Noah's Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father.
We going to see Heavenly Father and Jesus tonight,
We going to see fireworks tonight.
We going to choose the right.
We going to see the temple tonight.
We bless this dinner.
In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

More July Pictures

We went and got some Mongolian BBQ as a family. 

Presleigh and Noah sitting in the waiting room of the instacare.  Poor baby Holland had a bad cold:(

Going on a walk for family night. 

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Holland started rolling!!!!

Baby Holland had a really bad cold and I was concerned she had an ear infection so we took her to the doc.  This was the beginning of our sleepless nights:(

Recap of July from my Iphone

I started putting Holland in her exersaucer.  Since she was just a few months old Holland loved to play with toys dangling from her car seat and bouncer.  I wasn't surprised that she was a fan of her exersaucer. 

Cousin Krista came back from college.  My kids absolutely adore her and were so excited when she was home. 

We moved into our house at the end of May and immediately started working on projects.  The whole house had just been painted a really ugly tan.  So we ended up painted the ceilings before we moved in.  We also started working on getting the cabinets painted.  My parents came to help us moved in and my amazing mother pretty much painted the whole main living area.  This is a progress picture of my messy unfinished kitchen. 

Finally hung some pictures on our walls. 

Holland finally started enjoying her bumbo. 

I wanted to wait to start Holland on solids pretty much because they are a pain.  but at around 4 1/2 months Holland started struggling with sleeping so I thought it might help her sleep better.  It didn't really do anything so we have just now started back up on some solid foods.  She is not a big fan of rice cereal. 

When we first potty trained Noah he was so good about staying dry during the night.  We were so excited and thought that we had lucked out with no bed wetters.  When we moved things seemed to change and Noah started peeing his bed.  I was constantly changing sheets and Noah was switching bunks every night.   I thought that we would be able to control it and get him to stop wetting by being more diligent with his night time drinks and taking him potty before bed so I was dragging my feet on the pull ups.  But to make my life easier we caved and started putting him in pull ups.   

Presleigh loves to hold Holland. Sometimes I think she forgets that Holland is not a baby doll and is a little rough. Pres is such a great big sister though and helps so much with her younger siblings:)

I am absolutely in love with this sweet baby.  I can not believe how fast she is growing:(  My favorite right now is bringing her to my bed in the mornings and listen to her talk.  Then Presleigh and Noah will join us and we will all play and talk before we get ready for the day.   

Towards the end of July, the Herrera's came to Meridian for a visit.  We were so happy to be able to spend some time with them.  I can not believe how big their kiddos have gotten.  Presleigh and Delaney were reunited and had so much fun playing together.  It was so fun to watch them but it also made me miss our days in California. 

She is so serious sometimes:)

We had a fun get together for my friend Keri's birthday.  Presleigh and Noah enjoyed swimming in the pool.  I didn't put my kids in swim lessons this year but they have become pretty good swimmers this summer.  We definitely miss our old neighborhood pool but we have had quite a few opportunities to go swimming this summer.

Spending some time with mommy in bed:)

Look Presleigh's awake!!!

And Noah too!!!

We have spent a lot of time at the splash park this summer.

This is the only type of pacifier that Holland will take. This was a pacifier that we tried to get Presleigh to take when she was a baby. She wasn't interested in it, but Holland loves it.  Unfortunately we only have one of them, and the company no longer makes them like this anymore.  This pacifier stresses me out.  I am constantly worried that we are going to lose it.  Wayne is not concerned about the pacifier at all so he is constantly losing it:)  Sometimes I really want to lose it so that I can stop being so crazy about it and then maybe Holland would be able to self soothe a little better.   I guess this will save me quite a bit of money in the long run though because when Noah was a baby I was constantly losing and replacing pacifiers. 

Noah turns 3

We spent the day out an about for Noah's birthday.  We enjoyed a movie and then went to mcyuckys for some lunch.  Presleigh and Noah were super excited to get their first happy meal.  They played on the play place for a while and then we went and got some shaved ice.  For months Noah was telling us that he wanted a Captain America birthday so I got him a captain america t-shirt to wear on his birthday.  He also got a captain america action figure which he loves.

Noah is such a sweet little boy.  He is my cuddler and will climb up on my lap randomly just to snuggle with me.  He is also super independent.  He wants to do everything by himself and on his terms.  He has a super silly personality and loves to make people laugh.  He is super active and loves to ride his bike.  He also loves to go out and swing all by himself.  He climbs and jumps on everything.  Noah loves his sisters.  He is so sweet with Holland.  He loves to give her kisses and play with her.  He also couldn't live without Presleigh.  They play together constantly sometimes not so nicely but they enjoy eachother so much.  We love our buddy boo so much and can't believe he is already 3!! 

4 Months

Holland weighs 13 lbs 4 oz (55%) and is 23.75 in long (25%).  We found out at her 4 month appointment that she had an ear infection which shows that she is a very chill baby because we had no idea that she was in pain.

4th of July

Our 4th of July was a good one this year.  We got up early for our Ward breakfast and ate delicious french toast and ham.  Then we went and got some fireworks for later that night.  We stopped by the Lewis' for a little while and visited with their family. We went swimming with some friends at our old neighborhood pool.  Then we headed over to the Hoops' home for some yummy barbeque.  The kids had so much fun with their friends and it was so nice to spend time with good friends.

 That night we went to Storey Park for the annual fireworks.  They were pretty lame compared to the Laurel fireworks show that I grew up watching but the kids loved them.  They had fun running around with their glow sticks and then cuddled up with us to watch the fireworks.  towards the end of the fireworks we heard screaming and then saw that the sprinklers had turned on right next to wear we were sitting.  We didn't want to be next to get sprayed so we left early.  This helped us avoid traffic and we were able to watch the grand finale from our car on the way home.  

Worry About Yourself

My kids like to tell on each other a lot.  They come to me and tell me what the other one is doing or what they've done.  Sometimes this is good.  Like when Noah has a bottle of counter spray that he is using as a squirt gun.  Or when Presleigh leaves the house without asking to go play with our neighbors.  But most of the time I tell the kiddos to "Worry about yourself."  Lately when I tell Noah not to do something like play with the soap in the bathroom, or spit, or hit, or touch his private parts, he will say to me, "Mom, worry about yourself."  Usually I have to hold back my smile as I explain to him that he needs to make better choices if he wants mommy to stop worrying about him.

 I am loving this worry about yourself lesson though.  I am reminded almost daily by the tattling my kids do that I need to worry about me. My choices, my words, my thoughts, my actions, and be careful not to judge others.  Free agency is a wonderful thing:)