Adventures with Zanna

Here are some funny/cute photos of my little lady.

She LOVED dressing up and wearing her mama's shoes

Always finding something creative to do with her lizard!

And again the lizard!

He has found a new ride!

Apparently he likes to watch TV too!

Zanna loves to help me with the laundry. She has to do everythig. Put the money in the coin op laundry slot, pour in the detergent, put in the clothes, shut the lid, push the button.

And again with the lizard. I guess most of her adventures involve her best little friend... who she is now not able to play with. The poor little guy got stepped on :( so we are hoping for a quick recovery!

Poor Little Beta!

Oh Boy... whatever shall we do with this little lady?

We were recently given a cute little twin bed for Zanna. But there is a small problem... she can now reach into her fish tank. I caught her with the Beta in her hand, watching his little gills gasping for air. I talked to her and let her know the Beta will die if we take him out of the water and told her she is never to take him out again.

Well curiosity got the best of my little Zanna. She took him out again! Jathan went into her room and found the poor little guy floating at the top of the tank.

He fished him out and told Zanna we only kill things we are going to eat. He talked about how he hunts and the animals he hunts feed our family. Then he told her to open wide... she had to eat the beta! Oh boy, she started sobbing... she was so sad. Then he told her she didn't really have to eat the fish but that in the future if she killed something she would have to eat it! I hope she learned her lesson! And let's pray she doesn't kill anything else. I don't want to feel like I have to make her eat it ;)

(I do dress my child... but she ALWAYS takes her shirt off... I just can't keep her clothed)

Valentines Day

When Jathan got back from work on Valentines day I had to run to the post office to drop off some packages. When I got back, this is what I came home to! A beautifully set table, a dozen red roses, beautiful balloons for the kiddos, my favorite turtle chocolates, danish, and chicken Alfredo! YUMMY!!! It was so fun to be surprised and spend Valentine's with my little family! I married a good man!

Troop and Zanna loved the balloons! They were actually the cause of much contention that night! Even though there were plenty of balloons to go around they still figured out how to get in little tiffs over them!

After dinner, Zanna and I made Valentine's for all of her cute little friends in Joy School. They were having a Valentine exchange at school which she LOVED. She came home with the funnest little cards and goodies.!!

Happy V Day!!

Mama

Happy Birthday Mama! I wish I was in Utah to celebrate with you and wish you a Happy Birthday in person {wipe a tear}

I think I have the worlds cutest mom. She is so great! She is fun, loving, adventuresome, giving, the list goes on.

I am grateful you are my mother !

(most of the pictures I have posted are of my mom doing her favorite things. I should have included more photos of her with her 8 children and her many grand kids... since we occupy most of her time;)

Love you mama!

There's a Raspberry in my belly.....

I'm not totally sure how this happened... but it appears there is a raspberry in my belly. Or rather a baby the size of a raspberry! That's right... were PREGNANT! YIKES! I am 8 weeks along and my due date is September 25th. Zanna's birthday is September 21st... I am hoping that this baby comes a little late so they don't end up with the same birthday. I guess it really doesn't matter;) It took me a few weeks to swallow the fact that I am about to have a third baby but we are super excited for this new addition to our family! Life is about to get that much more CRAZY! Ready or not here he/she comes!

18 Months

Oh BOY! My baby is 18 months old. WOW!

I love this little man so much. He is so stinking cute. He gets cuter and more fun every day.

And yes, he still has the most incredible uni-brow!

He is getting to be quite the tease. He is always trying to wrestle my leg, his daddy and his sister... especially his sister.

He LOVES books. He brings me at least 5 books on a daily basis. He just adores being read to.

He hasn't got the biggest vocabulary yet, but some of his favorite things to say are... catch, one two three, mommy, uh oh, ouch, thank you, touch and nose.

He is starting to love snuggling in his blankie which Jathan and I both love. It is just so darling to watch him snuggle up and get comfy!

He is FINALLY WEENED! Praise the heavens above. Finally, at eighteen... almost nineteen months! This kid was not giving in. I mean my children really have the hardest time with the weening process.

He is still a light-weight, but he is starting to be a better eater! Praise the heavens one more time!!

He is a total CHEESER! I wish I had a photo of his cheese face. It is so funny. He will come up to me and just smile as big as he can. Then he giggles and smiles huge again.

This is one of his favorite places. If you leave a chair un-tucked even for one second, this kid climbs up and starts making trouble!

He loves it when daddy comes home. He runs to the door the second he hears Jathan unlocking the lock. Both he and Zanna just stand there in excitement and jump into his arms the second he walks in!

Hmmm, maybe we should get him a pair of more masculine sun glasses!

He still is not the world's best sleeper... but we are getting there. I think now that he is eating more hopefully his tummy will last all night long!

One of the BEST parts of Troop being 18 months is that he gets to go to NURSERY! No more wondering the halls in church! YAY!

And last but not least... he is into everything! In these photos it is Corn Starch... where did he get Corn Starch? Zanna must have helped him with this one! He also loves getting into my make up, the wipees, anything with buttons.... the list goes on.

Troop we love you so much! You are a ball full of fun {and trouble}! Thank you for making our lives that much more enjoyable {and crazy}!

Girls will be girls!

The other day I had Kalea, one of Zanna's cute little friends come over to take some pictures of some new Hush Blush items.

After our little photo shoot they headed to Zanna and Troops room to play. After a while I went in to check on them and this is what I found...

Some cute little girls, just being girls. The funny thing about the hat Zanna is wearing is that it is Troops. It barely covered the top of her head. And don't they look so styling in their shades?

OH yes they had gloves on too!

So funny! I just loved watching them play, and listening to their cute little conversations. What fun it is to be a girl ;)