Kiddos

It seems like I haven't had much to blog about lately. I have been bad about taking pictures, so today I whipped out my camera for a little while. These kids are getting so big and looking so grown up lately. They had fun playing with play dough today that they got from Christmas. Laynie hasn't played with play dough much, and she had a hard time understanding not to put it in her mouth! Sometimes days being home as a mom are so long, especially this time of year, but I am so grateful I get to be home and hang out with these two munchkins every day!!!

Drake is really growing up lately. He is full of back-talking and stubbornness:) Even though he a stubborn child, he has a heart of gold. He is always watching after his mom and his sister and making sure we are okay. He always tells me he is worried about me when I have to go to the hospital to delivery this baby. He is so caring! He definitely plays the role of "man of the house" when dad is at work. And when Trevor gets home he can't wait to wrestle and play with his dad. He loves to go skiing with his dad. He talks about it all the time and asks to go constantly! Trevor took him all the way to the top of Kelly Canyon last time they went and he did great skiing all the way down. He loves preschool and I can't believe he will be going to the big school next year. He is my best buddy every day and we just love him to death!

Laynie is also seeming so big lately. She still is the happiest girl on earth and I love that about her. She has a big personality and knows exactly what she wants. Even though she can't talk and has limited signs, she can let you know exactly what she wants. She is hearing well, but she doesn't understand speech still. We have taken the longest break we ever have from Primary Children's and it has been AMAZING! We don't go back until April and she will have A TON of appointments, but it is worth it to keep her out of the hospital during sick season. She is running fast now and her balance is getting better, but stairs are still a big struggle. She puts a lot of food in her mouth but still doesn't eat anything. She can take a few bites of purees but she doesn't love to. In speech therapy we are working on her vocalizing. She can make vowel sounds and it is so sweet to hear! I am nervous about her adjusting to a baby sister. She still does not like baby dolls and she is a big mamma's girl and gets jealous very easy. It should be interesting:) She likes to sit on the potty but she hasn't had any success in there yet. She still keeps Trevor and I busy, but she is such an angel and such a joy!

Our start of the year....

The start of the year hasn't been the best start. Last week was a hard week. One of my favorite little CHARGE kiddos passed away. It was so sudden and so devastating. We also found out that my grandma has lung cancer which is also so, soooo sad:(
It was just not a great start to 2014!
But like always, there is good and here are some pictures and a video to prove it.....
I love it when I slow down and take the time to snuggle my kids. We are usually in a big rush at bedtime... trying to brush teeth, put on pj's, go potty, do trach care, start Laynie's feeding, etc... but it is fun when I take the time to lay down and snuggle and laugh in bed for awhile!!! I love those moments!

Laynie is a sunbeam in primary. I can't believe it!!! She looks so big up there with all the other kids. She feels pretty cool in primary. I go with her and her teacher actually knows sign language which is so awesome!!! I think she is going to love it!

 

Our little night owl has been having a lot of parties lately. She likes to wake up for 5-6 hours straight during the night. This is her afternoon nap the next day after she woke up at 3:30am (for the day). Poor thing!

We finally got all of Drake's bedroom furniture painted. This was mine when I was younger, but we painted it for Drake. He loves it sooooo much. He thinks his little desk and man cave are the coolest. We have to take the ladder down during the day because Laynie thinks it is a little too much fun to climb on.

And just because she is so cute. She wanted to play Just Dance and I think she did pretty well. She LOVES to dance. Her new favorite show is The Fresh Beat Band because she loves to watch them dance. It's pretty cute if you ask me:)

Drake's first ski trip



Trevor took Drake skiing for the first time yesterday. I had 2 very excited boys leave our house with huge smiles and lots of ski gear! I couldn't wait to get pictures and videos since I couldn't go. Before they left, Drake said he already knew how to ski by watching an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse:)
They went down the bunny hill once and then went straight to the ski lift and went on Skiers Lane the whole time. Drake did sooooooo great and LOVED it. They skied for 3 1/2 hours and Drake didn't want to stop. Trev said that Drake wanted to go down the bigger hill and he wanted to find a jump! They both came home beaming and so proud. It is so fun that they get to go do something fun together:)

 

Here is a video... I think he's a pretty darn good skier:)

It's a GIRL!!!!

We went in the day after Christmas to find out the sex of our baby. I was 16 weeks pregnant. It is a GIRL!!! We brought the kids with us and Drake got a little teary eyed and said, "It's just not fair!" He is fine now and we are all excited for our new baby girl! 

17 weeks pregnant