Picture overload!!!

Here is just a warning that this post will be full of pictures!!

First off I knew I'd fall behind on Austin's days....but I did take the pictures everyday...just got to busy to post them!!! So here are the past days of Austin:

Day 5: Austin loves to put on shoes,

he has done this since we could walk

but this picture is funny to me because

he has my platform flipflops on and

they are in between the wrong toes...

Day 6: Loves to play in my desk

I have a desk that has a place for the tower

I can't put my tower in it because it

overheats all the time. So Austin likes

to play in it.

Day 7: Likes to play with stickers

He likes it when I put stickers all over him.

Day 8: Loves his binkie

Yeap he still has his binkie! And he LOVES IT!

No worries he has to say goodbye to it next year!

Day 9: Likes his fruits

This kid LOVES fruits, his favorites are

apples & bananas

we have to watch him with the apples

because he's eat it whole (core and all)

Now that I am caught up with Austin's Days....

Here is a peak at our 5 minute attempt to take family pictures!

Not bad for 5 minutes! Thanks to Aaron's little sister Danee! We did these last night. I figured I'd better just bite the bullet and just get them done before it was to late! It was so cold and we didn't even try to make the kids smile! But atleast we have a family picture with Mylee in it! :)

I hope I can get a card designed tonight so I can send to friends and family (if you want one, I need your address!)

Of course I have to throw in this sweet picture of Aaron and Mylee...so cute!

Also while I am on a roll I am just going to throw in the 2 pictures I have from Mylee's blessing day (this past Sunday). I know I am once again a horrible mom...I forgot to take pictures! It was a very busy day! I have to dress Mylee up again so I can take pictures of her in her dress (my mother made her dress, I made the hairbow & braclet).

Mylee and Aaron before her blessing

Keagan & KarLee loving on Mylee

As you can see we have been pretty busy around here. But we are having fun!! I love being home with my two kids (while I stay busy with my photography of course) Austin keeps things interesting and fun! Hopefully I will remember to contiune his days...so stay tuned!

:)

Day 4

Day 4:

AUSTIN LOVES BATHTIME

Day 3

Day 3:

AUSTIN LIKES TO PLAY IN MYLEE'S CARSEAT

Austin - Sweet & Funny

So today I was feeding Mylee and I heard Austin wimper in his room for a second than it went silent (I couldn't check on him right away because I was nursing Mylee) so a minute or so later he comes into my room dragging about 5 blankets with a big grin on his face - so cute! I noticed the one blanket was in his crib...so I am guessing he was wimpering because it wasn't easy to get. He brought all of his blankets by me and laid down. He just looked up at me with a smiled...so sweet!

He is such a little kid now and is picking up on new things everyday. He is very silly and I love that I am able to spend my days at home with him. He really does entertain me! I figured since I am a terrible scrapbooker and journaler (is that a word) that I would use this blog this month as my scrapbook/journal of the Sweet and funny things Austin is doing! This will force me to actually write down the sweet and funny things about him until I have time to sit down and put all of this in his baby book!

Yesterday I will count as day 1:

Day 1 - Loves to help with his sister

Day 2 - Loves his blankets

(Seriously this kid has to take a blanket everywhere he goes)

lets see if I actually follow through with it everyday (until Christmas).

2 Months Old

So my little baby girl is already 2 months old! It has gone by to fast!
Mylee had her 2-month checkup yesterday and here are her stats:

Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz.
Length: 21 inches
(don't remember head measurements)

Yeah she is still tiny! I looked it up and she is in the 5th percentile for weight and height! It's so crazy because Austin has always been in the 90th or above percentile! It looks like my kids are complete opposites! Mylee is pretty much at the same weight and height as Austin was when he was born. I guess my milk isn't as good as it used to be! :)

As for milestones the doctor says she is right where she should be.
She is sleeping pretty well (about 5-6 hours at night). Still naps decent during the days...but there are always those sleepless nights and days once and a while!

She loves: smiling, baths, being naked, Austin, her swing, Christmas music, being swaddled and having her butt patted.
She doesn't like: being on her belly, yelling, her car seat (when awake), cold milk, and binkies (I can't get her to take one anyways),

And Austin is starting to really adore his little sister...I already know he is going to be protective. He likes to help out by bringing me her bottle, binkie, and blanket. He even talks to her in a sweet baby talk voice and tries to cuddle and give kisses (like mom does). It's so cute! She smiles at him all the time.

Here are some pictures from today:

I love this first one...she is smiling at Austin - so precious!

I think these two are going to be great buddies!

Sweet Baby Smiles & Crazy Chipmunk Dancing

I have been meaning to post this since last week but I have been working frantically on getting my photography caught up...and I have done it all - except one session! :) Yay! (that is until Wednesday. when I photograph another session) Anyways I thought I'd post these fun pictures to let you know how the kiddos are doing!

Austin is as busy as always. He loves to dance! Every time an upbeat song comes on he busts-a-move! I've been told that his Aunt Mindee taught him to bow, but I have only seen him do it once, it's pretty cute! And I have finally found a movie he will somewhat watch! He LOVES the Chipmunk Movie. I had him in his highchair eating and watching the movie while I was in the other room editing and a song came on and I thought I better go check if he is dancing and low and behold:

I totally love this kid! It was so cute! If no one is around he really concentrates and pulls some funny faces like the one above.

Austin also has a bad night time habit~ anytime we put him in bed he cries bloody murder. And believe me we have tried to let him cry it out. It can last for hours. Aaron now has to lay on his floor until he falls asleep. And that's not the worst of his nightly habits. He seems to wake up every morning between 3 and 5 a.m. and screams until you get him. So we bring him into our bed when he wakes up like this (which has been for the past 3-4 months). I know it's a terrible habit to let him sleep in our bed in the morning....but I’m not going to lie - I love the morning snuggles I get in with him once daddy goes to work! :)
As for Baby Mylee she doesn't go to sleep at night until 1 in the morning usually. But now she is sleeping until about 5 a.m. so we get a little sleep in.

But she is a happy girl (when she's not sleepy). She is a smiler, I've decided her nickname will be "Smiley Mylee". Every time she wakes up from a nap or gets done with a bottle she is all smiles and coos for about 10-15 minutes - I LOVE IT! She is to cute for words! And I am guessing she will be a big fan of Christmas just like her daddy because every time I sing the song off of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (the one that's like..."yaw hoo dores, yaw hoo dores, welcome Christmas, Christmas time"...something like that) She gets big smiles and starts to coo a lot. So adorable! I am horrible at the picture taking and capturing her smiles because I just want to sit there and play with her and not run to get the camera. But here was my attempt of capturing her smile a few days ago:

And yes she still has her blue eyes. I'll be shocked if they stay...but for now they are still a pretty blue! I totally love Austin's eyes (which are like mine) but truthfully I hope Mylee gets her dads eyes - which she won't because they aren't light. But Aaron has the most beautiful eyes! That's why I married him....I was secretly hoping he'd give me blue-green eyed babies! :) j/k

Here is a picture of Mylee's first time going to church

(well not counting Stake Conference last Sunday)

Yeap all of her 0-3 clothes still drowned her!

She is still in Newborns!

So that's what the kiddos have been up to. As for Aaron and I we are just pluggin' away at work!

I do have to say this (hopefully Aaron will read this) Aaron has been such a wonderful help with the kids this past weekend and I really appreciate it. He is the reason I am almost caught up with my work, and I love him to death! I also have to thank his mother because I am sure she helped him out a lot since he spent all of the weekend at her house! So Thanks Jan! I have a very wonderful family and I am very lucky!

Hope all is well with everyone else! :)

My 21-Month-Old

So Great news!!! My little buddy is home! :)


Many of you are wondering where he went...

Well he is a spoiled little boy - ok not spoiled just really loved!

His Grandma Jan and Grandpa Dan took him (and his cousins) to California for a week of fun! They went to Lego Land, the zoo, and Knotts Berry Farms. What a lucky little boy, huh!

I did enjoy the little break and I got a lot of work done...but Im not going to lie, I missed him like CRAZY. Everytime I'd hear his little voice on the phone I'd cry. He is such a little talker. He hasn't stopped talking about, Grandma, Grandpa, and KarLee since he got home. And he wasn't happy to see me or Aaron...broke my heart. But when he saw Mylee he got all happy and gave her a kiss. It was way cute! He may only be 21 months but he is a pretty good big brother already!

Since I was doing a post about Austin I decided to throw in a few pictures from a few weeks ago.

I have been spending most of my free time on the computer working and so Austin has been spending that time, TRASHING the room. It's the only way to keep him happy and for me to get some work done....sad to say most of my house looks just like this room!

I don't know if you can really tell but in this picture he is really into his photo book (it's a book that Grandma Jan gave to him with pictures of the family in it) Austin LOVES this book!

And when he isn't in the office with me he is in the front room getting into trouble. This is a picture of his artistic expression he had. He got into Aaron's golf bag and found the markers. I am lucky that his "expression" didn't get all over the furniture! :)

So needless to say Austin is a busy body! My mom calls him "Dennis the Menace". I just wish I had a 1/4 of his energy. I might get the house cleaned once and a while if I did!

As I said before he is a chatterbox! And he picks up on new words all the time. Here are a few he has added to his vocabulary in the past month: Grandma, Grandpa, kaka, go bye-bye, fries, cars, hey guys.

Anyways most of this is journaling stuff so I'll stop boring everyone!

I will say this though- it sure is nice to here Austin's laughter around the house again. There is nothing sweeter than the sound of laughter from your child!