One Smart Boy

I can't believe how fast Cannon is growing up. He's WAY past the baby stage and already gaining his independence. Here are some of his recent accomplishments.

Holding his own bottle.

Sitting up on his own.

Melting every one's heart with his contagious laugh.

Being extra cute and sweet.

Getting smothered by his sister all the time.

One Smart Girl

I know I've said it MANY times, but Kylee never stops amazing me. The other day I had put Cannon in his swing and not much later hear Kylee saying "WEE!" I figured she was just in there pushing him extra hard (something she loves to do) but instead walked in to find her swinging WITH Cannon. I just don't even know how she figured out to climb on the back of the swing and sit on the tiny little bar back there, but she did and it worked great.

The little bar she sat on.
And I just realized I never blogged about another thing Kylee recently did. She had just got out of the tub and was watching Elmo so I thought it would be the perfect time to give Cannon a bath. I started the water and went to get Cannon ready and came back to find Kylee in the tub with ALL HER CLOTHES ON!



And last but not least, I thought I would share this cute video we took while we were up in Yellowstone. Kylee is really good at singing her ABC's, although this is the best I've actually done at documenting it. When ever the camera comes on she gets more interested in it then in performing for me, but she did a pretty good job for a 2 year old.

Kylee's Birthday

Kylee is now officially 2. We had such a fun birthday weekend. On Friday, we got up and she opened presents from Mommy and Daddy. She got some new baby accessories and a new baby (she LOVES babies and is SUCH a cute mommy). Then Mommy, Cannon, and Kylee went and bought her a new pair of shoes,
Went to Krispy Kreme for some birthday donuts,
And went to the park to eat them.
It was such a beautiful day and just a lot of fun.
We pretty much had the whole playground to ourselves. Kylee LOVES the swings.

We got so many cute pictures at the playground, it was hard to decide which ones to post.
She just had the best time.
She's so darn cute!
Can't believe she's already 2.
Too sweet!
Then I asked her where she wanted to go to dinner and we decided to go to Red Robin
She ordered macaroni and cheese and ate almost all of it.
Then on Saturday we went to my mom's and had a family birthday party. Aunt Leslee was in town from Boise so that was so much fun to see her and Uncle Nick. Kylee got lots of great presents. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa, Great Grandma E and Great Grandma H., Holbrook's, Leslee and Nick, Uncle Donny and Cody, Trav and Kids, and Aunt Em for their awesome presents! She got lots of cute new fall/winter outfits (which she really needed) and some new puzzles and coloring books (her absolute favorite).
Grandma Sonja had a Nemo pinata that she filled with candy.
Kylee wasn't too sure about it.


The other kids had a great time trying to bust it open though.
Kylee just stood by and patiently waited with her sack for the candy to fall out.
And boy did it ever. Thanks Grandma for the fun pinata!
I let Kylee pick out her cake and this is the one she wanted.
She loved her birthday. She was sad on Sunday when it wasn't her birthday anymore.
She is SUCH a joy to my life.
We went to the doctor today for her 2 year check up and everything was perfect (except for her eyes which we are seeing a specialist at primary's for next month, :( ) Here are her stat's.

Height - 35 in - 85th percentile (total growth spurt - 4 inch's in 4 months)

Weight - 28 lbs -70th percentile (also another spurt - 6 pounds in 4 months)

LOVE YOU KYLEE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLEE!

Kylee is 2 today! I know this sounds so cliche, but I really can't believe she's growing up so fast. It's amazing what a difference a couple years makes. She is SO smart and just brings me so much joy everyday. She is really our miracle and I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for her. She has the cutest personality and keeps us all laughing.

Look how fast the time goes and just how quickly she has grown into a little girl. I could make a list a thousand miles long about all the things I love about her, but here are just a few:

Her laugh
Her smile
Her eyes
Her curly hair
Her politeness (she's very good at saying "please" and "thank you")
Her kindness
Her hugs and kisses
Her imagination
When she sings and dances
When she recognizes Jesus and sings Primary Songs
How perceptive and smart she is
The way she makes me happy even in the saddest moments.

She's such a great daughter and the light of my life.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KY! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

2 Years Old

Cheerleader

Whenever Kylee hears we are going to watch football, she insists on wearing the cheerleader outfit we bought for her before she was even born. It finally fits her this year (which boggles my mind because I remember thinking it would be a long time before it would) and it has now become a game day tradition. I don't even know how she learned the 2 things even go together, but she did. She absolutely loves to dance and be thrown up in the air, so who knows, maybe this is the start of something. :)

Shaking her booty ("Shake your booty" is something she loves to say).

