Watch this mom!

Oh Caleb. I think he's beginning to realize that he's been lacking attention for the past 4 months.

example numero 1: Every time he is going to do something he'll say "Watch this mom....show mom...look at me mom (with a raised hand gesture). I say I'm watching & he'll double check to make sure before he does his thing & then it goes on & on & on & on. It's worse when we are around other people. "Look at me Grandma...Look at me Dad...Look at me Papa Don...Look at me mom....LOOK AT ME EVERYBODY!" I'm excited for the moment when he realizes he can just say "Look at me everybody!" The bases are covered with that one statement son.

I love this picture of him & Rylee. He likes to lay in the crib if a baby is in it. He's a funny boy. (I can't make the picture rotate....stupid blog!)

example numero 2: I seem to ALWAYS be changing a diaper, feeding a cute baby, doing dishes, or doing laundry (or blogging once in a while). If you looked deep into my house you'd notice the filth, but I can't seem to get more than surface cleaning done anymore. Caleb will ask for something & I'll say "okay...just one second" and immediately he'll say "All Done WAITING!" Patience young padawon.

He's also quite sassy for a boy. It's quite comical. He's really good about asking about getting into things & not just making a disaster everywhere...but when we tell him no, that just isn't good enough. He just keeps asking & asking & asking & asking and we've started to say "NO. Please STOP asking!" Today I kept making suggestions for lunch & he'd say no to everything & he eventually piped up & said "I said no lunch. Now STOP ASKING!" It cracked me up.

I love that he still sleeps with his butt in the air & ankles crossed.

May 2010July 2008

Now....when he asks me to do something or wants something he can't have & I tell him no. He says "Do what your told or I'll spank your butt!" Now...I bet I've only slightly swatted his but twice during the 3 1/2 years of his life. I can't wait until a stranger hears this & labels me as a child abuser.

Something adorable? I introduced Caleb to salt water taffy today. He calls it happy. How cute is it when you kid comes to you & says "Mom...have more happy please?" Adorable!

My sleepy little Taylor Bug. She is a fabulous napper!

My sweet little smiley Rylee.

I'm in love

My sister, Angela, spotted the most fabulous thing in the world a couple of weeks ago. The heavens were opened & there was a ray of light shining upon this beauty.

I CAN NOT believe how in love with this ice cream I am. I had only tasted Angela's at her house & ranted & raved about it to Casey & then a few days later he came home with a pint of heaven for me. I don't think I've ever hugged him so affectionately!! It is delicious. Red velvet ice cream with pieces of red velvet cake with a cream cheese frosting swirl. I just drooled a little. Y U M

I'm also in love with these lovely, PERFECT babies. I am so lucky!!

At least once a day I still shake my head in disbelief that there are two of them!!!
Rylee thinks I'm amusing...Taylor isn't so sure though.

Maybe Taylor will change her mind one day.

Caleb time!

On Saturday, May 21st Casey & I took Caleb out for a play date. Mona was a trooper & watched Taylor & Rylee for us. She said she was quite nervous, but of course, they were angels for her.

We were lucky enough to catch a day that it wasn't raining! We went to First Dam in Logan to feed the ducks...but apparently everyone else had the same idea & the ducks were already so full! The weren't interested in the bread we brought at all. Maybe they don't like wheat?? Caleb must have been hungry because I'd rip him off a piece of bread & he'd eat one & then throw one. It was cracking me up.

We then went to A&W for some chow. I think it was only my 2nd time there! The burger was fabulous...I could have gone without the fries. I need to convince myself that fries really aren't that fabulous most places & stop ordering them! I'll just eat some of Caleb's :)

Since the weather was still holding, we headed to Willow Park to look at the animals. Caleb LOVED the monkeys! He just asked if we could go see them today! We'll have to get back there soon. It's now $2 bucks to get into Willow Park! I didn't have any cash, so we left all of our change (better than nothing, right?) We'll have to catch up our "account" next time.

Mother's Day

This is the cuteness that I got to take care of Mother's Day morning. They were all so cute. Caleb really loves his sisters. He hasn't had a jealous phase and in his 'pretend' play he always will say "Mom and Dad and Caleb and Taylor and Rylee" I'm happy that the transition was fairly easy for him.

For my gift Casey took me to Alpine Gardens and I got to get flowers for my favorite summer basket. I hope I remember to take a picture this fall when the flowers are big & beautiful!

We went to church and got told that Caleb is having a VERY hard time transitioning from nursery to sunbeams. It makes me sad. They said that he just cries & screams & says "I want to go to church!!" They finally figured out that he thinks church means to play with toys. I've sat with him through sharing time & he is completely restless & ends up in tears - even with me with him, so we are having F U N at church these days.

After church we went to visit Casey's mom. We made her (& Brad) a cute 18-month photo calendar. I love that it's something they can use all year long. After playing Last Word, we headed to my mom's. We gave her a head massager (it is to die for). We played Imaginiff & ate some fabulous fruit salsa that my mom whipped up. It was a fun, relaxing day.

My parents bought us a FABULOUS double jogging stroller. It is such a smooth ride and even has some speakers and a place to plug in an MP3 player! We loaded up all the kids the other day and made the trek to a RedBox to rent a movie. Black Swan is an odd little show.
Around 9-10 weeks, Taylor & Rylee started to smile. I wish I felt like I had a little more time to get photos of them smiling, but I just soak it up instead of trying to chase down the camera. At this time, Rylee smiles a lot more that Taylor; therefore, she has been named Smiley Rylee.

