Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

Well, my camera cable finally arrived and since not a whole lot happened this week, I'll just post some pictures with a few captions, and then I'll be caught up on pictures. :)

This is still at our townhouse in Lehi, Damon loved the pantry and figured out how to climb up on the shelf.

He's so stinkin' cute!

And there is the classic Logan cheeser!

He was trying to copy Damon.

This is at G&G Goodman's. They love playing together most of the time. And Logan has been better at sharing.

Such cute boys!

We went up to visit Daddy and stayed at a hotel one night. The boys had fun, but it was really hard to get them to go to sleep. Logan would NOT stop talking!

We went to the Living Planet Aquarium. It was really fun.

There were little caves and places the kids could explore.

Logan liked to play in the caves.

They were getting pretty wiggly after a few minutes of picture taking. :)

Mamma and her boys!

They are such good brothers for each other.

Damon is such a climber. He loves to climb on anything and everything, it won't be long before he's climbing out of his crib.

Damon loves to clap.

This was the car ride back home from the wedding/visit daddy/baby blessing.

Damon LOVES sunglasses or glasses in any form. He actually leaves them on for quite some time too.

Lately Logan has been climbing in Damon's crib during naptime...it's really annoying and I hope it doesn't last too much longer.

Logan is trying to give up naps, but when he does he crashes about 5:00 if we watch TV. :)

Logan and his cousin Kashlynn eating watermelon outside.

Damon at the park the weekend that daddy came down.

I love my Morgan!

He loves to play with his boys.

We had a lot of fun at the park.

The kids liked the toys, but Damon loved the rocks and wood chips best of all.

Logan and Mommy.

Logan loves to jump!

Damon LOVES to get into cupboards, especially this bowl cupboard, we still haven't Damon-proofed everything yet.

Is this the lid you wanted, mom?

Papa reads Logan a bedtime story and since we have been doing that it's really helped Logan sleep better. I think it's because Morgan was usually the one to read Logan a story and put him to bed. I think Papa likes it too. :)

And that about catches us up picture wise for the last 3-4 weeks. :) So....until next time......

A Perfect Day for my Husband!

This weekend Morgan came down, and the trip didn't start out too spectacular, with it taking almost 2 hours just to get out of town to Springville and then somewhere between Fillmore and Beaver getting a cracked windshield from flying debris from a truck up ahead, but he did make it here safe and I was so excited to see him. I was hoping that Saturday would just be the perfect day, and it really was...minus the fact that I still can't download any pictures....

First we woke up, got ready and dropped off our kids at my brother's house and went golfing. It had rained the night before, so it was a little wet, but that made the air smell delicious and the temperature was just perfect the entire time we were golfing. Both of us did pretty well and I realized this weekend, that I really do like golf!

After that we had a little football shindig at my parents house to watch the BYU-OU football game. Seems like we would be torn who to vote for, but not really, there was no question that we would cheer for BYU. I predicted that BYU would get slaughtered, Morgan was a little more optimistic, but both of us were really excited that BYU won!! We had a little BBQ with steaks and watermelon and the kids were actually behaving themselves. We even got to make some home made ice cream...mmmmm.

By the end of the day we figured out the formula for the perfect day:

Golf + Good Weather + Nap + Steaks + BYU winning + Homemade ice cream + Family = The Perfect Day!!!

I don't know if every weekend will be that perfect, but it sure was a great start to the football season, and the season of us really only getting to be together on weekends for a while. So until next time....when I finally have the pictures downloaded....:)

Myyyyyy Feeeeeeet!!!

Let's see, it was Monday night and I was getting Logan for bed, he must be growing because all of his feety pajamas are pretty snug. I put them on and he kept telling me to "fix it" because his toes were scrunched. I tried moving around the toes, but he kept fussing, so I thought of the next best thing, let's just cut them off.

