~My Dubs~

Dubs is 2! And very 2!! He's such a fun little guy, but whoa, do 2 year old through me for a loop! He totally has a mind of his own, and pretty much does what it tells him too, not what anybody else tells him too! It's a good thing he's not a bad little boy or I'd be in trouble! Here are some of his happenings....

*Talks like a four year old

*Is WORKING on potty training (I'd appreciate any tips!)

*Loves to build things (usually houses or guns) with legos and pvc pipe

*Loves to read books, we could read for hours if I let him

*Helps mommy unload the dishwasher

*Helps mommy fold laundry

*Helps mommy clean up toys

*Wants to help cook, so he has to watch everything I do

*Loves to sing songs, some of the favorites are popcorn popping, itsy bitsy spider, the wise man, I'm a child of God

*The only movie he'll watch is Kids Favorite Songs 2 (sesame street)

*Loves nursery, and is learning to be reverent in sacrament meeting  

*Loves chips, and pretty much any other snack food, but especially chips! He asks for them when he wakes up!

*LOVES big trucks! Every Wednesday we wait by the window to watch the garbage man come

*Loves his "Here comes Trouble" shirt, and when he wears it he comes running into the room yelling "here comes trouble! Rrrroooooaaaarrrr!!"

*loves to dance, and can dance better than both his mommy and daddy

*Is learning his ABC's, can count to 10, and knows  Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow, and can match any color with it's own

*Loves to go on "Ventures" up the canyon and see waterfalls

*Collects rocks.... even steals them from grandma, the true rock collector. It's always a discovery when I do his laundry!

*Some of my favorite Kalebese: "I do it myself", "I go potty, just a sec mom", "Metty" = Maylee,

"tigger-poos"= chocolate teddy grahms (I think it's because the show My friends Tigger & Pooh- I did not teach him that!), "read book!", "Nuggle you mama", "Spy'dman undies!"

*My Maylee*

       She loves her daddy

    mmmm, yummy toes!

    She started on the blanket!

My baby is already 5 months! It's so funny because I have to remind myself that she's growing up! She still just seems to be my baby girl, with Kaleb I basically hovered over him waiting for him to reach that next mile stone. Maylee surprises me because she reaches her milestone, and I wasn't ready for it! Here are her happenings now....

*Broke her first tooth this week

*rolls and rolls

*Is the smiliest baby I've ever met

*Sleeps 12 hours a night, with two naps during the day (one long, one short)

*Loves to take baths, just kick, kick, kicks to her little hearts content

*Gives big loves back, she'll grab my face and squeeze while giving me the biggest, juiciest kiss

*loves her brother, doesn't even cry when he lays on her or pushes her too hard in the swing!

*  Wants to sit up constantly, will pull herself up in the bouncy seat 

*Loves to play with her toys

*Loves to play with her hands, she'll study them for hours- crossed eyed!

*Finally enjoys the car (mostly) for about the first 3 1/2 months she cried and cried every time we were in the car

* I think her favorite thing is when we come to get her in the morning, she gets so excited with the biggest smiles and full body kicks!

*Loves to laugh, and has the cutest laugh

Children's Discovery Museum

This week my sister and I took our kids (and my other sister's kids) to the Discovery Museum at the Gateway. It was awesome! If you haven't been I highly recommend it! They had an actual Life Flight Helicopter, which I think was the highlight of the day. The whole down stairs was a little neighborhood that had a construction work-site, a house, a market, a farm, a fire engine, and a postal service. It was so cute. The kids could dress up as occupations and deliver the mail, buy groceries, take groceries from the farm to the market, ect. It was the coolest thing! The house had everything in it you could think of! Even a mouse hole that had a little set up in side for the mouse that lived there! It was so fun!  

Rafting Down the Provo River, wanna come?

A couple weeks ago Blake, Bryce & his girlfriend, & I decided we were going to raft down the Provo river. It started out super positive, and then we got poured on! Enjoy the footage!

Blake's Birthday

My Birthday Boy!

Blake & His Grandma

 KICK THAT BALL!!

THE BALL IS A TENT... IT'S A CAMPING SCENE :)

Blake's birthday was in July, he's now 28! Man He's old! :) For his party we gathered at a park, played kickball, and had cake and ice cream. I'm especially proud of the cake:o) if you look back at all the birthdays we have posted the cake is the same rectangle cake with a half ball on it. Some people might criticize that, but I take pride in it because although that layout might be the same, the scene is different every time! Now that takes creativity! :)