October 17, 2011

Googly...

Karen, is this blog post seriously all about googly eyes?
Yes. Yes, it is. Because they are awesome. Especially when they have adhesive. We've been having a wee bit more fun than you would imagine with these little guys around the house. Andrew calls them "silly eyes."

The Willow Tree people finally have faces!







October 7, 2011

Halloween Fun

This is cracking me up. Happy Halloween!

October 3, 2011

Our Weekend


"They hiding. I show you."
Andrew showed Brady his mad skillz. He's (kind of) catching onto the concept of sharing, and I am SO glad!! :)
Photographic evidence that I exist! Doesn't she look thrilled?
We got to play with Daddy this weekend! It was awesome, and we all loved it.

Lots of tickling, hugs, kisses, laughing, wrestling, and snuggling. Awesome stuff.
Oh. And modeling. Lots of baby modeling.
Some of us got to eat mini M&Ms and hang around in nothing but our skivvies. No worries, that was just Andrew.
We just chilled. And it was wonderful.
Andrew thought Emily was tickling him. It's nice that he's started to kind of enjoy having her around!

He thought Uncle Aaron's headphones were awesome!

Again. Chilling. Modeling. Being too cute for words.

But mostly, we watched General Conference. The prophet and apostles of our time came together to speak to us. It was inspirational. It was beautiful. It oftentimes seemed like it was just for me. I loved it. I truly believe these men are called of God. I believe that Jesus Christ is at the head of this church. I feel so grateful.
Andrew loved watching the "poppy" and tried to imitate him while he was speaking. And I had a thought of him "following the prophet." And my heart just yearned, hoping that he would always follow the prophet. That he will always follow the Savior and trust in the Spirit to guide his life. I hope this so much for children, and am so grateful that I can teach them.

www.lds.org - Feel free to head here to watch Conference!! You won't regret it.

September 30, 2011

I See You...


Yeah. He's 2.


Lesson learned. Don't leave him alone. Although apparently now I know what his veins look like on the inside. I'm going to assume that's what he was doing.
While coloring, Andrew somehow managed to eat the crayon. Yes. Seriously. He's very two this week. I love that crazy kid.

September 22, 2011

3 Months

Three months ago, we welcomed a little piece of sunshine into our home. Since then, we have grown to love her more and more each day. We are a lucky to have little Miss Emily in our family.





She can even play games with Uncle Aaron! :)

And What Do We Have Here....


Life is interesting with a two year old.

September 20, 2011

Obsessed?

Here are a few of the cookbooks I have checked out from the library right now. There are pages and pages of cookbooks you can put on hold. I might be a wee bit obsessed with cooking lately. Whoopsie. But I don't think my family is complaining.
No. They seem pretty happy lately.
Have I mentioned that I feel pretty lucky?

September 19, 2011

Falling into Autumn....and Cooking

We went on a walk on Saturday morning. There's an apple tree near our house with a sign saying "Free Apples." We grabbed a little one for Andrew, and he thought it was the best thing ever. He ate it, core and all. :)
Doesn't she look adorable? Gotta love that little tyke!
It was a little chilly, so we bundled them up and set out. We had a good time, Andrew most of all!
I love Mike in this picture. He looks like a model or something. :)
Andrew LOVES to help me cook. I was making dinner the other day, and he stood there with a table knife "cutting" up some vegetables and eating apples and oranges along the way. He watched a cooking show with me a couple weeks ago and since then has been putting on his own little cooking shows. It has been hilarious and so sweet.
Don't these fruits and veggies look amazing? I just love the colors.
One of my favorite things about Emily is that she holds onto material when she's sleepy. Is there anything sweeter than a little girl with her blankie and pacifier? I think not.
Further proof.
3 People. Cute, cute, and cute.
Sweet little family.

September 15, 2011

Love

There is no doubt in my mind. This is my favorite little girl. Ever.
Emily's loves:
1. Mommy and Daddy - She loves to smile at us, to hold our hands, and to just generally be with us.
2. Watching Andrew - She is a brave girl, and has gotten over her (legitimate) fear that Andrew might accidently crush her tiny skull during his playtime. She LOVES to just sit and watch him while he's running around, and smiles like crazy anytime he comes by. I can't wait for them to become buds.
3. Eating.
4. The ceiling fan. It's about her favorite thing. As soon as we lay her on our bed, she looks up smiling. If the fan isn't on, she looks disappointed until we turn it on. She's adorable.
5. She loves to be talked to. She gives huge smiles and talks back.
6. Sticking out her tongue. She loves to do it and have us do it back at her. She also loves when we say, "There's your tounge, tounge, tounge!" I don't know why or how it started, but she's a happy little gal.
We just are absolutely smitten with this little sweetie!!!

September 8, 2011

New Blog

I've decided to start a second blog. No, I don't think that you have nothing better to do than to read about me and my family all day. The new blog will be what I'm doing in my home to make it more....home-y. Organizing, cleaning, decorating, and cooking. Mostly cooking. I seriously seriously love cooking. So feel free to check it out if you want! :) www.domesticallydorky.blogspot.com