Hayes & Kamri

Hayes has decided that Kamri is old enough to do what he does. I set her down on his bed to put some clothes away and he brought a bunch of toys to her. He's finally realized that she can't grab toys, before he would try and put them in her hand and get frustrated when she didn't take it. So now he surrounds her in toys.
Yesterday we put Finding Nemo on for him and he pulled up a chair for Kamri and looked over at us. "Mes?" (translation "Kamri) She didn't really like the chair, but Hayes was too busy watching the movie to realize she had been moved. Hopefully he won't mind the tag-a-long when she is big enough to actually do so.

Pictures!

I got Hayes' and Kamri's pictures taken while we were in Cedar. Jaelyn posted two of the pictures up on her blog. Take a look, they are awesome!
http://jaelynlovellphotography.blogspot.com/
Scroll down to "Skye's Sneak Peak"

Diaper Change The Teenage Boy Way.

I was in Cedar visiting my family all last week.

Uncle EJ was nice enough to watch Hayes while my mom and I ran some errands. When I walked into the house, this is what I saw. I just had to laugh, why haven't I ever thought of that? I'm surprised he didn't have gloves too!

Thanks EJ for even taking care of the dirty jobs!

Late Night Snack

I have a bad habit of having to eat something before I go to bed. It is almost always a bowl of cereal or a bowl of ice cream.

I'm pretty cheap, so I don't splurge on Ben & Jerry's often. (Bracken makes fun of me because I check to see if it's on sale when I go to the store. If it is under 2.50....that is too good of a sale to pass up!)

But since I am in Cedar, my mom spoiled me with some. Isn't she great?

If you have never had Ben & Jerry's I would suggest Oatmeal Cookie Chunk. It is my favorite. It is sooo good. If you like oatmeal cookies, you will LOVE it. They did not have that flavor at Wal-mart (yes I set foot in a Wal-mart, bad skye.) so I settled with "Everything But The.." which is not really settling. It is great too.

So any of you looking to start a bad habit. Sit down at 10pm and enjoy some ice cream with Ben & Jerry's.

Kamri's Blessing

Catch up

Yesterday we had Kamri's baby blessing. We had all the family over for lunch afterwards. It was so much fun being with all of them! We missed Matt & Skye (Bracken's sister) and their family but other than them all our siblings were able to come! Kamri didn't cry during the blessing and did not have a blow out diaper while she was in her blessing dress, so I would say the day was Perfect! Bracken's mom made the most amazing blessing dress for Kamri, I told her what I wanted and she magically made it happen! I will post some pictures of it tomorrow.

I drove down to Cedar with my parents and Hayes and Kamri today. I'm spending the week here with my family. Bracken is going backpacking with a buddy this week. I'm excited that he can go on this trip and get a break! I'm just praying he doesn't get lost and ends up on the "I Shouldn't Be Alive" show on Discovery Channel. (But i guess if he is on the show, at least he survived!)

We had a Leavitt Family vacation with all my sibling's families and my parents this weekend in Salt Lake City. The weeks before that we spent a lot of time with the Longhurst's because Skye & her kids were in town. So I have lots of pictures I want to post but I think some of them will have to wait until I'm home from Cedar!

Happy Late 4th of July everyone!

20 Random Facts About Hayes

1. He loves to "help" cook, do the laundry, and unload the dishwasher.

2. He watches our neighbor's dogs every morning while he eats breakfast.

3. The only time he sits still (by choice) is when he is looking at books

4. When you get so dirty you need three baths a day...that is a good day.

5. Dogs & construction vehicles are something to get excited about.

6. He could live off of fruit and yogurt...he already practically does.

7. "Uh" & "Dis" can mean anything and it should make perfect sense to you whenever he says them.

8. He has a contagious laugh and smile.

9. He loves to hold Kamri and give her kisses. It leaves behind a lot of slober, poor girl.

10.He loves to play in the water.

11. When Kamri cries he says "Shh, Shh, Shh" to try and calm her down.

12. He'll do anything for his binki. I'll be sad when that doesn't work anymore!

13. If he sees the vaccum he wants me to vaccum the whole house right then.

14. He will climb anything. Just because it is on the top shelf doesn't mean it is is safe. (Thus the Vicks Vapor Rub incident...among many others)

15. He is so loving. Whenever we leave somewhere he has to give everyone a hug.

16. His favorite shows are Backyardians, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & My friends Tigger & Pooh

17. He always reminds us to say the prayer befroe meals by saying uh?! and folding his arms.

18. He likes to steal Kamri's binkis. He has a sly smile, laughs and then hides whenever he gets one. (The picture is of him with her two binkis...he has like 6 but apparently hers are more fun.)

19. He loves to throw things away in the garbage, especially dirty diapers.

20. He loves playing with other little kids, especially his cousins and our neighborhood kids. He's still working on the sharing part though.