Allie- all smiles!

I must have the happiest baby alive... she is all smiles. I can already tell that she is going to be a social butterfly. everywhere we go she smiles at everyone. It's super cute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me la quiero comer!

Happy Easter 2010

Here's a few pics. of our Easter this year. The kids got Easter baskets that were loaded with candy, toys and other fun sruff and we had an Easter Egg Hunt!

 

Later that evening we celebrated Pao's B-day! and had some yummy yummy food!

 

We really had a great, peaceful, and beautiful Easter Sunday with family and close friends!

My sweet little girl is 7 months!

We took Ally to the Dr's for a routine visit yesterday and what do you know- She's tall and skiny like her mommy!

Weight- almost 16 lbs- 40th Percentile
Height- 27 inches- 90th Percentile
Head- 75% Percentile

She is growing so fast and is right on track with all her motor skills! As you can see in this pic.- she's a pro at sitting!

 

She is getting soooo fun! always smiling and has turned out to be such a good baby. I was a little worried at first, but she's so good and such a great little companion! I love her more than words can say.... but don't we all just love our little kids!

Andy's Goodnight Prayer

I love hearing Andy pray- it's so sincere and sweet. Tonight he offered the prayer and one of the things he said just about melted my heart.

"Heavenly Father we pray that we will do what you ask us to do, because you are our father and we are your children".

It touched my heart to hear this truth coming from my dear 6 year old son. I thought about how easy it would be if we had this thought in our hearts everyday- to know that we are truly his sons and daughters is a blessing that brings so much comfort to my heart.
When he finished I told him what a sweet prayer he had given and gave him a kiss- He quickly looked up at me with those beautiful blue eyes and said,

"Mom did you know you can talk to Heavenly Father and Jesus like they are your friends?"

We have much to learn from our little ones, I learn so much from them everyday:
-to be more forgiving- kids get over things so easily and quickly
-to say as Sean does over the littlest of mistakes- "I'm shory mom"
-to not take things so serious- it's all about play and laughter
-to smile, laugh and love as they do
-to trust and be so open

I could go on and on.... These are but a few of the hidden treasures we learn from our little angels.

Sean Hannity in Salt Lake City

Sean Hannity came to Salt Lake City today to kick-off his book tour- "Conservative Victory". Many of you may not know that Tom is a big fan and loves politics... so Tom and I went to Borders in Murray hoping to buy a copy of his book and have Sean Hannity sign it. Little did we know that we were also going to have the opportunity to be part of the live audience for the taping of "The Sean Hannity Show" that airs every night on Fox News. We never thought we'd get in since there was only room for about 100 people, but we were lucky enough to get some passes from a very generous man who picked us out of a room full of people...

Sean came across as a very down to earth, nice guy, and a great American with some very good objectives and solutions for all the craziness that's going on in Washington! We got to speak with him briefly. He asked us if we were dating- we said "no, we've been married for almost 8 years and we have 3 kids"- his response was, "wow 3 kids, you guys look like you're 18". He went on to give us some marital advise and told us to stay close to our faith- cool huh! it's not everyday you hear people in showbiz (or politics for that matter)- talk about values and the importance of staying close to God and Christian principles. It was really fun to be a part of a live taping- 'we had our 5 seconds of fame' and an experience we will never forget.

The Living Planet Aquarium

We woke up Friday morning and decided to have a fun family day. It was totally spontaneous as most things in our family are. We took the kids to The Living Planet Aquarium and they absolutely loved being among all the animals! Andy and Sean's favorite was touching the sting rays and seeing the "scary piders and snakes" (as Sean calls them). Sean also loved the nemo's (clownfish) and kept saying "mom there's anoder one". Even Ally was super entertained- her eyes were super big the whole time. Andy's favorite was the Anaconda exhibit- "it lives in the water and land, how cool"!

 

 

 

We really had a wonderful day.... Wouldn't it be great if everyday would be like this- to able to do what you want, with whom you want, whenever you want, for as long as you want? That's our dream!

6- months

Wow 6 months have already gone by- my 7 lbs 9 oz baby is 17 lbs now and growing, growing, growing. The only sad thing about all this growth is having to put away all the clothes that no longer fits- this always makes me a little sad. But then again having a new wardrobe every few months is kinda fun.

Here's what Ally has been upto this last month.
She has been nothing but smiles. It's fun to see a little bit of Andy in her personality- social and sweet. She loves to smile at everyone!

We've had lots of dress-up sessions- My mom calls Ally my "muneca" (doll), she says that's all I do- play dolls with her (and she is my doll). and I must admit I love dressing her up! It takes me back to when Patty and I played dolls together as little girls and dreamed of being mommies some day.

Ally has been practicing sitting up unassisted and just perfected this!

She loves to eat her toes- I always love it when babies do this it's so cute!

We had our first solid foods- rice cereal, bananas and apple juice. She's not too crazy about the rice cereal and seems to like it much more when I add a little banana or apple juice in the mix.... I think she'll be a good eater like my other 2.

