Memory Monday - A Video from Kylee

Not much happening right now since I'm just trying to survive this semester.  I'm not sure if it's the lack o sunshine or the stress of work and school or if I am just in a funk, but I can't help but feel a little depressed these days.  Then I come across cute little moments in time like this one below and I realize that it's the boring - everyday moments that are what make life worth living.  This video isn't anything too amazing - just hanging out at my Grandma Hebdon's (she had reported on her mission) and Kylee wanted to play with my video camera.  I've really missed having a camera that takes video and pictures.  Don't get my wrong, I LOVE MY NIKON but do miss the videos I used to get with my little casio camera.  I still get some once in awhile on my cell phone, but for some reason they do not upload to blogger. 

Anyway, here is one of those everyday moments. 

Kylee had just turned 2 years old a few weeks before this video was taken.

Memory Monday - My Little Dancer

This memory Monday video is only 3 days old, but I love it. 

Cannon surprised us all with his dance moves at Don's wedding. 

Him and Kylee both just danced and danced and danced.  They both looked so cute in their outfits.  I was such a proud mom all night hearing how beautiful my children are.  I know people just naturally say it to be nice, but my kids really are pretty dang cute.  :)  It was a fun night full of great memories. 

 

Memory Monday - Sidney Crosby

My memory Monday this week is a little different.  It's not my kids or a video of mine, but a video that makes me VERY happy. 

I miss him so very much!!! 

Hockey just isn't the same without him. 

Memory Monday - Can I Get a What What?

This Memory Monday comes from our recent boarding trip in Park City.  After an amazing day of some awesome boarding fun (fresh powder is amazing) we were on our way home when one of mine and Em's favorites songs came on.  It has a lot of sentimental value to us both and we just had to let our hearts move to the beat. 

Memory Monday - Raspberries

This week's memory is a cute video of Kylee giving Cannon raspberries on his tummy.  Kylee STILL thinks this is funny.  She will lean in to give a kiss and you will end up with a bunch of spit on your face instead.  :)  Cannon isn't as willing to subject himself to this kind of torture anymore. 

Kylee is 23 months and Cannon is 4 months. 

Incredibly Insightful Day - A.K.A Manic Memory Monday

It has been one of those days.  Stressed to my max and running around crazy.  Incredibly busy day at work full of tough decisions and hard conversations and just plain stress.  As I sat there at 6:15 pm (waiting for an ETL job to finish and thinking how badly I had to get to the testing center at school before it closed so I could take a test I was totally unprepared for) I ran out of the building to rush to my car just to see a very dear friend of mine also walking to his car.  Our quick chat was the perfect way to save a horrible day.  As I drove (frantically) to school I just got totally emotional as I thought about all the people at work.  I work with some really amazing people.  I love them.  I am so glad to have them in my life.  Even though my job is hard and constantly making me stress, I am so incredibly blessed with so many awesome opportunities and so many awesome people.  I owe so much to so many of them.  Wow...I'm so blessed. 

I got to school, seriously one minute before the cut off time to take my test and knew that I was not prepared for it like I should be.  I played too much over the weekend (LOVED my GNO with super cute girls (Thanks Mo and Carly) and also LOVED getting my hair done by my incredibly cute cousin, Lacey).   As I was leaving school after totally bombing my test the stress kicked in again.  I thought and thought about how much harder school is when you are 30 and have a house and kids and responsibilities opposed to when you are 20.  I kept dwelling on my life and all the bad decisions I've made and the hard truths I have learned.  I got sad and depressed and wished I could go back and do so many things over.  I realized how much the consequences of our actions NEVER just effect us.  I owe so many people huge apologies and there are many wonderful people no longer in my life because the choices I made drove them away.  So long I blamed them, but know that I am the one to blame.  Yet amidst all these sad feelings my mind yelled out...better late than never.  I might be 30 and still in college but I'm in college and how blessed am I to get to be in college and finish my education.  It is way harder, but that's my fault.  And yes I know there are certain people I love who will probably never talk to me again, but I will always love them and am thankful for even the short amounts of time I got to have them in my life.  I've learned so much and have grown so much.  I am really so blessed. 

And of course, nothing makes me happier than coming home to my kids.  Even at 9:30 at night when we are all so exhausted that the word "bed" makes the kids scream and my head pound and my patience disappear, there is still no better place in the world.  At least I get a few minutes with them and I get to kiss them and pray with them and for this moment we are all healthy.  And they are mine...for eternity.  I am so very blessed.

 Plus....It's memory Monday. 

This cute video of 22 month old Kylee dancing and singing makes me smile.  She is such a cute little person and just gets prettier, smarter, and more amazing every day. 

