"Scrumptious!!"

My little two year old used the word "Scrumptious," today!! We were sitting on the couch eating some popcorn and Hailey turned to me and said, " This popcorn is scrumptious mommy." What!?! I started laughing and so she asked me why I was laughing at her. I told her she was so smart. Now that is a big word not only for a two year old, but I can't remember the last time I used it, so I can't take credit for it either. Let me explain. About a month ago I was cleaning my kitchen and Hailey was watching Sesame Street in the living room. The word of the day was scrumptious. They had Jessica Alba holding up various foods and saying how scrumptious they were. I didn't think much of it until today when she said it. (That is how I knew what she was saying.) I am so proud of my smart little girl!!

Hailey is constantly making me laugh. This last week our family night lesson was on being honest and obeying our parents. We would ask her a question and she pulls this face...

This is her thinking face. Then she would say, "I have an idea!" She would then tell us some random story about a frog and then showed us how a frog jumps. We would ty to get her to focus again and she acted all into the lesson, we would then ask her another question. Again she perks up, " I have an idea!!" only to continue telling us about this frog. Does anyone have any good FHE lessons suitable for a 2 year old? I went to Deseret Book and got a book on FHE geared towards kids, I hope she will like it.

Hailey had a blast a couple weeks ago at her cousin Desiree's Superhero themed birthday party. The kids were asked to dress up as their favorite superhero. Hailey is loving the princesses right now so we didn't have any superhero anything. I procrastinated finding a costume until the morning of the party so I was searching for anything that would work. Thus the creation of...Super Elmo!!

We created our own little superhero. Hailey stayed in her costume all afternoon, it was so cute!!

This is my little future missionary!! This is a random picture but it was so cute I had to post it.

"Time goes by WAY too fast!!"

Rolling around together

Watching Elmo together. Hailey has some crazy hair in the morning.

She didn't believe us when we told her that he didn't have any teeth yet.

Giving BIG hugs! (We are still learning the word "soft.")

Our little Jaden man is on the loose! He has figured out how to roll from his back to his belly really well now. I will put him on the floor and 30 seconds later he is across the room. It is cute to see how frustrated he gets when he has rolled up to a wall, or our entertainment center and can't roll anymore. You can see the wheels turning in his head as he tries to figure out an alternate route. I can not believe my baby is going to be 6 months on sunday!! It has gone by way too fast. Hailey will be 3 in a couple months and I can't believe that either. I have to say that there isn't a cuter thing in the world then the bond between siblings when they are so little. Hailey LOVES Jaden she will run to tell me when she hears him crying after waking up from a nap. Then she runs to his crib yelling, "I'm coming Jaden!" she climbs in and gives him hugs telling him, "It's ok Jaden, it's ok."

She is usually pretty good at sharing her toys with him also. One day I was using my food processor to make dinner. Hailey was standing on her stool, like she usually does when I am cooking, right next to me. And I had jaden in his bouncy seat. He was watching me totally entertained with the noise it was making. Well Hailey was getting a little nervous with the loud noise and went to get her pooh bear to comfort her. She came and stood right by me clutching her bear, then Jaden started to get fussy. Without me saying a word, Hailey got down off her stool and gave Jaden her pooh bear. She came back and told me that he was scared so he needed her pooh bear. (sigh) I love my little girl. She is such a nurturer, anytime she can see that someone is sad she will ask where it hurts and then kiss it better. Or tell you, "It's ok." with a big smile on her face, as she wraps her arms around your neck. My sister Jennifer came up from Utah one weekend and got the chance to spend time with her. She told me that, "Hailey is very special because anytime you are around her you can't help but be happy, and that is a gift." That comment made me a very proud Mamma ;)

I LOVE my kids! I am truly blessed. They are little angels sent from Heavenly Father, and I get to be their Mom here on earth. I couldn't ask for a more amazing gift then that.

"Green with Envy"...literally!!

YEA!! The day is finally here. We are getting GRASS today, well hydroseed actually. We have been working sooo hard on our yard for the last couple months, it will be nice to be done. I am sick of the dirt and mud in my house. I have been admiring peoples yards and how great it would be to have grass. Hailey is even doing it. We will be driving in the car and she will get all excited, " Look Mom...Grass." I know it is my fault, that is all we have been talking about for weeks now. I am looking forward to going outside and running around with my kids.

Here it goes...

Well I finally did it, I started a blog. I will admit I have no idea what I am doing, and as far as my computer skills go, this will be a learn as I go process. I have enjoyed reading various blogs and staying in touch with friends through blogging. I figured it was time I did the same.
Brandon and I got married January 6, 2006, in the Idaho Falls Temple. We lived in Shelley for two and a half years. Before moving up to Idaho Falls last September. We have a little girl Hailey Grace who is 2 1/2, (She will tell anyone who asks). She is a burst of sunshine. She is such a talker and loves to dance! She is always putting on her tutu's and dancing around saying, " I'm Cinderella and you the Queen." She is a great big sister to Jaden Dale who was born March 27 of this year. He is quite the stud. He was born weighing in at 10 lbs 2 oz. He hasn't stopped growing since, at 5 1/2 months he weighs 21 lbs. He is such a momma's boy and I love it!! He is so smiley and loves girls. He will smile at them with this crooked smile that makes your heart melt. We have been so blessed to have these two children a part of our family. They make life exciting everyday by learning a new word, or cuddling with Mom and Dad. It's moments like these that make life beautiful.