Family Pictures

So much news!!!!

Alright so first of all we had a wonderful visit to Montana. Wayne had two weeks of training so the kids and I jetted off to b-town. It was so nice to be able to go see all the fam and old friends and just relax. We spent a lot of time jumping on the tramp and watching toy story!!! We got to go rollerskating and swimming and play with all of the cousins. Presleigh had so much fun, and seriously didn't want to leave. But she was very excited when she saw our car. And then got even more excited when she found that it was full of her favorite toys. She's hilarious. I have to admit that the traveling home was a nightmare. Just picture me(no hubby) with two little ones (no stroller) two pieces of luggage and a diaper bag roaming around the LA airport looking for a long-term parking sign which didn't exist. Luckily we found our shuttle and then our car, so it worked out. But then we got to enjoy 2 1/2 hours of traffic getting out of the LA area and a baby so sick and miserable with hand foot and mouth. Oh the memories:) I'll post more on our trip later, with some pictures.

Next in the news, my sis-in-law and cousin-in-law, both of which live down the street from us, have committed to baptism!!! It's true, and it's happening next Saturday!!! I am so happy for these two girls and their families. I'll have to post more on that after everything next week. So we are lucky enough to be having all of my family driving here this week to be here for the special day. This is truly a miracle and an answer to so many prayers, and it has been so amazing to be able to be apart of it.

#3 in the news is that #3 is on it's way!! Yep it's true, baby #3 is cooking, and we couldn't be happier!!!!!!!

Only one for now

Here's the only picture we have from our family pics that we had done last wednesday. I love this picture so much and am so glad that we had Jillian take our pictures. Noah gives mostly forehead kisses, so this picture is perfect!!! I can't wait to see more.

taking steps

Yes, it's true. My baby is taking steps. I don't have any pics but I wanted to document this. Yesterday Noah took his first few steps. I think the first one was at church during sacrament meeting. But when we got home he started trying again. He was so cute, getting super excited every time he tried to walk. He kept falling and then getting right back up to try again. I did notice that he is much lighter on his feet these days. I know he'll be walking before we know it.

We are leaving for LA on thursday and I can't wait. The kids and I will drive to LA with Wayne and then fly out the next morning for MT. It's been over a year since I've been back to visit, so I am very anxious. Presleigh is very excited to ride on the "orange airplane up in the sky" but I can't say that I'm looking forward to that part.

Our new favorite activity

My bike finally came last week. YAY!!!! We got a trailer for the kids from my cousin which is amazing, cause I had been looking on craigslist for weeks. Then Pres and I ran out and bought Noah a special baby helmet (for his little head) and Daddy a bike for an early father's day present. We have taken a bike ride almost every day since we got completely equipped. The kids love it and enjoy playing together in their double trailer. And i'm realizing that my legs are not quite as strong as they use to be. The hills in Rancho are absolutely killer.

It's finished

So after a couple practice rounds I finally finished Presleigh's dress. I didn't use a pattern, just the picture from my last post. Didn't it turn out so cute!!! I think I saved myself about $30 making this on my own, and it looks the exact same. Sorry about her crazy hair. I didn't brush it yesterday:)

We took the kids to the park and had a picnic last weekend. It was really cold, and not a very good idea, but the kids enjoyed it. Noah decided that he wanted to steal Presleigh's sandwhich. This boy eats like crazy. Everytime he sees food he freaks out screaming until you give him some. You'd think we were starving him or something.

This happens just about every night. The kids help daddy with the dishes. So cute!!!!

Be Clean

The other day I was reading in the book "Way to Be" by President Hinckley. I love this book and it's simple lessons. I decided to read the chapter "Be clean" and I was surprised to se a paragraph about friends.


It reads:
" I have never forgotten that lesson, which leads me to urge you to choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other. Everybody wants friends. Everybody needs friends. No one wishes to be without them. But never lose sight of the fact that it is your friends who will lead you along the paths that you will follow. While you should be friendly with all people, select with great care those whom you wish to have close to you. They will be your safeguards in situations where you may vacillate between choices, and you in turn may save them."


Oh my goodness how I love this. I always heard "choose your friends wisely" growing up but haven't thought much about it as an adult. We do need to use our best judgement when choosing our friends and who to be close to. These friends will not only influence you but they will influence your children as well. I think a good question to ask yourself is "would I want my kids to be friends with these poeple?" if the answer is yes, then you're good to go.

I am so grateful that we have found such amazing friends here. What a blessing it is to have people around that influence our family for good.