My First Baby is 4!

Holy cow, I know I say this a lot, but time really flies. Burton just turned 4 this past Monday and I just can't believe how big he is getting and how fast it goes. We had a Spongebob party on Saturday with family and he loved opening his presents and eating cake. Brandon and I gave him a Leapster 2 and he has hardly put it down since he got it. I was afraid he wouldn't like it!

Then on Monday, we went to Chuck E Cheese. Burton has wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese ever since his last birthday and we have been telling him for the past year that he could go there for his next birthday, so obviously we had to take him. I was afraid it might not live up to his expectations, but we all had a blast playing games. Of course he has been asking ever since if we can go back, so we'll have to take him there again before his next birthday! I am so grateful for his sweet little spirit. He is such a good boy and so sweet to his little sister. Sometimes I'm not sure what I did to get such a sweet little boy.

As for McKenzie, she is also getting so big and starting to talk more and more (FINALLY!). For the most part she is a sweetheart, but man is she ever a girl! Oh the drama! She threw a full blown tantrum the other day and I just haven't had to deal much with that, so I left her in the family room to throw her tantrum and told her I would talk to her when she calmed down. After a few minutes of throwing a fit, she was back to being herself. Her personality is exactly like her mother, so we'll either be good friends or butt heads all the time!

Other than that, not much else going on. Well except that Brandon and I are going to celebrate out 10 year anniversary on Wednesday! More to come on that on Wednesday, so check back.

Times flies!

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since my last post. I know I am not very good at updating this thing, but it never feels like it's been as long as it really has. I just get so busy with these little kiddos that the time just flies by.

So, things are going good, no big changes or anything. McKenzie has had a rough last couple months. I honestly think the poor girl has not felt good for over a month. She finally got tubes in her ears because she has had yet another ear infection. Then shortly after that came down with Roseola, then a few days after that she was throwing up. Plus on top of all of that, she is getting some of her molars. Whew! She was SO flippin ornery for about two weeks in there, that I really ever wondered if she was going to be normal again. Finally, yesterday and today, she has been like her old self again, just happy and cute as ever.

Burton is just getting so big and I can't believe he will be 4 soon. He is such a sweetheart and I hope and pray that never changes. He is so sweet to his little sister (most of the time) and just has such a sweet personality. I really need to start writing things down that he says because they are so funny and then of course later I can't remember them.

As for Brandon and I, we are doing good. Although, I think both of us are missing Phoenix right about now. It is SO flipping cold here right now, yikes!

My Baby is 1!

Okay, so I am a horrible mother, my baby turned one like 3 weeks ago and I haven't done a post about it. So, here it is. For her birthday, I rented a pavilion at the pool at the Kearns rec center because it was super cheap and because she LOVES the water. She had so much fun swimming and it was so nice because it wasn't crowded. She didn't get nearly as messy as I thought she would with her cake, but she really loved it. She just wasn't sure what to do with it. I gave her a big cupcake and she couldn't figure out how to get it in her mouth. Finally, I broke it up into little pieces and she went to town! I just can't believe that she is one already! That first year goes by so dang fast, one minute they are so tiny and you blink and they are twice as big and crawling around making messes everywhere! I wish they would stay little just a little while longer.

Cutest Kids Ever!

Okay, so I'm sure everyone thinks that about their own kids, but that's the way it should be, right?

I know this is very unusual for me to do this much posting, but I just had to share some pics that we had taken today for McKenzie's first birthday tomorrow. The pics turned out cute, but I was not very impressed with JCPenney this time around. Just a side note for anyone thinking about going there.

I can't believe my little girl is going to be one tomorrow. It blows me away how fast the time goes. I just love being a Mom and I'm so grateful that I get to stay home with my little angels and spend every day with them.

Thanksgiving Point

We went to Thanksgiving Point yesterday for the $2 Tuesdays and it was beautiful! The flowers were absolutely gorgeous and the weather was really nice, not too hot. I think Burton really liked it too because when we were done he asked if we could go look at everything again.

So, my Mom has been telling me I need to write something down that Burton says that cracks us all up, I am finally doing it. When he wants to know what choices he has for something he says "What do they have else?". It's pretty funny.

In my last post, I noted all these things that McKenzie was doing, but I can't believe I forgot to post about her crawling, DUH! She got a late start (about 10 months), but is crawling like a pro now. She also said her first official word the other day "Uh-oh". It was a very definite uh-oh and she only says it occasionally, but it definitely counts. Tonight, Brandon and I swear she was saying "Thank you". She said it several times and it was so cute. I can't believe my little girl is going to be one next week!

Finally, Some Pictures!

Well, we finally got our new computer so now I will probably be posting a lot more. The old computer was just so darn slow to do anything, I tried to avoid using it. So, I just wanted to update with some pics cause I have so many cute ones, but I'll only post a few.

We went to the parade on the 24th and it was pretty fun. Burton seemed to enjoy the whole thing and McKenzie started out liking it, but her interest faded pretty fast. She really liked the policemen on their motorcycles.

McKenzie I swear said her first word the other day. We were at Costco and I gave her a book to play with and she started waving her hand and said a very clear "hi". My Mom was there to witness it. She also is getting her first tooth right now. I can't believe she is going to be one next month, it goes SO dang fast!

Burton is just growing so tall and being such a good brother to his little sister. For the most part, he is such a good kid and just has such a sweet personality. He tells me like 100 times a day "I love ya".

Yes, we are still alive!

Oops! It's been a long time since I updated this thing. I am sitting here in Burton's room waiting for him to go to sleep, which isn't really happening, and thought hmm I should hurry and update my blog. I can't post any pictures though cause we got a new computer and I haven't put the software for my camera on it yet.

Gosh, it's been so long, I don't even know what has happened since my last post. I do know we were very sick at our house for a long time. I got the worst of it unfortunately and am just barely starting to feel 100% normal again. But now Brandon has a little bit of what I had so I hope it doesn't turn into what I had. Adeno virus is NEVER allowed near our house again!

Things are just moving along like normal here. Burton is almost 3.5 and Kenz is almost 1 year old. Holy cow, seriously where does the time go?

We did go to Lagoon last week in a huge rain storm, but nonetheless, Burton had a BLAST! He loved going on all of the kiddie rides and rode his favorite ride about 10 times. I think he had more fun at Lagoon than at Disneyland.

Well, I wish I could post some pics because I have so many new ones, but I gotta get the software on here first. Maybe next post, and I will try not to go 2 months between posts again!