Outgrown clothes

Once again this is from January. I got up one morning after Dave and Danica had gone and came out to see this standing in the living room. I think it's time to go through the clothes. The crazy part is the skirt is a size 5 and the top I believe is a 4 and she is barely 3. YIKES.

btw - I did already go through the clothes and pulled out a whole box of clothes that didn't fit. She swiped a few outfits out of the box when I wasn't looking though because she was wearing them the other day. (specifically the cougar cheerleader outfit she got for Christmas of '07 - it's her favorite)

3 Months

On Feb 16 Dallin was officially 3 months old. Isn't he cute! He's always so bright eyed and smiley. And of course he still does this...

He has started grabbing for things and loves to play with his family. He enjoys short tummy times and can lift his head quite well. He enjoys being outside like the rest of his family. He is still quite the cuddlebug and has to sleep half the night with his daddy (or no one sleeps).

He is a joy in our lives!

Whitney's first haircut

We decided (in January) that it was finally time to even out Whitney's hair. This is what it looked like before. Kind of wild don't you think?

Danica was the photographer for the event and I'm not sure what Whitney was complaining about here. She actually liked getting her hair cut. Danica kept distracting her and making her move her head all over so this might be when I told her it was going to be really short if she didn't keep still.

The finished cut. Nothing fancy, just evened. It's probably a good thing she has curly hair though. She likes it.

hiking trip.

Jan 19th Danica had the day off and so did Dave. So we took advantage of that and the beautiful weather and hiked up the Canyon.
There are carins marking the hiking trail and the girls found a stick and decided to beat the carins to see if they could knock it over.


Some fun with the camera. I really like how they turned out. If you can't tell, Whitney is the first one and Danica is the second. They are so grown up I can't believe it.

Dave insisted on carrying both the backback and the snuggli. I was in the process of putting the snuggli on and he took it off and said he would take it. What a crazy guy. He took a small break to adore his son. I didn't quite capture the true moment on the camera, but oh well. Danica tried out her photography skills too. Dad wanted proof that I am involved in the family too :)


Then we picniced at Rattlesnake Springs.
There was an enormous tree that the girls couldn't resist playing on. There was dancing, balancing, and crawling going on. Dallin even got in on the fun.

Another picture of Dave and his son. He really is tied around his finger, just like the girls.

The ominous garbage can - These cans are designed to keep animals out. If you look closely (or click on the picture for a bigger view) you can see that the back part has this nice metal ridge that comes down on the back when you open the lid. Well...

This is a couple weeks after the fact. Yes, Danica got her finger squashed!!
She decided that she was going to help throw the trash away - without telling her dad. Well, he opened the lid right when she put her hand on the can to open the lid the way she thought it opened and this was the result. YIKES. Her finger will probably look like this until her fingernail grows out. Maybe that is a good excuss for fingernail polish.

Test Results

Well, Dallin had his test yesterday and the results so far are normal. And I am grateful, but we still have no answers. I am ready to just start supplementing.
I hate supplementing because I feel that I have failed to provide for my child. I felt that way with Danica too. But it might just be the best thing for my baby, but the thought of it makes me want to cry - I don't like failure. I don't like feeling that I'm not good enough for my child, and that is how supplementing makes me feel.
Dave keeps telling me everything is fine because he is such a happy baby - unlike Danica. Maybe he's right, maybe he is just a slow grower and not the norm.

Spit happens

We had our check uo yesterday. He gained one more pound. So he is consistently gaining a pound per month, but that still makes him only 9 pounds at 3 months. He also grew another inch (22.5") We think he may have an issue with reflux sice this is what he looks like almost all day.

The boy spits up for the entire two hours between feedings on most days. So they are going to do a test on monday to see for sure.
If you really want to get the full effect, go ahead and click on the picture -

How we spend our time

We really enjoy playing games with friends. Especially Pretty Pretty Princess. I think this must be the girls favorite (as it has appeared in many posts so far). We ran into a long-time friend at church a few weeks back and she came over and played with the girls and visited. We had a blast.

The girls love their little brother. I was preparing for my Stampin' Up! club and Dallin was chillin' in his swing. Whitney was playing with her bubbles and then she decided that Dallin would probably like the bubbles so she started blowing them at him. What great big sisters he has.

Shaving Cream

Did you know that shaving cream makes the best craft activity?! This is something I learned through Stampin' Up! and I thought it would be fun for the girls to make Grandpa birthday gifts using it. Boy did they have a blast. And the clean up is super easy and the kids end up cleaner than they were to begin with.

This is our color palette. All you do is put some shaving cream on a plate, add some color (I used Stampin' Up! re-inkers but you can use liquid food coloring too), swirl around and let your kids create.

