Mommy's little helper

So technically, he mostly just spread crumbs around everywhere, but there's really not much cuter than a two-year-old who wants to help clean up.  Today he said, "We need to clean this place up.  It's a mess!"  Who are you?  Oh yeah.  Justin's son. 

All you need is love...

So, I never got around to my Christmas cards this year.  I guess I should say last year since it is already April.  Clearly, I'm a little behind.  Having a baby in November, I kind of assumed that Christmas cards wouldn't happen, so I had planned on doing Valentine cards instead (again, if you notice that it is already April, I clearly didn't get around it that either...).  I had this wonderful idea that I would make a card that said "All you need is love" with an adorable, loving picture of my two boys on it.

Well, I pulled out the camera one afternoon to take aforementioned adorable picture, and here is what I got:

Maybe the caption is still appropriate.  Clearly these two both need something.  Getting their picture taken wasn't it.  Oh well, I tried.  I even had our Scott Family Top Ten list all ready to go, and since I'm no longer fooling myself that I will ever send out a card with it, I'll just include it below.  You can pretend that you received it in the mail...back when it was still 2011:

It is never too late recap last year—especially if you are busy with a new baby when the more traditional holiday cards should be sent. 

1. We ventured South—to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  We discovered (to our surprise) that the South was pretty much just like the North with a few more ya’lls, yes ma’ams, bbq joints, and Crimson Tide fans .  Thanks Roz & Thad!
2. We ventured West (twice)—to beautiful Provo, Utah.  Highlights of our trips inluded skiing (Bethany is still better than Justin), marathoning (guess which one of us did this—finishing in 3:21:21), and bonding with family.
3. We ventured across the Pacific—to Laie, Hawaii.  We had an amazing two weeks in Paradise.  We camped on the beach, swam with sharks, snorkeled, had fun with family, and proved that Colton was a super traveler (after 14 hours on our laps, fellow passengers still thought he was cute).
4. We ventured Mid-West.  It turns out that if you are interested in fireworks, Omaha is the place to be for the fourth of July.  It also turns out they have an awesome zoo.  Guess which Colton liked more…
5.  We ventured into the “mountains”—to Shenandoah National Park.  While it doesn’t compare to the Wasatch mountains, we had a great time with the Piersons playing games, going on hikes, and touring Luray Caverns.
6. Colton learned to talk.  Some of his favorite phrases, “I wanna play dat game,”  “What dat mean?”  “I wanna run in circles!” “Bast mean!” (fast like McQueen) and our favorite “I got two wedgies” (said at the end of every diaper change).
7. Colton learned to run.  We’re predicting a future marathoner considering that he regularly runs the 1.6 miles from our house to the park.  (He liked to point out regularly on these runs that mommy is not fast like McQueen.)
8. We ate a lot of sugar.  You know it’s a bad sign when Colton’s favorite things to draw are cookies, cakes, and ice cream cones.  (New Year’s resolution 2012—eat a little less sugar.)
9. Justin built a wall.  Our house has officially changed from a four bedroom to a five bedroom, and our guest room is no longer separated from the storage room by shelves full of stuff.  Nice work Justin!
10. Bethany built a baby.  We welcomed Brian Justin Scott to our family at 4:21 am on November 2, 2011.  He weighed 8 lbs 4 oz (a mere 3 lbs more than Colton), 21 inches long.  He has proven to be the world’s most agreeable baby, and we love our sweet little guy!

Merry Christmas & Happy Valentines Day!

Love,

The Scotts