Perfect dinner prep activity

Hi guys. I like to draw.  And when I do this then Mom can make dinner in peace.

He liked drawing so much that he ignored the cookie.  That's saying something. I ate it for him. :)

Spoiler alert. We have a cute baby.  And she thinks she can stand at two months.

She's not into smiling for the camera.  That's the best we've got.

Recipe for an unhappy child

1. Back molars coming in.
2. Mom refusing to feed said child solely fruit snacks and chocolate chips

Result?  He has mastered the art of throwing himself down on the floor and crying hysterically only to pop back up the moment something distracts him as if nothing were wrong.  It's driving me a tad crazy.

In good news however, he is now officially sleeping in his toddler bed.  He's been sleeping in his crib turned into a daybed for a couple weeks but I switched his toddler bed and crib places today and put the side back up on the crib in preparation for the little sister to sleep in it sometime. And it only resulted in one freak out that his world was totally ending because he couldn't climb into his crib anymore.  Don't worry though.  He figured out how to climb up into it while he was with Dad tonight.  Climb up on the side, step up on the mattress, dive into the crib head first! Good thing he doesn't have quite enough courage to get back out the same way. He slept in his bed during his nap and is asleep in it now no problem.  There's one thing checked off my list of things I have to teach my child that worry me. :)

Pumpkins!

We went with Bill's mom and brother/SIL and the kids to pick out pumpkins on Saturday and it was so much fun!  Spencer is so more interactive and fun this year, so he actually enjoys these activities and we just had a great time.  We went to a sweet pick your own pumpkin patch in Salt Lake not too far from where Bill's parents live, and it was just perfect.  Spencer spent a bunch of time just wandering around the patch, throwing a few pumpkins, falling down, getting covered in dirt, and just having a great time.  And then he picked a beautiful pumpkin and we'll be carving it sometime between now and Halloween. Good times!

Dirt.  That's really all he needs to be happy.

Hi Mom.  This is fantastic!

This is what Genevieve was doing pretty much the whole time.

Hey look, a dry bush.  That looks fun to play with.

Sometimes I can't believe we have two kids.  They're pretty awesome. 

We caught a smile on camera! She smiles a lot, but I never get a picture of it.

I love the polka dot hat.

Just playin' in the dirt with my aunt.  Life is good.

hello gorgeous quilt

 You may think you have a great MIL, but can she make this for your new baby?  Because this is seriously a beautiful quilt and Genevieve is going to love it forever.  Or I will at least.  And Spencer has an equally amazing one too that I'm sure I took a picture of when he was born. Why yes, here it is in this post about his bed. Thanks, Suzanne!

Blessing Dress Pictures

Genevieve and I had a little photo shoot yesterday in our backyard with her blessing dress. I wouldn't say I'm an amazing photographer, but she's pretty cute and that makes it all work out. Here's some of the shots.

that's her quilt from her grandma.  It's a work of art.  I should take a picture just of it to post

token Spencer shot. :)

she thought about smiling

I love her eyes

best shot of the actual dress

Can we finalize things already?

Ever feel like you have something amazing coming down the pipeline and then suddenly it feels like it gets taken away?  Yeah, that's a bit how I feel at the moment, but I don't know if it's the reality, and that's driving me crazy.  Two months to go until Bill graduates and we're still trying to figure out what we're doing and having trouble with communication channels at our first choice.  I'm not sure what's going to happen there, and we have backup plans, but I like the first option better. It felt so right a month ago, but now it's just all up in the air and it's driving me a little crazy.  Well a lot crazy.  I've gotten all excited to move onto new adventures and that might not be happening.  It kind of makes me want to cry.  I'll just suck it up good or bad once it all falls into place, whatever happens, but this limbo place is awful. 

This Might Be the Coolest Thing I've Ever Made

It all started when Tori sent me a link to the Etsy site selling this pattern.  I looked at it for days, marveling at its cuteness before I decided it was worth $7 to get the pattern.  Then I made it and it was awesome.  This is actually the dress, just laid out on my bedspread.  It's a tad wide when I put it on Genevieve but that allows it to go on.  I had to start  over once because I made it too small and it wouldn't fit over her head.  It's my first ever piece of clothing I've crocheted and I just love it. She's getting blessed in it on Sunday, so more pictures to come.

A Mix of Things

I love outdoor light. Bill snagged this sweet photo when he took Spencer to the duck pond at BYU.

Sometimes it's just necessary to be covered in stuffed animals.

Look at those battle wounds. Spencer's had a rough week where his face is concerned. He tumbled down the front steps and got his chin and barn doored into a brick corner at the church to get his cheek.

Funny story of the week: We went out to eat tonight at a crepes place, which is really good by the way.  There's a tree made out of one of the columns in the middle of the restaurant.  Spencer went up to it and when Bill told him it was a tree he kissed the "trunk."  It reminded me that he did the same thing last week at my young women's activity with the girls and that time he hugged the tree too.  No idea where he got that idea, but it's hilarious.

Also, Genevieve is starting to smile a lot and it's fantastic. :)

One Month and Shower time Fun

Mom is in the shower.  Time to go find something to get into.  This time it was my mascara. He was pretty proud of himself. 

This big girl is a month old.  Time is flying! The globe is to show her growth.  Who knows, maybe it'll inspire her to be a world traveler or something like that. :)