LIFE

Yesterday...

Zanna, Troop and I went on a walk to the park.

Daddy met us there and played with us until he had to get ready for his interview.

Zanna played on the swing set.

She played to her hearts content.

Then as she was ready to go she started walking home, turned around and said bye ,bye mommy.

I said bye, bye.

She turned around again and blew me a kiss.

Then she opened the gate to the park, closed it and walked on.
Shortly after, she came back to the gate, opened it and said come on mommy!

So I came!

She is getting so independent. Too independent. Little honey!

I read Nie Nie Dialogues and cried my little eyes out.
So inspiring. So inspiring!

I love her.

Daddy came home after a long day of being away.

We put the kids to bed.
We hung out for a bit in the living room.

We snuggled on the couch as I cried.

I felt so much love for my husband and for my little ones.

I was overcome with gratitude.

Then we slow danced to John Michael Montgomery's "I love the way you love me." In front of the fire.

I LOVE that song.

We had not slow danced in a long time.

It felt so good!!

(How beautiful are his lips? Wouldn't you die to have that lip shape :) ? )

Today...

(a VERY mischievous face!)

I was putting Troop down for a nap as Zanna watched Ice Age.

I walked out of the bedroom to find Zanna gone and the door wide open.

The fence to the backyard was wide open as well... Cocoa the dog was gone.

I got a little panicky and started yelling "Zanna, Cocoa."

I heard Zanna's voice far off.

She was across the street in the neighbors back yard. YIKES!

She loves that little dog and will follow him anywhere. Too bad she knows how to open the fence.

After my shower Zanna poured the shampoo and lotion all over the tub.

I then went to the grocery store with my two little ones. YIKES!

After getting daddy off for his weekend at the deer camp with his father I put the kids down for a nap.

I too slept, even though I should have cleaned my crazy house!

When I woke up my sister Mikelle came over for a sleep over.

We talked and talked.

Zanna came into the kitchen with her diaper off... oh no!

Zanna went number two on my front rug... she has the runs... NO!!

I put Zanna to bed.

In and out of the crib she climbs.

I smell a very strong sweet fragrence.

Zanna has poured a bottle of perfume all over the rug in her room.

Where did she even get the bottle of perfume?? MIKELLE??

Her room is very potent!

FINALLY MY PRECIOUS SLEEPS!

Wow my sweet child is into everything and I am constantly clenching my teeth trying not to get too mad :) I sure do love her and her curious, creative, independent ways!

DADDY I MISS YOU! COME HOME!

(some random photos)

Oh their faces say it all in this picture.

He is all smiles these days. Love it! Love HIM!

SO happy. She LOVES to hold her little brother. She always says "hold troop brother." I don't know if he is quite as happy as she is!

Zanna always has something on her face. My make up, lotion, lipstick.... in this picture it is toothpaste. Thank heavens for spry... very kid friendly. And she wishes I would serve it to her for lunch.

My handsome little boy. All dressed up like a little man!

Today

Today was a lovely day.

I slept in next to my little boy.

Got some much needed cleaning done.

Went to my good friend Rebecca's house and did a super fun Halloween deco project.

Put the babes down for a nap and enjoyed some alone time... cleaning :)

Zanna helped (?) me with dinner.

Zanna also helped herself to my craft stuff. Nothing is safe from this child.

Enjoyed my hubby home early... no school tonight!!

(such handsome men, can't get enough of them)

Visited my Dad and bro at work.

Jathan sang Troop to sleep (at 1:30 am)

(pre singing Troop to sleep. This guy loves this mobile giggles and coo's at it all day)

Lovely.

Last Night...

Last night we put my little lady to bed. As usual after she was all done with her bottle we heard singing ( she sings loud, then soft, then loud again. Mostly Little Mermaid) and jumping on the bed. Then there was nothing... usually she starts yelling... MOMMY, MOMMY! Then about a half hour later we heard her door knob twisting and the door opening and shutting, then opening and shutting again.... oh GREAT! She can get OUT of her crib!! Then she opens the door tip toes down the hall (at this point Jathan and I are spying on her) and goes into our bedroom. We hurry and turn off all the lights and go into the bathroom to spy on her and see what she will do once out of our room. She sneaks out of our bedroom, looks around and then makes her way into the kitchen thinking she is pretty cool she is out of her room. Also a little confused about why on earth all the lights are off. Jathan jumps out of the bathroom yelling "What are you doing" and startles her real good!