So, I said, Logan should we cut the feety off? And he calmly and quietly sat on the kitchen floor while Papa cut the feet off his pajamas (in hindsight we probably should have taken the pajamas OFF before cutting the feet off). As soon as the final snip was made Logan broke down, he was devastated. He kept screaming, my feet, my feet, put on, put on, my feet. He was just sobbing for literally about 20 minutes. Nothing I could do would calm him down, it was just "my jammies" "my feet" "my jammies" It was tragic. I think I've scarred him for life.

So on tuesday I decided to just "hand down" the rest of the feety pajamas to Damon, even though they don't fit him quite yet and Logan now has a nice new collection of pajamas that he is happy with....and they don't have feet anymore....I don't think we can handle those kind of jammies anymore. :)

In the Meantime...

Well, our camera cord is trapped in the abyss that is our storage unit, so I ordered another one, but in the meantime my posts will be a little drab, but really my blog is for our family's benefit, and you really aren't obligated to read it, so you can wait until next week when I will have pictures. :)

This last week was crazy, here are a few highlights to prove it. :)

First, our offer for the "house" wasn't accepted, so that means we are moving forward with our backup/original plan and building the home that we wanted in the first place. We couldn't be happier! We had our meeting with the builder last week and got everything finalized, so there is no turning back now. Hopefully things will move quickly and it will be finished by January....in the meantime....I'm with the kids down in St. George and Morgan's up in Sandy. :( I know...sad...but we're making it work and get to see each other on weekends. By staying with family we'll be able to make some headway on our debt and save money, which will be a huge bonus. This leads us to...

Highlight number two: I went up to SLC this past weekend and got to see my hubby. Man, you'd think it had been years since I'd seen him, but really it had only been a week. :) I sure love him and miss him everyday we're away...I have a feeling you'll hear that lot too. We drove up on Thursday night and stayed in a hotel, it was actually kinda fun. Logan and Damon didn't want to go to sleep though, I was glad my parents were there to help. In the morning I went to the builder meeting with Morgan while my parents babysat.

Then after that, we dropped off the kids at Morgan's parent's house while I went to my cousin's wedding at Oquirrh Mtn. Temple, it was in Spanish and was soo neat! We picked up the kids and went to the luncheon, then I headed back up to G&G H's (Morgan's parents) to switch cars. It doesn't really sound as busy as it was, but we were non-stop all day. My parents took one of our cars to Green River, WY for my niece's blessing. Morgan and I decided that we should spend time together during the weekend, so we didn't go up, but I heard the blessing was beautiful and my bro and sis both gave wonderful talks.

This weekend also happened to be the weekend that 3 of our nephews would be staying at G&G H's, and then another 3 nieces/nephew came over for most of Saturday, and then 2 more kids came over in the evening. It was definitely a full house, fun, but full! Morgan and I escaped the chaos and took our kids to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, it was really neat, Logan got to touch some rays and all he kept talking about were the sharks, even though we only saw one. It was pretty cool and the kids did really well, after that we got some slurpees and headed to the park to get some fresh air. We had a great time just being together as a family.

On Sunday, my parents came down from Green River and picked us up and we headed home. We're definitely going to be putting some miles on our vehicles these next few months, but I think overall this really was the best plan. I love my Morgan and I'm excited for our new house and I can't wait to see you this weekend!!! :)

The Move

I know it's been 2 whole weeks since a post...wow, it's been a while since I've gone that long, but there is a good reason. We have moved! The week before last Sunday we were just packing and getting things ready, and then our buyer said they wanted to close as early as last Tuesday, so we decided to hurry and rent our storage unit and load as much up as we could on Saturday. We got a pretty good start, and then my brother and his fam came up last Sunday and stayed with us and helped us move some of the really big things on Monday.

Morgan and I finished packing the storage unit on Tuesday and on Wednesday we got everything cleaned and ready to go for the new buyers thinking they would be closing on Tuesday and moving on Wednesday-ish...well the buyers post-poned their closing until Wednesday....then until Thursday....then until Friday, so technically we're still waiting for our house to close (fund and record) which won't happen until Monday and even possibly Tuesday, in the meantime we had all our paperwork signed and done on Tuesday and have moved out.

