Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Awesomeness

Just thought I'd share some awesomeness happening in my life right now:

-Oakley started crawling this weekend!! Yes, I know I will have my hands full but her new found independence has made her a happier baby that can entertain herself for much longer periods of time. She is crawling so much earlier than Saylor did but I'm pretty sure she's just trying to keep up with that sister of hers!

-I am in my second week of training for my first half marathon! There are so many fun people to train with and it feels great to exercise with a purpose and with a goal at the end. It is very motivating and makes me push myself harder. I've lost all my baby weight but I'm hoping to lose my jiggly tummy with all this running!

-We have some truly awesome friends out here in Missouri. They are always up for doing fun things whether it be playing games, decorating valentine sugar cookies, having last minute parties (even if it means everyone has to run to the store at 11:30 on Saturday night) picnics at the park, bonfires, play dates, or watching the bachelor together.

-I really don't like winter but this one has been amazing!! Last week we played at the park 3 different days. The 60's in January feels so good. It's been really nice to skip out on my usual winter blues.

-This one may not sound so awesome at first, but let me explain. Oakley hasn't been sleeping well lately so me and Ty have been extra tired lately and just kind of grumpy at each other. Saturday night I woke up throwing up which was definitely not awesome. But, after Ty cleaned up my throw up off the floor (this isn't the 1st or even 2nd time he's done this for me) and took such good care of me I was reminded what an amazing husband he is and how lucky I am to have him.

-Oakley slept in Saylor's room last night and everyone in the family slept great!! I even had to wake Saylor and Oakley up this morning to go to exercise group.

-I just found out that a bunch of our friends that moved last year from Missouri are coming back to visit in March. Saylor will be in HEAVEN to have her boyfriend George here!

-I got a package in the mail last week from my friend in Idaho with twins about Oakley's age. She is probably SO busy but she was thoughtful enough to take the time to write me a really nice letter that was exactly what I needed to hear and send some cute headbands and a bow. Getting mail is always awesome:)

-So I thought my mom was coming tomorrow and after talking to her last night realized that she is actually coming today!!! She is flying straight to Kirksville so I don't even have to load my kids up for a 6-hour round trip drive to the airport. My mom is a very busy lady so when she comes to Missouri we get her all to ourselves and we LOVE that!!!

As I write this I am realizing just how blessed I am because this list could keep going on and on! I am so thankful for all the awesomeness in my life!


Wednesday, January 25, 2012

5 months

I was looking back at past posts I had done and I was realizing how MUCH I blogged about Saylor and how LITTLE I've blogged about Oakley and I was feeling really bad. I love going back and reading about Saylor as a baby so I'm going to try really hard to stay more updated on Oakley.

Oakley is five months old! As Oakley gets older and can interact more, it is so cute to watch her and Saylor play. She really does adore her sister! Saylor can always get the biggest grins out of her. Oakley is such a strong girl! At four months old she started to get up and rock on her hands and knees and she pushes up and makes an a-frame. She is getting VERY close to crawling and I'm not sure if I'm quite ready for it! Oakley is a very active baby (just like her sister!) always rolling around, kicking her legs or trying to crawl. She is getting pretty good at sitting up. She started rice cereal and loves it! We tried to give her green peas and she absolutely hated them! She kept gagging on them and then just started screaming, her reaction was pretty funny! Oakley is such a people person. When we walk out of the room she will instantly cry because she hates to be alone! She really loves to be held as long as I am up doing things.

We love having Oakley in our family so much. If she was just a better sleeper, she would be perfect!

Here are some pics of our little cutie...

It is always funny to hear everyone's opinion on who Oakley looks like. Here are some pictures of Saylor in the same outfit...

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Christmas Break

So we are finally back from our month long vacation! (Well...we've been back 2 weeks now, I'm just slow) We had so much fun with family and friends! We spent time in Utah and Idaho so here are a ton of pictures completely our of order of some of the fun things we did!

Saylor and Oakley got in a lot of cousin time which they loved!!
Here is a pic of all the girl cousins hanging out.
Saylor and Oakley in their matching Christmas dresses, I love when they match!

Basketball game up in Salt Lake with Ty's fam
I celebrated my 27th b-day in Utah, oh man I'm old! We went to this fun gymnastic place and got to play on all the mats and tramps. Saylor loved it of coarse.
Here she is being brave and jumping into the foam pit.

We went with Matt, Sarah, Essie and Autumn on the Provo River Cruise. There were Christmas lights everywhere and Santa even showed up on a canoe!
Oakley just being cute...
We got to eat at brick oven...my most favorite restaurant ever! Saylor and Essie played and played with their balloons and had so much fun together! This is actually a very monumental photo because Saylor and Essie haven't gotten along in the past. (Much to the dismay of their best friend mommies) This trip they were the best of friends and it made us so happy!!
Saylor snuggling with Grandpa
Dinner at Red Robin with some great high school friends.
Sarah, Bre, Me, Chrissy and Perky
I had to catch this moment when I saw my little girls actually playing together on the floor...so cute!
Saylor had been telling everyone that Santa was bringing her a Tiana doll and a dollhouse for Christmas. Christmas is seriously the best with Saylor. She is so animated and excited about every present, even before she knows what it is. The first thing she opened was actually princess lip gloss and she was ecstatic...she carried them around everywhere for days and even insisted on sleeping with them. She was also very excited about her Tiana doll...
Trying on her new Minnie outfit complete with purse, ears, glasses and slippers.
She had to have a Tiana dress to match her doll of coarse!
Grandma and Oakley
Here is what Oakley will look like in a few years when she gets some hair...haha!
We had a surprise visit from Santa on Christmas Eve!
Oakley and Skyler checking each other out.
We went ice skating on a big group date
We got in lots of Matt and Sarah time
Saylor and Oakley in their matching Christmas tree outfits
Making sugar cookies at Grandma's
We had a super fun night with Matt and Sarah at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. These guys are the best, we couldn't ask for greater best friends.
Before the concert we met up with Jules and Nate for dinner and we got to meet their adorable twins!!
And of coarse, we went up to Temple Square with the family to see all the beautiful lights
We also got to spend lots of time with my sister Kirstie which was totally awesome. She is in hair school so we definitely enjoyed all her new skills! She weaved my hair, gave me eye lash extensions, cut my bangs and also gave Ty a hair cut. She is seriously the most gorgeous, kind and fun person I know. We miss her already!

We had such a fun time but it is good to be home. Now just to get through these awful winter months!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Gingerbread Houses

For family night last night we made gingerbread houses
Erica showing off her awesome house
The cute little babies hanging out together
Elliana, Oakley & Ella
Someday I'll get a good picture of my girls together when they are both actually looking and smiling...
The Whole Group
And here's a close up of our sweet house complete with train and tracks
Check out that overpass over the walkway!
Close-up of the train
And for our family...aren't you excited to see this cute face in 3 days?!!