Sunday Naps

I forgot to post this yesterday since, I have so many pics anyways. But, on Sunday, James tried to lay down for a nap.Then he got attacked by James Micheal and Makayla. I am pretty sure he was asleep though, and totally oblivious. So, I took some pictures of them, all over him. And James Micheal finally got worn out and took a nap by himself on the couch in his Sunday clothes. And Makayla, usually always falls asleep in her jumper. So, everyone got to take a nap, well, except me. I guess it is the curse of being a mom. Oh well!

Tiny Moments

So, today was a nice day. Pretty uneventful, but the kids did a lot of cute little things today that I just had to take pictures of. James Micheal decided to run around with a laundry basket on his head and growl like a monster. Makayla was able to eat marshmallows out of a bowl on her high chair today all by herself. She also loves her little bunny that plays music when we put her down for her nap. She just hugs and coos at it when she has it. We had a good family home evening about missionary work. So, of course we wrote to James' brother, Jordan, who is on his mission right now. The kids drew pictures for him, and we closed the night with cupcakes. Green cupcakes of course, for Saint Patrick's Day. The kids love cupcakes and James Micheal always thinks it is someones birthday when we have them. Besides, that, this last weekend James and I got a great deal on a dining room table and chairs off Craig's List. It is gorgeous, and I love it!!! We got a solid wood dining table that has one leaf, and five chairs. Our apartment is finally complete. Enjoy the pics. Oh yeah, and we just found out Makayla, fits perfectly into James Micheal's toy dumptruck.

Blind Love

I know bad pun to use, but I couldn't help myself. I had Makayla on my hip last night, and as I was putting one of her diapers into the trash outside, she discovered a new love. Our blinds, that's right people, my blind girl, loves blinds. It was so cute. So, I put her on the floor facing the blinds and let her have at it. She had fun for about ten minutes, until she fell over. Then she kicked them for about five more minutes. That is along time for her to play with any toy, let alone just one. So I took some cute pics of my darling.

Another Sleepy Day

As I was updating my blog yesterday afternoon, I heard a very odd noise. It sounded a lot like snoring. At first I thought it was Makayla because she always makes wierd little sounds these days. But then, as I was turning my chair around, I see James Micheal, passed out again, only this time, by the desk!!! This kid keeps trying to tell me that he doesn't need a nap. Well, I have solid proof of the contrary.

Old Pictures and Pillow Fights

I was looking through my old memory card for my digital camera and I found these old pictures of James Micheal so I thought I would post some of them, since he deserves to have some of his baby pics on the blog too. He also, decided to throw all the cushions off our couch and hide underneath them on the floor. I almost put him in time out since he has done this numerous times, but then I thought, wait a minute, I can put this on my blog. So, he got his picture taken instead. Great form of discipline, huh?

Big Changes for Makayla!

Well, I thought I would take time out of my busy day to brag about, who else, my Makayla. The last couple of days she has made big changes. She is eating lumpier food, she now drinks out of a sippy cup during the day, she can roll over really well, and is starting to get up on her hands and knees, and she says Ma Ma now. That's right people, my girl can talk. Ok well, not full sentences but she did say Ma Ma today when she was getting picked up out of the car seat. I am brimming with happiness. We also went to the ocularist today, who does amazing work by the way, and he said Makayla should be ready for a artificial eye on the right side in six weeks and he is very excited about her progress. Wow, life goes so fast, and Makayla seems to finally be speeding up with it. Yeah!! What a great day today is.

Makayla eating Solids

Makayla is starting to finally eat food that isn't pureed. She still only has two bottom teeth, but I am pretty sure more are coming soon. We got her these great teething biscuits. She actually, liked them. So, last night for dinner she had a biscuit and some lumpy applesauce, that she used to gag on, but now she can eat. She is really starting to grow up.

Tired Anyone?

Well, as we were going about our busy day yesterday, running errands here and there, we stopped at our house for naps and lunch. But, James Micheal decided to take them together. I was making him a sandwich, so I gave hime a yogurt to tied him over until then. And well you can guess what happened. I walk over to give him his sandwich and this is what I saw. Him passed out on the table with the yogurt cup on his hand. Luckily, he had a snack right there when he woke up. HA HA! Oh my silly little boy!

Happy 1st Birthday Makayla

Well, it is official, it has been one whole year since Makayla Grace came into our home. I remember all the worries I had when she was born, and how we thought our lives would never be normal. But, Makayla has created a new normal for our family. Our lives our blessed every day with her sweet spirit. She is nothing but a joy to us. She is always happy and smiling and full of love. We knew she would be a special baby, and she has proved that she is more than special, she is our angel. And we all love her so much. We love you Makayla, Happy Birthday!!! Love, Mom, Dad, and your big brother.

We did have some great pictures of her eating a cupcake, but I couldn't get them off our memory card, so I took a couple more that aren't as good. She was so funny when we first gave her the cupcake, she cried and cried, but then, she licked her fingers and decided it was pretty good. Pretty soon, she had her whole face on the high chair tray, licking frosting. She was so funny. I gave her a bath, but she still smelled like frosting, oh well, I guess it is because she is so sweet.

My Sick Girl!!

