Cousin Fun!!

So this summer has been filled with fun with Colton. It's so nice that he finally gets to be a part of the family and the boys are getting the chance to build memories. They have a lot of fun together and I just love him to pieces! It's so funny cause all 3 boys look so much alike. Ryan and I had all three of them on a walk one evening and a lady looked at us like we were crazy having 3 boys all so small...she even said, "boy you have your hands full" and I just laughed and said they weren't all mine. 3 boys, ages 1, almost 2, and 3! They are so close in age, it's so fun! I even told Ryan before going on that walk that people probably thought they all were ours and we were crazy! Anyways, we've had a lot of fun adventures with all the kiddos together this summer and I look forward to all the new ones coming up!

Colton and Hayden loving each other

Such cute little boys

Colton and Auntie

Taking the kiddos on a walk

3 of my favorite boys!

Oh man...finally gonna catch up...gonna be a long few posts!

Ok so first off...way back in July (gosh I hope I never get this far behind again!) we had a wonderful 1st birthday party for Austin! He got tons of great gifts and had a blast with his cake! I made his own personal cake and it was a beach ball since his theme was kind of "beach" like. It was a blast!

Grandma George made this sign for Austin out by their deck.
Some of the party guests

My nephew Colton...he's such a cutie!!

The Birthday Boy!!

His personal beach ball cake

So yummy...

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!!!!

Tomorrow at 2:50 pm we will be leaving on a jet plane to Vegas!! Whooohooo I can't wait for a vacation! Don't get me wrong I love my kiddos to death but this mama is ready for a little break! Also...Friday is mine and Ryan's 5 year wedding anniversary! Happy Anniversary Ryan!! I love ya tons and can't wait for many more to come! Anyways, I've been horrible about posting and so I promise when I get back I've got lots to catch up on! P.S. My best friend Lins is due in about 14 days or so...I'm praying she doesn't have little Dylan while I'm gone! Keep your fingers crossed :).

Happy 1st Birthday Austin!!!!!

This past year has been by far the fastest one of my life. I cannot believe that right now at this time last year (8:44pm) I was just a few hours away from giving birth to my baby Austin. Today he is one years old and it has been blowing my mind all day. He's not a baby anymore and it makes me so sad. Bittersweet really. I love the little boy he is becoming but will miss his babyness. He has been such an easy baby from the day he was born and has continued to be pretty well mannered still. Unlike Hayden, Austin isn't quite walking yet. He loves to stand up and has even started dancing while standing up today so I think it's in our very near future! I know he'd love to be able to keep up with Hayden. Tonight I bought him a cupcake to enjoy after his dinner since his party isn't until this weekend. Needless to say (this boy loves any food) he loved it!! As soon as I placed it on his tray he swooped it up and started eating it. He's so funny! Well anyways, here's just a few picks so you can see just how big he's gotten since he was born!

He was so precious!
His new favorite "hobby" is helping with the dishes. LOL

Tonight with his birthday cupcake

Riding with big brother

McQuistan Wedding/Early High School Reunion

So this past weekend was a blast! Jana and Paul (friends from high school) got married on Saturday and I have to say, aside from my own wedding it was one of the funnest ones I've attended. It truly was like a high school reunion. It was great to see everyone from the good ol' days! Everyone is so grown up and most are married now and starting to have kiddos. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a blast! I'm finally recovered today! :) Thanks Jana and Paul for a great wedding! Good luck to you both. Here's some pics from the night:

MIA

Apologies for being MIA lately...school has me super busy and when I get home it's time with the kiddos! Next week is my last week for a while and then I'll be posting more of my cute precious boys! Can't believe Austin is gonna be 1 yr. old next week!! How time flies by!

This boy is getting so big!!

He's done it again...this boy is pooping on the potty now and is well onto his way of being fully potty trained FINALLY!!! It's so crazy because he just woke up Mother's Day and decided to pee in the toilet and does it every time (unless he's outside then it's on the fence or in between Grandpa's sheds LOL). Well now he has decided since yesterday that he's going to poop in the potty and he's done it ever since yesterday! This boy amazes me how stubborn he is! He doesn't wanna do it when you want him to...he'll just up and do it on his own! It is so nice to not have to worry about changing his diaper or asking him constantly if he's gotta go potty cause he just goes in and does it on his own, hand washing and all! Such a smart boy I have. So since I'm thinking about how old he's getting, I started looking at pics of him at around Austin's age (I'll post pics of Austin tomorrow after I upload some recent ones). It's amazing to me how much older Hayden looks at this age. Austin is just so baby looking to me still. Maybe it's because he's not walking yet and Hayden was cruising all over the place at this age. Austin's more of a mama's boy too than Hayden was at this age. Hayden was so independent and wanted to do everything himself all times. It's also crazy how much they look alike! Hayden was a bit skinnier and taller than Austin is but those big eyes and the bleach blonde hair make them look almost like twins! Anyways, here's some pics of my "big" boy when he was "little."