I love Sundays

Today was a good day. Sundays usually are for me. Today was also a first for Livy - she said our family prayer tonight completely by herself. It was the cutest thing. The main motivation behind it came from me telling her that once we said the prayer, she could go outside with Daddy and turn off the sprinklers, but I'll take what I can get! She jumped down on her knees and folded her arms and started her prayer and then Matt was trying to help her and she was like, "No! Me Daddy!" Then after that, I put her down for bed, and I was leaving her room and she yelled, "You too Mommy!" (Roughly translated = I love you) I love days that end like this!

Anywho, here's another cute pic of her and her Sunday dress.

I told Matt to get a picture of her dress without the sweater and when he took it off she came running into me yelling that Daddy took off her sweater! She had to get the okay from me first...

And here's our handsome boy! I can't get enough of his chunky cheeks!

Also, a friend from our ward pointed this out to me the other day, but he is totally the kind of baby that just sits and stares at you and waits for you to make contact and then becomes ALL SMILES. It's the best feeling in the world when I look down and I see his little smile sweep across his face when we make eye contact! He's the sweetest little thing. It's hard not to fall head over heels for this little one.

Quit taking a billion pictures of me!

Here are a couple randoms:

One day I was cleaning and I realized I hadn't heard Livy for a little bit and I walked in the kitchen and found this happening. Pajamas, winter hat, and all the bowls she could ever dream of. I have no idea what weird game she was playing.

Then another day I was getting ready to vacuum our front room and I put Adam in his bouncer on the couch and I put his other one facing him. I left the room and came back in to find Livy in the other bouncer just chillin with her brother. So cute!

This is what we hear ALL DAY LONG

Livy has recently become obsessed with Little Mermaid - and singing. It's super cute the first time - and then the billionth time it becomes a little too much...

Princess Alivia

For church today - we put Liv in her princess dress and then I did this to her hair:

She looked so cute and fancy - I had to take some cute pics. She was so excited with her little get-up - she kept saying, "I a princess!"

The last one is our little Livy in a nutshell. This kid is so hilarious lately! I wanted to write down some funny little quirks about her:

*She does this hilarious thing when she's dancing - she spreads her legs apart as far as they'll go before she falls and just bounce up and down.
*She knows the ABC song thanks to her little table that sings it over and over and over again
*Her favorite song is "Old McDonald Had A Farm" thanks to nursery
*She likes to go pee and poop on the big potty without us helping her and without a little seat to make it easier for her - she fell in a couple days ago - luckily Matt was there and helped her out
*She gets super excited if she has little pooplets in the potty and says, "Oh, tiny poop!" Then when she flushes, she says, "Bye tiny poop!"
*Her normal volume of speaking is yelling
*She'll say I love you out of the blue and give us big kisses
*She's our little parrot and loves to repeat everything we say.
*After I get her dressed - she always gets up and says, "I look so cute!"
*She loves to go up really close to her brother's face and say, "Goo! Can you say that? Goo!"
*Whenever she wakes up (in the morning or from nap time) she loves to say, "Good Morning!"
*She remembers EVERYTHING. I promised her that we could do bubbles when Matt got home - and hours later - she heard the garage door and said, "Daddy! BUBBLES!!!"
*She always says she wants to go home - and sometimes we are home - so I'm not sure what that means?
*She quotes movies and T.V. shows and will tell us what T.V. show or movie when we quote them

Life Lately

These two love each other.

She has to do everything he is doing, all. of. the. time. I'm not quite sure about the whole lifting her shirt up thing though.

When you don't look too closely, it looks as if she put her underwear on the right way...

You'd be wrong, though. I didn't catch it for like 20 minutes! She put her leg through the part that is suppose to be around her body.

This is a 6 month outfit! You aren't even 3 months, dude!

I like to see how my kids are growing by noticing where/how they lay across my body. He's getting so huge!

I love this little monster!

Long day after church - the boys were pooped!

This is us

This little bugger is 2 months!

I know a lot of people think they have the cutest kids ever, but I think I'm being pretty objective when I say that I actually do have the cutest kids ever. :)

Adam had the dreaded 2 month appointment today. I hate seeing them get shots, so I make Matt hold them while they're tortured. Our doctor was impressed with how much eye contact Adam had with him. He said that, developmentally, this little stud is a 4 month old. Everyone has always been surprised with how alert he's been, even since day one. Anywho, here are the little guy's stats:

Weight: 12 lbs. 15 oz. - 74%
Height: 23.3 inches - 50%
Head Circ.: 41 cm - 51%

Here's the chunky little leg that got the shot.
Here's a little video we took while at the dr.'s.