Then today after her nap, instead of hearing her in her crib yell MOMMY!! She comes strutting down the hall saying "hi mommy". Oh this girl! Sure do love her. So now what?? I am not ready to take her crib front off. Guess we will just wait and see what happens!

AND FINALLY MY PRECIOUS SLEEPS!

Happy Birthday Mikelle!!!

My little sister Mikelle just turned 21 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And some happy news... she just opened her mission call last night and she is going to.............. San Antonio TEXAS! CONGRATS!! She leaves December 16th, right before Christmas... sad:( I love ya sister!

Zanna is TWO!!

My little lady turned two September 21st. I can hardly believe it! We started the festivities the night before by giving her a cute little rocking horse. It was a big hit! (Jathan and I are somewhat impatient so we busted her present out early!)

Here are a few photos of Troop on Zannas birthday eve. Look at those cheeks. He is chubbing right out!

Big Smiles for daddy!

The next day we went to my parents where Zanna received a gift from grandma. A Magnadoodle!!

And a few more of my little man on Zannas Birthday...

Me and my Birthday girl! This is the face you get when you tell her to say cheese ;)

And her present from Grandpa... a Mr. Potato head!! She LOVES this new toy. Keeps her entertained for a long time. Then once she leaves it and I put it all away she pulls it right back out and dumps all the fun parts everywhere. Not exactly my favorite toy... :)

LOL! I dedicate this picture to Uncle Kotah. His favorite thing it to grab your cheeks and make you do funny faces. So this one is for you!

And the end of the day. Zanna enjoying a little cartoon while holding her little bro. She is a little more into the cartoon than her brother.

We celebrated her birthday with family the following Sunday, which I will post pictures of once I can get them downloaded. (we ran out of room on our computer.... Lame-O)

Playing dress up!

My aunt Shawna sent this cute little ballerina outfit to Zanna. She loves it! She flutters about in it and was quite excited to see herself in a full length mirror in her new super cool dance outfit! She reminds me of Shirley Temple in these photos.

I love this picture. Such a cute big smile!

lil jumper

This child is a jumper! She can get on and off the trampoline all by herself and will jump and jump and jump... She likes to do little tricks, her best one yet is landing on her bum!

Some Randomness

If Troop is laying on the floor Zanna is usually laying right by him. Only most of the time she squeezes onto the blanket with him.

My sister Mikelle went to Guatemala for a few weeks and brought back this cute little dress for Zanna. I LOVE it!!

Bath time. This little guy loves being bathed. He kicks his arms and legs and looks like a little frog!

Zanna loves to peak over Troop's cradle when he is sleeping.

How cute is that?

Holding her little brother.

Troop looks so old to me in this picture. I don't know why... maybe it is the expression on his face. He just looks like he knows what is going on.

Tummy time! YAY! I wish this would last longer than just a few minutes.

LIttle climber

Zanna and her crazy daddy climbing on the furniture! This little girl loves to climb. She has also recently learned to climb out of the port-a-crib!! NO!!!

Jathan is always saying we need to get her into rock climbing. I must say I agree... look at that form... ha ha!

Glad we got a two seater!

This Chariot has been awesome. I told Jathan he needed to get me a little infant swing so our little guy could go in the chariot with us. So one day he came home and surprised me with it! Now I can take both of my little kiddos!

When Troop is by Zanna she can not help but rub his hair of his face. Little cutie, I don't blame her!

Zanna decided she would have more fun riding on her daddy's shoulders. Luckily this chariot has a weather guard because we got rained on while on our outing and Troop didn't feel a drop, just slept peacefully!

What better way to end the day? I love snuggling with this sweet little boy!