Silly Babies

These two babies of ours sure keep us entertained day in and day out. The best is watching Kamryn belly laugh pretty much over anything Emmett does. It gets him really excited and then once he calms down he usually comes over to give little sis a kiss. It might be my new favorite thing. 

This little girl just turned 4 months and has turned into such a happy and smiley baby. (For awhile there we were a little unsure what was going on with her). 

She is still so tiny and petite. In fact we have to take her back into the doctor in a couple of weeks to check her weight again. 

And did I mention that this little dude gets into everything?! Well he does. One of his new favorite things is crawling into sister's bouncer. He will play in there for a good 30 minutes. But I've had to put a stop to it because he is starting to stretch it out because of his chunk. 

 Church is a joke these days. I go and feel like I'm training for a triathlon or something and then when we are on our way home I think, "What just happened?" This last Sunday Emmett was a bit of a character. In fact while I was out in the hall during Sunday school trying to rock Kamryn to sleep and keeping an eye on Emmett at the same time, someone stopped me to chat and I looked behind me and saw Emmett running toward the chapel doors. I thought they were closed but decided to check just in case. Good thing I did because Emmett had run into the chapel and was climbing up the steps to the podium while another ward was enjoying their sacrament meeting. Let's just say I was a bit mortified and I'm sure the color of my face gave everything away. 

But in the next moment you forget it all because they can be just so darn cute!

Spur of the Moment

So awhile back I found out that Josh Groban was doing a tour and would be in Boise and Salt Lake in October. I thought that would be so much fun to go to but realized I would have a small baby that would probably require me to feed her. So I made the sacrifice (which really wasn't a big deal) and forgot about the whole ordeal. Fast forward to a week ago...

My dear friend Nicole ended up going to the Boise concert and fell in love with Josh and convinced me we should go to the Salt Lake concert since little Kay Kay has to be supplemented these days. I pretty much bought tickets that day and a week later we were making the drive down there. 

I ended up getting us some pretty awesome seats for only getting the tickets a week in advance. Probably thanks to someone re-selling theirs at a much cheaper price.

 Let's just say the concert was absolutely amazing!! He was fantastic live!  The sound and lights and all the effects were awesome.

He was really funny between songs too. We were enjoying every single moment and were very sad when it ended. 

So instead of going home right after the concert like normal people, Nicole convinced me we needed to wait outside by his bus and maybe we could get his autograph. (She ended up doing that in Boise and was now a pro at celebrity stalking).

So that's exactly what we did!  He ended up not being outside for very long so I didn't push my way through the crowd and get his autograph, but I did get to see him up close. It was pretty fun. 

But we did get to meet his violinist who was super nice and very down to earth. He was also absolutely amazing at the concert. Check out some of his stuff here. 

It was an awesome 12 hour trip that we didn't regret. I totally recommend going to one of his concerts! 

The Start of October

It's officially October (my absolute favorite time of the year). 

This also means Spud Harvest time. Emmett got to experience his first time on a Spud Farm and in a Spud Truck. Thanks to Trev for letting Nate and Emmett come along for a night.

 October also means that Nate wears his favorite color...Pink. Well maybe it's not his favorite but he supports Breast Cancer Awareness at work. He has only worn his awesome turtle neck once (which I'm pretty sure he got at the big and tall ladies store) because he came home sweating really bad. 

 What's October without baseball...and the Braves are playing in the Finals. Nate is just a bit excited. But those of you with Cable One know that TBS is not airing right now and it's created a bit of drama in our house. 

And since the weather is getting colder, the little babies have to dress a little warmer.

 Emmett is playing with the doggie door in the garage. I don't know what it is about little babies squatting down that is just so dang cute!

 And Kamryn sports a nice leopard print hoodie every once in awhile and likes to chill in her Bumbo. 

 In other news of our October, Kamryn is starting to be a little more cautious around her brother. Notice the hand creeping in this picture? Kamryn knows what's up and turns her head the other way. Very perceptive Kamryn, very perceptive. 

 And Emmett...you are still quite the character! He crawled in a basket of toys in Kamryn's room one day while I was giving her a bath. He stayed there for a good 20 minutes. 

 Bring on October! Can't wait for more hot chocolate, apple cider, pumpkin everything, crisp days, leaves, fall smells....I Love It!

