Saturday, May 7

Baby Blessing.

We blessed Carter on May 1, 2011. He was 3 months old and did fabulous! Grandma Kathy made him this adorable outfit, with a hat to match. He was so handsom!

These two lovely ladies in their matching pink and blue dresses. Christina and I were shopping together a few weeks ago and found these dresses. They were perfect for Easter and the girls make for a great couple of princesses! They just don't hold still for a picture very well!
My mom spent hours putting together this amazing afgan for baby Carter. It looked like a fun blanket when I picked it out, but I guess I didn't realize how hard it would be! It turned out really great, and I was glad to have something so special to wrap my special guy up in on his special day!



This is another attempt at a family photo. Hailee wouldn't stand up, so we squated down. It looks a little funny, but heck that is our funny little family. I think we are pretty darn cute!





Curt gave Carter such a beautiful blessing. Curt has been such a great influence in my life. I am so grateful to be able to raise our children together. He loves his family and does so much for us.

My boys are so handsom!











Friday, May 6

Hailee is 3!

Fun Facts on Hailee.

She is so smart. She is starting to draw her letters and match them to souAlign Leftnds and words. Her favorite letter is H and she can find it almost anywhere.


She knows she lives in Greentimber, in Ashton, in Idaho. She knows where her cousins and grandparents live. She knows the doctor is in Idaho Falls and the temple is in Rexburg. She knows where all the important places are in Ashton.


She is great with people. She knows people and their names. She talks to them in the grociery store and at church. She is very informative and caring.


She is growing up. She has been having pretty intense leg cramps these days. I shows in her clothes. She is wearing 3 T on top or in PJs and Dresses. She is only wearing 2T in pants and bottoms.


She loves big girls. She wants to be just like the girls she sees. She wants to go to school like them, ballet like them, wear make-up like them, and basically everything like them. Hopefully this fall she can get into a preschool, even if mom teaches it:) This summer she will start taking gymnastics and she cannot wait! I love that she is growing up, but hate that it has gone so fast.


She is such a big helper. She helps me pick up things, cook dinner, and play with baby. She has her moments, when she is three, but mostly she is adorable and loveable. She is great to vacume or dust. Those are her favorite tasks. She can fold towels, and puts silverware away. She also likes to hold baby while I do something.


We are SO lucky to have such a lovely little lady!


My baby turned 3!!! How does that happen???

Well it did. We decided it would mean so much for Hailee to have her family there for her party, but that it would be hard for some of them to come to Carter's blessing too. Easy solution... do it the same weekend. So we did and it turned out perfect!!!



This is just a fun picture. My grandma holding baby Carter. I love that woman! She is such a help when it comes to babies. She has definately done her share of child-raising! I would bet she is almost as good or better than the pediatrician!

Also, my cousin Chaz was able to make it up. She is so dang cute. I wish there was more time to get together with my cousins!




Trudy loved little Carter. She is a baby girl all the way. Good thing she will have her own baby brother in just a few months. We can't wait!




Uncle AJ was able to come and entertain at the party. He is such a silly goof. We are so lucky to have him around!



On the very top of Hailee's birthday wishes was that her cousin Nic would be there to play with her. She adores this kid and it is because he is so good to spend time with her!



This is Hailee and Carter the morning of her actual birthday. She was so excited to be 3! She did have a slight issue with the fact that there was no pink in her outfit. The girl likes pink, ALOT!



Hailee and her "best Friend" Aunt Cathy. I'm sure there is no suprise that Hailee wanted a Chocolate cake with PINK frosting. It also needed a few princesses on top. She only gets a little of those obsessions from her Aunt Cathy.



Hailee loved her party. She was beyond excited to just have so many of her family and friends at her house. She was happy just then, without the presents. Not that she wasn't happy with them:)

She would open each card with such enthusiasm. She hardly even needed the presents! She was so quick to run over to everyone and give them big hugs and say thank-you! She was such a sweet little girl. I was so proud of her!