We put their drawings on cookie sheets and then pressed paper down to pull up the image. Then you scrape the excess shaving cream off and VOILA.

I think Dallin wanted to join in the fun too.

They had a blast and Grandpa liked his gifts so it looks like it was a success.

ps this was back in January. I'm a bit behind. I'm trying to catch up but hey - I'm trying to put my kids first this year, and Dave is now applying for jobs again so no computer for me after the kids are in bed.

I got an award

My friend Lynners gave me an award for my blog. How nice is that.

The Friends Award is given to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and to be friends.The hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.

If I understand this correctly I now have to pass this award on to 8 more people. I don't know how I can choose!! I love all my friends and families blogs.

I am passing this award to:

Dani

Bridgette

Elise

Krystle

Mauri

Mindy

Shelley

Kate

Some of these are private blogs, but there are links to the ones that aren't.

Eggnog

Tonight at dinner Dave was talking to the girls about the next Cronicles of Narnia movie. He asked them who he thought was going to be in it. I said "Lucy" and Danica said, "Aslan, Susan, Peter and Eggnog!"
How funny!!

2 Months Old

My baby boy is 2 months old. I can't believe it!!

He had his check up yesterday and he is now 8 lbs even and has grown another inch tall. (21.5") He still isn't gaining weight like the doctor would like so we still have to go in for weight checks, but she says he is a very healthy baby.

He is a happy happy baby, and daddy can even get him to laugh. He likes to talk to his sisters, but hates to have his head touched by them. He doesn't get much tummy time yet because I'm affraid he will get run over. He is a trooper and calmed down right after his shots, and hasn't been very cranky yet. He seems to like to sleep things off.

My Dream World

In my dream world my house would stay clean
and I would have more patience.
My friends and family wouldn't be so far away
In my dream world I would not have to be afraid of
letting peope help me or my children at the store.
I would smile more
In my dream world I would never run out of ideas
to be creative with my children
I would hug them more
In my dream world everyone would have their needs
taken care of
There would be no poverty
In my dream world doctors would care more about
people and less about money
There would be no sickness
In my dream world I would be more helpful to
strangers and my neighbors.
Someday I will have my dream world.

I have had a lot of time to think today, as Whitney was sleeping and Dallin was nursing I just let my mind wander. My eyes fell upon the clutter on my dresser and my thoughts went to ways I can spend more time with my kids, and then the words just came. I knew I had to write them down, but I haven't been able to find my journal since this last move so this was the next best place.

Whitney's crazy day

Friday was some day for Whitney. It started out okay. We had the car so I decided we needed to run errands. After our last errand I was buckling Whitney in and she laughed at something and I noticed a new tooth!! Yay - she was finally getting her two year molars. So I checked the other places where her teeth were supposed to be and yes - three more coming in. That would explain some of the crankieness we have had lately.
Then we decided that since it was 80 degrees we should go get Danica her ice cream she got for being good at school. So we do that and have fun. After we get home Danica turned on some music and Whitney started dancing around - only to run into the corner of the wall with her face. She now has a nice green stripe down the right side of her face.
So we calm her down, kiss her better and continue to make dinner. Only to hear another scream. She had been playing in the spare room with my balance ball and bit through her tongue. Yes - my children have lethal weapons in their mouths. At least this time it was mearly puncture wounds on both sides. (unlike Danica's) YIkes!!
So I made her suck on an ice cube until it had stopped bleeding and then Daddy got home and all was better.
Maybe she's growing again. Who knows !!

The Haircut

Today I decided I was just going to go an cut my hair. I have waited long enough. This is my insanly long hair before I cut it.

I got to the Salon and told them I wanted to donate my hair, that I needed at least 12" to donate it to Wigs for Kids and I had all the paperwork. This salon usually donates to Locks of Love. Well, here are the pictures of the haircut I was going for...

and the lady only cut 11" off in the ponytail, but then shed several more inches as she was styling and this is what I ended up with...

Not quite like I was looking for, but Dave says he likes it and so does Danica so I guess it will do.

I'm not sure how I feel about it since it wasn't what I asked for.

When you say chunky layers and your get nonobtrusive layers well, what can I say. That was actually the reason I ended up with short hair in the pics I was taking in - I don't think nonobtrusive layers look good with my hair. What do you think?

ps - Danica took the before and after shots - she's pretty good huh.

Happy New Year

I guess this is what happens when you have a new baby. I think we made it to 11:30. Dave and I woke up when we heard cannons outside. We looked at eachother and said "Happy New Years"

Then we closed our eyes and went back to sleep.

And this is the next day...

we are an exciting bunch aren't we??