I {heart} warm weather, walks, and slurpee's!

..And I do love these 2 little friends too. I hope todays weather is a prediction of what is to come. I don't know if my mental state can handle much more winter! It's amazing what a little bit of sun and warm weather can do to your spirit.. totally brightened my day.. We couldn't let this nice weather pass us by.. We went on a couple of walks, went to the park, and of course walked to

7-11 for treats and slurpee's. Thank you sun for coming out today!!

female vs male anatomy

Yesterday as Whitney and Camden were taking their usual morning bath together, Whit looked at Camden's 'privates' and turned to me and said "Momma, I want a wiener." What??? Where does she come up with this stuff!?! I had to explain to my.. not even 2 year old yet.. that girls have "cha cha's" and boys have "wee wee's". After I explained it she looked at me and said "Ya, ok, I have cha cha" like she totally understands what I am saying.. sometimes I wonder..

Happy Valentines Day!!

We hope that everyone has a great Valentines Day! We celebrated it today and ended our romantic evening by adding a cute new addition to our family:

We bought a turtle!! He is a handsome little guy and we named him Valentine, Val for short.

These 3 rugrats (Muffins, Mo, and Whitney) won't leave the poor guy alone. He has lots of new curious friends!

This picture is totally unrelated but she is my life. She still has bottles (yes, she is almost 2.. We might need to kick that habit but I'm not ready to fight that battle yet) and loves to lay in baby Driggs car seat.. random but... I LOVE LOVE LOVE this wild thang!

Little Boys and Little Girls

Whit and Camden have been playing soo good with each other lately that it makes my life 100 times easier. Whitney is past her hitting stage (for the most part) and so I think we have made it past the fighting stage with these two!! Poor Camden use to go home everyday with scratches all over his face, it was really bad! I couldn't leave their sight for fear of what Whitney was going to do to him! But yesterday as I was watching them play, I couldn't help but laugh at how different boys and girls are even at such a young age. Camden was stacking blocks quietly in Whits room moving them around, just content as could be! All the while Whit was in the corner - scolding her baby and putting her in timeout! She would say and I quote from my little Whit: "Knock it off, I take it from you, TIMEOUT!". She would then put the baby in timeout, count to 5, and then start all over again. So funny! I am obsessively in LOVE with this little girl. She is a bossy, stubborn, funny little thing and I can't get enough of her!


This picture was taken awhile ago. I can't get my computer to upload any pictures.. It's being weird..But this picture was taken on one of those AMAZING fall days we had this last year and so we spent every possible day/moment outside. We went to Wheeler Farm to play in all the leaves!

Believe

It has been such a fun Christmas season for us thus far! Whitney is getting older, understanding more and it is fun to see her get excited about little things. We got her the Little People Nativity scene that she loves. She likes to put the baby Jesus in her stroller and drag him around. The other day Danny had to take it away, I asked why and he said that Whitney was drowning baby Jesus in the dog water. :(

This season I started out with a big long Christmas wish list I had created for Danny of "things" that I wanted for myself.. I got the "me, me, me" syndrome and forgot why we really celebrate Christmas.. It's not about all of the gifts that we get or even the gifts that we give but about spending time with the ones you love the most, celebrating the birth of Christ, and cherishing every moment we have with each other. A couple of weeks ago, Danny's mom, Vicki, had a heart attack.. She is ok, they successfully put in a stent and she is back to her "selfless" giving self. But she was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital and for awhile the hospital staff wouldn't give us any information on if she was ok or not. Luckily she was, but throughout the whole experience I really got a reality check and realized how delicate life is and how extremely important it is to not let even 1 day go by without expressing your love to others.

I love the Christmas season.. I love making sugar cookies and wrapping presents with my family.. I love the Christmas eve talent show we have every year.. I love the smells of goodies and eating in extreme amounts.. it gives me the warm fuzzes just thinking about it! :) But what I love the most about Christmas (and sometimes I forget) is the birth of our Savior. What an amazing gift He is. This Christmas season I have dedicated myself to reading the New Testament and I feel like I can't get enough of it. The stories of Christ have come alive for me- more than any other year. Reflecting on 2009, I have seen and am a witness of the many miracles Christ has given me and my family. I am amazed while reading the NT-- that Jesus would perform miracle after miracle in front of the Pharisees and the Pharisees where so hard hearted that they didn't believe. How can that be? How can you physically see Christ heal the lepers, the blind, and dumb and NOT believe?? As I pondered that, I thought, we may not have Christ with us physically but He is with us spiritually and does perform just as many miraculous miracles in all of our lives. I need to remember to BELIEVE in Christ, BELIEVE in His birth, BELIEVE in His miracles. Sometimes I forget or don't appreciate everything I have.. This year I hope to be better, I hope to not be like the Pharisees who only cared about worldly possessions and who didn't believe (and sadly that is exactly how I am most of the time).. but I am going to BELIEVE this year.. all year long!! :)

I hope that everyone has a great Christmas!!

St George Getaway-

Last weekend we surprised my grandma Lindsey by meeting her in St. George for her birthday. It was a blast spending time with our family. We had SUCH a great time, I was very sad to go, and kept wondering why it has taken us so long to get away together! Love love love my family!!

My aunt Sherri, grandma and aunt Sandy.

The girl cousins with grandma.

{Not pictured but who was VERY present was Rosie and my mom- I didn't take very many pictures} My mom was an amazing help with Whitney! She totally sat in the car with Whitney while she napped so that I could selfishly shop! Thanks mom, LOVE U!

humm..

Today Whitney spent a couple of hours sporting this look..

We ditched the binky long ago but somehow she found this Bronco binky and the glasses.. don't know.. She normally won't wear them for longer than a couple of minutes.. She is silly!