Walking....almost

Yeah! yesterday our little Alainey took three steps! Today there was also progress made, she took five steps! She will only walk for Layne though, and trust me, I've tried many times! Hopefully by Christmas or so she will be cruising all around!

Winter Wonderland!

Wow, this morning it started snowing and it didn't let up until about 7:00 tonight. We would scrape the driveway and then 30 minutes later there would already be another half inch on it. After church Brecken and Haylee got all bundled up and headed outside. I joined in on the fun...making snow angels, snowmen, and some good-old snow eatin! Hopefully the snow will let up a little bit for our Christmas travels!

A Trip to the Dentist

Haylee couldn't wait to get a NEW toothbrush at the dentist. She did however, didn't quite realize that she would actually have to get her teeth checked and cleaned first. Luckily, the dental assistants were great in coaxing her and the biggest coaxer had to be her big brother Brecken, who was sitting in the chair right next to her. I'm happy that I decided to schedule their appointments together. I also had to wake her up when we got to the dentist so I couldn't quite get a good smile for a picture. All in all, she did great and was happy to come home and show daddy her brand new pink toothbrush.


Brecken was a cool customer today at the dentist. He jumped right up and got x-rays, put on the headphones to watch "Finding Nemo", and sat still while the dental assistant cleaned his teeth with yummy bubble gum toothpaste. He didn't quite like the flouride rinse however, and was eager to get a cold drink of water after he was all done. And the most fascinating part of the dentist office for Brecken was the arcade game...inside the kids play area. I love pediatric dentists!

A little of everything....

Big blue eyes, long eyelashes, cutsie-crazy hair....I love this picture. It really captures our little Alainey so well.


I lOVE this smile that Alainey does. It is her "I know I did something really cute" smile.



Haylee found herself a little pet lizard. She makes sure the lizard isn't left out on any playtime and she even puts it to bed, which happens to be under Alaineys crib all the way against the wall. I just have to make sure she doesn't put the lizard to bed when Alainey is napping!



Brecken got to drive the same go-cart that I drove as a kid! When we were in Cedar for Thanksgiving Grandpa got out the old 'horizon' go-cart, gave it a good tune-up, and him and Layne taught Brecken how to drive. What a FUN, FUN privilege for Brecken. He had the time of his life! Not to mention the adrenaline rush I'm sure he gave Grandma. But don't worry, Layne and I stayed right close by to make sure he didn't run into anything!

Winter is Here!

Monday morning I woke up bright and early to put out our garbage (yes, the garbage truck comes at 6:45, bless their hearts), opened up our garage and stepped out onto some white icy stuff with my bare toes. A little surprised, but I proceeded to drag the garbage bags out onto the sidewalk, barefeet and all...who wants to take time to go back inside for shoes?....Besides, growing up in Cedar City gave me an appreciation for snow...it might as well snow if it's going to be super cold, right? Anyway, Haylee woke up at 7:30, looked out the window, and said "MOM, CHECK IT OUT, SNOW! HOW FUN, NOW WE CAN GO OUT AND EAT IT AND STUFF." She tried to talk me into letting her go right outside but I held her off until about 8:30. Brecken was super excited as well and headed straight outside after some pancakes. He wasn't going to skip out on breakfast like his sister tried to do. The most exciting part for him was jumping on the icy trampoline, trying not to slip and fall and get all wet! Oh how I remember those childhood days!