5 months old

My sweetest boy turned 5 months old. He is my number one most favorite baby EVER right now...especially since he figured out how to sleep through the night within the last couple of weeks! Yes!

He is so incredibly sweet and snuggly and oh SO darling. I'll be honest, there are some mornings that I do nothing...absolutely NOTHING except for hug and snuggle this last baby of mine. He just fills such a hole in our family that we never knew existed. His sweet giggles and open mouthed smile makes my heart sing. Anna is finally starting to get a tad jealous of Ty. Its funny that the jealousy hadn't really surfaced until lately. I'm so blessed to be his mom. I'm so happy that he is ours. I LOVE YOU my Tyguy!

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An afternoon adventure

A few Sunday's ago, Parker, Landon and I went on a mini hike. There are some huge dirt piles a ways behind our house. I've seen kids go over there with wood and smore stuff. I've seen kids go over there with bb guns and targets. I just wanted to go check it out. 

Sometimes it feels like our house is literally on the edge of the earth. At first I didn't like it. I felt so far away from my neighbors. Now, I am getting really used to it. It makes me want to live on a big piece of land one day. Not having neighbors RIGHT next to you is really, REALLY nice. I'm getting very spoiled. 

 Parker wanted to take a picture of himself "holding" up our house. He's so funny.

Once we got over to the hills I was seeing THESE HUGE footprints everywhere. They aren't quite as big as my hand but close. Either it was a really big dog or maybe a COUGAR. YIKES!!!!

I told the boys they aren't allowed over in the hills alone anytime soon. 

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was a week ago but I thought I'd better get some pics up before too much time passes. We had a whirlwind Saturday filled with egg coloring, sugar cookie decorating, Parker's basketball tournament and egg hunts! 

Anna looked so pretty in her new dress. Well, ONE of her new dresses. I bought her 4 "Easter" dresses! Hey, only girl. What cha gonna do?

Easter day was lovely. We were invited over to the Molifua's for a wonderful dinner. It was great seeing them and catching up. Its been WAY too long!

ALSO, on Saturday I succeeded at running a full 6.2 miles! Not bad for only running 8 weeks. I am not going to say I loved it by any means....but I did it and I felt very accomplished. Running is HARD. It HURTS. But I feel SO good when I am done and its neat to watch me check off some goals. Also, it feels so good to sneak in some time for ME for once. My first official 5K is only in a few more weeks! Hooray!

The new office

A few weeks ago, Nate moved into his new office He and his partners built it out so it is a perfect fit for them. It is close to the old one but it has more room to grow and expand. It is in a perfect location and a great place to be in the years to come!

We still need to hang up all of Nate's diplomas and certificates on the wall and get a few more pieces of art to hang up. It is so beautiful and I can't help but be so proud of all of the hard work that he has done over the past 8 months. I am grateful for his partners and for the goals that they continue to set and accomplish. Leaving the old firm was the best decision ever. "Having a bad day when you work for yourself is better than any day working for someone else." Love it!

Anna, what do you think?

Someone needed a nap. Hehe.

St. George. Last Day.

The last day we headed to Snow Canyon since it was somewhere I have never been. It is a very small canyon but it was very beautiful. We got out and hiked a little bit but it didn't last too long with two cranky babes. Later that afternoon we went to good old Swig's for a tasty treat and then went back to the FUN (and free) Children's Museum again. It was the perfect easy going Spring Break for a mom with too many children. We stayed busy but were able to squeeze some good naps in every day and we were able to see Grandpa Whitaker one evening which was great too. Lots of work, TONS of boys fighting but we made some good memories so we'll focus on the positives. ;)

St. George Days 3-4

If the boys were good on the drive down to St. George EE promised them a fun surprise. The gifts she bought were SO darling. Look how cute these boxes are! New books and games were all a hit!

Gotta love the little photobomber Tyguy in the corner! 

Sunday while EE took a nap I took the kids over to Tornaquint Park to feed the ducks and walk the nature trails.

 Later on that day we flew kites because it was so breezy. Good thing we bought dollar store kites because they all blew away or broke within an hour. Long enough to enjoy them but no disappointment. ;)

 We ate at Golden Corral. (Puke) The boys thought it was the absolute BEST place they had ever been in their lives. They are STILL talking about it.

 During the evenings while the babies were asleep, Ee would look after them while I would take the boys on some night swims. So fun to spend some time with just the boys.

 I was also able to squeeze a couple of runs in which felt amazing. Running outside is seriously the BEST.

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Great to spend time together and enjoy the beautiful surroundings!