A New Man

My little boy now has a big man haircut. I have been wanting to cut it short for a long time but have never braved it because it would be so differnt (and Scott might have a fit). Well I broke down at my brothers in Arizona and it was worth it. Cory gave him a great haircut and it was quick and painless. Cory said I was not allowed to be in there watching so that Evan could relax. So these are some pictures of the aftermath. He looks like a big boy and thankfully he has no more old man combover.

Welcome to the World!

After 2 different hospital visits and 43 hours later baby Devin was born. We were all thinking that baby Devin and I would be sharing a birthday, however he decided he wanted his own day by exactly 2 hrs. He was born Oct. 24 at 2am, weighing 7 lbs. 2oz. I am glad to say that Julie is doing well after a long battle of pain and suffering. I was so honored to be there to witness such a sweet miracle, and not to be the one enduring the pain. Congats Julie and JC. We love You!

Disneyland

Finally dad was able to join us for a day at Disneyland. We had a blast together as a family and Evan loved being with his dad. We couldn't ask for better with lines only fifteen minutes per ride at the most. Hannah rode all the rides with us and I just covered her eyes on the scary ones. That's what is so great about Disneyland, it truly is for everyone. We had so much fun together that I wasn't concerned about about using the camera to take pictures. It was kind of nice. And I didn't feel bad that we weren't there all day and only rode half the rides because we now have passes.Disneyland was fun and festive with Halloween stuff so I decided I had to snap one on our way out in front of the pumpkin. (This is for you Julie). We can't wait to go again and hope that it will be as perfect as this day with few people and small lines.

New House, New Routine

Yes, I know I am way behind on my blog. Moving this last month has been crazy deciding what to save, trash, put in storage or take to my parents. Finally I feel semi normal. We have finally got ourselves into a little routine at grandma & grandpa's, with minor changes here and there. Life seems so different now that I am not working. I try to get the kids out of the house everyday but actual getting out at a decent time is still a work in progress. I feel like we can never really be out before 10 am. Sad I know. I have yet to do any outings with friends and their kids but hopefully after I get back from a 2 week stay in Arizona I will see some of them. (Julie is having her baby next week, that's why I'll be gone till the end of October.)

I decided I should just update now and go back later to post some summer pictures. Hannah is getting so big and doing new things all the time. Her day and night schedule are much different than even a month ago. She is waking up to eat more at night and sleeps different times throughout the day. No more once awake at night and a three hour nap during the day. I am a little more tired than before but nothing like with Evan, plus I don't have to work so it doesn't really matter. I have a hard time forcing my babies to a certain schedule and when they are so little I know their body and schedules change. The biggest thing I have learned the last couple of months with a 2 year old, a newborn and our crazy moving schedule is that you learn to be flexible and adjust whenever necessary. I know that I and anyone else can do anything if we allow changes into our life and then adjust accordingly. If we keep pushing against the change we make our life a whole lot more stressful than it needs to be.

With all that said I am posting a few pictures of Hannah's new daily activities.

Hannah sits in her Bumbo everyday to watch me get ready.


She has started to look at herself in the mirror and smile.(sometimes)


She lays on her play mat and can even touch some of the toys hanging.


She likes standing up in her saucer to see whats going on. She especially likes watching her brother.


You can tell she is not tall enough to stand on both feet.


Finally at the end of a long day she likes to go to sleep sprawled out on our bed before she gets put in her cradle.

SMILE Hannah SMILE

As many of you know Hannah always has a frown, scowl or furrowed eyebrows. Well not so much anymore. She has finally learned how to SMILE as of last week. Yay, we are so excitied that our little girl is capeable of a sweet face.

What a Day!

Sunday turned out to be a nightmare. Scott left early in the morning to go help our good friends move, so I was left alone with the kids. No big deal right, I do it everyday. Well this day turned out a little different. I was upstairs bathing and changing Hannah while Evan was downstairs watching T.V.. It sounded so quiet I thought I better go check on Evan. When I got downstairs I was horrified to see my entire couch covered in BLACK PERMANENT MARKER. I lost it! I was so upset that my couch was ruined. It was on every cushion and every armrest, so I couldn't just turn over the cushions and call it good. I was in need of HELP. I called Scott and he said you can't do anything. I called my mom to see what to do, but she didn't answer. I decided I would spray carpet cleaner on it. I let it sit for a while and then tried to rub it out. It didn't work so I looked on line to see what to do. They recommended using rubbing alcohol. Thankfully I had some and tried that. With half a bottle of alcohol and a lot of work I was able to remove the stains, however I still had to turn over the cushions. I know your thinking how did Evan get a permanent marker, trust me I was thinking the same thing. I looked all over and realized that he opened a junk drawer that had no lock on it. We usually lock everything up but when we were packing to move Scott transferred the junk drawer. OOPS.

Later that day Evan dumped a whole container of animal crackers on the floor. I asked him to pick them up and he refused so I put him in time out. He then told me he would so he walked over to the mess and started to pick up two, which made me believe he was going to pick them all up. I headed to the bathroom and the next thing I heard was the vacuum. So naturally I went to see what was up. Evan had pulled the small hand vac from the corner of our bedroom into the hallway and was on his knees with both hands sucking up all of the crackers. It definitely gave me a laugh so I had to snap a picture. You can tell he has seen us do this many times before :)

My day was crazy and I hope not to ever have that experience again.

Hannah's Baby Blessing

Hannah was blessed Sunday September 2, 2009. We were very happy to have my mother and all of my siblings and their spouses join us for the special event. It is not often that I get to be with all of my brothers and sisters. Scott gave a sweet and loving blessing. And because it was fast Sunday I felt inspired to share my testimony (which I haven't done since High School). Thanks to my dear mother we were able to enjoy sacrament for once. Evan had a melt down the minute we got to church so Grandma sacrificed her time and hung out with Evan in the back of the cultural hall.

The dress that Hannah is wearing was worn by my Grandma Bones when she was blessed as a baby. It was very simple and delicate, but she looked beautiful. We were honored that grandma gave it Hannah, her first great granddaughter.

Thank You to everyone who came and we missed those who were not able to make it :)

On our way to church







Mommy's Baby Girl


Sad Family photo. We could only get Evan to sit
with a cookie and we still had problems.


I love this one. It looks like she is praying.




She always has a furrowed brow. I think she learned it from her brother.