The number 2

Today's post is brought to you by the number two. Yesterday was Miss Halli's number two birthday. I heard her two little feet running into my room yesterday morning to wake up up at 6:15. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes were her two big beautiful eyes staring into mine. I laid her into bed next to me and thought of the past two years with her in our lives. She is one crazy lady, but we sure love having her in our family.

In honor of her big day here are "Halli's top 2's"

2 things we did for Halli's Birthday1. Crowned Halli princess for the day
2. Ate a delicious fondant cake made by Lindsey (my sister) and I(Tiffani)

2 things Halli said today
1. What the....heck
2. Oh cute (said after she saw a picture of herself)

2 times Halli made ma laugh today
1. When she bit into her birthday cake after we sang to her (I guess that was actually yesterday-oh well)
2. when she said what the....heck

2 things I remember when she was born
1. Her pink pink skin (Carson was really yellow)
2. having her sleep on my chest-I love snuggly babies and she TOTALLY was...what happened?

2 things we love about Halli
1. I LOVE that she loves shoes...a girl just like her mom
2. She loves us

PS...My photos were loading, and then they stopped. So as of now I only have 2 photos-fitting I guess.

The Number 4

Disclaimer-I am totally using this idea from a friend...hope you don't mind Ashley. You are a genius for thinking of it.

A little over 4 years ago Carson entered our lives. (yes his birthday was a week an a half ago, but we've been a little busy...I'm late on this post, but oh well!) He has brought us laughter, tears, smiles, pain, giggles, headaches, and heartaches...but mostly laughter. Thanks for being the funniest kid on the planet!

To honor our little man here are

"Carson's Top 4's"

4 things we did for his Birthday

1. Spiderman birthday party. We went all out!

2. Got him his first bike-spiderman of course

3. Ate pizza

4. Went bowling-his favorite family activity

4 things Carson said today

1. La la la la don't mess with my heart

2. Would you get over here and rescue me (telling me to get off the bed while playing super heros...what I can't rescue you while lying down? Ha-he underestimates my abilities)

3. No Halli, you can't hit me

4. I LOVE my new room! (We rearranged his room today)

4 reasons Carson whined today

1. He couldn't have hot chocolate at the exact moment he decided he wanted it (yes, it does take a minute or two to actually make it!)

2. Halli bopped him on the head-repeatedly

3. It was time for nap. Yes, my 4 year old still takes naps :)

4. He couldn't play the Wii-before nap

4 times Carson made me laugh today

1. When he came running into my room this morning with his blanket over his head

2. He told me he wanted a honey, peanut butter, and bread sandwich

3. Asked Halli where her candy went...of course she had eaten it in 2 seconds flat

4. Immediately asked if he could play the Wii after waking from nap

4 things I remember when he was born

1. He's perfect. The most beautiful baby ever born.

2. Where did the red hair come from?

3. It was all totally worth it!

4. How am I going to take my finals (he was born the day before finals started)

4 things we love about Carson

1. How thoughtful he can be. He is always giving me compliments on the things I do-like the tutu I just made for Halli 2 days ago. He said "mom, it is so beautiful!"

2. His sense of humor. He is constantly making us laugh. He's had such a fun personality since he was a baby.

3. How much he loves Halli...even though she is constantly trying to bother him

4. He is 100% boy.

Thanks for the wonderful 4 years. You have truly enriched and blessed our lives!

Birthday Party

We had Carson's birthday party yesterday, and he had a really great time. He wanted a spiderman party so we had everything spiderman here yesterday. We played pin the spider on the web, did a web walk (like cake walk), and let the kids swing at a spiderman pinata. We also had spiderman decor, cake, and prizes. It was a fun time for all of us. He was really excited for the party, and asked about it everyday. I'm glad it is over so he won't keep asking how many days left. Here are a couple pictures of the celebration.

I never posted about our Thanksgiving. It was really great this year. Ryan's parents drove down from Michigan and surprised the kids and Ryan. I knew about it, and planned on them coming. It was a wonderful surprise for everyone, and we enjoyed having them here. They did most of the cooking for Thanksgiving, and played with the kids everyday so it was more like I was on vacation rather than them! We appreciated them driving the 15 hours to spend the week with us!

And finally here are my projects from the past 2 weeks. I made some Christmas magnets with my mother in law while she was here, and then this week I refinished a little rocking chair for Halli's room. I just realized I haven't taken any photos of my magnets...so I'll post that tomorrow, but here is the chair. After looking at this photo I realized I need another coat of paint on it so I'll have to do that this week. AC #9 and #10

Before (purchased at a garage sale for $5!)

After-painted to match Halli's room...which will be complete this week! I will have it posted as my AC challange for the upcoming week...even though it has taken 2 months to complete. It has been a work in progress for a long time thanks to the leak we had in there. But it is almost done and I'm excited to show the transformation. So be sure to check back for it!