The final insight I had today came just as I am trying to finish this post (and with some help again from cute Lacey).  I worry so much about what people think when they read my blog.  I write and rewrite things wondering if I'm sharing too much or if I'm bragging or hurting some one's feelings or being too negative or blah, blah, blah.  I wonder if anyone cares or what I should do to make more people comment and blah, blah, blah.  And again I realize how blessed I am.  I have an analytics tool that gives me all sorts of stats about my blog and lets me know where people are logging in from and who is looking at my blog and even when you don't comment, it makes me happy to see people I love are visiting my blog.  I hope all you know how much you mean to me.  I value our friendship even if we don't talk often and love that you take the time to "visit" me.  SO THANK YOU!  I am blessed to know you! 

(How is that for an incredibly LONG post!  They won't all be like this I promise!)

Memory Monday - Kylee Reading to Cannon

Today for Memory Monday I am sharing this cute video of Kylee reading to baby Cannon.  He is nearly 3 months and she is 22 months.  It's probably nothing special to any of you out there who occasionally read my blog, as it really isn't too entertaining or exciting.  To me, it is absolutely priceless.  It feels like forever ago when they were this little.  I had forgot how curly Kylee's hair was and just how rollie-pollie Cannon was a baby.  So much changed just months after this time, but at this moment everything was just wonderful! 

Memory Monday - Cannon Learning to Crawl

I decided since I found so many pictures and videos from the past 2 years that I haven't blogged (let's face it, 2008 and 2009 were rough) that instead of trying to back date them and post them after all this time, I would just start having Memory Monday and occasionally post a sweet memory to reminice about. 

So I'm kicking off Memory Monday with this cute video of Cannon learning to crawl.  I am totally embarrassed at how messy my computer room is.  In my defense we had just moved into our house a month before Cannon was born (and the computer room was the last room we worried about), I had my gall bladder out the week after he was born, and I had 2 babies under 2 so I was just happy to be surviving.  :) 

According to the date I uploaded the video, Cannon is about 5 months old and Kylee had just turned 2.  (Sept 2008)

Memories

Last night I thought I'd take a few quick minutes to put some old files I had on my PC on my external hard drive so I could free up some memory. What should have taken me 2 minutes took over 3 hours because I just couldn't stop looking at pictures and watching old video clips.  I can't believe how much time has gone by and how quickly my kids are growing up.  Here are just a few of the precious videos I came across last night. 

(SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PAUSE THE MUSIC)

Kylee holding Cannon. 
She is 19 months and Cannon is just a few weeks old. 

 

Another cute video of my two cute kids. 

Kylee is 22 months and Cannon is 4 months.

Kylee swinging with her baby brother.

Kylee just being her cute self.

Wow time is flying. 

I'm so thankful for these awesome memories and even more thankful for the technology to capture them. 



Annoying or Adorable...You Decide

Kylee got this doll from G&G Cosper on Sunday that she LOVES. She's always been my little cheerleader and I think it might be in her blood to grow up cheering. I'll admit, I smile every time I hear these cute little cheers (that she's already memorized after a day) coming out her mouth. Although, they easily get stuck in your head and after hearing them 20 times in a row...can start to get maybe just the slightest annoying. I'll let you decide though...ANNOYING OR ADORABLE?

We've got Spirit, Yes We Do!

I know people think that it's too early to already be listening to Christmas music, but I love it so much that I feel like a month just isn't enough...so we usually start listening after Halloween. It gets me in the holiday spirit and makes me excited for Thanksgiving and the Holiday season.

One of Kylee's favorite songs all year long is Jingle Bells by the Bare Naked Ladies. I had forgot how much she loved it until it started playing. She immediately went and got her toy piano and started playing along. I grabbed my phone and captured this cute video of Kylee and Cannon catching the holiday spirit. Make sure you pause the music on the side so you can hear the video.

(Sorry, my phone isn't the best picture quality and will only record a minute of video)

Disney on Ice

Kylee and I recently had

THE BEST GIRL'S NIGHT EVER

with Aunt Em and Brittney. We went to

DISNEY PRINCESSES ON ICE!!!

Kylee was so excited, although she really had no idea what we were going to (she had never been to any event like this before). She sat in her seat so good and was so cute through the whole show. It was so much fun!

She cracks me up. I told her she could pick out one thing from the "souvenir/rip off" stand. She thought for a really long time. They had all these fun little toys that made noise and lit up and such, and purses and crowns and it was a hard decision, but she finally said "toys just brake mom, I want a doll because dolls can last forever."
She was asleep before we even got on the freeway for the drive home, and is STILL talking about how much fun she had and when we can go again. Little does she know we are actually going to Sesame Street Live at the E Center next month. I won't be telling her that though until the day of the show or maybe even the way down there...because with Disney on Ice, once she knew we were going she would ask me all day every day if we could go yet. This video was just ONE of the MANY conversations we had.

