Wedding Bells are ringing...

This past spring we were blessed to be apart of two weddings.  My baby brother, Jared, got married at the end of March and Lucas' sister, Jaclyn, got married at the end of April.  It was such an exciting time for both of our families and it was especially exciting for our family of six.  We got to display our little men as ring barers.  They wore ties, got dressed up and charmed everyone they saw.

 Carson with Ethan and Evan at Jared and Rachel's wedding.

 Carson holding his sign.

However, behind the scenes things were totally chaotic.  At Jared and Rachel's wedding Carson couldn't keep his shirt tucked in, his pants were dirty within minutes of arriving at the wedding and Landan refused to wear the tie and his pants had to be rolled up.  When we were about to walk down the isle, Landan did a quick u-turn and walked up the side isle.  But it worked out and they were charming and sweet despite the chaos.

About a month later we made our way out to Philly for Jaclyn and Jon's wedding.  I was really nervous about this one.  It was a beautiful outside wedding at a farm, but all I could think about was all of the opportunities for the boys to get filthy!  Lucas was a groomsman in the wedding so I was going to be going solo on this one too.  But, honestly it was such a smooth wedding and everyone stayed clean for at least the walking and Landan made it down the isle.  This was such a victory!  I didn't think he was going to make it after his u-turn in Jared wedding but he did great pulling the wagon.  I still couldn't get the tie on and yes, his pants were rolled up, too, but we made it down the isle.

 Carson in his bow tie, all clean!

 Ethan and Evan after all of the fun!

Landan "Yay for Love!"

We do have one more family wedding to go to this weekend, but we have no responsibilities and look forward to celebrating and having a blast with family!
What a memorable spring!  We both come from incredible families and it was such a joy to be apart of these weddings and celebrations with our families!  We can only hope and pray everyday, that our little family of six one day will follow the paths our parents took us on!

one year later...

Happy Birthday Ethan and Evan!  It is hard to believe that my babies are already one!  This has honestly been the fastest, longest year of my life.  I have found myself over the past 24 hours thinking about that day last year and the big moments over the past year.
I have been craving Panera's Bacon Turkey Bravo!  My first meal after they were born.
I thought about the first time Landan and Carson were with them and that Carson didn't go to sleep that night until after midnight.
I remembered a major meltdown I had about 10 days after they were born, fearing things would never be  what I thought "normal" was again.
I remembered our first outing as the six of us and how long it took us to get ready and how proud of us all I was.
I thought about how great it was when the big boys were able to tell the twins apart.
I remembered the first time Lucas kept all four boys alone.  I thought about how incredible it was that I was able to get out and great it felt that I had a hubby who could care for four small children.
I laugh at the looks, questions and comments I have gotten over the year.
I remember how I learned how to survive in my new "normal" and then to actually thrive in our new "normal"
I remember that day to Target just the five of us and how liberating it was to try it on my own.
I love thinking about Ethan and Evan learning to do new things it seems like everyday.  Growing into little men and changing all the time.

I can honestly say that my life has been eternally changed by these little men.  I am so grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to be their mom.  I pray all the time that I can be what He wants me to be for them to help them become more what He wants them to be and all that I believe they can be!