It finally happened

I have been waiting for this day to come for quite some time. I pretty much knew that one day Mya would cut her own hair because it seems like every kid does it. I know I did. I remember it like it was yesterday. Anyway, today was the day.

Mya was cutting paper like she always does and I went in to get Tay from his nap and the next thing I knew, she came running in in the room and her hair was cut! I was so sad :( She started crying when she saw my reaction and then came up with a brilliant idea. Her eyes lit up and she said "Mom, we can just tape it back on!" I wish it were that simple. I am going to have a fun time combing her hair and trying to make it look halfway decent. I wish hair grew back faster than it does.

Happy Birthday Tay

I can't believe our little guy is already two! We had a great day celebrating Tay's birthday with friends and family.

Here is his cake, It wasn't hard for me do decide what to make seeing as he is pretty obsessed with dinosaurs and his favorite movie is Jurassic Park. He loved it!Singing Happy Birthday and blowing out candlesHe started out eating his cake with a fork but then decided he could get more with his hands

Opening presents, he didn't get much of a chance to open them, Mya did that for him.
Harper, Taya, and Mya having some fun on the trampoline
Me and little Lexie, she is getting so big and starting to smile, it is so much fun.
We tried to get a family picture but as you can see, it didn't turn out too great. How hard is it to get kids to hold still and smile for one second.

Easter fun

For Easter this year we decided to take a trip to Lyman, I haven't been home for a long time so it was really fun to be there and see everyone. We had so much fun coloring eggs, riding rhinos, rolling eggs and just hanging out with the fam.

Ted and Tay coloring eggs. Tay was so funny, I think he colored about a dozen eggs. He did not want to wait for them to get done, he just kept putting eggs in, one after the next and sometimes he would try and put three in at one time. Ted was pretty patient with him.

Looking for eggs. I thought Mya would just fend for herself, but she was really cute and would help Tay find eggs too. When she would find one she would pick it up and try and give it to Tay. I finally had to tell her thanks for helping Tay but she could find eggs for herself too.

Tay and Ted rolling Tay's eggs.
The kids had a fun time with this sled. They would get on it at the top of the hill and slide to the bottom. Tay had a fun time but liked going with Vince better than with Micah. Micah would get going too fast and Tay would get a face full of dirt.

When it was Mya's turn to go they got going to fast and ate it. It was pretty funny. When she got up she was pretty mad and said she wasn't going to go with dad anymore because he was too fat and tipped them over


We had a lot of fun with the rhino, it was so nice to have my mom watch Lexie so that I could go on some rides.

Before we left, my dad took the kids to ride a horse and feed a calf. I love that my kids get to have so much fun and do so many different things when they go to grandma and grandpa's house

Tay feeding the horse

On the way back from riding the horse they stopped and let the kids sit on the dinosaur that is at the gas station. Tay thought it was pretty cool. He is obsessed with dinosaurs

"It's Obama"

This morning when we got up, Mya turned on the tv and the news was on. I was in the kitchen getting breakfast ready when she said

"Look mom, It's Obama"

It wasn't Obama though, it was Chris Brown. I asked her who Obama was and she said "Our president".

I don't know how her little brain remembers everything it does because the only time Obama has come up was during the election and since then we haven't said anything about him. It might not have been him but I was still impressed that she knew who Obama was.

My three little ones

I can't believe I have THREE KIDS! I ventured out the other day with all three of them and am glad to report it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We went to WalMart and to make things easy on myself I parked by the shopping cart return thing and loaded them into the cart right from the car which made it easy to get into the store. shopping with three kids in the cart doesn't allow you to buy very much. A few gallons of milk and a couple other things and my cart was full. They were all really good for me though so that was a plus. It is funny how as new moms we are nervous to "go out" for the first time with our new little ones, haha.

here are a few recent pictures

One of the few times she is not screaming her head off while having a bath. She is not a big fan of bath time yet.

