OK, so I am a bit of a slacker!

It turns out I am really sucky at blogging--I just can never find the time! We haven't been doing anything too exciting, just every day things. We had a nice Easter dinner with my family at our house--I cooked a ham for the first time! :)

Isaiah is just being a toddler--playing with his cousins at the park, playing with Lucy in the yard, playing with Gabe in the house, playing with Carson & Tahlia, going to story-time at the library, and basically just having the time of his life! Oh, to be a toddler again! :)

Gabe is being a wonderful 3-month-old! I can't believe he is already 3 months--time really flies! He is doing great, getting ready to roll over soon. Actually, he rolled right out of his swing the other night (I know, bad mommy! for not buckling him in!) but don't worry he was not hurt! He is giving us big smiles and "agoos" lately--it's so much fun!

Ok, so I may or may not post again soon, who knows! I know it doesn't seem like I am that busy but I am sure that all of you out there who have kids understand how hard it is to get time to yourself! So, blog you later, or not...

A couple cute ones... :)

I'm the luckiest girl in the world!!! :)

Why, you ask, am I the luckiest girl in the world? Well, I started back to work yesterday! I know that doesn't sound lucky but there are many reasons that it is. A few of the reasons are:

First of all, I have a great job and I am able to contribute to supporting my family. That is a great feeling! Even though the job can be super-stressful and busy, I have wonderful co-workers and that makes all the difference in the world.

Second (and most importantly) I am super lucky that my wonderful husband gets to stay home with the boys while I work! He did an awesome job yesterday and even brought the boys in for lunch (which is no easy feat)!

Third, Nick loves staying home with the boys and the boys love having Daddy at home! :) I am so happy that Nick gets to have special time with the boys and no Mommy around! It helps them bond and makes them have a really close relationship.

Anyway, I am able to say all this today because I don't have to work again until Monday--yay! :)

Nothing too exciting...

The last two weeks have been nice and calm. No big road trips, no haircuts, no exciting milestones reached. Of course we think that everything Gabe and Isaiah do is wonderful and exciting, but I realize that you all may not agree! :)

Gabe is growing like a weed, he is almost 15 lbs already! I recently heard about Aden & Anais swaddle blankets--Thank you Michelle!--and after 3 nights of waking up every 2 hours I decided to try it. It is AMAZING! Gabe slept 6 hours the first night and has slept 8 hours straight every night since!!!! These swaddle blankets are my new favorite baby product ever! All you soon-to-be-mamas HAVE to try it!

Isaiah is just being a toddler. He makes me laugh out loud at least 6 times a day with all his funny antics! He tried his potty out last week--he even had the Sports Illustrated to help (see pic)--but it didn't quite work (he did go potty, but on the floor rather than in the pot!). A couple of his new favorite things to do are: play checkers (he just puts all the pieces on the board and then rolls some dice) and put all of his crayons/pencils down his shirt or jammies (see pic). He is a funny little guy! He is talking all the time, and it is actually understandable for the most part. We are so proud of him! :)

Nick and I are just trying to enjoy the nice weather--I have been riding my bike with the boys in the trailer and he has been playing disc golf. And tomorrow we are going snowboarding!! :) It is my first (and probably last) time this season so I expect to be very sore on Monday. I do have some sad news--I have to go back to work on Wednesday! I am excited because I miss my job but sad to leave my boys for 12 hours. At least Nick will be home with them and hopefully come in to have lunch with me.

Anyway, that is what is going on around here--livin' & lovin'! :)

Hey Isaiah, did you get in a fight with a weed whacker? :)

Before

Luckily Isaiah is young and he won't remember that Mom & Daddy gave him the worst hair cut ever! We decided that $20 at the Hair Zoo is just too much so we thought we could handle cutting his hair ourselves...Poor Isaiah! It's alot harder to cut a toddlers hair than it looks! At least it will be grown out a little bit before Easter....

Two Months

I can't believe my littlest is 2 months old already! Where or where does the time go?! He is a delightful baby and we are so happy to have him in our lives! It's funny but when you only have one child you think that all your children will be just like that one--the same personalities, temperments, etc..., but then you have your 2nd and you realize that everyone was right and that each child is unique. Gabriel is a wonderful boy but oh so different from Isaiah already! He is cooing and smiling at us all the time! :) He wants to be around Mom or Daddy all the time. And he eats all the time! :) Which is why he already weighs 14 lbs!!! Yikes! At least my arms are getting a workout! Isaiah is a wonderful big brother, the first thing he wants to do every morning is see "Gig Gabe" (we call him Big Gabe and Isaiah can't quite get the "B" sound yet). He also steps on Gabe and licks his face but I refuse to believe he is doing those things to be mean!

It saddens me that you are already two months old Gabe but I so excited for all the wonderful things you get to experience as you get bigger! I love you Gig Gabe! :)

Boise

Home is so nice! :) Isaiah, Gabe and I went to Boise over last weekend with my parents to visit my sister Lena and her family. The boys did wonderful during the 8 hour drive down there! Gabe slept most of the time and Isaiah watched movies or read his books. I wish I could say that I did wonderful too but being stuck inbetween 2 carseats is not the most comfortable ride! We stopped at Zims Hotsprings--it's in the middle of Idaho--for a break and it was awesome! They even had a basketball hoop set up at the side of the pool--of course Isaiah loved it! On Saturday Isaiah, Gabe, Bri, Grandma, and I all headed to the Kids Fair at the Expo building to meet my dear friend Erin and her husband and son. It was a zoo! So many people! There was a petting zoo and it turns out Isaiah is not a big fan of any animals except big dogs and cats! He wouldn't even go near the bunnies! After the fair we went to Erin's new house to have lunch and visit. It was so wonderful to see her and spend time with her son Gavin (who is the same age as Isaiah). The rest of the day on Saturday was spent with the Barbot family at home. Sunday we went to church and then spent the rest of the day playing outside--it was a beautiful day! After celebrating Ben's birthday in the evening, Lena, Ben, my dad, Gabe and I went to see Avatar in 3D. It was incredible! Even Gabe watched most of the movie. We headed home on Monday morning and the boys did great again for the 8 hour ride. It was a wonderful weekend but very little sleep was had by Isaiah and I (on Sunday night I ended up with both boys in bed with me!) so I am really happy to be home and slept so well last night in my own bed! And of course, we missed Nick like crazy so we are all happy to be home! :)