She liked her cake, but she really wanted the same one as last year. She keeps asking for the tall pink one. They don't make it anymore, so I might have to figure out a replica version for next year...

She was a true princess the whole day. I thought with all the excitement, and with her being tired, we would have had a melt down. NO WAY. She went hard from early early to late late, happy girl the entire time!

WE LOVE HAILEE BUG SO MUCH!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!

Carter- Three Months



Well this little guy is growing like a weed. He weighed about 11 1/2 at his 2 month check up and has grown a bit more. He is still wearing 0-3 month clothes, but we are working in a few of the next size. He is also working inbetween Costco 1/2 and Costco 3 diapers. He started sleeping really well through the night right around 7 weeks. He has recently gotten his first cold, and thus is waking up a bit more during the night.






He is an easy little guy to spoil and love up on. He loves to blow bubbles and make "tractor" noises. He is quick to smile and give a little giggle. He has rollen over quite a few times from his belly to his back. He likes to be able to look around and follows sounds, Hailee in particular, quite well. He is trying his hardest to sit up and fights it really hard. He is getting pretty tough!! He loves his bumbo because he can check out the world right at our level. He also loves his Wrapsody, as does mom. We get so much done and get to be close all at the same time.






Carter loves to nurse and would do it all day if he could. I am trying to find a good pacifier so his sucking habbit could be soothed, but so far he doesn't really like them. He really doesn't like formula either, but has been a good sport and takes a couple bottles a day while mom is at work.



Both of us are looking forward to summer when we can be done with the formula and just nurse. He will also start eating some tastey "foods" here in the next month or so.



Tuesday, April 5

Now that there is two.

I am thinking I need one of these. It is a Tike Tech City X3 Swivel Double Stroller - Classic Black Maybe Mother's DaY....

Thursday, March 17

I missed these two...


Today was the first day back. It was tough, I can't wait until Friday, yes tomorrow, at 3 o'clock.

Monday, March 14

Moments I will miss.

It has been so amazing to stay home and enjoy being mom and JUST mom. I don't care what anyone thinks, it is the BEST job. I loved being a part of every moment and change. I will be heading back in two days. I am exciting to see my kids and get back into our schedule, but I will miss my own kids every minute.
Here are a few of the fun things I was able to catch with the camera.
Playing in the bath with baby. Hailee is very imaginative; they were making dinner. Carter is a big helper! Dressing up this handsom man and taking his picture. I have done it MUCH less than I ever did with Hailee, partly because he has half the clothes, and partly because I am just too buisy. He is so adorable. I can't believe how much he is eating these days. He must be growing!
Playing out in the snow. I haven't actually been into the snow too much, but Carter and I go walk around and watch Hailee. She was pretending the dogs were her babies. She kept calling them "sweetheart" and fixing them food with the snow. They are good sports.

This is what Carter looks like most of the time we are outside. He is popped out more than usual, but it was really warm day.


Hailee is into doing everything by herself. This was a funny moment, where she came back into the room with her pants on backwards. She didn't even notice it! I had to take a few photos before I fixed them.

Mostly I am going to miss our cuddling in the morning. Hailee sleeps in and so Carter and I get some alone time in the morning. He is always smiling and looking around. When Hailee comes up, she looks for him first and snuggles up. It is just so calming for me, especially in comparison to our crazy mornings when I am trying to get to work.



Summer is only 81 days away. I might need to make a chain like Hailee's!



On May 3rd

Hailee has a birthday coming up in approxiamately 51 days. She is VERY excited as it will mean a party with all of her favorite people and a big pink princess cake. The rest of the birthday fun will probably just be icing on the cake. To help Hailee grasp the idea of 51 days, we made a chain link. She can't wait to pull the first one off in the morning. It was a fun project, full of counting, cutting, and taping.
She has a hard time pulling off the number 3 with her fingers. We are practicing. We do have 51 days...