Amos' favorite things | (almost) three and a quarter

Favorites at (almost) 3.25:

Color: red, orange & pink 

Thing to do: nerf guns

Very best friend: Papa 

Place to go: Gravitopia

Food: cheeseburgers

Drink: chocolate (almond) milk

Show: Umizoomi & (American) Ninja Warrior 

Thing in the entire world: nerf guns

What else do you love?: "balls...basket balls..aaannnnnndddd guns" 

My sweet Amos! You're one funny, adventurous, loving, happy, nerf gun loving little dude. You're a great big brother to Solomon & I can't wait to see you with Baby Martin 3. You're growing and growing and tell me all the time that you're going to be bigger than Daddy (just promise me it won't be too soon). You love studying things and being read to (I think Daddy finished 3 or 4 Narnia books with you last year). You're also bossy and want things to be done your way (sorry...being first born I know how it is...mama's working on making sure you know things don't always have to be your way). I'm soaking in the days at home with you & trying to not let one single one slip away, as I know before long life will change again - we'll be moving into our white house and adding another baby to the mix. I hope you know how much mama & daddy love you, how much Solomon already looks up to you, and how proud of you we all are. You're amazing, Mooshka.

[Amos' favorite things | two and a half]

Amos' favorite things | two and a half

Favorites at 2.5:

Color: red

Thing to do: play a "pe-nano" and sing (he hasn't played with his piano in months ... it's in storage...weird)

Very best friend: papa and mimi

Place to go: McDonalds, Chick-Fil-A and the mall

Food: bacon & watermelon (...what he had for breakfast) 

Drink: says Mountain Dew, but it's really milk

Show: Curious George, Tumble Leaf & Umizoomi

Thing in the entire world: fans 

What else do you love?: "Frisbees. I like backetsballs and frisbees...and soccer balls."
*You also love Gravitopia so very much and want to take Baby Wren there. You just told me so. (: 

Mooshka, you're so fun. I love stealing time with you when Solly Mack is sleeping and forcing you to "snugga" me on the couch. I have so very much enjoyed watching you as a big brother. At 2.5 you're fun and spunky. You LOVE to be outside more than anything. You are super articulate - and becoming more so every single day. We talk about fans (any kind you can imagine) a lot. You sing James Taylor's "something in the way she moves" to me and have promised that you'll dance with me to it at your wedding. I love being home with you (and Solomon, of course) and am super thankful that I get to be your mama! I can't wait to see what the summer holds for us sweet Amos! 

the littlest baker

On Friday it rained all morning and we were stuck inside...so we baked "muffffffffins." My littlest baker helped stir the muffins and watched through the glass as they baked (for about 5 seconds). 

Amos takes the Zoo

Amos' very first trip to the zoo, thanks to Mimi! 

Mimi, Amos & the elephant (*note, he was interested in the waterfall that was in the elephant's cage)

Checkin' out the giraffes 

Giraffe watching 

Practicing his balancing skills at the flamingo cage 

Mosie & Mama checkin' out the farm animal exhibit (Andy...the goats said "pop") (:

Watchin' some "kitchens" (chickens) 

Thank you Mimi for taking us to the ZOO! 

the adventures of amos and mama | the bahamas | day 5

Good Fellow Farms (actually from lunch on Day 4)

how Belle felt about our last beach day

until next time...

Amos hiding out in the airport 

So thankful & so blessed by this time away with the Boutons before they headed home! 

the adventures of amos & mama | the bahamas | day 3 & 4

Tuesday | Day 3
It rained all day, so we stayed inside (not pictured: me in my PJs..all day). It was so nice and relaxing to watch TV, read, play with the kiddos--to literally have nothing to do, but to just be.



Wednesday | Day 4
another beach day + a trip the the Atlantis aquarium

the adventures of amos and mama | the bahamas | day 2

Toni & Belle 

Toni + 2 sweet babes

Amos hangin' with the big boys...can you tell he liked it?

BFFs (don't judge how white my baby is)

the sweetest boy I've ever laid my eyes on

just beach bummin' 

the adventures of amos & mama | the bahamas | day 1

leaving on a jet plane--super early on sunday morning

flying into New York (you know, the complete opposite direction of the Bahamas...)

plane watching

finally headed south

Belle's first (of many) kisses for Amos

so thankful we were able to escape the polar vortex & enjoy another trip to visit the Boutons in the Bahamas...what an AWESOME way to kick off 2014! (: