Video: Heart Melter

We came across this movie of Cody. He was three years old--(about 3 years ago). 

My heart completely melted and I haven't stopped thinking about it ever since. Every time I look at Cody I just want to kiss his cheeks now. My sweet boy is getting so big and it's hard to even remember that he was like this once.

Since watching this I have decided 2 things:

1. We need to video our kids MUCH more than we do. 

(In fact, I got the camera out right after that while we were making dinner and tried to capture something great but all I got was Cody wiping out while jump roping -- which was TOTALLY funny but he was NOT happy about it so maybe we can post that later on when he isn't mad about it ?? we'll see -- and then whining from everyone else. I'll keep trying though!)

2. Based on #1 I would like to hire Raquel to be our personal videographer to document our children (or anyone else who can bring out their adorable and talkative selves).

Anyone interested?

Our Domestic Baby Girl

Liv is really getting around these days. One of her new favorite spots is the play kitchen set. 

She can't stand on her own, but she likes to pull herself up to anything and everything. It takes a lot of skill to make dinner with one hand and hold on to the countertop with the other.

A Summary of Grandma Tammy's Visit

Grandma Tammy came to visit during Cody's spring break the first week of April. The anticipation of having Grandma come was almost too much for the kids. They could hardly wait to have some grandma time.

I realized that the only thing I had posted about that week was Livy crawling. So here are the rest of the pictures (not too many though -- I guess we were too busy having fun)

Grandma sent a package that got here before she did. She couldn't fit all of the fun projects she wanted to do with the kids in her carry-on luggage (or Mary Poppins bag as we like to call it because she fits so much in there). As if waiting for grandma wasn't hard enough they had a package that they had to wait to open too! Kylee and Livy got some new headbands to share.

 And here is just some of the loot. Candy, books, headbands, jokes, stickers, jewelry, and crafts. How did all of it fit in that box?

The kids were by Grandma always. Grandma would get out of the shower and the kids were ready and waiting to hang out with her in the bathroom as soon as they could. You know Cody loves his grandma if he wants to watch her do her hair and make-up. 

And of course Kylee was Grandma's sidekick the entire week. 

Coloring eggs was one of the projects they did since it was the week before Easter. They also made cupcakes, colored picture frames, and read books. 

Steve and I were able to get a few things crossed off our list that week. While grandma and the kids were partying we got some of our emergency preparedness to-do's done. We found a great deal on a tent. Steve had to try it out in our living room and take a little nap to make sure it worked.

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The day Grandma was coming to town Steve's front fake tooth fell out while he was at work. He couldn't talk very well with it in his mouth because it would just fall out and if he took it all the way out he couldn't talk without a monstrous lisp (plus it looked a little redneck). I got these little emails from him throughout the day that were pretty entertaining. Things like: "I have to go to the bathroom. I hope my tooth doesn't fall in the toilet," or "I was talking to someone and my tooth fell out of my mouth. The guy was so surprised he almost threw up." By the time he got home from work he was tired of trying to hold the tooth in place with his tongue so he took it out and filled the hole with a piece of chewed neon green gum. When he would ask the kids to do something they didn't hear a word he said. They would just stand there staring at his mouth. It was hilarious to watch. That night Steve said to me, "I'm going to bed. My tongue is exhausted." Luckily the dentist glued it back in the next day as a temporary fix.

This week Steve is getting an implant put in: titanium post drilled into his jaw and then after a few months of healing they can put in a more permanent tooth. Well, let's hope it's permanent!

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. Livy is now 11 months old as of yesterday and we are starting to get excited for the birthdays that are coming up at our house. Although Kylee has been talking about hers for a few weeks already.

Videos: Kylee's Lunch Conversations

Kylee likes to talk about princess movies. In the first one I asked what her favorite parts of Beauty and the Beast were:

"When the beast turns into a prince. When it shows a different prince I like that part. But his father was lost. His father was lost. That's all. I like when she gets married. That's all. That's all I like. Can you take a movie?"

Then she started talking about Tangled (the part where Rapunzel goes to the Snuggly Duckling Cafe and meets all those thugs)

"Because the bad guys are in that room. I don't like those guys. But they do sing with her. I don't want to be by those guys. But they're not real. Can you take a movie?"

Video: Cascade Falls Hike

Here's a video of Kylee and Livy chasing Cody on our hike yesterday. It's too bad you can't hear Livy laughing though.

Cascade Falls in Patapsco State Park

Yesterday was a fun day for our family. Saturdays are always a day I look forward to because we get to forget about school, work, and homework. In the morning the kids got dropped off at a friend's house to play while Steve and I went to the temple. Then we fed the missionaries for lunch and went off to Patapsco State Park for a little family hike (only 10 minutes away).

There was a waterfall that was calling our name.

Livy had fun in the stoller being pushed by Cody and Kylee. She loved it when whoever was pushing the stoller was chasing someone. (That's what the pictures of me running in front of the stroller are all about). She would just laugh and laugh.