Happy Anniversary!

Today Mahlon and I are celebrating our three year Anniversary! Yea! We've been celebrating all weekend. Saturday we went out to The Melting Pot, it was so great, we love it there! Then Today Madison and I took Lunch to Mahlon and school, becasue I got the day off! Tonight we're using a Gift Card that we have for The Olive Garden, Yummy! It's been fun to spend quality time together remembering the "good old days" before school, work and children (well, child) when life was simple. But we're greatful for what we have, for Madison and for eachother. I'm looking forward to many more crazy, busy years together! I love you, Mahlon!

*This was supposed to be posted Tuesday, but something went wrong and it didn't go up, then yesterday I was sick with the stomach flu...thanks, Jacob...so I'm just getting it up today. So Happy Anniversary, late!

And I thought she was looking more like Mahlon!

I realise I'm posting alot, but it just hit me who this picture of Madison reminds me of...me!

I can stand!

Madison started pulling herself up to standing on Monday! Its amazing how fast she's developing! It seems that once she started crawling her motor skills seem to improve on a daily basis! It took months to reach one mile stone, and now she's passing them by almost every week it seems! Probably not, but it feels that way. I don't think she's content to crawl around, she wants to be up standing and walking around like everyone else.

She can get up on the kitchen table chairs, in her crib and she's working on the coffee table. I love it now when I go get her after nap she's there to greet me, what a big girl! Now I know why they make "teeting rails" for cribs, it looks like she might be using her crib to nibble on!

This is her saying "Mom, stop taking pictures and get me out of here!"

Best Friends...Worst Enemies!

I thought it was about time to blog about my "second child". Jacob is the little guy that I baby sit 5 days a week, 9 hours a day (just a note: that's 40 hours a week!) and I definately am not making minnimum wage, but hey, it's something. Anyway, he's 16 months old and when I take the two out together (which doesn't happen very often) I get some pretty strange looks and a lot of "Are they both yours?" or "Are they twins?". Thank goodness they can't really both be my own! Mostly it's not so bad, he's pretty well behaved, for a todler. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Madison's first words were "no, no, Jacob". The two of them play together fairly well, but it's not always happy. When I took this picture Jacob had just been making Madison laugh, which is something he does a lot...then seconds later she'll be crying because he started poking at her, pushed her over, batted her on the head with something or took her toy away. It's a love / hate relationship. So here's the question of the day...do I ever want two of my own?

Picture Weekend!

What a fun weekend we had! It sarted with a fun evening out with the girls at Jill's Birthday party, thanks everyone for a great time. Then Saturday morning we left to Gilbert to go to the temple and to my Grandma's 80th birthday party. I got to visit with a lot of my family, it was a lot of fun. Madison had her very first swing ride!

Then today I had a little extra time while getting Madison ready for church so I went picture crazy. I thought I'd finally get some bath time pictures and I've been wanting to document those chunky legs and big belly!





We had a lot of fun this weekend and now I feel like I have something interesting to post, since I have some new pictures! Enjoy!

To busy to blog!

I know it's been forever since I've posted anything, we've been so busy with work, school and church things that I haven't had time to blog. I feel like the days just keep slipping by me without me really getting much done and before I know it another month has gone by! I can't believe it's almost March already! I have to admit that it hasn't been all work; I've enjoyed myself at Girls night out, visiting family and am anticipating a few upcome parties! But the best joy I get comes from listening to Madison laugh, she loves to laugh at anything, and often at nothing, and it always brings a smile to my face! She's my little bit of sunshine! (since I don't get outside much to enjoy the real sunshine) Here's a picture Mahlon took one night while they were playing together. It's the most recent because we've been slacking on the picture taking (even with a photographer in the house!) I hope you all enjoy it!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I put Madison in her Valentine's Day outfit, but she wasn't very happy about taking pictures today, so this is the best I got! Hope everyone had a good day!