Our New Additions!

So about a week before our trip I mentioned to Marcus that maybe we should get the kids a pet for Easter or their birthdays (which aren't til the Fall). Little did I know that we would end up with not only 1 but 2 pets! And puppies at that! He LOVES cockapoopoo dogs! (yep that is what they are) and found some on KSL in Gunnison. We stopped on our way to Cali to see them with the intention of getting the little boy gray one. Well Josie didn't want a boy, she wanted a GIRL dog! The lady offered us a good deal for them both (yes I know we are suckers) and somehow we ended up paying for 2 instead of 1. On our way home we stopped and picked them up. The little boy is Rowdy (the gray one) and officially Hayden's dog and the little girl is Pixie (the sandy one) and is Josie's. The kids are absolutely loving them (and the neighbor kids too;)


I am officially nutzo too! I mean, who does that? I was NOT planning on a dog let alone 2! I have my hands full with my kids! Somehow I thought 2 would be just as easy as 1 and maybe easier since they entertain each other. For the most part that has been true. They are the sweetest little dogs and we truly are loving them. They are pretty much all potty trained now which is a plus and that is what happens when you see your kids (and hubby) get all excited over something. I couldn't help it! I am just glad that Josie is not sick of them and still so willing to help out with them. And that Hayden has learned how to hold them so they aren't getting choked anymore:)

Cali Vacation (Newport Coast)

We spent half the time at Disneyland and then we drove to Newport Coast to stay a few days there. It has a beautiful view of the ocean and was just lovely! Here we are relaxing and playing at the pool!

Silly Josie!

Micah wants to get back in the pool!

My sister Leah had her birthday while we there so here we are celebrating it a little!

Driving to church on Sunday!

Don't worry we didn't go to just a random ward... my dad has friends down there and we went with them. It happened to be there Stake Conference and Elder Jeffrey Holland was the guest speaker. It was SO nice and uplifting!

Our last day of the trip we went to this awesome aquarium! We almost got to go out on the ocean and see whales and dolphins and such but it was a bit too windy:(

Yep Josie is throwing a tantrum! Can't remember why but it looks like it was a biggie!

Thanks mom and dad and Leah, Lauren, and Stephen for helping us out and letting us join you guys! It was seriously SO much fun! Hope we get to do it again REAL soon!

Cali Vacation (Disney Land)

I know this is extremely late in coming since our vacation was almost 2 months ago but I still wanted to share. This was one of our BEST vacations ever! We had so so so much fun! We originally weren't going to try to go to Disneyland until the kids were a bit older but the kids watched a documentary on Netflix of it and got so excited about it. Then my mom invited us to go with them so we knew there wasn't a better time to go since we had some things paid for and we had the best babysitters to help us with the kids! Marcus and I were even able to sneak off a few times alone together for rides and one night left the kids with my mom and dad and stayed til midnight! Oh my... it was seriously a BLAST!


So this little pouty face was waiting in line to see Mickey Mouse. He couldn't figure out why we were just standing not seeing Mickey. We began to wonder if we should just leave cause it really was a long wait! (The only line we waited in to see anybody)
However... seeing him run up to Mickey and give him a big high five and hug made it all worth it!

Josie chose to go on a little roller coaster with her Uncle Stevie instead.

Josie loved Alice! I didn't think she cared but she wanted to stay and watch there whole little performance and was the first to meet her after it. (Just ignore Josie's hair in this picture... it had been a long day:)

Riding the Safari ride together... Lauren, my mom, Josie, Leah, and Stevie

Me with my crazy sisters! I LOVE these girls! We had so much fun! I felt like a teenager again with them!

All tired out! But at least they were getting tired having a good time!

So after we got back and I went through the pictures I have officially decided that I am awful on trips about taking the right pictures! We don't have a single family picture there! I know! EVERYONE has a picture together! I guess it is just one more reason to go back! ;) And hopefully sometime soon!

Micah 7 months

Time flies by way TOO fast! Especially when I think how fast this little guy is growing up!

Here he is just learning to sit. This was the first of January and he is 5 months.
He starts crawling right at 6 months and within a week of crawling he is pulling himself up on to things! I have a BUSY little baby on my hands now who wants to be a part of everything!

This is how I find him almost every time I go in to get him from bed or a nap!

Trouble maker!

Begging Popsicles off the kids. Hayd's eyes are hilarious!

All the hard work pays off!

Found a marker and figured out how to use it!
No doubt left down from Josie or Hayden.

He has already got this mess thing down!

Micah is the sweetest little thing in the world! He LOVES his brother and sister and daddy but he LOVE LOVES his mommy! (Can't say I blame him... I do feed him the most and get up with him in the night when no one else wants to:)
He LOVES food and will eat anything! Josie and Hayden love feeding him and so he has got to try A LOT of different foods that aren't necessarily meant for babies!
He is always on the GO now crawling around but usually just chasing me!
He is very expressive and will NOT let you ignore him... he will stare you down or make noise til you pay attention.
He is sleeping SO good in his crib in Hayd's room (what a blessing) and now usually only gets up once a night.
He hates the car and his car seat!
His bottom 2 teeth broke through on Feb. 22nd and he has learned NOT to bite his mommy's nipple now!
He is an absolute delight to have around! He makes us all smile!

Pictures from Marcus's B day

Lots Going On Around Here!

We have had a busy few weeks around here! A busy FUN few weeks!

1. Marcus's Birthday on Feb.22

2. Micah turned 7 months on Feb. 28

3. California Vacation March 1-8

4. And we have 2 new additions to our family, Pixie and Rowdy!
(yep, 2 little puppies)

So I have pictures to go along with all of these adventures but I have lost my charger to the camera and so cannot get to the pictures quite yet. I will find it soon (hopefully)!

But here are some of the details.

Marcus turned 28! He said he had a great birthday but in reality we didn't do much and it could have been a little lame! Well I guess I take that back with 3 little ones to celebrate with nothing is lame! I took the kids to the store to get balloons, a few little things (he just wanted money), and stuff to make his favorite breakfast! That morning we decorated and made him breakfast! Everyone got candles on their french toast cause it is SO much fun to blow out candles according to Josie and Hayden (I think we lit them more than once). Marcus went to work and we made him his birthday cake. I just called recently to work with the scouts and they were having a dinner that night. I thought only I was supposed to go but they said we could all come so we all had dinner at the church with the scouts! I know poor Marcus but he said he actually enjoyed it and the kids LOVED it so I guess it was all worth it! We had dessert there at the church and then we came home and had cake! It really was a fun day and we are so blessed to have Marcus in our lives! He is an amazing husband and daddy!

And I will post the other stuff on a different post!

My Hayden "big boy"

Here is a post with pictures of my Hayden "big boy" as he likes to refer to himself! He is such a sweet tender hearted boy with lots of personality. He is seriously so funny! His facial expressions are always making us laugh! LOVE this boy!

Typical Hayden face

Lovin his brother

Here he is with his little cousin Sophie. He loves her! One night at their house he just sat by her and watched her and played with her almost the entire time. They are so cute together!

Trying to make him laugh but really I was just annoying him!

Look at that sweet smile!