Children's Museum!

We went to the Children's Museum this week with Katie & Logan.

We've been hearing about how awesome the museum is since we've moved here,

and it's a perfect place to kill some time when it's too cold to play outside.

It's $5 bucks for a year's pass, we'll be going a lot for sure!

There's so much for little kids to do there, we

painted Avery's face, did crafts, played on every slide possible

and got soaking wet with a water toy that the

kids were obsessed with.

Avery's been talking about it all day today, she

can't wait to go back!

Christmas tree!

This year Avery was all about decorating our tree!

She broke and ate almost all of the candy canes, but it was fun to watch her

decorate something. She made this little ornament at the Children's Museum.

SANTA 2010

Luckily neither kid freaked out with Santa. Avery was so shy she would just whisper what we were telling her to tell him , and Jax slept through the hour of waiting in line

like his sweet little self. Now every time Ave sees

a candy cane she wants Santa!

Guess What?!

I'm 2 months old!!

I still like to....

EAT

be held 24/7

look exactly like my daddy

sit in my swing

poop

be swaddled

sleep by being held

New things I'm doing are:

SMILING! at everyone and everything!

cooing

noticing things around me

recognizing my mommy's voice

smiling at my big sister

tummy time

Baby boy, you are growing way tooooo fast for me!

Slow it down a bit!

I'm so blessed to have you, I can't get over how cute/fun/sweet

you are. I'm SO lucky to be your momma!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 years!

We celebrated our 3 year anniversary on

DECEMBER 1st

I love our anniversary date, it's so easy to remember!

And I like the way it sounds.

But we hate that we're always so poor in December......

maybe someday we'll be able to go to Hawaii, or somewhere romantic and warm.

But until then, I'll totally settle on going out to eat with my favorite people!

Scott took the night off from studying and we went to

the Cheesecake Factory.

We were able to have some friends watch Avery for us,

so we had a super quiet meal, Jax slept pretty much the whole time,

he's such a good baby, we love him!

Then we came home and hung out with our little family.

I can't believe how much we've squeezed into 3 years.

2 babies! Sounds crazy, but we wouldn't have it any other way, they bring

so much love into our lives, and we totally appreciate anytime we get

to ourselves, which is usually while we're brushing our teeth before bed....but

we love it.

I couldn't imagine life without my hubby, he's amazing!

We've really only had each other these past few months, and even though there's

been hard times, we've had such a blast with our new adventure.

I LOVE YOU!!!!

First Smiles!!!

How precious is he??!!

Great-Grandpa Gilbert

My Great-Grandpa Gilbert passed away

on November 22, 2010. He was such a sweet Grandpa.

Even though he has like a million grandchildren and great-grandchildren,

he always made me feel like I was special when he saw me.

He'd give me one of his sweet smiles and hugs.

These are the only pictures I have of him recently.

It's a bittersweet passing, he's finally reunited with my Great-Grandma

and I'm sure they love being together again.

Love you Grandpa!

I've seen this picture many times,

but just realized it was of my Grandparents on the

day of their wedding. They're so good looking!!

Grandpa's 90th birthday party. I was pregnant with Avery,

his first Great-Great-Grandchild.

Grandpa holding Avery at the hospital,

I love his face in this second picture.

Okay, okay....here's a few pics of the momma....

PRICELESS- I love my girl.

(Poor Jax was so hungry, he's searching

for his food!)

I've been feeling bad that I haven't taken any pictures with my kids

since we were in the hospital. My face has been a little weird looking, but I want pictures with them, so here they are!

Oh, and my face is looking way better then it did 5 weeks ago. Right after I had Jax, I developed Bell's Palsy. It's a temporary paralysis of the face, and it can happen to anyone, I was just one of the lucky ladies that got to experience it after having a baby! So, I was diagnosed with it about a week after Jax's birth. Luckily, things are starting to get back to normal, it's not 100%, but I'm able to lift my eyebrow, move my mouth WAY more than before and I'm not in pain anymore. So we're just hoping that things continue to get better!

Bathing the Babies

We attempted bathing Avery & Jax together....

talk about a workout! Jax kept sliding down

into the water up to his mouth, swallowing water.

But he loved it! FINALLY!

And now Avery begs to take a

''bubble bash'' with "baby Jax" everyday.

I tried it all by myself a few days ago

and Jax may or may not have gone in all the way up to his nose while I was

scrubbing Avery's hair.

I L.O.V.E having 2 babies!!

Halloween 2010

We went to the wards

Trunk-Or-Treat

My two little monkeys!

Jax is 1 month old!

Jax, you love to:

EAT

be held 24/7 by your mommy

quiver your little chin when you cry

sit in your swing

bounce

stretch

sneeeze 5 times in a row

grunt

make cute noises when you breathe after you eat

poooooooooooop

snack

be swaddled

kick your feet

burp

toot while you eat

You are such a sweet boy, we love you!

It's fun being home owners...because we get to do

HOME IMPROVEMENTS!!!

KITCHEN BEFORE:

Kitchen After:

New:

floor

wall color

painted cabinets

stove

light fixture

molding

Still want to:

replace counter tops

put in back splash...

and possibly repaint. I miss my red! We'll see....

BIG/HUGE/GIGANTIC THANK YOU

to Scott's mom for helping us paint!!

Jax-y

Poo.

WE LOVE YOU!

We have an awesome friend who is a photographer in our

ward who took Jax's pictures for us, we LOVE how they turned out!!

I CAN do this!

Today I dropped off

G-ma Boyce to go home

after 10 awesome days of help.

Before that, G-ma & G-pa Watson were here for a week.

Before that, aunt Ray-Ray was here for a long weekend.

Now....I don't know when family will come again...(HINT HINT)

Let's just say I had a mini-heart-attack/panic attack/hysterical moment

as I pulled out onto the road.

Avery was screaming from saying good-bye

and I knew Scott wouldn't be home for a good 3 hours.

OH MAN.

But....I said a little prayer, turned up the music

and sang along (to drown out the screaming)

and by the time we got home, both babies were asleep.

I carried baby 1 in.

Then went back for baby 2.

I laid baby 2 on the couch, put a blanket on her

& carefully took baby 1 out of his car seat, wrapped him

up and laid him down on the chair (and he actually slept!).

I was able to:

text my sister using both hands,

watch last weeks Grey's,

AND

make lasagna for dinner

BEFORE

either baby woke up.

OMGosh.

I THINK CAN DO THIS!

PROOF:

Jax's 1st bath

at home

Poor little guy....

Well, it lasted about hmmm 2 minutes?

This boy definately doesn't like bath time....