She can hold her bottle and loves to drink juice from it!

Ally loves her tongue! She plays with it and makes noises by smacking her lips. I often find her sticking her tongue out- it's pretty funny and also pretty adorable. I don't remember my boys doing that so that's a first for me.

Ally is a great sleeper- she takes about 3 naps a day and pretty much sleeps through the night. She is now on the same schedule as her brothers and often goes to bed before they do! I don't really know how this happened, but it's great to have all 3 kids sleeping by 8:30.

I can't believe we are half way from her 1st B-day- that just seems crazy to me, before I know it she'll be talking and walking all over the place... Here's a few pics.

The Sacred Grove

I had the wonderful blessing of being in Upstate New York last week for a training and had the wonderful opportunity of visiting the Sacred Grove, Hill Cumorah, the Palmyra Temple, and the Smith farm. It's hard to put into words the beautiful spirit that was felt there... To know that the things that occurred there almost 200 years ago are true, is but a small testimony. I am so grateful for the knowledge I've gained and the wonderful blessing of being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It is with a humble heart that I share my testimony of the truth of these things- knowing that the Father and Son did appear to young Joseph in that place and that this was the beginning of a wonderful legacy that has touched so many lives and changed them forever! I am beyond grateful for these truths and thank my Heavenly Father every day for them!

Here are a few pictures- enjoy:






...walking through the Sacred Grove:



The Smith home, where Joseph and his family lived when he had the vision and where he was instructed by Moroni.


















The Palmyra Temple:





















This is definately a place everyone needs to visit at least once in their lifetime.

My 3 little monkeys!

I can't believe I have 3 little kids.... it's so crazy to think, yet I can't imagine my life without them. They are truly my little angels that bring so much joy and happiness to my life! I'm so grateful for each one of them individually, my heart is overflowing with happiness and love. Each one is so special to me and fills me in such a special way.

 

My Andy is now 6- I don't know where the time went??? He is so much fun to talk to- we can actually have intelligent conversations with him, which I love- because he has such a creative mind and is so funny. He is such a happy little boy and oh so very active. I looked at him today and I thought to myself- wow, I can't believe you're mine! It's fun to see them grow into their own little persons and do things for themselves.

My Sean is at the cutest age ever- you can only understand about half the stuff he's saying (if that), and he's got sooooo much to say all the time! He loves to do everything his big brother Andy does and play with every toy big brother has! I love it when he comes over to me and says, "Mom, I wanna hold you- momma". It's sooo cute I just want to kiss him. another of his favorite- "Come, I show you..." as he takes your hand and guides you. Seany-pooh is so sweet and shy at times too. He loves to run around and tries to keep up with Andy (which is hard to do), he knows all the super heroes and Ben 10 Aliens- once again thanks to Andy. Oh how I love hearing him giggle- it's about the sweetest sound anyone could hear!

My Ally is 5 months now, can you believe it? She is 100% a momma's girl- if I turn my back to leave- she'll start crying and putting her hands out to me. She just loves being with me... I hope that's still the case when she's a teenager???
Ally is all smiles! She has the sweetest little smile- that can light up anyone's day. She is so into grabbing things- she finally figured that one out. She loves seeing her crazy brothers play- it is soooo entertaining! I'm having a blast dressing her and buying clothes and hats, and ribbons and shoes (and the list goes on and on). We got her ears pierced this month and she handled it pretty well and looks absolutely adorable (this was daddy's idea, he was anxious to see Ally with earrings). She is a little princess in training- jijijiji ;)

It always amazes me how much we mom love our kids! Tom and I can't picture our life without them and we feel so blessed and privileged to be Andy, Sean, and Ally's mommy and daddy.

Andy's 6 B-day Party!

Andy's party was so fun this year! We celebrated it at Jungle Jim's Play-land- the perfect place for kids to go wild!!! They had such a blast getting on all the rides, running around, and eating pizza, ice cream, and Andy's Ben 10 B-day cake. It really was a blast and I loved how easy it was for me- we just showed up with the kids and had fun while they did all the work for us. This was definitely the way to go!

"Mom this was the best party ever!" was what Andy said the whole way home. Andy and Sean were so exhausted they went straight to bed!

My friendly, adventurous, fun, smiley, loving, happy, brave, active child turned 6. I can't believe it's been this long since I became a mommy for the 1st time! What a beautiful adventure it's been thus far. We have shared so many wonderful experiences together.... so many laughs, cuddles, smiles, kisses & hugs. I'll never forget the day I laid eyes on him for the first time- I knew my life would be changed forever and that my little boy would fill my heart with so much joy!
Andy is my little angel, he is so loving and kind to his brother Sean & sister Ally. He is so rambunctious, always looking for something to do, some wall to climb or other way to practice his super hero powers, or someone to play with. Everyday we get knocks at the door from kids asking to play with Andy- he's the popular kid on the block, everyone wants to be his friend and he wants to be EVERYONE's friend!

I put together a slideshow to celebrate Andy's 6 years! Enjoy!