My Cute Kiddos

I love that they love each other and get along so well (for the most part). Lana's such an attentive and nurturing big sister. She shows Jared how to do everything she can do and makes him laugh every day. Jared really looks up to his sister and loves her company. He's starting to copy what she does and also watches out for her. He gives kisses to any ouchie we have and whenever Lana takes her shoes off at the park he picks them up and runs after her. They crack me up every day and even though I feel I'm at the end of my rope sometimes I love being a mom and wouldn't trade this for the world. (for the record...at this exact moment Jared is pulling on my sweater that I discovered had a hole today and is trying to get me to help him find his lost car.)

Mom's Visit & Mat's Birthday

We were spoiled by a visit from my mom. I hope she had as much fun with us as we did with her. It was such a treat for me to have company while doing the mundane every day things and seeing her enjoy it. Ahhh, gotta love grandmas. :) Lana and Jared miss her so much. She took them on walks, played trains/cars, read books, went to the movies (just Grandma and Lana), played at the park...and she was only here for a week! Mat and I were able to go to the temple, out to dinner and shopping. For us that was a big deal and he really had fun.

Mat turned 30!!! YIKES! It sounds old but I still feel like we're still in college sometimes. Don't be fooled by the picture- he loved his water gun present. We went on a hike as a family and if I remember correctly, it turned out to be great weather and we had a fun time together. Here's to many more!