The Boulton Blog: I See You Running through that Open Door

This is a post for November 17^th through the 23^rd. It will probably be pretty short since I have a hard time remembering everything that we did from that far back, and I thought about just doing a 2 week post, but decided not to. Thanks for reading :)

David: He's the cutest little baby, and I know I say this every week, but he is such a great sleeper. I am so grateful for him. I love his smiles and his chatter, I love his tiny little hands and his blue eyes. I am truly looking forward to seeing the man he will grow up to be, but for the time being I'm just enjoying every second of his infancy. He is such a blessing in my life and I wouldn't trade him for anyone or anything.

Caleb: He's getting bigger and more capable. He's too smart for me sometimes and I went downstairs to find messes on several different occasions. One of those time he had managed to pull my step stool over to the counter and climbed into my baking cabinet above my sink. He pulled out a box of matches and I spent the next 15 minutes trying to get all 300 of those little buggers back into their box. He's figured out how to get his bedroom door open, so nap time takes a lot longer to happen, but I must admit it's kind of cute when he walks into our bedroom at night saying “Hi, Hi” with a proud smile on his face after getting the door open, yet again. Byron and I have talked about getting the big plastic handles that keep toddlers from being able to get their door open, but Byron likes that he can get himself out of his room in the morning, so we've decided to just put him back in bed each time he gets out. We also like the idea that he'll learn for himself to stay in bed instead of being forced to go to bed.

Byron: He's the best husband ever. He works hard, provides for his family, never complains, always has a smile on his face, and tolerates all my mood swings better than I think I do. He's always willing to learn and is great at teaching Caleb new things. I love watching him be a daddy and how excited he gets over the growth of our adorable babies. He hasn't had much going on this week, just work and regular family life. He seems to be loving it all though.

Arielle: Wednesday morning my Mommy and Daddy came over and helped me get a lot of yard work done. When we moved in they helped us cut back all of the trees in our front yard but Byron and I never got around to breaking down all the sticks and limbs so they were sitting in piles on and around our back porch, so they came and did a lot of work for us breaking them all down and tieing them into nice little bundles that we can just bring into the house and put in the fireplace. They're so great and our yard is starting to look so much better. Thursday I went out with some friends for lunch to celebrate a birthday for my friend Heather. We had wanted to go to this great little place in Centerville but the owner didn't show up in time (it's only open during lunch hours and is a small family owned business so those hours can vary from day to day) so we went to Panera instead. It was nice getting to chat with friends and Caleb kept me on my toes trying to run all over the place. I did some shopping with my mommy on Friday for Thanksgiving, and spent some time at home trying to get some more in depth cleaning done so we wouldn't have a ton to do over the weekend, but I don't think it really worked out. Friday night I helped my Mommy and Grandma host a baby shower for a friend of hers who recently adopted a special needs toddler from the Ukraine. He's a sweet looking little boy who will need a lot of help in the years to come and we just wanted to recognize and celebrate that she had added such a sweet spirit to her family and give her a night out with some friends. We played some fun games and had too much to eat, but I thoroughly enjoyed being there.

In General: Our evenings have been pretty busy. Sunday we celebrated Alyssa's birthday again with her homemade birthday dinner and cupcakes. It was nice spending time with family and I loved eating cupcakes since I hadn't eaten any of the ones I had made the previous weekend. Wednesday evening Byron and I mowed the grass and raked some leaves to start winterizing the yard. Thursday night Byron and I went out for Panera on our date. When we were done eating we walked around the new TJ Maxx and Home Goods that is about 5 minutes away from our house. We didn't get anything, but had fun walking around and went to Jack's Pets for a quick minute to see if they happened to have any dogs since we're starting to look for one. We aren't interested in a puppy, but would like to have a full size dog that's house broken that Caleb can grow up with. Byron would like a miniature schnauzer, and I'd like a golden retriever/lab mix but I'm not sure I like how much they shed. We've been looking at a little bit of everything though and we'll see what happens. Saturday we went to the Christmas in Springboro festival and had a fun time watching the parade, freezing our buns off and eating peanut butter fudge. We got our bag of kettle corn before heading out and went to our favorite mexican restaurant for lunch when they didn't have the steak tip dinners we wanted at the festival. It worked out really well though since we both happened to pick items from their $4.99 lunch specials and Caleb enjoyed wolfing down a plate of rice. It amazes me how much he can eat. Byron helped me clean the carpets on the main level this week in preparation for Thanksgiving and I'm getting ssooo excited!