Quick Update

Why does it seem so hard to post a couple pictures and write a quick message? It takes me forever to update my blog. Oh well. At least I'm doing it. Well things have been good. Andrew and I bought our first nice car ever thanks to our neighbors who were selling theirs. It has been really great owning a car that doesn't worry you about breaking down every time you run to the store. (For those of you who have seen my old car knows what I mean). I'm so grateful not to have that worry anymore.

Aylee is killing me with her imagination. She always finds a creative way to meet her needs. In this picture she found a way to have dangle earings. What a nerd!

Malekai is quickly becoming Aylee's dress up buddy as you can see!

I think most of you know already but I enrolled Aylee in dance classes and she is having a ball. She does ballet, jazz, and tap. It is so cute to see her excited about going to class and learning new moves. Gotta admit that nothing beats her freestyle though!


I have also recently introduced Malekai to baby cereal. He seemed to like it pretty well as it was going down but later it all came back up. We'll wait a little longer to try that again.

Grandma and Grandpa gave Malekai Jazz warmups for Christmas and I must say it looks good on him! Andrew gave him the mohawk to fit in with the guys in the NBA with their wild hair!

So I know that it's been quite a while since we have posted a blog so here is an update finally! This is also the first time that I, Andrew, have put a blog on here. So our christmas was great, all except Ambers uncle passing away on christmas eve, other than that it was really good. We stayed here in St. George and went to Ambers parents for christmas morning. My parents also made a surprise visit up all because Aylee wanted to see them. Our new year is going good so far. We love living in the neighborhood that we live in, it is so great to have good neighbors. My brother and his wife just purchased a home down the street from us so now we can see more of them instead of having to drive twenty minutes to thier house. I tried to post some pictures on here but just realized that our computer crashed from some virus and I am on a laptop that doesn't have any pictures of us on here. I'm sure that after Amber sees that I have done this post she will come in behind me and post pictures so stay tuned... well I do think that this will have to do for my first post so until next time...

Malekai's Baby Blessing

The Sunday after Thanksgiving we gave Malekai a baby blessing. Andrew did a great job. The blessing was beautiful. I did laugh at him a little bit because by the time he sat back down by me on the bench he was drenched. It looked like he just got out of the shower. He said it was hot in the circle but I think he was nervous!

I cooked Thanksgiving dinner this year for the first time ever!! I have to brag a little becuase it turned out a lot better than I ever expected. I only forgot the cranberries which turned out okay becuase nobody really liked them anyway, at least that's what they said! To keep the tradition alive, we set up the Christmas tree on Friday. Aylee was quite the helper! She put all the ornaments on two branches. When we told her to spread them out she said "Okay..I am".

Thanksgiving

I love how Thanksgiving time always helps you to recognize all your blessings. I am so grateful for my family and friends. I am grateful for the gospel and the doctorines that get me through life, especially the rough times. I love being a mom and am so thankful that I can stay home with my children to play with them, teach them, and watch them grow. I have gratitude towards my husband for all his support and love he shows me even when I don't really deserve it! I love the neighborhood I live in and feel especially blessed to be able to be here.

The Aftermath

I finally feel like I am getting into some sort of routine and stable lifestyle with two kids now. It's about time right? It did take a while for me to get used to an extra kid but now I couldn't ask for anything else. It has been so much fun having a baby in our house and watching Aylee interact and take on small responsiblities to help out. It has been good for our whole family and brought us closer together. I am really thankful for the health of both of my darling kids and wonderful husband.

Malekai's Changes

Doesn't he already look mischeivious? He really has changed so much in the last month. It's amazing how fast little baby's grow up. He'll be two months in a week. Time sure is flying by. Malekai really is such a blessing in our lives. His spirit he brings to our home lifts us and reminds us to be grateful for our blessings.