My Sweet Babies

Come on, give me another kiss. They make me smile.

Ya know something, I love being a mom. My kids are so cute together. These are a couple of picutres of James Micheal and Makayla on J.M. bed. James Micheal kept on tucking in Makayla and giving her kisses. And Makayla would giggle and smile every time her big brother kissed her. And James really loves his baby sister. He always gives her a hug and kiss goodnight, and tells her how much he loves her. The Lord has really blessed me with two wonderful kids. I am sure that now that I said that, they will be terrors and give me grief the rest of my life. Oh well, I can't help that I beam with happiness over my little ones today. I love you both so much!!!

Family Pictures

All the grandkids. Liam, James Micheal, and Makayla

My favorite family picture

The Whole McIntire Clan
These are some of the great pictures my mom took of our family for Thanksgiving. I love them, Mom, way to go!!!!

My Messy Little Girl

Well, Makayla went to the doctor yesterday, and guess what they said. They said she is still too small. I can't help that my daughter is petite. Just because I am not, and James is not, and we all know James Micheal is definetly not, I guess Makayla is not suppose to be either. Well ya know what. I feed that girl. I feed her a lot. I feed her peas, carrots, squash, chicken puree, prunes, pears, applesauce, bananas, and her favorite;oatmeal. This girl is eating plenty. And I have the pictures to prove it. She eats more than James Micheal did at her age. But James Micheal drank formula. And Makayla won't drink formula for her life. These are all the different ways I have tried to sneak formual into her diet. I have put it with food, nope. I have put sugar in it, nope. I have put breastmilk in it, nope. I have even put a tiny little amount in her oatmeal cereal with sugar and cinnamon, and you can guess,nope. She won't drink it. I know that formula is what made James Micheal bulk up. But that girl hates the stuff. And ya know what, it is okay to be petite. So that is my ramblings for the day. Whoever thought that I would support a girl who can eat as much as she wants and not gain a pound. Makayla don't worry I am sure that someday you will be in the 95th percentile like your brother. Ha! Who am I kidding, as big as her brother, dream on !!!!!

It's Beginning to Look A lot like Christmas...

Well, it finally snowed last night. This is the first snow of the season where we live. Usually, the first snow melts overnight. But this one actually stuck around. I love snow, but hate driving in it. I think everyone agrees with that. It does seem to make it feel more like Christmas around here with all the lights on houses and trees in the windows. And now the snow makes it complete.

James Micheal did a funny thing today. He is very fascinated with the Nativity Set my mother-in-law made for the family last year. He l0ves playing with the little stuffed animals and shepards. But today after he ate breakfast and sat down to watch The Lion King, he grabbed the baby Jesus and put him on the couch next to him. He then proceeded to talk in some sort of baby language to the baby Jesus, about the movie they were going to watch. It was so cute. He loves to feel like he is including everyone. I love these years, he does the sweetest things that I would never expect him to do.

Finally!!!

Never Fear, Tight Boy is Here!!!

It has finally happened. Makayla can sit up on her own for more than ten seconds. It seems like we have been working for months to get her to sit up and she finally decided that she could. This is a big milestone for her and I love that she is starting to interact with us. The next step is crawling. That will probably take a long time. But then again, I thought the same thing about her sitting up, and that seems to have happened a lot sooner than I thought it would. What a wonderful journey parenthood is. I think the thing Makayla has taught me the most, is to appreciate every second of your life. Because someone always has it a little harder than you do.

Besides Makayla sitting up, James Micheal is quite the copy cat. For example, it just so happens that there is a commercial on TV, that is a preview for an upcoming show on the WB. And one of the people on the commercial says, "Shut up, Mother!" So, I am guessing you know what happened next. All day long James Micheal walked around saying, "shud up, mudder". Boy did he think he was hillarious. That is one of those things that is so hard not to laugh at. So I tried to tell him that was not okay to say. But, I dont know if he got it. Anyways I kinda thought that was funny. Oh yeah and this picture that I am posting is James Micheal with Makayla's tights on his head. He thought he looked great and ran around the house giggling with them stuck on his head for about 10 minutes. Well tonight is FHE so I gotta get a lesson ready. Post more soon!

Another Cute Picture

This is another cute picture that my mom took of the boys. This is James Micheal and Liam playing in a wheelbarrow at my mom's house. I love the fall colors. Liam and James Micheal are cousins and only nine days apart. They are so cute together.

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in a couple of days. Our family is going to my mother's house for an early Thanksgiving Dinner. And then we are speeding off to James' families Thanksgiving for fun conversation. I have always loved Thanksgiving. Mostly because my mom makes the most delicious fried turkey of all time!!!!! And my husband has decided to undertake the cutting and frying of the turkey this year. He is a brave soul. We are trying to give mom a break this year so she might be able to actually enjoy Thanksgiving, instead of working the whole time.

Another reason I wanted to make a post about Thanksgiving is I wanted to show you the cute little hat that James Micheal got in nursery. I love our nursery!! They always do cute little crafts and teach the children wonderful things about the Savior and the Gospel.

Also i posted a pic of our family home evening activity. I thought it would be fun to start the Holiday season with some snowman cookies. It was a lot of fun. Makayla didn't make one but she did like the frosting.

Anyways, I just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

A Little About Us

Well I just wanted to write a little summary about my family. My husband and I have been married for three great years. We have two children so far. We have a little boy named James Micheal Divis who turned two in September. He is a little spit fire. He is a lot like his father, who just happens to have the same first name as him. We also have a eight and a half month old daughter named Makayla Grace. She is definetly the life of the party and the family. She was born with a very rare condition. She has micropthalmia in her left eye and anopthalmnia in her right eye. So bascially, for those of you who dont know what that is she has no right eye and her left eye has no function. It looks a lot like a little white marshmallow. Besides her blindness she is perfectly normal and healthy in every way. She already has been fitted for a prosthetic eye in the left side. That is why in her pictures she has an eye. The right side will take a little longer. Anyways, that is a little about our family. I will post more later on.

Our Happy Family

Hey friends and family. I decided it was time to get a hobby. I have a cousin who has a blogspot and I love it. She always tells cute little stories about her kids and stuff. So I thought I would give it a try. I hope it works out.