Camera Smile!

Bryce gets camera shy and this is the best smile I could get from him last week while I was watching the kids play at McDonald's.

My Kids are Weird

Ever since we got new carpet in our house, Drew always wants to sleep on the floor. I let him get his way, but Ryan makes him sleep on his bed. Well, now Kylee has to be just like Drew. For the past month and a half she too has been asking to sleep on the floor. My philosophy, if they sleep just as well, why fight them. Beds are over-rated according to my kids!

Kylee's 2 Year Stats

I can't forget to post Kylee's 2 year stats. I like to look back and see how much they have grown. This little girl has grown and I am so happy to see she improved on her weight this time. Must be all those crackers she cries for constantly. Seriously, she is eating all day, I swear. And when we go to my Mom's or Uncle Rick and Aunt Karen's house, she is in their pantry looking for food.

Weight - 22.8 lbs (8%)



Height - 34 in (58%)

Maybe by the time she is 4 we can put her in a booster. She always tries to convince me to let her sit in Drew's booster when we go shopping while he's in preschool. She is my cute, petite little girl!

Kylee's 2

Wow, two years ago today our sweet Kylee joined our family. We love this girl to pieces and so glad she is apart of our family. She balances Drew out and is helping him to grow to be a better brother and she is such a great big sister to Bryce. She loves to help give him baths, change his diaper, and loves to hold him. She has to hold him at least once a day. She also loves to be held and have your complete and full attention. She talks a ton and says complete sentences and loves to read books and tell you the object on the page. She goes to the doctor on Monday for her check up so I will have to update her stats later.
This morning we headed to Nature's Farm in Gilbert. Anyone who has a birthday in October got in free so we thought we would head over first thing. Good thing we did because by the time we left it was getting crowded. The kids had a lot of fun. Then we headed to Krispy Kremes to get Kylee's free doughnuts and then to Joe's Farm Grill for $10 worth of free food. It was a fun morning but we were tired by the time we ate lunch. So we spent the afternoon and evening home relaxing and playing with their favorite girl cousins. Happy Birthday Kylee!!

2 Months

5 Weeks

On Monday, Bryce turned 2 months. This boy is growing way too fast. I am use to having small babies that grow at a snail pace, but Bryce just wants to do things differently, which we have no objections to! He now weighs 11.5 lbs (50%) and 23 1/4 in tall (70%). We think he is going to be our basketball player. He still eats every 3 hrs. and at night he eats at 7:30 and then is in bed around 8 PM. He sleeps all the way till 5 or 5:30. I am one happy Mom because I am getting more sleep at night. Now I just need to get to bed earlier so I can get more sleep! Bryce loves to smile and loves his swing. He gets all happy and giddy the second we put him in it. One thing we are trying to figure out is his spitting up. He spits up tons and the doctor is a little concerned. So we are trying some things that hopefully will help. I had to cut chocolate and caffeine out of my diet. That has been hard but thank goodness for caffeine free diet coke!! Anyways, Bryce just loves his brother and sister and they love him. It is fun to watch them all play. They end up fighting over him and Kylee loves to hit Bryce on the stomach but it doesn't seem to bother him one bit. Sometimes he will even laugh. I tried to get a picture of him laughing and smiling but he seems to be camera shy. Maybe next time!

Never Ending Craziness

Gosh, I feel so busy these days and the days I do get to relax, I do just that. I stay in PJ's all day and putter around the house, trying to get the laundry done and keep up on my never ending dirty dishes. I have been meaning to write up a post but just haven't had time or when I do have a few minutes, I don't have pictures. Life with 3 kids sure is a crazy one but it is a good crazy. Drew goes to preschool Tuesdays and Thursdays and I have been using those days as my grocery shopping day and doctor appointment days.

Speaking of preschool, Drew loves it, he just struggles with his behavior. I have only had to pick him up one day after he was only able to last an hour but he learned his lesson and has stayed the whole time since. He is my busy body and loves to have fun. He has a hard time sitting still and focusing on lessons that he isn't interested in. But he is learning that even though it might not be something he loves, he still needs to be respectful and polite and just sit there and listen. Plus, he would rather do that than sit in his room during preschool time. Kylee is a little mommy's girl and can be very claustrophobic at times but we still love her. She is learning that she doesn't always have to be held. The second I start to feed the baby or sit down to read the newspaper or get on the computer to check my email she cries to be held. She is very needy right now but is continuing to work on it and hopefully this phase will pass soon.
Bryce is still me sweet baby. Man, I love that boy so much. I just wish he would stop puking on me but I will take pukes over crying any day. He is sleeping so great and loves his swing. He is just so mellow, I just cross my fingers every day that he stays this way. He turns 2 months on Tuesday and will post more about him then.
As for me, I am so happy the weather is finally getting nice this week so we can go on walks and get outside more instead of watching TV. I have been taking a Conscience Discipline class once a week for 4 weeks and this week is my last class. It has been exhausting trying to make sure the baby is fed, dinner made, and out the door by 6:15 but it has been well worth it. I have learned some great techniques in helping my kids be better. I just need a vacation....maybe soon. We will see. But I am so grateful for conference and the Relief Society Broadcast because my soul has been spiritual fed this past week!