March

March is usually a quieter month for our family.  This year it seemed especially busy but we had a lot of fun.  

At the beginning of the month we went to Disney on Ice with Maryann and Stephanie.  This was the first time for Alex, Mia and me.  We all loved it.  We had great seats and for the most part Mia was mesmerized (she got a little bored at the end).  

We also did another first as a family and finally made it to the Museum of Natural Curiosity at Thanksgiving Point.  We loved that they had exhibits for all ages.  Alex loved the playgrounds the best and could have stayed on them all day.  

We also checked out the Lego Exhibit at Fashion Place mall.  Alex was in heaven.  It must have been a successful day because both kids were sound asleep in the car by the time we made it home.   

 We also took a couple of trips up to Logan in March to celebrate both Mikah's and Max's birthdays.  Max had an Iron Man party and Mikah had a Minecraft party.

Alex was very surprised to find that a Leprechaun visited him on St. Patrick's day.  He left some gold and we celebrated with a green breakfast.  Just like Brandon, Alex thought the green milk tasted weird.  

We got one snow storm this month and Alex was dying to make a snowman.  Luckily we were able to scrape together enough snow to make this little guy.  It's a good thing I got a picture because Alex had more fun destroying him than building him.  

I can't resist this little bug in her Sunday dresses.

Enjoying the beautiful weather we had most of the month.

Mia hates the vacuum.  Usually I have to strap her to me in the baby bjorn in order to vacuum the house without her crying.  This time I thought I could quickly finish the kitchen before she got too upset.  She cried for a minute and then I looked over and found her like this.  She was silently pouting.

While I am feeding Mia this is my usual view.  She usually has one leg up in the air often kicking me in the face.  She is very flexible.

Mia has started pulling herself up this month.  

Alex as "beard face" after his haircut.

8 Months

       Mia is now 8 months.  It is crazy how much she has grown in a month.  Even though Mia has been rolling and dragging herself slowly for a while now she is now officially mobile.  She is now crawling all over our house and we are learning to keep up with her.  Getting pictures of her sitting cute and still are a thing of the past.  Every picture of her I tried to take was either of her crawling or about to crawl.  It is also so much fun to see her personality start to develop.  She is always talking and will now wave and clap.  She is eating great.  We are having fun trying lots of new fruits and vegetables.  She definitely favors the fruits.  She has also learned to feed herself puffs.  She loves playing toys, especially whatever Alex is playing with.  She is such a joy and I wish time would just slow down.  We love our little bug! 

Got to love teething slobber!

A Busy February

February has been a crazy month in our house.  We can't complain though, because we have been having lots of fun.  

Early in the month we spent a Saturday in Logan.  We celebrated Nikole's birthday and visited Hardware Ranch to see the Elk.  It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun.  

Three trouble makers.

We had a fun family outing to Cold Stone.

We loved getting outside during the beautiful weather early in the month.

We have always wanted to add a backsplash to our kitchen and this month we finally got it done.  After hours and hours spent at Lowe's in the tile isle we finally picked what we wanted and we love the way it turned out.  

Before pictures....

After pictures....

We are in the process of touching up the wall after removing the old 3 inch granite backsplash.

We also added a banner that I made to Mia's room.

We had a very fun Valentines day this month.  Here Alex is enjoying the spoils from his Valentines party at preschool.  He got some tattoos and some fun dip.  

Opening some Valentine surprises.

Brandon made me a delicious breakfast and surprised me with flowers and chocolate covered strawberries he made himself.  

Any excuse to take pictures of my cute kids...

We celebrated the day as a family and went out to eat some delicious Chinese Food.

Alex and Mia enjoyed our time shopping.

 Alex also took another round of swimming lessons this month.  He is pretty funny.  He is still pretty timid in the water but loves going to his swimming lessons.

We had to document this.  Just like Alex was, Mia is a great sleeper at home in her bed but not so great at sleeping in our arms which makes Church a little tricky.  One week though she actually fell asleep in my arms.  I know it won't be long before this never happens again so I treasure it when it does.

Playing with cousins at Grandma's house. 

I had to document some of Brandon's awesome pancake skills.  He is very talented.  Here is a bug and a bunny.

We snuck in another trip to the park before the weather really got cold last week.  We are so lucky to live right by this amazing park.  Alex could have stayed here all day.

Mia got to visit with her best friend Claire last week.  They are about a month a part and make a very cute pair.