Baby Maelyn or Baby Daison

I guess the pink and blue give it away

I think my child is going to be smarter than me...

Last night Maelyn went into my bathroom and shut the door. I figured she was doing something she shouldn't. I asked her what she was doing and she opened the door and peaked her head out. She had her watermelon toothpaste in her hand. When she realized that she wasn't being so sneaky she quickly put her hand behind her back very proud of herself like she was fast enough that I didn't see it and said, "I am just doing nothing mom, because.....I just am in your bathroom for a minute." Then she came out like maybe her conscience is already getting to her and said,"I have my toothpaste mom but it is not candy it is toothpaste. She then started reading the letters on the bottle, "C, O, what's that letter mom?"
"It's an L"
"Oh, an L, your right mom it is an L!"
(she can now recognize 20 out of the 26 letters of the alphabet)

...or maybe I will be able to hold my own for at least a few more years.

Maelyn's Silly Faces

Kid Pics!

Baby Daison

Maelyn has developed a liking for Mickey Mouse and thought she would try the look out for herself

What cute kids I have

Horses

The land behind our house in owned by irrigation and they put horses on it in the summer to keep the weeds down. This year there are two colts.

Have you ever fallen in love....

over and over again. Have you ever looked into the eyes of your child and fallen in love day after day. Maelyn was sitting at the counter eating an apple just after her bath today. She looked so cute with her bangs hanging in her face. She noticed me staring at her. She looked up and smiled and said, "I love you mom". Awwww, it made my day. She has got to be the sweetest and cutest thing ever.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

LUCKY DAY! The weather was beautiful today. My friend Jeanel Stanley came to visit and see the baby. She brought her big blue eyed son Ryker that is 3 months younger than Maelyn. It was great to see her. What an amazing woman. She is quick whitted and has the funniest sense of humor. I love talking to her. It was great to see her. My heart goes out to her and her family as she is fighting stage IV inflammatory breast cancer. She is putting up a great fight. Her strength is incredible and my testimony has been strengthened tramendously by her faith and diligence. I am LUCKY to know her and to be her friend. Thanks for the visit today. Love you, think of you often, and pray for you always. You are beautiful! Today was the first day it was nice enough for the family to play in the back yard. Maelyn played on her playset and got muddy. Dais and I hit softballs with his soft toss machine. I am so excited for Spring and Summer. It is play time.


Jeanel at her kick off the fight party

Two Year Old Conversation

Dais and I have been playing the childish game of "Pull my Finger..." with Maelyn. The following is a conversation between her and I yesterday morning.
Maelyn: Mom, can I pull your finger
Mom: Sure (Maelyn pulls my finger and nothing happens)
Maelyn: It doesn't work. Can I pull your other finger?
Mom: Sure (again nothing happens)
Maelyn: Can I pull your other finger again
Mom: I make a farting sound with my mouth
Maelyn: It works, but not out your bumb
Mom: Nope not out my bumb
Maelyn: It just works out your mouth. I guess we will have to go to the store to get some batteries for your bumb!

Number Two for the day
Maelyn was eating some candy hearts and decided to share
Maelyn: Hi mom, here is a candy heart for you
Mom: Thank you Maelyn that is nice of you to share your candy
Maelyn: you're welcome mom. I am going to go give Dad a candy heart
A few minutes later Maelyn runs back into the living room
Maelyn: Mom I didn't give Dad a candy heart because he is on the computer and on the phone and he wouldn't listen to me...because...he wouln't listen to me so I didn't give him some candy, so here you go mom.
What a sweetheart!

Sunday Dinner

Last night Anne brought over the Wii Fit. Maelyn and Ben demenstrated the ability to run in place while racing. What a cute pair. These two kids have had a bond since Maelyn was born. They love to play with each other. Maelyn reminds me on a daily basis that Ben or Bender as she calls him - loves her. She is also learning the art of talking her way out of anything. When I catch her doing something she shouldn't, before I can even remind her that she knows better, she explains to me that she is "just fixing something, because it needs to be fixed" because.....the long drawn out explaination as to why she is doing something she shouldn't. She makes me smile every day....well almost every day.

Humility

One usually never asks for humility, yet we are served up a nice dish of it all the time. Just as I think I am getting in control of life, my children (along with a few others) remind me that I have no idea what I am doing. I also chose my profession for several reasons and one of them being that it was one of the medical fields that I didn't have to deal with cleaning up some sort of bodily fluid. Little did I know that the job of being a mom would give me more of that than a CNA. In one day I have cleaned up an aray of fluids that required rubber gloves and the stain cycle and somehow manage to still have a smile on my face. I suppose it was the "I love you mom" with a hug and a kiss at the end of the day.

PESTICATION "Ahhhhh!!"

Yesterday was my first insight to the art of driving your sibling crazy. This is something I do not understand because I am an only child and I don't get how one can have joy by trying to pick on another individual until the point of them snapping. I can already tell that I am going to have a hard time reasoning with my children. So here is the story. I was driving home from work with the kids in the car. Little Daison was not happy and crying. The second he calmed down Maelyn looked at him and yelled "Ahhhhh!!" when he started crying I saw a large smile of gratification on her face. This same scenerio continued the entire 25 minute drive home. I had to laugh a little yet at the same time felt sorry for the little guy who had to keep calming himself down and was defensless against his sister. I am sure this is a small taste of what is to come. Can't we just all get along?

Another Concert.....Am I in Jr. High Again?

This video is a demonstration of the old school dancing and singing that I witnessed at the concert, yet apparently is coming back with Boyz II Men. It was a fun evening. I love concerts! It was great to hear all the old music, plus a trip to Wendover is never forgotten. The only way to top this would have been to attend the Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer concert or NKOTB.

Celine Dion Concert

Daison and I went to the concert in Feb. What a great voice! Some of you may also recognize this song from our wedding video. I wish my clothes also fell off when I stood up and my legs looked like hers. I love concerts! I didn't realize Celine was the last of 14 children and was concidered an accident. So that night I was thankful for "accidents". Aka her and my new baby boy who was also not planned.

Brand New Baby

Baby Daison