Everyday Through the IPhone

It seems like whenever I want to take a picture, the moment passes by too quickly and all I have time for is to grab my phone. So hence the very poor quality of pictures. But I still love them. These babies sure make us laugh and smile everyday. 

We are starting to get more and more adventurous as a family of four. It can get quite comical at times. Today I took a picture of Emmett and Kamryn together for the very first time...alone..with no one holding them. It went well until Emmett bopped Kamryn in the head. And he also kept trying to sit on her. She is just the right height. 

But then there are moments when Emmett just wants to kiss his little sis. 

 Emmett is so funny these days. This picture is before I gave him a very needed haircut (I'm pretty sure it's the 8th or 9th time I've given him one since he was born). He also had just gotten into some snacks and I hadn't noticed. 

 One of his favorite places to play is in the dog bed. It is seriously disgusting because he rolls around and lays in it. You just have to laugh about it though.

 And this little girl just turned 3 months. It blows my mind. But we are all very happy to be in this stage of life. Everyone is doing much better. She can be so serious at times, but mostly she is one happy and smiling baby. And she is still so skinny. She has a long way to catch up to her brother!

Birthday Boy!

This little blessing of ours just turned 1! It's so fun to watch him grow but it makes me so so sad at the same time. 

This past year has been such a blessing. We can't imagine life without Emmett. He sure brings a lot of joy and sunshine in our lives and we are always eternally grateful for our Angel and her family that allowed us to have this wonderful boy in our lives. What an amazing journey it has been so far!!

Since turning 1 is quite the milestone, I had to throw a little birthday bash for Emmett and invited our family. The theme was "Airplanes" because every time an airplane flies above our house (which happens quite frequently since we live right by the airport), Emmett stops everything and looks around for it. He will smile and giggle when he actually sees one in the air. So it only seemed fitting to throw him an Airplane Party.

 The birthday cake of course had to have an airplane on it.

We had an airplane throwing contest (which I forgot to take pictures of) and we also played pin the propeller on the airplane. 

An airplane party is not complete without some fun party favors!

 Apparently Emmett was the center of attention because I took no pictures of anyone else at the party. Whoops!

He wasn't so sure of being the center of attention, but quickly got over it once he had his own cake to smash. 

 Happy Birthday cute little boy!

 The cake smash begins!!!

 He was having a good ol' time.

 Yum Yum!

And then he was more interested in the camera. 

 We sure love you Emmett! But stop growing up so fast okay?!

Little Munchkin

Oh Emmett. How we love you. You are a wild dude these days. Into everything and all over the place.

The other day while I was feeding little Kay Kay, I gave Emmett a few Cheerios to keep him preoccupied. Usually I put a few out and keep a big bag of them next to me zipped closed. Well apparently I forgot to close the bag and he found them and started shaking them all over the place. I just had to laugh because it kept him occupied for a good while and let's just say by the end he had picked up and eaten all of them off the floor.

 This is pretty typical of Emmett. Any chance he gets he tries to grab baby sister. Poor girl. He even stepped on her nose the other day. Let's just say it wasn't under my watchful eye. This is my favorite pic because he is sneakily reaching over to grab her. 

 He has no time for diaper changes these days. I was barely able to wipe his bum before he rolled away from me to go explore. It's still okay to show half naked pictures when they are under 1 right?

 Emmett loves the water. He could live in it all day. Last week he got to go with Nate to Lava Hot Springs. 

 Do you think he spent a little amount of time in the water? 

Look-alikes?

My mom was going through my photo album the other day and came across a bunch of my baby pictures. She brought it over and I could not believe what I saw. It was totally Kamryn on those pages! So crazy. We look almost identical as babies (poor girl). 

Here is Kamryn at around 8 weeks...

...and here I am around 4 weeks on my blessing day. 

Maybe you can't tell from the pictures, but I was shocked when I saw my baby pictures because I thought they looked just like Kamryn.

I had to add some cute smile pictures. This baby of ours has really tested us and our ability to endure and be patient, but she is doing so much better these days and when she smiles you almost forget when she becomes upset. 

Her smile lights up her whole body. It's probably one of my favorite things. 

I also had to add more pictures that I took on her blessing day on my parent's camera since the battery on mine died. I thought they were too cute not to share. 

Little Princess. 

Love the bracelet. 

Pretty little girl.