Wordless Wednesday.

Couldn't do it.

Remember when I said I wasn't going to send out birth announcements?

Well, I lied. I mean, I was just kidding. Yeah, that sounds better.

I couldn't resist Tiny Prints. They sucked me in, once again. I would go there for every occasion if I could, but their prices are a little too steep for me. But really, they have the best designs and quality out there, in my opinion.

Now, before you get in a tizzy because you didn't receive one, I only ordered 10... what my budget allowed. So little guy's Grandparents, Great-grandparents, and his Aunts/Uncles got them.

So, here's a birth announcement for you. Via internet style.

Love them!

And now his baby book page that says "my birth announcement" won't be empty. Tyler swears up and down that's the only reason I got them. Funny guy, he is...

{how did he know?}

Life's a zoo.

Ever since moving here, we keep hearing from people everywhere we meet how we have to go to the zoo. The problem? We moved here when it was triple-digit heat. And then I had a baby. So Monday when the weather was in the upper 60's we decided to go for it.

What a fun afternoon it was. The zoo was really really nice, for being a smaller town I was really surprised at the amount of "good" animals they had. Jaxon is finally at an age that he could really enjoy it, and we all had a blast.

Cohen really enjoyed it ;)

What can I say - my husband has mad jumping skills...

The playground area was so fun - it would have been worth the money we spent to get in just to play here.

Just for you, Sister. :)

Jax and Daddy practicing their monkey rope climbing skills

Love these days together as a family. Definitely a perk of Tyler having Sun/Mon/Tues off is that we can go to these places during the week and practically have the place to ourselves.

So fun.

What can I give back to God for the blessings He's poured out on me?
Psalm 116:12

Cohen - 1 month

Hey there, little guy.

Mommy and Daddy have loved every second you've been here. Our family just feels complete and it feels like you should have been here all along. Jaxon can't get enough of you, literally, with his hands all over you every second you're near him. He loves having you around {although just a smidge jealous at times!} and I can't wait to see you guys play together some day. Although, right now I'm just enjoying my squishy cuddly newborn.

You weighed 9 pounds, 4 oz at your weight check on Monday, compared to your brother who was only 7 pounds, 8 oz at a month old. You're my chunky monkey, and I love every ounce of you!

You sleep between 4-6 hours at night, which Mommy adores. During the day you are still sleeping a lot too, but we love it when you're awake. You've very alert to everything going on around you. We still can't figure out what color your hair is though, is it brown or blonde? Dirty dirty blonde we like to call it.

You got to meet lots of new people this month! Everyone loves you, and tells us how cute you are. Although, we don't need to be told... we already know it. Coming up this month you'll get to meet your Uncle Chad & Aunt Kaela, and your 3 cousins at Christmas. You'll also get to meet Aunt Tiff and Uncle Mason. Everyone back home is so excited to meet you and see you again.

Happy 1 month, Cohen Michael! We love you, always!

Thoughtful.

There's a lot of reasons I love my sister.

I won't bore you with the details, because just imagine to yourself the best-ever-most-thoughtful-and-amazing sister in the world, and it's a smidge of what she is like.

Even my husband, who very rarely hands out compliments, said to me last night... "Kallie really is a great sister. Not just a sister, but a great friend to you." Yes indeed she is.

While she was here, apparently she got a hold of some post-it notes and thought to herself, "what can I do to make my sister's day?" So she did what every thoughtful person does, and hid notes all over my house. Not just notes, but encouraging notes. A couple that have made me smile, and a couple that made tears well up in my eyes.

{found in the Oatmeal box}

{found in the wipes container}

{found in a coffee cup}

{found under the kitchen sink}

{found in the boys' closet}

{found in a drawer}

{found in the washing machine! haha}

{and apparently my mom got in on the action! found in-between pots & pans}

For some reason I don't think I've seen the end of these notes either. The best part about it is they always pop up at the perfect time.

Thanks so so so much Sister. You made my day week. You are the best!

It's hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own. ~Pam Brown