Sweetie Pie

Chunko, Butterball, Porker, Bruiser, Chunk, Bucketopork, Bubba, Fatty, Healthy? These are all names (I've heard some real doozy lines too) that people have reffered to my sweet Beckett as. I guess I just don't consider them all that endearing. People think it is acceptable to call babies these names because they will never remember them and probably have no impact on their emotional well being. Are they saying it to make the parents realize how big their baby is(when they are the ones to carry them around all day long)? Can they not notice anything about a person besides the size of their cheeks or diaper size? Well enough of my rant. My boy is beautiful and I am here to tell everyone that there is so much more to him than his weight and cheeks.

On a happier thought.....The sweetest name he could be called was just two days ago and was from Caiden. Caid and Beck were laying on the floor and Caid reached over and said Beck is my SweePie. Now he constantly goes and tells Beck he is his SweePie.

On the Road Again

Well we got back on Monday night from Washington and left for Phoenix on Thursday morning. Thank goodness the climates were so different. It made packing all the easier because we were using different clothes for Washington weather than what we needed for Phoenix weather. The boys both traveled well. My three month old was frisked because my mom carried him through security and because of all the metal in her leg and back she buzzed on the way through, therefore he had to be frisked. Caiden touched both my parents after they buzzed going through and got to be frisked twice. Seriously????? RIDICULOUS!!!

Anyways, why were we in Phoenix? My godfather got remarried in Phoenix so that was the reason for the trip but not the actual highlight. Although the wedding was pretty the best part of the trip was just spending time with the people I love, my husband, kiddos, my parents, the Whalens and my godparents Bill and Cindy. For years our only trips have been to Washington and although we love going there it was nice to go someplace else.

Beck started out dressed but got heat rash really badly

My godfather, Bill

I'm so glad they like each other

So cool!

My mom and sweet baby

My dad, at Jen's request, spilled wine on Jen so she could change into something inappropriate (deemed by the bride/her dad's new wife) :)

With Two Kids It IsHard To Keep Up With This Blog Thing

So last I wrote Caiden got sick right before our trip to Washington for Mike's family reunion. We had a blast and Caid felt so much better. The boys both did really well on the flight. Going through security with both of them was a challenge but we survived. God bless all those people who took pity on us and either gave us a hand or waited patiently for us while we all undressed in line. It amazes me that they think my 2 month old would smuggle some sort of explosive in his shoe. Do they know that he can barely see them much less light his shoe on fire? Ridiculous!


Caid insisted on wearing a Band-Aid all weekend even though there was nothing underneath it.

Anyways, we had a great time! As you may have seen on some of the other family blogs, those people don't have two kids and were able to put up pictures easily (except Karine who is just a better person than I), Halloween was a blast. Caiden was the cutest dragonfly ever and Beckett was adorable as a rooster. Check out the pictures of these cute kids and costumes!

My gun slinging dragonfly

Cockadoodle Doo

Gibson was a giraffe with a huge behind!!

Maddie had the most adorable ladybug costume, if only I had gotten a picture of the skirt. I'm tellin ya, it was cute!
Look at that cutie pie
Nathan is so cool!