My babies

Being a mom is an adventure. A mac n' cheese, poopy diaper, giggles and hugs adventure. And as hard as I try we spend a lot of days looking like this...

But being a mom has it's perks, like endless cuddles and smiles from little babes.

And the day when your 4 year old actually sits down and says "Hey mom, take some pictures of me" vs. the days when you were holding suckers and bribing out smiles.

Nothing beats watching your chubby fingered toddler blow kisses and say "see you, luw you" then run away giggling. 

Or looking into her beautiful sky blue eyes and seeing a glimpse of all the incredible things she will be and do.

And there are the bitter sweet moments. Like looking at your little boy that isn't so little anymore. Being so proud of the smart and kind boy that he is but missing the little buddy who use bust up laughing at the toast popping out of the toaster.

Seriously though, when did he get to be so grown up?

At least there is still a lot of goofy left in him.

And oh... those dimples.

Dear babies,

  You are my life. You are in every moment of my days. You make life full and crazy. You push my limits and make me grow. You teach me about what life is really about. You make me better.

Thank you for letting me be your mom.

xoxo-

Your momma.

4 months looks good on you

My pretty little lady turned 4 months last week and it's safe to say,

4 months is looking good on her. :)

 (Although, I also have to say that I would keep her 4 weeks old forever!)

At 4 months old our littlest angel is

Grabing for her toys

 Observing everything there is around her. 

 Trying to sit all on her own. Her bumbo would be ideal but unfortunately it is still in storage so we have to improvise.

 Drooling. A LOT! It started about 2 weeks ago. She is constantly chewing on her fingers and drooling down my arm :) We thought she might be teething but there are no signs of teeth breaking through yet.

Getting stronger and stronger. She is really good at holding her head up and has even rolled over a handful of times. 

 Giving heart melting smiles to everyone.

I haven't quite made it in to her 4 month well check yet so I don't have any stats. But she is healthy, and happy. :)

Tid Bits

Life around these parts has been on the higher end of the stressful scale lately. It is amazing the strain not having a daddy around puts on a family. We all miss him dearly.

Last week if you would have come to visit during the day you would of had your choice between

Road Rash

 

Ear ache

 Or Butt Rash (major, severe, raw, bleeding butt rash)

Luckily we lived through that week and this week we are only plagued by colds all around.

I've been trying to not let these 7 weeks pass by without documenting and keeping track of the little things, even though I have been wishing the clock to tick by at triple speed. :D

Kaden found this creepy guy while riding his bike last week.

 Addi thought it was a little friend and tried to pick it up. I stopped her and then took her far far away.

Kadens first grade picture. I didn't order any but I loved his little toothless smile.

Taycee made a "fort" for her and Brie. 

Brie's "intelligent" look.

After 45 minutes of blood curdling screams She finally sacked out just like this.

A few other tid bits 

Kaden was student of the month this month. When I asked him why he got it he said "I think it was just because I raised my hand all the time"

Addison is obsessed with books, she has one in her hand 80% of the day.

again

Taycee is really in to cooking with me now. She sits on the counter next to me and helps "cook" whatever it is I happen to be making.

We are in the final countdown of days til we see our daddy I think it might just be our most Thankful Thanksgiving to date.

Virginia preview

I was so lucky to be able to go to Virginia for a weekend and visit Chris. Mom and Dad were troopers and took Kaden and Taycee with them to Moab. Addison stayed with Aunt Lisa and Brie was my little travel buddy. It had only been 3 weeks but it felt like forever since I had seen him. It was a much needed weekend to recharge my batteries and make it through the final 4 weeks we would be without him.

When Chris and I were dating we lived 3.5 hours away from each other. Most weekends one of us would make the trip to visit for a few days. As I was on the plane I felt a little like we were dating again.. except this time I had a babe in arms ;) I was anxiously awaiting seeing his handsome face again. Once we finally landed I had butterflies in my stomach as I walked out of the terminal to find him. I was all smiles from that point on. Being with him is the best place to be.

We took advantage of the time we had to go do a little touring of this new place we will call home. We started with the canal walk in downtown Richmond.

That night Chris talked me into trying seafood. I am a hater of all things fish. But he convinced me that Utah fish is nothing like East Coast fish. So I gave in and we headed to the Bonefish Grill. He was in the middle of telling me how "not fishy" calamari is when they brought out a plate of these beauties... 

Not fishy huh?.... I ordered the fettuccine

The next day we went to Pocahontas state park. It was gorgeous. We took a 2 mile walk through scenery like this.

Brie loved it and was perfectly content the entire time.

Beautiful walks down scenic trails sure can tucker a girl out.

The trip was over in a blink of an eye and I found myself back in the airport with swollen red eyes all too soon. But I was so grateful for the chance to spend a little time with that man of mine and get a taste of the beautiful place we will be calling home.

Blankie

We have a 7th member of our family that I have never mentioned before. I felt it only right that we have a proper announcement on the blog.

Meet: Blankie

She has been with us since the day Addi was born.

 She has accompanied us on every road trip we have ever made. 

She is a real trooper and has fared some less than desirable circumstances.

Wherever she tries to hide Addi is quick to find her.

She has a small brown patch on the corner which Addi searches for and snuggles to her nose when she finds.

She may have a few holes but she couldn't be more loved.

We are mighty grateful for blankie in our house because she calms tears and comforts owies. She is also the best night time partner around. We just hope that Addi outgrows blankie before blankie outgrows Addi. :D