Family Night Fun

Our Little Matthew is 8 Months Old

Yesterday Matthew turned 8 months old. : ( My baby is growing up. He has been getting his two bottom teeth this last month which has really turned him into a mommy's boy. He does everything with me including the laundry. He loved sitting on top of the dryer while it was going. Now that he is getting so much more wiggly that will not last. You cant just hold this boy anymore unless your moving. He gets so impatient and wants everything that you have in your hands. He is turning into such a big boy. He still tries to roll everywhere instead of crawl although this morning I noticed he did the worm to get to a comb so crawling is just around the corner. He hates his bed! Anytime I lay him in his crib he screams. Even when he is completely out he just knows I put him down. This week has been the first week in a long time that he has taken a nap longer than fifteen minutes, a miracle! He absolutely loves splashing in the bath tub, I need to get a video of it on here soon. We love this little boy to pieces he is so happy most of the time. 

Splash Pad

Last week we decided to get our kids together and go to the splash pad it was so much fun we had a blast. Matthew even enjoyed splashing in the water. Carson was soaked, Abby would go around and sit on random towels and pick up socks that were left on the ground it was funny Charissa was constantly taking things back and chasing her. Addie was not a fan of getting splashed by other kids but she love wading in the water. 

Welcome back Aaron

Grandma Skousen and uncle Aaron came to Utah. Aaron just got back from his mission in May and now is coming up to BYU to go back to school. Grandma drove up to help him move in and come visit us. Right before taking Grandma to the airport we went to the splash pad. Addie had some fun but didn't really like running through the water, she preferred to just touch it with her hand. 

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My little man is getting so big already! Look at that adorable smile. Its rare to get a good picture that is not blurry because this kid is always moving. He is getting his bottom teeth too!

Father's Day

Grandma and Grandpa came up for the weekend to bring grandma's moving truck.  During the short time they were here we were able to switch our phone plan,  go to dinner together and celebrate fathers day.  

Photoshoot

Good Morning

A great morning is when you sleep in until eight and are ready to get up and start your day, kids are still sleeping and you shower before noon.

Most mornings Matthew wakes up at six ends up in our bed I try to go back to sleep but those with babies know you sleep awkwardly and with one eye open when a baby is next to you. By the time you just get back to sleep an almost three year old decides the sun is up and that must mean it is time to wake up mommy and daddy. Addie whines her way into our room claiming she is hungey in all reality she will only take a few bites of good this early in the morning. 

This morning was a lot like the first paragraph a great morning.  We even had crepes for breakfast and played with a wig that gramie brought over. After that everything went down hill gradually. 

Addie went potty and when I went in to help her the pee was bright red. So we decided it was probably just a uti but should still go to the doctors. Two hours later we finally had a urine sample,  doctors visit, and a paper request for lab work and headed to the hospital to get blood work from my little girly three year old.

Addie was a trooper getting her blood drawn. She cried and didn't like but held pretty still for the most part. now we are just waiting on  the results. Addie came home with a bouncy ball, stretchy gecko,  jumping frog, a Ariel sticker, and a sucker the doctors must have really loved her.

Sweet Peas

Lunch time! I love when I take out the time to sit down with Addie and Matts for lunch. We have great conversations and Addie love to goof off and copy Matthew.

To get her to smile correctly she has to say "macaroni and cheese"

Finally getting him to open his mouth its like pulling teeth.

Silly Face

Today Matthew learned how to blow raspberries with his food! Boy is that Messy. 

Copying Matthew by putting her hands in her mouth. 

Our little ballerina

Sunny Days

We finally had a day to take a break and enjoy the sun. Addie loves playing in a bucket of water more than running though a sprinkler. Matthew just enjoyed eating the sunblock bottle. 

Her hair is always in her face! 

Two Children, Moving and a Wedding

I would like to blame the fact that I have not kept up on my blog on the fact that I now have two children to work my schedule around, we moved out of the basement (YES!), and my sisters wedding to help with, but in all reality it was my procrastination and poor time management that lead to the fall of my blog never getting a new post. Here we are and I might as well try and do better. I know many people with many more kids than two that keep up their blogs so why is it so hard for me. Maybe because every time I sit down to write I take up the entire time writing a paragraph on how bad I am of not keeping up with my blog. Now on to the more important things...

We have officially moved from Provo! Its crazy and Addie was a little sad, but now she loves the new house. Just yesterday we had to go to the old one to pick up some mail and she started to cry and say no.. my new house! We moved to Lehi! Darrell's Brother bought a house and now we are renting it! Great Deal for us right? We are all glad to be moved out even though it has been a little weird because that is all that changed we are still not finished getting Darrell through school. Darrell is working on his thesis and will hopefully be mostly finished by the end of June and completely done by August. Its hard for him to concentrate on his thesis, for most of the time he can work from home which is nice to not have to travel but on the other hand he wants to get some of the house projects done and gets distracted easily but who wouldn't.

Addie is such a big girl. She sleeps in a bunk bed now on the top and she loves it. She calls her new room her pink room which the only things that are pink are her sheets. She likes to be miss independent and do everything on her own unless she just woke up from a nap and all she wants then is Mommy to hold her. She loves to dance and we can not wait to get her into a dance class its amazing how much she can learn just by watching Barbie dancing movies. This last week she has conquered the somersault and it constantly rolling around the house.

Matthew is 7 1/2 months old! I cant believe how fast the last 6 months have gone. He is growing up way too fast. Matts took his first bath sitting up all by his self today. He can support his self and is constantly rolling when laid on the ground. Crawling is just around the corner and we are not ready for that. Matts has been pretty fussy lately. We think he had the flu last week with a 102 degree temperature, but it could have been teething. I keep looking everyday to see if I can catch a glimpse of a tooth coming in. He can say ma ma and da da but just hit and miss. Matthew is such a mamas boy he loves his mama. He love his big sister and thinks she is so funny.