Piggie tails!!

I am so excited! I was looking at the top of Natalie's head today while I was putting on her hair bow, and thought to myself, "I wonder if she has enough hair for a pig tail yet." I found my trusty little box of teeny tiny elastics, and went to work. I gave her her favorite baby doll to chew on, and pulled her thin hair up on the top of her head. I have to say, those elastics are VERY stretchy! I kept pulling it around and around, and it took forever. It wasn't all the way tight, but I was getting bored. I think the results are rather cute, but I also think I will wait awhile to try again.

I love my family!!!

Seriously, I have the best sister-in-laws ever!! Not only do we all get along pretty well, they are sooooo generous!! Along with hitting new milestones, Natalie hit a growth spurt too, and grew out of all of her clothes. Not a big deal, I had a box waiting in the next size. Then Mother Nature came and threw us for a loop. It got really cold really fast, and Natalie had summer clothes. Big problem.

I went to Phoenix with the children this weekend for my nephew's baptism, and I came home with boxes and bags FULL of clothes for my baby girl. I will have to play fashion show this week with her, so I can get pics of all of the cute outfits that she now has. I am so excited to dress her up. I was literally giddy this morning trying to pick her outfit for the day. I know I am weird.

Thank you again so much Andrea, Camille, and Amy. I really do appreciate all that you have given me, and can't wait for Natalie to wear it all!!

Growing up

Well, Natalie has decided to grow up a little more this week, and hit 2 milestones. She can now clap her hands, and she army crawls. :( I don't understand why she just won't stay little for me. We even had a talk about it. She told me that all babies had to grow up, and I had to grow up too. Well, I don't want her to, so I hope she takes her time learning to crawl the correct way, and also walking. I don't mind her waiting a few months(okay...make that like 6) for her to walk.

A little bit of ME time.

I am so not good at keeping up with this. Last weekend I went on vacation. All by myself. Well...as by myself as I could get with a nursing baby. :) Natalie and I packed our bags and headed south. Where to you ask? Lake Havasu City, AZ. Now I know you are thinking "why would you want to go there?" Well, I will tell you. I grew up there. I lived there from the time I was 8 until I was 15. It is pretty much the "home" I remember. My mom still lives there, so I went to see my mom. My dad was there too. My very best friend from elementary/junior high got married. I just HAD to be there. It was fun. It was fun to get away, it was fun to see my parents, and it was fun to just chill with Natalie all weekend. Also, not having to cook was a bonus. My dad is the best cook!

One of the perks of a girl. :)

Pierced ears!! I went and got Natalie's ears pierced today. She hardly cried at all! She didn't like me holding her head still, but once it was over, and I turned her around, a few hugs later, and the tears stopped. The lady that pierced them was amazed.

Vacation Report

Well, I thought that it had been over a week, then I should probably tell you all about our little Stay-cation/vacation. We started out the week at home. Jared took the whole week off of work, and Cody was out of school for assesment testing. Mommy brain is setting in early, and I can't remember what we did on Monday, other than the boys spent the night at grandmas house. *oops* On Tuesday, we took the family boat out to the lake. Jared's parents came along, and we had a lot of fun. That evening we went camping out in Snow Canyon State Park. We had hot dogs and smores for dinner, and slept in a tent. We had some yummy eggs and bacon cooked over a fire for breakfast.

On Wednesday I did a lot of laundry, and we packed our bags and the van. Thurdsay morning, we headed to Salt Lake City. I met up with some of my awesome online friends in Ogden, and let the kiddos run wild. :) They had a blast.

Friday was spent at Utah's Hogle Zoo. We were pretty much there all day. We took a little break for lunch and a quick siesta, and then we went back to the zoo until they closed, and we left for dinner and bed.

Saturday we went to Discovery Gateway. It is a children's museum in SLC, and it is FANTASTIC!!!! We were there almost all day. We ate lunch in the mall courtyard, and went back to the museum. It is pretty pricey, but we found some BOGO coupons online, and someone in line ahead of us were gracious enough to give us 2 free tickets that they didn't need. In the end, we only had to buy one ticket!

On Sunday we went to my niece's baby blessing, and that was the whole reason we went to Salt Lake in the first place. :) After the blessing, we hung out at my sister's house for a bit, and then headed home.

Then Monday(Labor Day) was spent doing laundry again, and just vegging out before our lives had to start again.

Natalie's new skill

Bring on the ear plugs, this girl has a set of lungs!!!

Vacation cleanup

Well, it has been awhile since I have blogged, because we have been on vacation for the past week. Once I get the house back in order, and I have 2 hands to type with, I will report. :)

A season of change

Change #1: Cody is now a Kindergardener. :( He is growing up so fast. He was so excited to go to school. He goes all day. 9:00-3:30. He has an army backpack that he picked out himself, and a spiderman lunchbox. And, we can't forget the cool red shoes he picked out.


Change #2: Natalie is now 6 months old. :( Time is flying by so fast! She is helping it go a little slower by taking her time hitting milestones, and I really don't mind. She can roll over both directions, but she sometimes forgets that she can, so she will roll onto her belly, and then think she is stuck, and get mad and cry. She doesn't sit up by herself yet, or crawl yet, but that is just fine by me. She needs to stay my baby for just a little longer. I am in no hurry for her to grow up. She can take her sweet time in doing things. She is my cuddler, and I love it! She is probably a little bit old for the swing by now, but she still has fun in there, so who am I to kick her out of it. She especially likes to see if she can turn herself sideways. Silly girl. :)

Busy, Busy, Busy

That pretty much explains the past week at our house. It has been crazy busy over here. Jared's little sister got married today, so for the past 3-4 days, we have been helping out with last minute food preparations, and decorations, and directions, and...oh yeah....watching my kidlets. Well, it has been a fun week also. I am trying to do more crafts with the olders while Natalie sleeps after lunch. The afternoon just gets so long some days... This week we decided to do something easy. I noticed that Jacob will pay attention to crafts a lot longer if they involve food, so we made fruit loop necklaces. :)

Natalie had a big week this week too. She cut her second tooth on Thursday, and she also managed to finally get her chubby little legs up to her mouth to suck on her toes. It is tooooooo cute! She is so proud of herself. :)

Her most favorite thing in the whole world though, is to attack Cody's face. Both of them just start cracking up at each other every time they play like that. It is so fun to hear.