It has been awhile since I last posted but not much has been going on. We are still getting snow and it makes it hard to talk to my Dad because he loves to rub it in that he is getting 80 degree weather. Love you Dad! (Sarcasm Intended!) Enjoy the warm weather for me. The boys are growing so much every day. I am still working on the Alphabet and Numbers with Landen. He is doing really good with his Alphabet and can recognize almost all the letters. He is doing good with his numbers but we are having a hard time getting past 11. We set up a play date with Landen's friend Owen, so one day a week Owen gets to come over and play and on another day Landen gets to go play at Owens house. He loves having someone to play with and asks me every day, numerous times, if he can play with Owen. Landen and Dade play really well together as well. Landen loves making Dade laugh and Dade laughs at everything Landen does. Dade is getting so big so fast. He is already running all over the place and he is trying to dance now. He babbles so much and has a very high pitched screech that he uses a lot. He is a very happy boy who loves to laugh and play and he is also a very big helper. When it is time to pick up toys Dade does a very good job putting them away. Drew and I were putting some decorations up after we moved in and Dade was having so much fun walking back and forth bringing me the boxes for my Willow Trees then taking the empty boxes back to Drew. It is so much fun seeing Dade understand things. When I ask him if he wants to take a bath he will go run to the bathroom, or if I ask him if he wants a drink he will go to the fridge. He still isn't saying very many words. He says dada, uh uh (and shakes his head no), and uh oh, but I cannot get him to say mama.

Drew is almost done with this semester of school. He will be taking a few classes over the summer then he will have one year left. Next month we will be going to his graduation from Salt Lake Community College. I am so proud of him for the hard work he has done, from working full time to take care of our family to going to school full time. He is still getting good grades at school and he tries to help me out as much as he can at home. I love you so much babe.

There isn't much going on with me. I am just trying to have the energy to clean my house and chase the kids around the house. I am tired of the snow. We get a few days of nice weather then we have a few days of snow. I am ready for it to be warm so we can go out side more instead of being trapped in this small apartment. I know the boys agree with me.

Since there hasn't been much going on we haven't been taking very many pictures. I will try to post some pictures after Easter. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and for everyone in Arizona I hope it is sunny and warm because we will be finding our eggs in the snow.

Ice Skating

I was looking through some pictures and realized I forgot to post about us going ice skating. We went on January 23 and Landen was able to go for the first time. We were worried he would get the ice skates on or step on the ice and then not want to do it any more. But we were very happy when he got his skates on and walked around with out a problem. Then we got out on the ice and he had so much fun skating around. We had to hold his hands and he stumbled a lot but he was loving it. Even when he was stumbling or fell he had a huge smile on his face. We carried Dade around until I tried to carry him and fell with him. I fell really weird trying not to land on Dade so I hurt my knee. So I sat on the side with Dade while Drew took Landen around. We were there for about 2 hours and I forgot my camera. So the only picture I got was with my phone of Landen getting his skates off as we are getting ready to leave.

Dade's first Birthday

Here are some pictures of Dade's First Birthday. Dade had a lot of fun playing with the balloons. We weren't sure how he would do with his presents since on Christmas he just wanted the wraping paper, but he did really good opening his presents him self. Then when we gave him his cake and he pushed it away and said "uh uh". He would only eat it if I gave it to him on a fork. I made him a lion cake and I liked it so much I didn't want to put the candle on it. We had some friends come over. After the presents and cake we played the Wii and let the kids just play. It was a really fun day. I just can't believe he is already one. Landen did pretty good. He kept saying things like: "It's Dade's Birthday", "That's Dade's Birthday cake", "Are those Landen's" (pointing at the presents). Once we pointed everything out as Dade's for his birthday then he kept letting everyone else know it was all for Dade's Birthday. Today Dade said "Dada" for the first time. He has said "Mama" once but I haven't been able to get him to say it again. He was having so much fun saying "Dada" I called Drew at work and let him hear Dade say it. He was pretty happy.

Thank You

The move went really well. Thank you so much to everyone that helped. We really appreciate all the help we received. We still have stuff to unpack and some stuff to take to our storage but we are almost there. The boys have had a hard time with not getting my attention. Also Landen was over at friends houses while we moved so he has been going crazy with being stuck at home and not having other kids to play with. But we have had some warm days so we will try to get outside more. Dade is walking all over the place. That is all he wants to do and he gets upset when he keeps falling. Saturday is Dade's first birthday. I can't believe he is already one.

A Fun Week

Well I just took my Mom and Dad to the airport. They flew in last Wednesday and just left today. We had such a good time with them. We took them to Olympic Park in Park City and we got to watch some people do the skeleton run. They watched the boys for us one night and let Drew and I go on a date. We went to Olive Garden for dinner then went to the movies and saw Planet 51. It was really nice to go on a date with just the two of us. We also went to the Planetarium. The rest of the time we just sat around and relaxed. It was a lot of fun having them here. Landen and Dade had a lot of fun playing with them. When we took them to the airport Landen had a hard time saying good bye. As he saw them walking away he started to cry and kept saying he wanted Grandma and Grandpa. He cried the whole way home. Right after we left he called them to tell them bye again and then when we got home he called them again. He is really going to miss having them here. It was so nice having them stay with us for a week. Here are some pictures from their visit.







































Now that my parents have left its time to get ready to move tomorrow through Friday.

First step!!!

Dade took his first steps today. I am so excited but really scared at the same time. Dade was standing next to Drew holding onto his legs and then he let go. He stood there for a few seconds then took about 2 or 3 steps to get to me. We were so excited and started clapping for him. He got a huge smile on his face. We could tell he was very proud of himself. We got him to do it about 8 more times, but he will only walk if we are trying to get him to do it. He is going to be walking all by himself very soon. I am not sure if I should be more happy or scared about that.

My parents are coming to visit tomorrow. They will be here for a week. I am so excited to see them. We haven't seen them for almost 8 months, when Dade was 3 months old. The day after they go home we will be moving into a 2 bedroom apartment. Its in our same court just the building over. Then the weekend after we move Dade will be turning 1. I hope time slows down, because it is going by way too fast for me.

My little booger

Dade is a little booger. When Drew and I got out of the shower this morning I heard Landen say "Ah! Dade! My goodness!" in his most dramatic way. So I knew Dade was doing something he wasn't supposed to. When I went to check on him Dade was sitting on top of the end table in the living room with some stuff thrown on the floor, my pictures knocked over, and my phone charger plug in his mouth. He is already more of a handful than Landen was. He gets into everything. When he finds something he wants, like the lamps or plugs, there is no stopping him from getting it. No matter how many times you take Dade away or try to entertain him with something else, he still keeps going back. And he sure knows how to throw a fit. If you take something away from him or make him mad he throws his head in his lap and starts screaming and crying. I think we spoiled him for way too long. Now we are trying to be more strict with him. He is a brat too. He likes to hit people in the face. When he does that I will take his hands, tell him to be soft, then show him how to be soft by rubbing the face nicely. Then he will get mad and show you how he does soft and hits you in the face again. He does some pretty funny things though too, and can be a sweetheart, sometimes. Landen and Dade still get along so well. Dade will do something to make Landen laugh then Dade will start laughing too. As long as Landen keeps laughing Dade will keep going and laugh with him. I have a video of Landen and Dade spinning on the floor. Dade does this all the time.