Father’s Day 2020

Happy Father’s Day to our most favorite dad ever! Stephen, we wouldn’t know what to do without you. You are the jack of all trades of dads—you do it all. When you are done with work you come spend time with the kids playing with lightsabers and board games, cook, clean dishes, change diapers, read, sing,  bathe the kids, tuck kids in bed, give mommy kisses, teach us, and, love us.

 

Lucas Turned 5!

Due to the coronavirus we weren’t sure if Lucas would be able to have his birthday party this year with friends, so we decided to go to Twin Falls and have it at grandma and grandpa’s house and have a cousin sleepover. He wanted to have a water party, so we packed up our pool and squirt guns and away we went! The kids had a great time playing with all the water balloons and the piñata. Tyson brought some air soft guns that all the boys played with out in the tall grass of the pasture. Stephen has fun playing him against everyone else. Sally and Karen came for a quick visit to say happy birthday and meet Grayson. The cake turned out awesome! Stephen and I both worked on it together because it was such a huge cake and I just didn’t have enough time to get it done by myself. What a fun weekend. We can’t wait to go back to grandma’s.

Lucas, you make our world go round. There is never a dull moment when you are around. You make us laugh so much. The world would not be the same without you in it; you’re kind hearted, loud, snuggly, passionate, and goofy. We love you! 

Lately

We just can’t get enough of this little guy. Grayson is 10 weeks old and his siblings still cannot keep their hands off him. They lay next to him with their blankets, rub his new fuzzy head, hold him, lay on him, give him toys, and try to keep him from crying. They are all so attentive and loving. I’ve only gotten Grayson to laugh twice so far; he’s a hard one to get to laugh. He’s also decided that he loves bath time. He kicks his feet and splashes as hard as he can. He can also keep his head up pretty well now while he’s on his tummy. These kids sure do know how to push my buttons, but boy do I love them!

 “Mom! I can stand up while I hold Grayson now!”

 This girl decided to jump into the pool in her pajamas right before bedtime.

He fell asleep for the first time on his own. 

 The kids got the deck all dirty, so I made them mop it up. They ended up playing for hours.

Families are Forever

Our first family photos

I could've sworn I put pajamas on him when I put him to sleep. Where'd they go?!

 Haha! There they are!

The kids can't wait for him to grow up so they can play with and teach him all they know.

One Month

Grayson is already one month old! It always goes by fast, but somehow it surprises me every time. Last weekend Becky flew in for a visit to help me out with Grayson. Mom and Dad also came to meet Grayson and they couldn't have come at a better time. I really needed them! And they were all a really good help to me. Becky even got up with Grayson one night so I could get some much needed sleep.

Grayson is learning to smile, and it's the cutest thing. He's still trying to figure out the sleeping thing. He'll go for a couple of days where he eats and sleeps like a normal baby, and then there are day when he hardly eats and sleeps at all, and those days are long and exhausting, but this too shall pass. Here are a few of my favorite pictures of him so far.

He was so tiny! And look at those eyebrows; he has so many different facial expressions.

He's changing so fast right before my eyes!