Brother & Sister

These two are becoming buddies. Rocky is getting big enough to play and keep up with Daisy. He seems to be tickled that she is playing with him. Daisy has even started asking me if we can get him up early from his nap so she can okay with him. The other day when rocky was being a stinker we asked Daisy if we should get rid of him to which she replied, "NO! He's my brother and I love him!" It was very sweet. I hope they keep becoming friends and stay that way forever. I love them together!

Big Boy

So I have learned something about myself the last few months. I don't handle my babies growing out of the baby phase very well. I kind of mourn losing my baby to being a toddler. Of course I love them and love watching them grow. But there is always that day that comes and its like "where did my baby go?" and I am seriously bummed. Rockwell is no longer a baby. He may still have a cute little body that is baby like, but he is turning into all boy! Messes, tantrums, sippy cups, just big boy stuff in general is what he is all about these days. Its fun, but it makes me sad to see his baby phase leaving. 

We got him his front facing car seat about two weeks ago and he is enjoying his new view. To be honest though he wasn't really complaining about his old seat and facing back, it was just time.

I think every mother instinctively  knows the sound of food hitting the floor. I was in Daisy's room when I heard the sound of our big box of goldfish hitting the floor and table.

He learned a new trick from Daisy...Yay.

Still sweet.

Well now as I write this I can't even remember how he even got this black eye. He usually has a bruise or two on his body. He keeps falling off the table. I keep thinking he will learn not to get up there if he falls...but that hasn't been the case. I think he likes to be up high where everyone else is.

I sure love him.

A Day Away

Last Saturday we decided to make a trip down to Thatcher to see our new little niece Raylee. It's a three hour trip that was broken up by a stop in Miami at El Rey to eat my new favorite green chili burro, always a highlight of any trip. We met grandpa Steve there and then drove down to Thatcher. Aaron's little sister Heather and her husband Jared were nice to let us come and see their new very little baby Raylee. She was so tiny and very sweet. We had a good trip other than Rockwell deciding to be horrible! Daisy was awesome! She was the best little traveler.

 

We explored Thatcher. Woo hoo;)

And held Raylee. Daisy was very interested in her. It will be a different experience next time around when we have another baby. (Not anytime soon though!)

She really has good little hops.

This was probably one of my favorite parts of the day. We went to a park and Daisy was lucky to get Grandpa to play hide and seek with her. He was a good hider :)

We went out to dinner which was yummy but man, Rocky was just so naughty. We learned that naps are crucial to his happiness. He even threw his milk on the floor of the restaurant.

And yet I still love him! How could I not? He is too cute!

It was a good trip, a long day but a good one. 

5 Years

Most people get married believing a myth; that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for; companionship, romance, intimacy, friendship, laughter, financial security.

The truth is that marriage, at the start, is an empty box. You must put some things into it before you can take anything out of it.

There is no love in marriage; love is in people, and people put it into their marriage. There is no romance in marriage; people have to put it into their relationship.

A couple must discern what things work to improve their relationship and form the habits of communicating, giving, sacrificing, sharing, loving, touching, serving and praising.

We are still at the beginning of our marriage. Each year that has pasts has been full of learning, working, and putting important parts of ourselves into our box. When we first got married I knew that you get out of marriage what you put into it, but I don't think I understood how much you have to put into a marriage to make it a good one. I am grateful that I married a man who is willing to put the love, laughter, and friendship in our box. I love him more and more. We are both imperfect but I love the growth that comes from learning to be less imperfect together.

Happy Anniversary Aaron, I love you!

So just because I am thinking about it. I am also thankful for our family. A marriage is between a man and a woman but the family that surrounds us play a huge part of our lives. We are blessed to have the support of some very terrific people!

On Friday...

Friday sounds pretty good in Daisy's little world, for example...

"On Friday we are going to make cupcakes."
"On Friday we are going to go swimming"
"On Friday we are going to have a sleepover at Grandma's."
"On Friday I am going over to Allie's house."

Once I said we were going to do something fun on Friday and since then everything happens of Friday.

Daisy also wears two or three pannies everyday. I try to get her to wear just one, but she likes them too much to just wear one.

She doesn't like to swim but loves to play with water.

She loves to wake up Rockwell in the mornings. And be the first to tell me that he is stinky and that he is throwing food on the floor again.

She loves to sing and knows all the words to "I am a Child of God", "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock," and "I Love to See the Temple".

The other day she was yelling for me to come help her wipe her buns after she pooped. When I got into the bathroom I said "Wow! Daisy that's a big poo!" To which she replied with a pleased smile, "I made it myself!" Made me laugh.

She is starting to like puzzles and is actually pretty good at them.

She can sit and watch shows now for longer than 30 seconds.

Like every little girls she loves to play Frozen with her friends. The other day I was folding laundry when Daisy and Allie ran by reenacting the last seen in Frozen. Daisy was Elsa and Allie was Anna. Daisy was pulling Allie as if they were ice skating when Daisy stopped and magically made skates for Allie to which Allie yelled "OH Elsa! They are beautiful!" It was so funny to me!

Daisy is currently operating on only about 10% of her toy supply. And by that I mean I have taken away pretty much all her toys. I was so tired I her dirty room and her refusal to clean it. So I took all the toys that were on the floor. Its been a week and she has only cared once. I may just take all the toys away. Makes me realize kids don't need a lot.

She is still has her stubborn day, but more and more she and I can reason our way through her problems. It is nice! Only when she is tired there is no reasoning with her. A few weeks ago she got so upset over me not getting her juice she threw a tantrum that escalated to her being sent to her room. That is not unusual though, the crazy part is that fact that she got so upset she made herself throw up her lunch. I know this because I watched as she put her fingers in the back of throat. That was pretty bad. Luckily that is not the norm.

She really has blossomed into a very sweet little girl who tells me that she loves me all day. She is very good at saying thank you. The other day I was having a pity party day. I was bad for myself. I was feeling like being a Mom is a thankless job and nobody cared about all that I do because it is the mundane. Right in the middle of my swirling poor me thoughts Daisy looked at me and said "Thanks for washing my princess pannies Mom." It made my day and gave me some perspective.


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I know she fancies her self the little leader of pretty much everyone around her. This picture cracks me up. Her face! Allie and Kailynn are good little friends.

Sometimes I put one kid down early so I can have a half hour in the evening with one of them just one one one. This night Daisy got to stay up with me. I asked her what she wanted to do and she wanted to take pictures of us making faces. She is a cute girl.

I took this picture yesterday just because she makes me laugh. I am so thankful for Daisy!