Aprons, Toddler Beds, and Mac & Cheese

I was feeling a little ambitious one day and decided to make the kids some aprons. They like helping me cook and doing crafts, so I thought aprons would be fun for them to wear so they don't make messes. I thought they turned out really cute! They didn't take much time and the kids liked the fabric I picked out for them.

I also decided to put together the toddler bed we bought for Brooklyn. Now THAT was a project. Trying to put it together by myself with 3 little kids "helping" was more time consuming than I thought it would be. When I finally finished it I rearranged Brooklyn's room to fit the crib and bed in it. Brooklyn was really excited when she realized that the bed was for her. She jumped right in and laid there with Carson while I finished arranging her room.

I was worried about how Brooklyn would do moving from the crib to the bed and decided that I would wait until the weekend to make the transition. I wouldn't have even attempted it at all, but I wanted Morgan to have a place to sleep and knew that having her in another room would allow me to get more sleep. When I went to lay Brooklyn down for her nap, she threw a fit when I put her in her crib. She kept pointing to her bed. I put her in her bed and left, thinking that I would have to go back in a few minutes to put her in the crib. Nope! She went right to sleep! Thinking it was a fluke we tried again at bedtime. Same thing! She transitioned without any problems at all! Way to go!

Carson cracks me up. He loves Mac & Cheese. LOVES it. Everytime we go out to eat that is what he orders. Anytime I ask him what he wants to eat, he yells Mac&Cheese! One day I asked him what I should make for dinner. He responded with his usual, "Mac & Cheese!" Knowing that Jason was in class and wouldn't be home for dinner, and being tired and not in the mood to cook, I agreed. Carson was so surprised that I said yes that he started jumping up and down. Then he ran over to me and gave me the biggest hug. 

"You are my favorite best friend, ever!"

Thanks, kiddo. Love you back.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite days of the year. I love everything about it. The colors, the decorations, the idea of expressing your love.... I love it all. This year I made a few Valentine's Day crafts for our house. I thought they turned out pretty cute.

We invited our play group over for a Valentine's Day party. Each of the kids made mailboxes and we handed out valentines for each of them. It was crazy chaos, but the kids loved it and it's fun to get together with all of our friends. 13 kids, 3 babies, and 7 moms.

I love this picture! It perfectly describes our play group. Silly kids, some in the corner crying and not wanting to take a picture (Carson), not possible to get everyone to look at the camera, funny faces...

My parents send the kids gift cards to Dairy Queen for Valentine's Day, so I decided to take the kids out for lunch. We went to DQ, went and got balloons (our tradition), and then picked up a heart-shaped pizza for dinner. We normally also make sugar cookies and deliver them to our friends, but this year we didn't get around to it.

Since Jason had class that night, Carly and Will came over and hung out with us for a little bit.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Mustaches

Just a little humor from the Target dollar bin. :) Jason just rolled his eyes and was to grumpy to participate. Haha!

Weekend Getaway

The weekend of our anniversary, Jason and I sent Carson and Brooklyn to stay with my sisters and we headed down to Salt Lake. Morgan came along with us because she is just so cute - oh, and she is nursing. :) On our way we drove up to the Bountiful Temple where we were married 6 years earlier. It was fun to go back to the temple, especially on our anniversary.

We had a great time in Salt Lake. We were able to go out to dinner some friends of ours and relax. I was also able to go to a conference that I had really looked forward to attending. I was able to meet some of my favorite bloggers (Tara from Dating Divas and Six Sisters) and spend time with my good friend, Chelsey. I have an amazing husband who is so supportive of everything I want to do.

The weekend flew by and we were anxious to get home to our kiddos. Poor Brooklyn and Carson really missed us (as evident from our Skype call below). I think its important to get away every once in a while and focus on being a couple. Having a healthy marriage is important! :) That being said, I always miss my babies terribly.

Thanks for the great weekend, Jason! Love you!

Morgan's Blessing

This post is long overdue! We blessed our sweet Morgan on the 19th of January. It was over the holiday weekend and it was the only time off my dad was going to have for a few months. My parents and Jason's parents were all able to come and we are so grateful they were here. There is nothing better than watching your husband, father, and father-in-law take your precious baby in their arms. The power of the Priesthood is real, it is powerful, and it is sacred. It was such a great day and Morgan looked beautiful in her little white dress. The blessing was sweet and Morgan didn't make a peep the entire time. 

I love my little family so much. They are my whole world! I'm so grateful to have the Gospel in my life and to be sealed to my family for eternity. I am so humbled at times by the knowledge that I have been blessed with in this life. I hope and pray that I can teach my children everything they need to know and can help them gain their own testimony of Christ.  

Morgan, on your special day, I hope you felt how very loved you are. Not only do your dad and I love you with our whole hearts, but your Father in Heaven loves you more than you can imagine. You are a special spirit, saved for this time. I have no doubt that you will do amazing things with your time on this earth. Stay strong, my sweet one. Remember who you are and how very loved you are. 

XOXO - Mom

Morgan - 2 months

Morgan turned 2 months old on the 6th of February. I can't believe how fast it goes! She is the sweetest baby ever and I just can't get enough of her! 

She has been such a smiley baby. Her first "real" smile, or smile I knew was a smile for sure, was on the 6th of January - exactly 1 month old. She hasn't stopped smiling since.

Morgan is very loved by Brooklyn and Carson. They both like to "help" her, lay with her, play with her, touch her..... She is such a good sport about it all and she loves them right back.

She loves to be held, especially by mommy. One day I finally pulled out the wrap so I could get some things done around the house and she loved it. She went right to sleep. I should have pulled it a while ago!

When she is tired she will fall asleep pretty much anywhere right now. She loves to be held in the football hold especially. I was holding her one day and she was so tired she fell asleep. The kids kept patting her and talking to her but she wouldn't wake up. Sweet baby girl.

Carson is such a great big brother. He loves holding Morgan and talks to her constantly. It makes my heart happy.

I pulled out the toys for Morgan and she really likes the jungle gym. She will lay there for about 20 minutes and play by herself (or with a sibling). I've never had a baby do that! It's amazing! She also loves her warm suit that I put her in when we go anywhere. She gets the biggest smile on her face when I put her in it and she will normally go right to sleep if her tummy is full. She also really likes sleeping with me and the only place I can really get her to stay asleep right now is my bed. I'm hoping to work on that in the next month or so. For right now I'm just enjoying cuddling with her. :)

We love you, sweet Morgan! Don't ever grow up.

Happy Valentine's Day!