Busy Birthday week

Ryan celebrated his birthday last Tuesday (the 17th), and I had a busy time getting ready for it. I was running around cleaning the house, making the cake, a crown, a birthday sign, wrapping presents, and making sure the kids were happy and entertained. It was a busy day, but I had a fun time getting it all together. Ryan went to work then came home and was crowned king then opened his presents.

Afterwards, Ryan and I went out for dinner-without the kids-that was nice! I took him to Bonefish grill, and he loved it. I don't like fish so he never gets to eat it...I thought it would be ok for him to have something he loved for his birthday. I got a delicious steak. It was a wonderful place to eat, and I would definitely go back. The whole place didn't reek of fish so I didn't mind it at all! We returned home and had cake and ice cream with the kids then put them to bed, and we watched a movie. I think he had a pretty good birthday this year. (please pardon the blurriness of the photos. I apparently had a hard time taking pictures that day)

On another note, Carson slipped down the stairs yesterday, and broke his fall with a side table. His lip didn't take the beating too well. It was bleeding pretty good so I look him to the doctor. She prescribed popsicles. As you can imagine, Carson was thrilled! She also suggested he drink out of straws-another thing Carson loves to do anyway. The nurse gave Carson a coupon for a free frosty, and another one for a free kids meal at Applebee's. I guess it was worth the $20 co-pay! He is doing just fine today, but I can't help but laugh everytime I look at him. Here are some photos from this morning.

I laughed so hard when I looked at this picture I took...he makes such funny faces all day long.

Lastly, here is AC project #8. I'm late again getting it posted up here. I made one on Thursday to take to a "project exchange" activity thing we had at church. (You make something, bring it, then switch with people). I forgot to take a photo of the sign I made so I just whipped one up for me today and here is the result. I'm glad I decided to make one for me cause I really wanted one...although I don't want it to snow.

She's 1!!!

Our little June Bug turned 1 on the 10th. We had a nice relaxing day at home, and a little party with just us Wednesday night. She was really happy all day long-which is kinda a big thing cause she has been SO cranky lately. She's had teeth coming in for a while, and she doesn't deal well with that. She was happy, took great naps, and played with Carson nicely. We got to have pizza for dinner then open presents, and eat cupcakes. She sure enjoyed all of that-it was fun to see her really dig into her cake! Here are some photos from the day

Bear from Carson

Adorable Piggy Bank from Grandma & pa

After the cake

At 12 months Halli is

• Walking everywhere. She doesn't crawl hardly at all anymore! She started walking at 10 months so she's had a few months to perfect it.
• Going up and down stairs on her own
• Saying a few words like: mama, dada, carson, bottle, bear, baby, ball, grandma, grandpa, and aubry
• She understands so many things, and amazes me each day at what new things she has learned to recognize.
• Giving hugs and kisses as she desires. She LOVES giving Carson hugs.
• Enjoying drawing-she likes to see the marks she can make with a pencil/crayon
• Bugging Carson like crazy! She love, love, loves to pick on him. He's a pretty good sport...most of the time.
• She has 5 teeth-3 on top, 2 on bottom
• Sleeping through the night!!! She goes to sleep around 7:30pm, and wakes around 7am.
• Eating table foods, and refusing any kind of baby food.
• Adorable!

Carson's Birthday

Carson turned 3 years old yesterday, and Halli will be 6 months old tomorrow. These kids just grow like weeds! It is amazing how much they both have grown in the past few months. I was able to get home early from work yesterday so we could spend some time playing some games that Carson got for his birthday. He was so excited about presents and we just love seeing him get all excited about stuff. Besides games, Carson got new shoes and PJ's that he definitely needed. He also got a couple movies and a some toys. I think all the gifts got him ready for Christmas.



In other news, Halli started eating baby food and we discovered that she really likes squash. I even had a little (Its not bad). But i guess anything tastes better than that nasty formula. Halli has been rolling around like crazy and is attempting to crawl. She hasn't figured out what to do when she gets up on her hands and knees. I'm just surprised that she can lift those chubby legs up to get on her knees in the first place. She needs to give some of that chub to Carson... he's turning in to a little stick.

Holiday PJ's

Well, we are trying to get Carson in the Christmas spirit, so we put up our tree and a few lights. And since his old PJ's are too small for his body, we let him open his new ones (see picture below). He was pretty excited. Now all he wants to do is open presents. Also we had a ward Christmas party last night where "Santa" showed up to give everyone candy. I think Carson was a little freaked out by the whole thing but was excited at the same time. I think he really just wanted the candy. It has been fun this holiday since he is old enough to understand about Santa and Christmas and everything. Good times!