I always say this but Tate has quite the little personality. He has grown so much in the short year that it has been. He has learned so many words I can't even begin to list them all and he is so dang smart.
Tate has been able to take a few short trips with me up North to do some pictures for my Cousin's Company and their many events they are involved in. Brandon was able to come along this time and we were so happy to get to walk 4 miles before our drive home!:) It's okay, we needed it. & Tate enjoyed himself while we were there.
He has learned to climb, and open doors and also to clean up his messes (sometimes:)). Though all of the good things have also come with some mood swings I have had so much fun watching him be his animated self! If he isn't blinking (he closes both eyes instead of one) at everyone in the stores he is blowing them kisses with a loud MUAHHHHH! Everyone loves him whether they know him or not and I just hope it is like that his entire life. THere is nothing better than the people who you can't be around without smiling and that is TATE for you.
I am looking forward to the cooler weather and the fun things that Fall brings. I hope to get Tate outside more and take him to a few of the fall events they have around town. We got a little bit of a tease with the cool weather we had for a few days and then I walked outside in jeans and a light sweater today to go right back in and change. The nice weather didnt stick around long, I hope it's back soon.
We are down to just over 14 weeks before Baby Brother is here! We still don't have a name for sure but I like Gradyn Kai, Brandon likes Teagan Cruz..Both are completely different from eachother..It has definitely been harder this time with Tate's name being chosen right on the spot when we found out he was a boy,but I am getting so excited about the idea of having two boys so close. I am looking forward to matching outfits and being kept overly busy by Baseball games. I always did want to have baseball players and I know I will always be their biggest fan!
Brandon is in the police academy until December 16th so I know that the rest of the year is going to fly by with everything we have going on these next few months..That is a good thing though. He has completely enjoyed the Academy and I'm sometimes irritated by the fact that he seems excited to leave us when he goes back each Sunday..I know I just need to be supportive and be glad that he is having fun.
My Lil Cop :)& CAn you even believe this picture was taken a year ago?? He has grown so much in so many ways! 
MY best friend Ashley will be here for a week next month and I am looking forward to having some things to do to keep me busy. I really miss having my best friend live here. Every now and then I'm upset by the fact that I can't just call her up to go to lunch or even just to talk face to face but we always try to make the best of when she does get to visit.
My sister, the person I have been closest to my whole life, Justyne, is getting married in February. They have the date set and have already made the arrangements for the temple..I have loved seeing her be excited about everything. I can't even begin to say how happy I am for both of them they are seriously two of the best people that I know and I am grateful my sister was able to find someone who deserves her. They seem so in love and I have really enjoyed seeing that and hearing her talk about how she can't wait to be married. They are starting out how they should and I can't wait to see what the future brings for them! I am so excited that my boys will be as close in age as my sister and I are. We are complete opposites in so many ways but we have always been there for eachother and have had a relationship that I hope my kids will have. Thinking about us both being married makes me realize just how fast time flew by! I am grateful for her for allowing me to share in the spotlight a lot of times..For letting me graduate with her and share in her prom nights, and for all those birthdays where we got gifts even though it wasn't our day..just because we were basically twins! Can't wait for the married/ family memories with you! You are the most beautiful person I know, and you deserve nothing more than to be so extremely happy forever!
I am glad that I have already been there and done that because I remember how stressful it was getting everything planned...Luckily I was too busy to have a whole lot of involvement and everyone else pretty much planned for me, mostly my mom, I think it turned out better with her making the plans. I can't believe that was 2 years ago
(We just celebrated two years with a delicious dinner and dessert atCheesecake Factory and Brandon was so sweet to take me out to buy a new outfit, he definitely knows me well and made me feel special. It was the best weekend we have had in a long time)..and I can't believe how much has changed since we were married. I never would have guessed that I would be ready to have a 2nd baby but I am so glad that Heavenly Father knows us better than we know ourselves. He knew that I needed TAte and apparently this baby too and I have truly never felt so blessed as I do being a mom. There is nothing BETTER!
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