All About Adam:

*This kid is so content and chill. We love it!
*His favorite position to be held in is to have his tummy against your chest - once he's put there he'll fall asleep immediately.
*He doesn't really cry - unless his big sister accidentally pulls him out of the bouncer - but he will get annoyed and yell at me if I have to adjust him while he's eating.
*He's also super smiley.
*He LOVES to talk lately, he's so cute. He yelled at me the other day - it was hilarious. It was where he was crying but talking at the same time. It was so funny. He also talked in his sleep the other night, it was so cute!
*He was sleeping through the night for a while, but has been sick lately.
*He's also so chunky that his airways are a little tight right now which makes him the loudest breather EVER, he's my little pug dog
*He definitely loves to be held, but he'll chill on the floor or in the swing
*He's a chunk because he loves to eat! This kid is downing milk almost every hour.
*He likes to watch baseball with his daddy
*He still loves to hold hands. He has to be holding something while he's eating - usually it's the middle of my neckline on my shirt.
*This kid only sleeps on his tummy.
*He hates being swaddled.
*He's a pretty good sport for his sister who has to shove his binky in his mouth all day long
*He loves the bathtub. We put him in Livy's bath for the first time last week and he absolutely loved it. He was splashing everywhere, it was so cute.
*When he sleeps, he always has a cold forehead. It's the weirdest thing!

Here are some cute pics:

This kid loves to suck his fist when the binky isn't around. Sometimes he'll get his pointer finger in there. I hope he sticks to the binky and doesn't go for the thumb!

Love this smile and those chunky cheeks!

However, the smile can turn quickly into a mad face!

Check out the rolls that are starting to emerge. I love it!

I just love this face.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

This is my mom:

And yes, she looks ridiculously too young to be my mom; most people guess that she's my older sister. She also shares the same face as my daughter and probably my son. Since my kids refuse to look anything like me, they instead choose to look EXACTLY like their grandmother. (I'm not bitter...)

Anywho, there are about a billion reasons why mom is my hero. But here are the top ten on my list. These are the things that I've learned from her that I can only hope make me even half the mother she is.

1. Really loving your children. I've recently learned to really appreciate this. When we were little, my mom was constantly cuddling with us and showering us with kisses even when we were crazy. No matter what kind of stresses were going on in her life or whatever pressure she was under, she always made us feel REALLY loved. It always made me feel like she was happy to be our mom and I know a lot of people in the world grow up without that.
   
2. Working through sickness/tough times. My mom does this every day of her life and it's really hard to watch her go through this, but it's also inspiring to watch. My mom is a fighter and understands how important it is to focus on the ending goal, not the temporary set backs or strains. I'm really proud of her.
   
3. Birthdays = BIG DAYS. My mom always made such a fuss about our birthdays and I LOVED it. We would wake up to a decorated room and presents to open. The entire day would be dedicated to whatever we'd like to do and we'd get to go eat at our favorite restaurant. Isn't it funny how big of a deal that is to a little kid? I'll always decorate and do the same for my kids because there was nothing better than having your mom so excited for you on your special day.
   
4. Giving your whole heart to your church calling. I really appreciate how much time and effort my mom puts into her ward callings. She loves to serve people and she does it in every calling she's ever had. She understands that every calling, no matter how big or small, is important to our Heavenly Father and to those she's been called to serve. She's so dedicated and people love her for it.
   
5. Making ordinary days special. Some of my favorite memories are from when I was sitting in school, and I would get called down to the office and there would be a bag of treats waiting there for me. It wasn't for any special occasion. My friends would ask why I got them and I'd just tell them that my mom loved me more than them... I can't wait to do that kind of stuff for Liv and Adam when they're older.
   
6. Keeping your cool. One of my favorite memories of this is when my mom was teaching me how to drive. My dad started off the lessons, but it was just a tad bit too stressful... And I should probably mention that I was learning on a stick - so every time the car stalled, I think it took a year off of my dad's life. So then my mom started driving with me. Anyway, there was this one time where I accidentally cut off some guy in a van and I felt really bad and I was preparing myself for the screaming to begin--Dad, it was the screaming that I know meant you cared...--anyway, my mom didn't even flinch in anger - instead she just said, "Don't worry about it, I mean, he's driving a van! He's probably a huge geek." It was so funny! I just started laughing and immediately felt calm.
   
7. Sharing your talents. My mom is one talented person, and not just musically - she's been blessed with every sort of talent a human can have. There's nothing that she can't do, and if there is - she figures out how to accomplish it. And when she learns how to do all of this amazing stuff - she shares it with those around her. She never hesitates bless others with the gifts that she's been given. This is something I really hope to master one day.
   
8. Continually gaining an education. My mom is an incredibly intelligent woman. She stays updated on what's going on in the world and what it means for us. Her brain just contains a wealth of knowledge and she continues to learn more about everything. It was always nice to have her give my papers a look over throughout my high school and college careers.
   
9. Willing to do anything for your family. My mom had to give up being home with us and spent a lot of my childhood working. This is probably one of the hardest things she's ever had to do, but she was willing to do it so that she could give my brothers and me the things she never had as a child. As a newish mom, I'm just understanding how hard that must have been for her.
   
10. Loving our Heavenly Father. My mom really loves our Heavenly Father and depends on Him so much. She's been an example to me of His love and I'm so grateful for that. You can always find her each morning praying to Him and reading His instruction in the scriptures. She takes her problems to Him and counsels me to do the same.
    

As I started making this list, there were about a billion more things that were popping up in my mind that I wanted to share, but I'll keep it shortish. Love you, Mom! Happy Mother's Day!

Happy B-day Jer Dog!