It was so cute to see her reaction each time characters would come out. She would say the funniest things. She LOVES GOOPY (Goofy) and was very happy to see him and Cinderella. They were her 2 favorite parts of the show.

When the princesses would dance with their prince Kylee turned to me and said "they are in love." SO CUTE!

I'm SO thankful we were able to tag along with Emilee and Brittney for such a fun girls night. I hope Kylee will remember it, but I know I will always cherish that time together.

So Rewarding

I think one of the most rewarding things as a mom is watching your kids play together. Having Kylee and Cannon so close together sometimes makes me crazy, but most of the time is such a joy because they are such great friends. I hope it always stays that way.

Too Precious For Words

The only thing I don't like about my new camera is that it doesn't take video...which is totally fine because it isn't supposed to and I get some rocking pictures. Still, I loved being able to take a few short video clips once in awhile on my old one. Today was one of those days I really wished I would have had a video camera. The only thing I did have was my cell phone, which gets a pretty poor picture and only records 15 seconds at a time. But hopefully you can understand what Kylee is saying in these video clips and just how precious a moment this was to me as a mom.

Down Down Baby

I'm getting a new lap top for work so I was taking all the pictures and videos I have saved on it off and came across this one and couldn't believe I hadn't shared it. Kylee LOVES to sing. It makes me so happy when I hear her cute little voice singing a song. This is a song we learned off of Elmo's World (Kylee's favorite). She makes me smile.

And this is the reason I am getting a new lap top. Kylee BRUTALLY attacked the keys of my old one. Apparently it is out of warranty anyway so I was due for a new one, but still. What a stinker.

Grandma is HOME!

What a fun day. It was even more exciting then Christmas! I woke up so excited and had butterflies all day just waiting for 1:00 to come. We went to the airport and what a fun site. I think it was kind of what I hope heaven will be like(although I'm sure heaven is MUCH prettier then the airport). All your most favorite people just waiting to greet you! :)

We spent some family nights making signs. It was fun. Of course, Grandma was the last one off the plane and it felt like we sat there and waited forever for her. The little kids could hardly stand it and as soon as they saw her took a mad dash for her. It was pretty sweet actually. I really wish I took better pictures and video. The fact is I was so caught up IN the moment, I didn't do a very good job capturing it.

Of course after the airport we went back to Grandma's house (oh, it feels so good to be able to go to Grandma's again) and ate lots of yummy food and had a great time hearing stories about her mission and just hugging her and being with her.

This is the sign we hung on her house. You might not be able to tell, but there are a ton of little (and big) hand prints all over the sign. I promise to do a better job at getting pictures of PEOPLE at her homecoming this Sunday.

We are SO glad to have her home.

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.

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.

AMAZING!

Maybe I'm just a proud mom and this is completely normal for a 22 month old, but I really think Kylee is super smart. She just is SO observant and picks up on the most random things. I really have to watch what I do because chances are, she'll be mimicking it.

She can sing her ABC's, count to 10, sing many songs, and wants to pretty much do everything without help. Everyday she does something new that just amazes me. Today, while trying to get dressed for the day, I realized Kylee had been gone and quiet for awhile. Worried about what kind of mess was being made, I walked around the corner and found her painting her own toe nails. UH OH!

I had FOR SURE put the finger nail polish up high in the cabinet so Kylee couldn't get to it, but she had seen it and found a way to get it. As you probably know, fingernail polish does not come off of carpet or things that easily. Lucky for me, my daughter got out a towel from the drawer and painted her toes on it (which is what I do every time I use fingernail polish). This made me SO proud! :) There was NO mess at all. And she did a pretty dang good job too. Her toes actually looked really good and there wasn't any fingernail polish anywhere except her feet, not even any on the towel. That to me is simply AMAZING!

Here's a cute little video of it as well. Her favorite song right now is "Hey There Delilah" or what she calls "Oh Me" (The chorus says, "oh, it's what you do to me" which is her favorite part). It happened to be on too while I was filming, and you can hear her quietly sing it. So cute!

Getting So BIG!

I just can't believe how fast time flies. Even just looking at posts from a year ago, I'm amazed at how much Kylee has grown.

A few mornings ago I told Kylee to go pick out something to wear. Usually this just means she goes in and pulls a lot of her clothes out onto the floor in which we decide together which one she'll wear and put the rest back. But this day, she decided she wouldn't wait for mom and just get herself dressed. I was so surprised when I walked in her room and found her pajamas off and halfway dressed already. (Although she still threw all her clothes all over as you can see).

The best part though, she had taken her diaper off and got dressed without a new one on. And...she didn't quite get her pants pulled all the way up in the back...as you can see below.

Not bad for her first attempt to get dressed all by herself. She cracks me up.

And speaking of cracking up, here's a cute short video of Cannon and his greatest accomplishment, LAUGHING!