Taylor Bug - at the tail end of a smile...

Taylor again - these girls both have the strangest vampire like looking gums. It's cute!

Little Smiley Rylee - I love that her neck is completely non existent.

And sweet Caleb. He's usually such a ham for the camera - this is a darling picture of him not trying to smile his face off.

And more tulips because they make me happy!!!

Baby Blessings

On May 1, Casey gave Taylor & Rylee their blessings. I believe that he was truly touched by the spirit. We are so fortunate to have our loving, supportive families so close by. Seeing them all there was so special to me. The girls looked so precious in their blessing dresses from my Grandpa & Grandma Hunsaker. They were complete with ruffle socks, headbands, & bracelets.

Rylee

TaylorWorking up to the blessing day was quite a chore! Cleaning the house & getting the yard presentable was a challenge with a toddler, twin babies & the non-stop rainy weather!! My mom & my Grandma Hunsaker came over to help me which was very much appreciated. I also don't think I could survive without my sister Angela's 'drop by's' and 'fill ups' (code for fabulous, miraculous pepsi). Casey's parents stopped by the Saturday before the blessing.

Mona got to settle the babies while I made some cucpakes. . .

. . . and Brad helped Casey clean the driveway. . .and the R O A D. I took this picture thinking they were wasting water & their time, but it really did look fabulous when they were all finished :)

My Aunt Julia had to alter the sleeves on the dresses because they were HUGE! I'm lucky to know people that have incredible talents! I suck at sewing anything that isn't a basic, straight line.
We had a great lunch. I'm also lucky to know people with FABULOUS cooking/baking skills. I love food. I ordered some meat & cheese trays from Walmart and picked them up on Saturday night. I was carrying both of them & the lid wasn't on the bottom one tight & when I was trying to come into the house I managed to drop it. Thankfully I told Walmart my sob story & they made me another tray to pick up on Sunday morning. We had sandwiches, several salads, chips, and a spread of desserts that could kill! Cookies & cream cupcakes...mini cheesecakes...fabulous brownies...rice crispy treats...peanut butter cookies. Y U M

While everyone was chowing down in the backyard, my cousin, Amber, was in the basement doing another photo shoot. She does such a great job! I'm having such a hard time picking out what photos to have hanging in my front room. I also took a few more pictures myself. The question is...what in the world am I going to do with 300 pictures of them in their blessing dresses?? They are all so beautiful.

Caleb was hilarious. He really loves Toy Story. His favorite at the moment is Toy Story 2. He would climb onto his cousin Logan's back and throw his hand in the air & scream "Ride like the wind Bullseye!" It was classic.

It was also my little sister's 25th birthday. I'm glad that she decided to spend it with us!! To be inside of her brain at times would be so entertaining. After the party had died down, some of my family stayed & visited for a bit. A random thought my mother had was "Did you know that it's illegal in China to have a waist bigger than 33 inches??" So a few of us say "Well...see you in prison!!" Ashley's mind was just spinning and then she says "OOOOhhhhhhh!! I thought you meant WASTE! And I was thinking 'Who in the world has poop that big!'"

Caleb LOVES his cousins & uncles & aunts & grandparents. He wants to play with them all of the time & is always so sad when they have to leave. He had a lot of fun. Caleb is also hilarious & dramatic. I wouldn't change this little guy a bit. He's a keeper.

Easter - Part 3 - The Final Chapter

On Easter Sunday we managed to get up & get ready for church (a miracle in itself...& church doesn't even start until 11). Caleb is having a hard time transitioning from Nursery to Sunbeams. We say "let's go to church" & he thinks he's going to go play with toys. It's so hard! Do other kids have a hard time switching classes??? I guess his teacher this week just took him to nursery & let him play - Casey told them to come & get him instead & he would sit with him through class. ANYWAYS - while we were gone at church, the Eater bunny left some baskets for the kids!

Taylor & Rylee in their cute new church clothes. Taylor is tipping over, but I love their little toes & Rylee's face looks darling in this picture!

Here is a better pic of their darling faces. I love these little ladies.

The loot! Both girls got a TY stuffed animal, a pinwheel, darling hair accessories, bubbles, teethers & a book about the 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed.

Once Caleb saw his basket out in some tall grass outside, he saw that there was a toy James & Gordon! (Trains from the Thomas & His Friends EMPIRE!) He grabbed those trains & didn't care about anything else in that basket. He just wanted those trains to be opened!

He got A Bugs Life DVD, a cute dinosaur book about opposites, hopscotch bags & chalk, a baseball & bat, bubbles, and CANDY!

Caleb also had a can of silly string in his basket. I don't know what the Easter bunny was thinking. I opened it up & sprayed him with it & he FREAKED! He ran all the way across the yard screaming like he was being tortured. I'm mean...I cracked up. He warmed up to the idea of the silly string the next day & we got dad with it when he got home from work.

After a fabulous lunch of funeral potatoes, ham & green salad - the kids went down for a nap. We all had a fabulous weekend.

Me & the girls watching Desperate Housewives Easter evening. I freaking love that show.

HAPPY EASTER!