"TOUCH DOWN"

Throwing the ball around.

OH NO! It's coming right at me. (Isn't this picture cool? The ball looks transparent)

She's such a cheese ball.

I love this picture because it shows just how curly her hair is. I love that she has naturally curly hair. As it's getting longer, it's relaxing a lot and I'm sure the first time we cut it, a lot of the curl will be gone, but I'm loving it in the meantime.

Thumb Sucking Party

No, we did not have a thumb sucking party, but I wanted to combined 2 posts tonight and that was the best title I could come up with (it's been a long day). Today as I was running around doing errands, sweet Cannon fell asleep in his car seat. When we got home I noticed he had fell asleep with his thumb in his mouth. UH OH! I was really hoping neither of my kids would pick up that nasty habit, but knew since Curtis and I both struggled with it when we were younger, the odds were definitely against us. I tried very carefully to get him out of the car without waking him, so I could get a picture, but sure enough he woke up. Then he went right back on sucking his thumb, so I caught a little video instead. Hopefully it's just a phase he's going through and it won't be something we have to try to break when he's older. Although, you have to admit it's pretty dang cute.

Then later the kids and I went to a BBQ put on by my work. It was a lot of fun, although a little stressful as well. It was hard to take care of my 2 little ones all alone and do refill duty (making sure there were always salads and rolls, etc. out). Cannon of course wanted to be held and Kylee was super shy (poor thing, hopefully that also gets better as she gets older) and just stuck right by my side the whole time. They had a ton of blow up slides she wanted to ride, but I had a hard time pulling myself away and getting someone to hold Cannon to go with her and she wouldn't go with anyone but me. I should have got WAY more pictures than I did, but this was the best I could do.

This was the closest I got to Kylee playing with someone other than me. Any suggestions on how to help her overcome her shyness? In nursery she hardly plays at all. Most of the time she just watches other kids play. Although, she does stay by herself and lets me go to class, so at least that's a step in the right direction.

4 Months Old

Cannon had his 4 month check-up today. Of course I had both kids with me and while we were waiting for the doctor Kylee was dancing around the exam room. Cannon thought she was so funny and just laughed and laughed at her. It was such a sweet moment. I wish I could have recorded it so that when they are older and fighting all the time I can help them remember that they used to adore one another.

Dr. Pruitt said he has never seen a baby with such BEAUTIFUL eyelashes before. I hear it all the time and it never gets old. It's the first thing everyone notices about Cannon. I never tire of looking at him. His smile just melts my heart. In fact, some days I feel like it is his smile that keeps me from having a complete breakdown. I feel so blessed to have such a sweet baby. I know I am so lucky.

He again had shots and he again just cried for a little bit. I picked him up off the table and he snuggled right into me and calmed right down. Although he was fussy a lot of the night, just wanting to be held, and I wouldn't mind at all except I had so much work to get done. In fact tonight he keeps waking up and whimpering a little, but I go in and hold his hand and he goes right back to sleep. I don't think there is anything comparable to that. Knowing he just wanted me near for even a second. It feels so awesome to be loved that much.

Here's his 4 months stats (although we were a little late)
Weight: 16.8 lbs.
Height: 26.4 in.
Head: 17 in.

LOVE YOU CANNON BUDDY!

Yellowstone

We did have a nice time enjoying some of the beauty of the earth this past week. I had only been to Yellowstone once before, just driving through it on the way home from Montana, so I was really excited. I was not disappointed. The park is BEAUTIFUL and our Cabin was AWESOME (however noisy...making it hard for babies to sleep...making ornery babies).

Some of my favorite things about the trip were: Bear World, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Old Faithful, running every morning (almost), being with my kids all day, the hot tub, playing games at night.

Some of my least favorite things about the trip: STOMACH FLU! Pretty much everyone got it...even Cannon. (I don't know how many of you have watched a 4 month old throw up, but it breaks your heart.) Also...ornery, grumpy, party poopers.

Thanks Craig and Debbie for putting so much effort in to getting us all together.

Island Park

I feel like I haven't posted in forever. We spent all this past week in Island Park with the Cosper family. It was one of those vacations where you come home feeling like you need a vacation. ;-) We did manage to have some fun times and we saw a lot of beautiful country and a lot of animals. I have a TON of pictures, in which I am in the process of downloading and making a slide show, but just to give you a preview of some of our activities and a to share a few of my absolute favorites...here you go.

More to come...