Moments

I was laying down on the bed tonight waiting for dessert to finish in the oven. Silently gazing out my window for a few quiet minutes watching the clouds rolling by. I guess it was more like a few quiet seconds, because the two girls came stampeding in to join me. With efforts that I knew were in vain I tried to explaining that Mommies room was currently the resting room, and if they wanted to be rowdy they would need to move into the room across the hall with the pink wall, the rowdy room. Taylee quickly made her move for the open side closest to me. After some settling of the two we were able to lye together for a few uninterrupted moments looking out the window. Then Teagan started to talk about the clouds. She said the tree in our front yard was higher than the clouds and sky, she was quiet for another moment and then the silence broke with a frantic "Mom! that cloud is right there, I'm going to go run outside and go touch it!" I replied back to her "Teagan sweetheart you can't touch the clouds from the ground....." before I could finish "Why not, I never have before and I really, really, want to!". I tried to explain a little bit about clouds at that point but things at that point had gotten a little wild as Taylee had decided she had had enough of the resting room and was now jumping up and down on the bed beside me making the silliest noises she could for her turn for some of my attention.

I am so thankful for moments like these, where I am reminded of their innocence, and wonder. I am so thankful for their example of determination and zest for life and new things. I love my girls with all my heart and soul. As exhausting as they are I don't know what I would do without them, or even who I would be without them. I am so happy I am MOM. I pray that I can fulfill my role to them with cheer, and love they deserve.

Teeth

Poor Teagan and her teeth. She's had problems with them for a long time now. We take all kinds of measures to take extra care of them, however the damage that was already done and can't be fixed is our problem. When everyone was up visiting for Adalynn's blessing we noticed Teagans tooth was "lost". Not sure when or how it came loose but it was gone. She wrote the tooth fairy a very sweet note asking if she could still please leave her some money. She did! Tomorrow Teagan has an appointment to go get the rest of the tooth taken out. As she actually didn't loose it, it broke off. Poor sweetheart!

First Attempt

My sweet friend Brenda Snizeck came over and helped me bake wheat bread for my first time with her family recipe. Shes a pro I'll tell you what! I got out our hand grinder that we had purchased last year and discovered what a real pain its going to be, darn it! So an electric grinder is now on the wants list as I would like to be making bread every other week. It turned out super yummy. The girls love it.

Adalynn 3 Months

Adalynn is just about to turn three months old. Its amazing how much they grow and learn being so little. She is a constant example to me of pure love. She is so precious and so sweet. She makes my heart smile a dozen times a day!

Did I mention She has a sweet tooth?

Sweet Tooth

Taylee has the biggest sweet tooth. Its especially prevalent on holidays.

Not the Real Thing

Teagan decided that this was not the real Easter bunny. She said he couldn't be at our egg hunt because she thought he was too busy getting ready to deliver goodies the next morning. She asked me how he got from house to house. I told her I really wasn't sure. She decided he must drive a car, a really fast car, and that there is an Easter bunny for each state. Although he wasn't the real thing she still had lots of love for this bunny!

Easter

We had a very relaxing Easter this year. Saturday we took the girls to the Easter egg hunt at Lewis and Clark School. The difference between the girls in the egg hunt/race was too funny. Taylee was so slow, only concerned with what was inside of the eggs. Teagan was racing away as fast as she could to get as many eggs as she could. The weather was chilly but held out until just as we were leaving then it poured down rain and hail! Sunday was conference. Teagan was excited to see the prophet on TV. The Easter bunny left fun baskets and messy footprints leading out the door. We went over to Dana's for a great dinner and another egg hunt with the cousins.

My Smile

She is just so sweet and you can't help but smile back when she smiles. Her sweet little eyes just light up! At her two month appointment Dr. Kelker said she was a beautiful baby. She weighed in just over 13 pounds. She is starting to like to play and interact more. She gets a little nervous around Taylee, she loves seeing Teagan, she'll smile when she sees her face. She is still spitting up a lot so feeding is still a lot of work. What a darling!

Daddy

Dad came over for Adalynn's blessing and stayed for 8 great days. He spent a lot of time working on our chicken coop. He is such a hard worker, and is so handy with wood and things. I wish the kids didn't keep me so busy so I could have helped him with it more, even if the only help I could offer was handing him tools, and chatting with him. When we were finished with the coop we were sitting relaxing on the deck. I asked him what he wanted to do now. And of course he replied he wanted to do another project to help me with on my home. He made a great gate on the patio. Its main function is to keep the dogs off the porch. Which I am absolutely loving having it! I love him so much, and am so grateful for his love and support.

Cute Patooties

Adalynn and Paisley are four months apart but Adalynn is actually a bit bigger than Paisley. Its amazing how much difference a few months makes in a babies development. It was fun to watch them together. Paisley was all hands, grabbing and examining anything in her focus. Kate and I did some shopping together with the two and everywhere we went people were fussing about the two babies. It will be fun to watch them grow together!

Chicken Coop

I asked Dad if he could help us set up a chicken coop when he came to visit. I was thinking something on a much smaller scale. Dad, Chris, and Brandon worked hard on it. Dad ended up staying an extra day to finish it up. We still need to get the finished roofing on and paint it. I'll post pictures when its complete. We got the chicks last week. Five little bantams, they are adorable! The girls just love them, and so do I!

Cousins

We had a great time with the cousins. The weather didn't cooperate of course so we spent a lot of time inside. The girls had a great time playing dress up together. When they left Teagan was so bored and sad that she didn't have anyone to play it with any more. Morgan is getting to be so grown up and beautiful, it was nice having her here too. Teagan and Taylee can't wait to see their cousins again this summer!

Curley Q's

When Taylee was blessed I curled Teagan's hair in curlers for her first time. So I decided to make it a little tradition and do it for Taylee as well on Adalynn's blessing day. Toooooo cute!

Family Blessings

As I mentioned before we were really blessed to have a bunch of family visit and attend Adalynns Blessing. It was a beautiful day. Chirs, Katie, Austin, Lily, India, Oliver, and Paisley stayed with us. As well as my Dad, Judie, and Morgan. Dana and her family attended as well as Grandma and Grandpa Moss. Our friends Megan and Greg Hanberg also attended. Brandon, My Dad, Larry, David, Chris, Greg, The Bishop, and Brother Ecker stood in the circle. It was a touching blessing. I always get the feeling someone has a lot of love for little Adalynn on the other side and I really felt this strongly during her blessing. We had the family over for a BBQ and cake afterwards. Tanner was Baptized that same night. I was unable to attend due to all my family being here, but Brandon and Teagan went to it.

Ady's First White Dress

Our Beautiful Addy had her special blessing day on March 28th. We were blessed to have a load of family visit and attend. Grandma Moss made her beautiful white dress. She was just a sweet angel.