Morgan is going to be staying with his parents for a while and I'm taking a "vacation" down in St. George. With the house that we want, this should only be about a 6 week arrangement. :) But you never know what could happen, right now at this very moment, there are still many things that need to happen, so we're trying to be patient and just ride this crazy experience out until the end.

I don't have any pictures because I thought I brought my camera cord, but it wasn't in any of the bags or boxes, so I'll have to pick one up this week. Other than that, Morgan I love you and miss you and I'll see you soon! Until next time.....

My Cookie!

This past week we got a chance to spend some time with family down in Orem. We had a blast and Logan especially loved playing with all his new cousins, some he had seen before and some he hadn't. Our favorite happening of the night, was probably not too long after or before this picture was taken. I wasn't actually there for the actual event, but I think I got the basic story down:

Logan was chillin' in the chair, which was just the perfect size for him, and he was enjoying his cookie and lemonade. He turned his head for jut a brief moment and little Fay (not in the picture - that's Soren) snatched his cookie from the arm of the chair. Logan looked back for his cookie in dismay and shouted...My Cookie!...he didn't see that Fay had taken it. Morgan quickly replaced the cookie before a meltdown occurred and little Fay got away with all of it. Just to paint a picture, little Fay is that cute little innocent looking girl, about 1/3 the size of Logan and just turned one. We didn't realize she had the cookie, only that see was running back to her daddy and grandma at lightning speed with a smug look on her face...then we hear "my cookie"...and see her looking mischievously at the cookie now in her hand. I guess that's a compliment to me though, that my cookies were so good, the kids were stealing them from each other. :)

Logan and Damon both love plums...actually they both pretty much love any fresh ripe fruit. Damon has especially loved being able to eat the fruit off the core/pit/whatever. It makes a horrendously, juicy, sticky mess, but it's so fun to watch. I love hearing the little crunch his teeth makes when he breaks the skin of the fruit. And Logan being such a great copycat has been eating a little bit better now that he and Damon are almost eating the same thing at every meal. I love sibling rivalry!

And lastly, Damon loves to walk around and has been walking around with the walker for a while, but I hadn't gotten a video yet. He still won't take that first step, but I know it's coming close. He can't stand that he can't get up and walk/run around to follow Logan. And, things are progressing on the home front, we'll keep posted on that too, but until next time.....

Movin' on Up

I'll start with our good news first: We sold our townhouse!!! YAY. Now we're going to get our build job started and finally "settle down" I hope I don't jinx us by saying so, but it would really be nice to stay put for at least 5-10 years....or for the rest of or lives, and our new house will make both of these options a possibility. We're super excited and hope that all goes well with the sale and we should be outta here by the end of August. Now we just need to find a buyer for our house in Oklahoma and we'll really be set. :) Now for the fun stuff, other than the house there weren't really "events" that took place, but I do have some fun pictures: Damon likes to look at books, especially Logan's bedtime books when he's not around to be greedy about them. :)

He's so cute.

Logan does pretty good with breakfast, okay with lunch, but dinner has been almost non-existent the last month or two. Oh well, he still has enough energy to run around and bounce off the walls all day.

This is usually the morning routine while I'm taking a shower and getting ready, they get to watch a movie. Lately, Logan has been on a Handy Manny kick, he wants to watch it all day every day! Damon doesn't care what's on as long as something is on. :)

Damon's throne.

Logan in the zone watching Handy Manny.

We went swimming on Friday when Morgan got home from work and when we came back home Logan ran to the grass, and said, "lay on the grass?" so they did. We've been going outside in the mornings and just hanging out in the yard or going for walks. Logan is getting a little better and minding and staying close while we're outside...and of course it was because he knew that I had bought the "leashes" that he started behaving better, so I have yet to use them.

