We've got a talker!

So this video is four and a half minutes long....but it's worth it!! Cole loves to 'talk' to us. Sometimes he tries so hard to talk that nothing comes out! I love his smiles and how interested he is in sounds. There is a part in here where I think he is trying to laugh. That is the first time I've ever seen him do that! Anyways,  he just woke up and is eating his hand, I should probably go. 

I hope you enjoy it!

Recent Happenings

It's been warm (actually hot! FINALLY) around here so we filled up the little kiddy pool and have been enjoying the fun weather! We swim, play in the sand, swing, go to the park, and go on daily walks. It has been WONDERFUL! Here are some pictures of what has been going on...

Cole is getting CHUNKY! So cute :)

Lucy's favorite movie is Bolt...here is her playing with her 'blankie' while watching.

This is how I found her...I have a love/hate relationship with this item...I'm not quite sure when we'll wean her from it but it will need to happen within the next year, probably.

I had a birthday, shout hooray! Haha, Devin got me a chocolate cake from Costco (I LOVE THESE CAKES!!!) mmmm....there is a reason I only get to have them once a year :D Lucy loved the cake, and smashed her hand in it before it was ever cut! 

The final product :)

We now have a red haired boy!! I think we wash more color out every time he gets a bath. And the sun exposure apparently turns it red?! Awesome, he is absolutely adorable! ;)

Lucy and I painted our toenails and fingernails one day! That was lots of fun!

Lucy likes to dress herself now :) or at least pick out her clothes. She pulled this hat out of her drawer, climbed up on her bed so she could reach this coat off of her dresser and proceeded to get ready to go 'atside'... ... don't worry we didn't go out with all this get-up on. But I thought it was super cute how she put her hat on (she did it this way repeatedly)

Getting tan in the sun! Swimming is so fun, I can't wait to go to a big pool and let Lucy try out her floatie from last year....

This is how Cole usually spends our swimming time...napping in the shade or just playing on his mat. He loves this thing!

Lucy coming to show me something

When her diaper fills up with water she looks like an ant...with a big abdomen. It is hilarious! I tried to get a picture but failed....this pic doesn't do it justice. I'll have to get a video one of these days and post it. 

Kisses from Cole. Man I love this kid!!!!

Sharing is Caring

Lucy LOVES Cole. She makes sure we know where he is at all times. She always has to tell everyone about him. She loves giving him hugs and kisses (sometimes more than he likes to get!). She loves to hold him on her lap. Even when he starts to get fussy, she'll just ask for the pacifier and burpcloth, or ask for a blanket. She's not phased by him being upset and feels that she is just as capable as we are at calming him down. It's really funny, I thought she wouldn't want him when he got fussy, but she proved me wrong.
He definitely loves her just as much. He loves to watch Lucy run around and play. He gives her BIG smiles when she comes to talk to him. He will complain and give her an earful if she gets too rough or loves on him too much. But for the most part they are becoming good friends!

I propped Cole up on this pillow so he could see what was going on...Lucy had to give her dolls pillows to rest on too!

Look at that smile! He must think there's something good on that spoon!

Lucy just recently became interested in stuffed toys..

But now she really likes them!

Whatever Lucy  does she feels Cole needs to be doing it too!

"What do I do with this?"

Love this face! Classic Cole expression :)

 I'm so happy that they get to grow up so close in age! These two are such blessings in my life, they teach me so much...I only hope I can teach them as much.  I am so grateful Heavenly Father has entrusted them in our care. We couldn't have asked for anything better!

2 Months Old

 Cole is a funny kid. He loves to be held and usually will sleep better if he is held, but sometimes he just needs his floor time. We've had times where he will just cry and cry and after we've tried everything, we'll put him on the floor and he quiets right down, and even gets happy and smiley! It boggles my mind but I guess we all need our personal space sometimes.

Cole turned two months old this week! (Can you believe its already JUNE???) I can't. Time sure does fly. I'm trying to make the most of it and enjoy this time I have with my children. They are growing too fast! He had his checkup on Friday and it all went great. Our little man is getting chunky and we've now got the proof! He weighed in at 12 lbs! and is 23 inches long! He gained 4 pounds in 6 weeks! That is amazing! And he grew two inches. This kid. I knew his cheeks were getting pretty big, cause he grew out of all his 0-3 month rompers and some of the onesies; and that double chin seems more prominent everyday. But I had no idea he weighed so much! I'm happy he is healthy and doing well!

Here are a couple of pictures of Cole and Lucy on his two month birthday:

 

Okay so maybe it's more than 'a couple'...but I love these kids and can't get enough of them!!

Memorial Day Weekend

      We had a fun and full weekend! I've REALLY been wanting to go to the zoo again, and thought that Saturday would be the perfect day to go. We were going to be in Salt Lake that afternoon for Devin's Grandpa's birthday party so I figured we could spend the morning at the zoo. Thankfully the weather was still nice so we headed up! Sadly the zoo was PACKED! Parking went about a mile out from the zoo and the line was ridiculously long. Knowing there was no way we would get to see the animals (and fighting those kind of crowds would be no fun anyway!) we decided to check out Wheeler Farms (a state historic farm). Lucy has LOVED going to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point so we thought it would be a good replacement for the zoo. Well, it didn't disappoint! (Sorry no pics). It was really nice and relaxed. We just walked around and followed all of the animals around. It was really fun, and we got to see some fun things! We even got to feed the horses grass! Lucy loved it and we are proud to report we didn't loose any fingers! (sadly a little boy there did get his fingers bitten :( ).
       Monday we went to visit some graves of Devin's family. Here are some pictures of Lucy with her namesake

That night we topped it all of with a BBQ with some friends!! It was a wonderful weekend!