Parker at 2 1/2

Oh my Parker...where to start? This kid is seriously crazy and so full of life! I'm blown away with how much he talks. Life has gotten so much better now that we can communicate so easily with him. Just today Steve went outside and asked Parker what he was looking for. He responded with, "worms and compost". REALLY? Compost? A 2 1/2 year old that knows what compost is? I'm pretty sure that I didn't know what compost was until like a year ago. 

Anyway, He loves superheros, especially spiderman!

This kid is COMPLETELY potty-trained (even nighttime)! We went to Las Vegas this weekend, stayed in a hotel and went to basketball games with NO accidents. I love it! It only took three different times of trying!

 One day, Parker told Steve that he needed to go to work. So he got himself ready and tried to leave. He is becoming so independent.

 This past weekend while we were in Vegas for State basketball games. My Aunt Heather came with her baby Lainey. As soon as Parker saw her he was begging to hold her. He LOVED every minute of it. He even thanked Heavenly Father in his prayers for babies... Sorry Parker, it's going to be a little while. :)

 Parker's version of whisteling consists of sticking his pointer finger in his mouth and screaming. Ha! It is so funny to watch. Here he is cheering for his Uncle Dakota during his basketball game.

No words are needed to describe this picture!

I just love this sweet, energetic, crazy, curious, loud, loving boy! 

Christmas Break 2012

Oh how I wish Christmas would stay around longer.  This is both boys first picture ever with Santa! (Even though this is Parker's 3rd Christmas.) Parker was so stinking excited to sit on Santa's lap. This Christmas Parker has been able to understand so much more. He loved reading books with Santa in them and watching movies as well. One morning Parker looked out the window to our backyard and shouted, "reindeer!" As soon as it was Parkers turn to sit on Santa's lap, he became very shy and wasn't so sure. Go figure! Jaxon was also sleeping at the time so I had to snag him from my Mom's shoulder. Both boys were just not sure what to think. 

 When we got home we opened their Christmas jammies from their Great Grandma Reber. They are so so CUTE! For some reason I don't have any pictures of the boys opening their presents on Christmas day. Jaxon could care less and Parker insisted on playing with each toy for a while before he would open the next. I got Steve his very first gun for Christmas and he loves it! Best gift I have given him. :)

We went to Brian Head later on Christmas day and stayed in a cabin. We also got to talk to Braden. He will be home before we know it!

Our friends from Rexburg came to visit us during the Christmas break. It is crazy how fast kids change and grow, especially when you don't see them for a while!

Jaxon just picked up crawling in December. He is EVERYWHERE! I am afraid it wont be long before he begins walking. Someone please slow down time! He also has both his bottom teeth now.

So, I have this thing, where I swear my twin brothers are still just awkward, goofy middle schoolers. I am then somehow reminded that I am completely wrong. They are SENIORS. They are almost old enough to go on MISSIONS! They have turned into quite handsome young men! I really think that I have been trying to ignore the fact that they will soon be gone. I have absolutely loved living so close to them during this time in their lives. My boys love their Uncles and I love to see them interact with each other. For now, I will try to soak up all the time that I can get with them!

 Senior Ball 2013

So here I am now, wondering how in the heck our break is over. I am both ready and not ready to go back to work again. I will miss spending all of my time with my boys, but I am also ready to get out of the house...plus I eat better when I am not at home all day! :) Too bad we somehow managed to wait until the end of the break to catch a yucky bug. Nothing like starting off a new year at work feeling exhausted! HA!

My Sweet Nephew Braxton

I have stopped and started this post quite a few times now. I think the best way for now is to just keep it simple.  December was such a hard month. Really hard. My sister Jaycie and her husband Josh lost their sweet little baby Braxton, just days before he was due. He was the most perfect and beautiful little boy. I was able to hold sweet Braxton’s perfect body. It was a very special but hard moment that I will never forget. My heart aches for my sister and her husband. I wish so badly that they could hold their sweet baby boy and have experiences that I have been able to have with my boys. I pray that they soon will. 

  

8 and 9 months

Life has gotten the best of me in the last little while and I am pretty sure I did not blog anything at Jaxon's 8 month. This last month has been huge for Jaxon. I swear it took almost a month, but Jaxon finally cut his first tooth! It is about the same time that Parker did, only he had both his bottom at the same time. Jaxon also started crawling this month and I can hardly catch up with him. He is all over the place. He seems happier now that he can get around and Parker and Jaxon interact a lot more. Jaxon recently had a really bad rash on his back that was extending into his legs and arms. I think it was a rash  that is nicknamed the Christmas tree rash. It just kind of stays around for a few weeks with really no other symptoms. Who knows though.  I think that using lavender and frankincense essential oils have really helped to clear it up. Anyway, I love this smiley, chunky, happy little boy!

I am blessed...

I have been absent for a while, but tonight as I sit here snuggling on the couch with Parker, I can't help but to feel SO extremely grateful for all that I have. I have such sweet, loving little boys and even though Jaxon is super grumpy from teething and even though Parker is just a stinker, my heart feels like  it could explode with all of the love that I have for them.

I feel so grateful for our jobs. Even though I spend most of my nights all by myself while Steve works a 3-11 shift. :)  I am grateful for a warm house to keep my family comfortable, safe and warm. I am grateful for my husband. We have been married for five years come this 21st. I love Steve with all of my heart! I am grateful that as I sit here and write this, I do so with one hand because Parker wont let me pull my other arm away. I am very blessed. 

We Love Daddy

Steve has been able to watch our boys while I work, since the start of October. His schedule is Wednesday-Monday 3-11pm. We don't get to see each other a whole lot anymore and that is hard sometimes. However, I LOVE that he gets to stay home with our boys. They love it too. (They do miss Grandma Cluff watching them :) Steve is always keeping them busy! Today he took them on a long bike ride out to the Panaca Spring and out to Condor Canyon. 

Parker loves to find random objects and pretend they are microphones so that he can sing into them.

I am so grateful for my husband and all that he does for me and our boys. 

Jaxon 7 Months

This cute little boy turned 7 months almost a week ago. He is trying SO hard to get onto his knees to start crawling! He LOVES to roll over. He can easily go from one end of the living room to the other in just a couple of minutes. Which is saying something because our living room is pretty big. After about a 2 month time period, Jaxon is finally sleeping through the night again. We were starting to feel pretty sleep deprived! Jaxon is mostly feed with formula now and loves eating rice cereal. Love this boy!