Well, I haven't posted in a while because, my little Makayla is sick. This is the first time she has been ill, since I had her, almost a year ago. She came down with a fever and a bad cough on Sunday. She got worse on Monday, so I took her to the doctor on Tuesday. My poor little baby had an ear infection, a rather nasty one at that, to cause all of her other symptoms. She got medicine and a blessing that day and is doing almost 100% better. Of course she still has a cough, but no more fever and she is eating normal again. She would just lay on the floor on her side and fall asleep for the last two days. Poor thing, she was so miserable but seems to be improving now. And unfortunately in the midst of her sickness, I got sick, probably because I was up with her and rocking her a lot and running around trying to make her feel better. So, James stayed home from work yesterday and took care of all of us. At the end of the day, he was exhausted, and said,"Wow, it is hard being a mommy." Don't I know it!! What a great father and husband. Thank you honey for nursing your girls back to health!

Book Boy

So my son, now loves books. I thought he would love books the day he was born, but that wasn't the case. I use to try to read to him when he was a baby and he would just cry and wiggle in my arms. But now, he will sit through at least two Dr. Seuss books without moving. He loves the Dr. Seuss books. I think it is because of the rythm and rhyming of the words. So, when I went to put him down for a nap, all I could see on his bed was books, books, books, and more books. So, I had to take a picutre or two. I love books so I am glad to see he is following in my footsteps.

Happy Valentine's Day

Well, another year and another Valentine's Day. I thought I would take this special occassion to tell everyone about my sweet little babies. James Micheal is doing really well and seems to say a new word every day. I love his sweet spirit. He always says, please and thank you, and every now and then he will run up to you and give you a hug, just because. His new favorite thing to say is, "I found you" and "You stop it!" These really aren't that funny of phrases, but believe me when they come out of his mouth it is hillarious. He also has a devilish streak. He got a hold of a permanent marker and drew all over his hands. Luckily, it came off pretty well.



Makayla, seems to be growing leaps and bounds too. She is always so happy and constantly has a smile on her face. She makes everyone in the home happy and brings so much peace and love into our family. I can't believe she is almost one. Times passes so quickly. We got her a jumper, to help strengthen her legs, and boy, does she love it. She spends about 3 hours in it a day, and loves every minute of it. She also loves her bath time. That is a really big accommplishment for her since she used to hate it.



James is doing really well at his work and is a great father and husband. He recently had his 25th birthday, and as a birthday/valentine's day present he got a really nice 32" LCD Flat Screen TV. He also got me a iPod Touch for my Valentine's Day present. It is so awesome, I like to use it to work out. Since I still have a few pounds of baby fat on me, I like to go run on the treadmill in our work out facility.



Heavenly Father, has really blessed our life in the last year and I am so grateful for all the wonderful ways He has shown us how He loves us. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. We love you All!!!!

The Next Picaso

My son loves to draw. He colors almost all day if he isn't sleeping or eating. He is so funny when he colors too. He is so concentrated that he almost like gets into this trance when he is drawing. He definetly has something artistic in him. His favorite things to draw are trains, dinosaurs,stars, and cars, but for some odd reason they all end up looking like badly drawn circles. Oh well, I am sure that he can just get better with time. Here are a couple of pictures of him being studious while drawing.

James Micheal's Blood Blister

So, James, the kids, and I were all sitting on the couch on Saturday night, playing around. When all of a sudden, I heard a loud cracking sound. I look over and see that James Micheal is crying his eyes out. He had hit the side of his head on the edge of our couch, which shouldn't be very hard but it caused quite a bruise. His ear was all puffy and swollen and a blood blister formed almost instantly. We gave him some tylenol and he was fine. I think it looks a lot worse than it probably feels. Because it looks really bad.

My Favorite Cookies of All Time!!!

So,I sort of have this very deep obsession for chocolate crinkles. I did not discover them until I was in High School. But, oh my, I have certainly eaten plenty. That I am glad I did not discover them until later. I haven't really been able to find a recipe that I thought matched the Dutch Bakery in Deer Park, until Christmas time. Grandma Divis graciously gave me her old cooky recipe book. I found a recipe for Chocolate Crinkles in the book. And well, I guess you know what happened next. Eureka!! The most delicious chocolate crinkles I have ever had! So, here are a couple of pics of the little bits of chocolate heaven I made today, because I had a craving for them! Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Last night, James Micheal came into our bedroom with swimming goggles on. Don't ask me why or how or where he found them, but he did. And he sure thought he was hillarious. And in fact, it was pretty hillarious.

Happy 25th Birthday James!!!

Happy 25th Birthday James. The kids and I love you very much. You are a great father and a wonderful husband. Hugs and Kisses, from your wife and kids.

James Micheal in His Sunday Best

Here is a couple of cute pictures of James Micheal right before church today. I actually was able to put his hair in a part.

Orange Creamsicles

My husband seems to have a very weird obsession with orange creamsicles. And I guess this is a genetic trait, because my son now has a wierd obsession for orange creamsicles too. They love to sit together on the couch and eat them. The say mmmm and slurp a lot. It is really cute so I thought I would take a couple of pictures, so they can see how cute they are when they eat. I love my boys!!