everyone (minus our brother-in-law, Larry) was home. Every day was spent playing at least 1 or 2 games of Phase 10 and Cribbage, and we threw Taboo and Twister in there a couple times as well. All were successful in bringing on a lot of laughs. Our nephew, Carson, proved to be the main entertainment for the weekend. He is getting so big and will be a year old in January. He crawls super fast, is just about to be walking, and giggles and babbles most of the time. He's such a good baby and we wished they lived closer than Arkansas. The good news is...they are having another one! Another baby-boy-Billing will be joining the family come April.

One thing I'm so thankful for is the fact that we both have such amazing families! Whether it's on the Timmerman side or the Swenson side we can't get enough of the people we're closest to. Christmas with the Swenson's is just around the corner and we can't wait for that either!

Look at how cute our nephew is!

Something worth posting

I know it's been awhile since my last post. Things have been pretty busy and I haven't really had anything happen that's been worthy of a post...until now. Brett and I spent the weekend in Medford with family and our 6 month old nephew, Carson. He is the most adorable little guy...always smiling and giggling. He loved his Uncle Brett and I couldn't get enough! Below are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.

more of Carson