Honey Bee

Tuesday was a pretty insignificant day. We got up and had breakfast, and Grayson watched Toy Story and played with Hank. Poor Hank takes a beating from Grayson all the time. I think Grayson loves having the playmate around. He loves to chase him out in the yard and tackle him. It makes me a little nervous that Hank will snap at him, but so far he has been really good about it. I guess it is good...it exercises both of them.

I had us all lay down for a nap a little earlier than usual. I worked Monday night and hadn't slept at all when I got home, and I was exhausted. Usually the kids go down for a nap around at around one in the afternoon. I couldn't make it that far though. It hit eleven, and I was really needing some kind of sleep! We took a good two hour nap. When we woke up, I saw a text from Garrett saying his dad wanted to come and get Grayson for the afternoon. I was so grateful! SO grateful! Since Grayson had already napped, he wouldn't take another for the rest of the day. But Bella would.

Chad came and got Grayson, and I had to wait another hour and a half before we could lay down again. I was in the kitchen with Bella getting her something to eat with the radio on. Blake Shelton's song "Honey Bee" came on. I love that song! I got Bella out of her chair and we danced. Loved that moment. It's nice every once in a while to get some alone time with one child or the other.

Bella was super smiley and giggly, so I snapped some shots of her. Seriously can't get enough of the little thing.






We took a nap, and Bella thankfully slept for another two hours. We woke up kind of late, around five. We got up, and I got dinner ready. Garrett and Grayson got home, and we ate and got kids ready for bed.

I can't even remember what we did that night. Probably went straight to bed. I was exhausted. Just another day at our house.

One extra little tidbit: It kind of cracked me up the other day... I was driving with the kids in the car to a friends house. We passed a house that had a big sleigh in the front yard with a blown up Santa in it. The Santa had deflated a little bit and was basically lying down in the sleigh. Grayson noticed this and piped up from the back seat, "MOM!, Santa's dead!" It made me giggle.

New Year, New Blogging Goals!

I have made it one of my goals for year 2012 to start blogging more (at least 3 times a week!). I always think about how I need to write about the little things that are happening in my life and the life of my children, and I think that blogging is the easiest way for me to do it. SO, this will probably be more for me than anyone else, but I hope anyone who reads will also enjoy.

Grayson is keeping us busy. He is so full of energy! He loves to read, play with tools, loves trains, loves movies and loves to be rowdy with his dad. His new favorite activity is to play with the new member of our family--see below! We bought him Toy Story last night and he is loving it! We watched it together this morning while he was geared up in his cowboy hat and all. Cute little guy.



Grayson has also began potty training. Ugh. I'm not lovin' it. He actually goes #1 very well! He hasn't had many accidents. #2, on the other hand, has not been so easy. He has an accident almost daily. We've only been at it a few days though, so hopefully it will only continue to get better (crossing my fingers!).

Bella is getting so big. It's hard for me to believe that she will be one year old in just a few short weeks. That girl has got me wrapped around her finger. I just love her so much. She is starting to talk up a storm, and it is one of my favorite things! Nothing like listening to little baby talk. So cute. She is also starting to get possessive of her toys and different items she plays with. I always know when Grayson has taken something from her. You can hear her throughout the whole house. She loves her binky and blanky and loves to snuggle. One more thing, the girl LOVES to eat. Generally, she eats twice as much as Grayson. I'm not sure how she manages to stay so small.

We went ice skating last week with the family, and Garrett snapped some pretty adorable shots of her.




Pretty cute.

As to the new member of the family. We got a dog. I still can't believe I said yes to a dog! His name is Hank, and he is a labradoodle (part lab, part poodle). Although I'm not a pet person, I am pretty pleased with him. He is very smart, sheds very minimally and is pretty well tempered with the kids. He has learned to sit, come, kennel and nibble his treats out of your hand. He's cute, but he is BIG already--especially for being only 3 months old. Kind of freaks me out. He is going to be a big boy!



As for me, I'm still working full time nights as a labor and delivery nurse. LOVE my job, but don't love being tired pretty much all of the time. I work 12 hour shifts from 1800-0600. I get home and Garrett leaves to work, so I'm up with the kids all day. Definitely not my choice of schedule, but I guess it's what works best for our family.

Garrett is working on the tree crew for Provo City. He likes it okay but we are both hoping that something better will come along soon. He spends his spare time with me and the kids, hunting and woodworking. You should see his stuff...I'm a little proud of him :).

Bella Claire

Wow, it has been forever since I have posted. Mostly because our computer died, so I'm posting from my phone right now. Last time I posted, I announced that I was pregnant. Now my baby girl is 2 months old. Bella was born on January 27th at 0743 in the morning. She was 6 lbs. 0 oz. and 18 inches long. So small. It was a great experience. I work labor and delivery as a nurse, so I got to deliver with all of my awesome friends and the best doctor ever. I went to work one night and started contracting. We called my doctor and got me admitted. By the time garrett showed up I was already comfy with my epidural. From the time we admitted me to the time I had Bella it was about 4 1/2 hours. So fast. I only had to push once to get her here. It was perfect. She was born with tons of dark hair (which she still has) and I love it. She is growing so fast and already loves her mama. Grayson loves her too, although we still have to tell him several times a day to not hit her, poke her eyes, kick her, etc. I think he does all that for a reaction, but we are working on it. Anyway, I'll post pics when I can get to a computer. We love this baby girl!