Menan 4th of July Parade

I say this every year... after every trip, but I am terrible at taking pictures and to anyone who would like to send me pictures they have taken of us during our family vacation, I would GREATLY appreciate it!! Here are the only pictures I took, and all of them are taken during the Menan 4th of July parade! We had such a great time! I wish the 4th of July would never end...

Summer Fun!

Mommy needed a few minutes to clean the kitchen without two "helpers", so daddy had a great idea to set up the kids swimming pool... It was the best idea ever!! I took these pics at the beginning of the swim fun, so Micah was still getting used to the idea. I hear once I went inside he had a real blast (all the pics with his eyes closed are his smile face... or I guess we can just call it his Aunt Cathie face). Madi loved the pool, and we had to MAKE her get out when Micah was done. She'd still be crawling around in there if she could. Mommy just hopes she can talk daddy into making this a daily thing! Can you imagine the cleaning/couponing I could get done....

Micah is TWO!

Micah turned two today, and not only has he acted like a two year-old all day, but he loves to tell you that he is TWO! Our friends, Charlie, Tiffanie, and Olivia Hobartsch, came over to eat cake with us. Don't make fun of my first attempt at a birthday cake... I feel like it turned out ok considering I have NO experience!! Micah and Olivia had so much fun playing on his swing set, and Micah showed off by climbing up his rock wall all by himself for the first time...I guess since he is two he can do that now!
We also want to say Happy Mother's Day to all our mommy friends and family! Thank you so much for all your support and guidance you give me on my own mommy journey! I especially love you GG!! Thanks for everything!!

Madi Is Crawling!!

Ok, so it has been brought to my attention that not only do I not update this blog "enough", but when I do update it, I tend to focus on only one child... this being said, I do know that today is Micah's birthday (YAY!!!) and I will be posting pics of him later (once he wakes up...!)! For now, Madi wanted to share a little something she has been working on!

Micah's John Deere Birthday

Last week was CRAZY! Uncle Shane and Aunt Alisha got married in Nauvoo, which meant a road trip there and back (thank goodness for portable DVD players and Dora!). Michael wasn't able to be there because his grandma past way a few days before, so he headed out to Utah, but got back in time for the reception and Micah's party! Wedding pics to come... and I know there are some amazing ones of my kids! Who cares about the bride and groom, right? Just kidding Shu Shu and A Yi (I hope I got that right Shane)!!

Micah had a blast at this party. Here are a few pics...

Egg-tra Easter Pictures!

Hoppy Easter!

I can hardly believe that it is already Easter...

We expected to be home in Arkansas with daddy for Easter, but the NICU asked me to work another week, so instead we spent Easter with GG and Grandpa D! Madi tried her Easter treat (a baby biscuit) a day early... she liked it until it started breaking into pieces. You can see in the pictures how she felt about it then.

Grace and Austin White hid Easter eggs for Micah. He was so cute once he got the hang of finding them... When we were all done, he asked "Again?" But he quickly lost interest as soon as he figured out there was candy inside the eggs.

Micah got two Easter baskets this year (GG won one at work), and he had a great time opening all his treasures! When he was finished, he started showing Grandpa D all his stuff... Grandpa D was soon lost in Easter goodies, and had a little childhood flashback. Can you see the enthusiasm and excitement in his face? He started chanting "I've got a golden rabbit (golden ticket)!" Oh, Grandpa D!!