Sam's 2 and I'm A Cry Baby!

Sam is 2!!! He had a great birthday and I have cried about him being 2 everyday since his birthday!!! The day started off with a yummy breakfast my brother made, overnight french toast. Then we went to sacrament meeting because I had to sing in the Christmas program. We came home and put the kids down for a nap before the big party! We then had dinner with my family at 4:30. Then it was time to party!!! Sam couldn't wait!!! He kept asking for cake...he loves mommy's cake :)

I made his cake this year in the shape of the number 2 :)

Waiting while everyone sings :) It only took him one puff to blow them out :)

He ate 3 pieces of cake!!!

I forgot to get pictures of him opening presents...he was very spoiled. He got some clothes (that he won't take off!), homemade blocks, a homemade Daniel Tiger!, a train set, and a hammer and peg toy that he LOVES!

Sam LOVES Auntie Ruth!!! He is feeding her an orange :)

The party guests :) So lively! 

This little boy is amazing!!! He is so smart, funny, caring, giving and loving!!! He loves to help mommy around the house and take care of Vanessa. He loves Mickey Mouse, Daniel Tiger, chips, M&M's, choo choo trains, stars, blankets, and green. He is very independent and loves when we give him more 'freedom' or 'responsibilities'. His best friend is Cooper, and he adores Vanessa.

We love you so much Sam and are so very proud of you!!!

11 Months Old

Time is flying!!! This beauty is about to turn 1!!! She is so much fun. She is talking and or singing all the time and when she hears music she HAS to dance! She has mastered crawling! And she doesn't stop!!! She is eating a lot more solid foods. Some of her favorites are: cheerios, nurti-grain bars, GOLDFISH, chicken, broccoli, and rice....actually, she hasn't meet a kind of food she doesn't like!

She is such a joy and is so happy all the time. Sam and Vanessa play all the time together now and our hearts fell like they'll explode with how happy that makes us!

10 Months Old

It's hard to believe that in 2 months this little charmer will be a year! She has a great sense of humor and many different facial expressions! Some of these pictures are going to be blurry...she is constantly moving and so close to crawling!!! (I'm not sure if I'm ready for that!) She does manage to get around, although we aren't quite sure how. Every time we look up she's somewhere different!

She's so curious about everything!

She's very good at the splits!

I love this picture so much even though it's blurry! I love her facial expression!

"Are you talking to me?"

Vanessa is so much fun! She has a laughing all the time and talks a lot. She loves to eat (if you couldn't tell!), she loves to play with Sam, she is very cuddly and loves putting everything in her mouth! She loves ribbons, strings, and toys with tails or ears. Her sleeping habits are getting much better and only gets up once a night! She's still not the best napper, but so kids don't like naps. 

We love this little girl so much!

9 Months Old!

This little monkey is 9 months old already!!! Life is going way too fast! She is so expressive, that it's hard to just take a few photos, so I again apologize for the picture overload :)

Vanessa has sure turned a corner! She sleeps in her own room and in a crib! No more sleeping in the baby car seat!!!! She still gets up once and a while for a bottle at 4 AM, but it's no longer every night!!! She is a morning person, which Mama doesn't love, but she's so happy in the morning and Sam sleeps in, so it's fun 1 on 1 time! :)

She really is a Joy, and is happy most of the time. (Unless she's tired, hungry or Sam has thrown something at her) She loves to 'talk' and make noises. She adores Sam and is dying to run around with him! (Although, no crawling yet, but any day now I'm sure!) He shares all of his food with her, and we've discovered she loves salt and vinegar chips!

She has 4 teeth, the two front bottom and two front top...the two side top are about to pop though any day! She loves to munch on anything we give her. She loves graham crackers, Gerber puffs, green beans and potatoes!

She's a very curious baby, and loves to see whats going on. She does this funny thing, she likes to tilt her head down and to the side when she is looking at you. It started because she was trying to look around Sam at something and we started laughing, now she does it all the time!

If you can't tell from the photos, Vanessa is very 'fluffy!' Here are her amazing stats!

Head: 17.3 (20%)

Height: 28.25 (75%)

Weight: 22.6! (95%)

Vanessa hasn't always been easy for us, but we sure love this little monkey! She is so much fun and fills our hearts with so much love! She's only been here for 9 short months, but we can't imagine life without her!