Tay went in while Micah was putting Mya to bed and climbed in with her so I decided to lay Lexie down too and get a quick picture of my little rugrats

Fun with Ellie

Mya is getting to the point now where she gets really really bored during the day. I can't wait for preschool to start! She is always wanting friends to come over it is so fun to have Ellie our neighbor be the same age as Mya. When they play, they start out and one house and play for a little while until they get bored, then they they run over to the other house and go back and forth all day. The other day they were playing and I just thought they were so cute sitting there playing the Wii so I took some pics.

The story behind the stache

So a few people have asked if Micah is growing a mustache thanks to my post about him and the dog, and thank goodness not anymore. About three weeks before I was due with Lexie Micah randomly decided he was not going to shave his mustache until I had the baby (don't ask me why, I told him everyday how hideously unattractive I thought it was but he kept it anyway) Well, all the guys at UPS decided they were going to grow one as well, At UPS the only facial hair you're allowed to have is a mustache, so they all had this ugly facial hair that all the wives hated. Anyway, I am glad to say he shaved it the day I had the little one. Soo for all of you women out there, there are not many men who can pull of a stache so if your husband says he is going to grow one, I guarantee they will probably look hideously unattractive. (no offense to anyone who has one already, I'm sure it looks good or you wouldn't have it)

This picture is of all the guys Micah works with. You can't see their mustaches very well in the picture, but they decided they needed to go out to dinner and celebrate their staches.

A sweet moment

On Sundays we usually go visit family and friends but today we decided to stay home and had a fun day with the kids. They wanted some popcorn and I was in the kitchen and looked over to see them sitting in front of the window watching the snow come down. It was one of those rare moments when they were being so sweet, not running around like crazy or whining or fighting over something. It was pretty cute.

My sweet husband

I had to post this for Micah to say sorry and thank you because he is so sweet and gave Tank away for me. I tried to handle having a dog in my house but I just couldn't do it. I told Micah if Tank could live outside we could keep him but Micah felt bad for him having to live outside so we decided to give him away. Micah loved Tank and has wanted a dog forever but our house is just not big enough for us and a dog and a new baby.

Thanks Micah for understanding and giving Tank away even though it was really hard for you to do!

Lexie update

Our little Lexie has been the best baby so far, (knock on wood). She has only been waking up once a night settling down at 9:00 or 10:00 at night and sleeping until 3:00 waking up for a little snack and then goes right back to sleep until 8:00 or 9:00. Too bad my other two wake up at seven every morning. She only cries when she has a burp and other than that she seems like she is going to be a sweet little thing. (fingers crossed). I keep waiting for her to not be so easy but it hasn't happened yet. Mya and Tay have been so sweet to her, Mya really is a big help, running around getting me diapers and wipes or giving her her binkie when she cries (I love that she takes a binkie, it is a lifesaver) it is fun to see her be a little mother to her.

Here are a few pics that my mom had on her camera from the hospital.

Crazy Quiet....For a moment

Things have been really quiet around our house this weekend. My amazing mom took Mya and Tay on Thursday. I was running on empty and in desperate need of some major rest. It has been soo nice/weird. It is so nice just being able to get up in the morning and only have to clean the house once and it stays clean ALL DAY! It is amazing! No little fingerprints, cracker crumbs, toys everywhere, Mya's little treasures strung throughout the house, and only having to get me and little Lexie ready for the day is a breeze, but man it is boring around here.
I am soo glad my mom is sweet enough to take my two crazy kids so I could recuperated but I am missing them. They come back tomorrow and I can't wait to see them. Even though it is nice to be able to sleep when the baby sleeps and not have to clean a bazillion times a day it is too quiet around here. Micah and I don't know what to do with ourselves today. We are pretty bored without the little munchkins running around. I can't wait to see them tomorrow.
Thanks mom for taking the kids. It was just what I needed to get some rest and recover from having little Lexie.

Our little Lexie

I finally got around to taking a few pictures of our sweet little one. She didn't cooperate very well but here are a few that turned out.