Damon loves to go for walks in the wagon and he loves swimming and playing in the water.

And he loves spaghetti!

Look at those cute chompers.

And of course, we were lacking on bath pictures for Damon because I'm usually bathing them both at the same time and can't get the camera because Damon has a terrible habit of sticking his whole face in the water to drink it. So I took advantage of the solo bathtime while Morgan was home to help me.

Someday we'll need something to embarrass him in front of his girlfriends.

I love it when he's crawling to the bath tub and his little tush jiggles all the way there. :) He's actually got some meat on him. I hope he continues to be a good eater, but if not, at least I have some proof that he was at one time and I'll be grateful for that. Both my boys are so wonderful and so challenging at the same time. I hope this next month goes by fast and slow at the same time. I want our new house to be done quickly, but I also want enough time to pack and get our things in storage too.. Oiy! Well, until next time.....

Happy Pioneer Day

This week was lots of fun. I had my camera with me the whole time too, but didn't take very many pictures. Logan is such a copycat and I'm sure I've said that a million times now, but the other day I was giving Damon some juice and Logan kept saying, juice, juice and ran in the living room and laid down like Damon. It was too cute. They are such good brothers for each other.

Our life would be terribly boring without them. :) So, after all the fun last weekend, we spent the first couple days just catching up with everything, cleaning, laundry, sleep, etc.

Damon still loves his food. I can't wait until we finally have a dining area without carpet under the table! Lunch time is now quite the process between getting them both fed and cleaning up after them...well mostly Damon.

He's so happy when he gets to feed himself. He loves any kind of fruit, but as you can see on his tray he does like his peas too.

On Thursday morning I got the kids packed up and headed to Green River, WY to have a sleepover with my sister in law and my mom. My mom had been up there helping with the new baby and they invited me over, so I figured, why not. It actually wasn't that bad of a drive, the kids were really good.

We got there and went to a splash park, it was really fun! I was too occupied with the boys though that I didn't get any pictures. :( Damon loved sitting by the water and once Logan got wet he enjoyed it more, until he got stuck in a water sprinkler, I think it scared him when it splashed up all around him and he gets cold really quick too when we play in water. He didn't last as long as I thought he would, but we still had fun.

We had lunch and then 3 of the 4 babies took a nap while we played some Canasta and Logan watched a movie. I got slaughtered, but I made up for it by winning the game we played later that night when all the kids were in bed. :)

After the nap we went for a walk. Lincoln didn't get too far before he got too pre-occupied with stuff, but Logan was doing surprisingly well, so Quel and Linc headed back and Me, Logan, & Damon continued around the block. This was the first time he's done really well with a walk without the wagon, it really gave me hope for doing this more often. We hung out some more and then got the kids to bed and of course played more Canasta.

I really had a blast and I'm glad that I made the trip up there. I brought my mom back to Lehi with us, we left early in the morning so Quel and her babies could sleep in. We stopped at McDonald's and got breakfast and headed home. With grandma in the car helping keep my kids occupied the drive went much faster.

That evening we went to a Hadlock group birthday party. Nola and Brayden were in town, so we celebrated his birthday too. I can't believe he's almost 2! We stayed for a while and played until Damon was getting pretty tired and ready to go, so we headed back and watched some TV with Grandma and Papa, my dad had come up to drive home with my mom. They stayed with us Friday night and babysat our kids while Morgan and I went to the Draper Temple early Saturday morning. It felt soo good to be there.

We got back from the temple and my parents headed home, and Morgan helped me the clean the house a bit before headed over to his brother's house to help with some tiling in their basement. Nola came over and played for a little bit and we went for a walk, then me and the boys just hung out for the day and relaxed. This weekend went by a little too fast for me again. I can't believe there is only one more week left of July. It's crazy, where did the summer go? We'll just keep cramming in the fun though while it lasts before Morgan has to start hitting the books to study for the boards. Until next time...