Mother's Day 2012

I have to say that this year's Mother's Day was my favorite. Brett & Rylee woke up early to make me a very yummy breakfast. They made me banana & strawberry pancakes with sausage. Mmm! They all come into the room saying "Happy Mother's Day"! I felt so Special, then we all got up on the bed & ate breakfast together. Wyatt was very excited to wake upto so much food on Mommy's bed. =) Then we got ready for Church & had such a great day at Church together as a family. I was again showered with homemade Mother's Day gifts from the kids. I love homemade gifts. =) Then we heard a talk from our Bishop, that was about the talk President Uchtdorf gave called "forget me not". Which happens to be one of my favorite talks. All the Mother's then received the forget me not plant. I couldn't have asked for a better day! =)

*I have my Sweet husband to thank for such a Special day. He made sure everything was extra Special & helped the kids with whatever they needed. He also took all these Wonderful pictures for me because he knows how much pictures mean to me. I love all the CRAZY hair & sleepy faces in all the pictures. =) I Love him so much. I'm a very lucky Lady to have the family that I have.

Childrens Discovery Museum

Today we went to the Childrens Discovery Museum for the first time. I wanted to check it out & see if it was something the kids would enjoy. They LOVED it! It is such a cute little Museum where kids can use there imagination & be whatever they want. :-) They had a play restaurant, grocery store, bank, tree house, camp site, construction site, theatre, touch tank, & more. We were very impressed & Rylee said she can't wait to go back!!! :-) The great thing is, it's not that far from our home.

Wyatt LOVES phones. :-)

They had a cute little restaurant...Rylee was in LOVE.

She was a very fun waitress.

Wyatt was very impressed with such a BIG "toy"!

Wyatt wasn't in the mood to stop for a photo.... :-)

That's my boy...if he can fit, he will get in anything.

Having fun controlling a School Bus's lights.

Ry loved the touch tank...her favorite was the starfish.

Ooooooo! Drums! :-)

Wyatt loves trains & cars...he was in Heaven.

The pretend Bank...how neat is this. :-)

Ry loved being able to run her own Bank.

Playing Restaurant together.

Drumroll please......

We found out today that we will be bringing another beautiful baby BOY into our family in August! We couldn't be happier & can't wait to meet our precious Emerson Randall. <3

Our Sweet Baby Boy

Wyatt will be 18 months on May 5th (my Birthday). That means he will be old enough to go into Nursery at Church. I know he is going to LOVE it! He loves other children & he is a big fan of play time, snack time, & story time. :) I can't believe how fast he is growing up. He changes so much every day. He is an Amazing little man, we are truly blessed.

One of the main reasons I wanted to write this post is to document what Wyatt is up to at this age. :)

*He has the craziest red hair ever, but has the cutest comb over (just like his Daddy did at his age).
*He can say "Mama" "Dada" "More" "Buh bye" "Eye" "Nana" "Papa" "Bed"
*He loves to be put down to run, run, run (he doesn't like to sit for long periods of time).
*He frowns when we say "It's time for nuh night" or "sleepy time". He doesn't like sleeping.
*He has learned the art of dance & he LOVES it.
*He loves to spin around & around & around until he can't stand any more.
*He does the cutest pouty face/sob when he hurts himself, then brings me his boo boo to kiss.
*He loves to put toys, balls, food, ect. into piles.
*He loves sugar...we have actually had stop giving you as much because you didn't want to eat anything but sugar/sweet foods.
*He is always hitting his head/falling down & he just get's up & goes again. He's a tough little man.
*He loves to play cars & drive them on everyone around. :)
*He chews on everything...sometimes including people (we are working on that one).
*He loves to have long conversations with people. He get's really into it, it's so cute. I can't wait until we can understand what the little guy is saying.
*He likes to push his toys around & pretend to vacuum. :)
*Bath time is a Favorite of his right now.
*The trash can has become his favorite thing to play with lately (Mommy doesn't like this at all).
*He can entertain himself for hours.
*He loves to throw balls & has a good arm.
*We play you lullabies at night to help you sleep, if you hear anyone out side your door you think we are coming in to get you & if we don't you get very upset.
*He is constantly smiling & laughing.
*He loves being outside.
*He no longer takes a sippy, he drinks from a cup now (with & without a straw).

I'm sure I have forgot some & will probably update this later with things I remember the minute I post this. We are so blessed to have Wyatt in our family. He was definitely meant to be with us, our life would not be the same without him. He melts my heart every single day.

We Love You Little Pumpkin Head <3

Yay for SPRING!

The Worries of a Mother...

I have found with this pregnancy that I am worrying 24/7. Not to say I haven't always been a worrier, because I have but some days I worry about EVERYTHING you could possibly imagine. I worry about not having enough energy to go the necessary things as a home maker, I worry my husband thinks less of me because of that, I worry about the baby being healthy, I worry about the pregnancy/delivery going smoothly, I worry about not doing enough crafty/homemade stuff while I'm feeling the way I am, I worry that I'm letting people down by not knowing if I'm going to feel healthy day to day, I worry that I'm not doing enough to help my children grow spiritually, I worry about the world we live in & that our children are going to have to go through so much being born during this time, I worry about SO MUCH! These are only a few of the many things that run through my head during the week.

As I watch other families around me or the news, I get so overwhelmed with sadness. The world is such a scary place & it's only going to get worse. I want to make sure as a Mother that my children always have a safe haven that they feel is a place that they can leave the world behind for a short time. I have never felt more strongly that I need to be on top of my game as a Mother. I have so much to teach & instill in my children because everything we believe, it seems like the world sees it the other way. I could go on forever about the many things I am disappointed about in the world today...things I never want my children to hear or see that they already may have.

Entertainment has started to really disgust me. You can't turn on the t.v today without seeing immodest women/teens running all over the screen, without inappropriate language being spoken. I mean even the commercials are more than I want my children seeing (I don't even want to see it).

Rylee is exposed to so much now that she is in public school. I don't blame the kids at all for the language they speak or things that they say (obviously this is the example they have at home), it just really makes me sad that they children are being brought up to think that it's ok to act & speak like they do. I feel like the parents are forgetting their roles, forgetting how much work comes with being a parent. That actions speak louder than words. I feel extremly blessed to have a daughter like Rylee, she is constantly trying every day to do her best & she is always asking questions when she is concerned. I always want her  to be able to turn to me when she feels something isn't quite right or if she has any questions at all.

All in all, I just want the very best for my children & I know that it is upto ME as the Mother to guide, protect, teach, & love them. For they are my EVERYTHING. There is no greater call than being a Mother. <3

Update

I'm still alive....I am now 15 weeks along & starting to feel a bit better. Enough to get out of bed & be able to eat alittle better. I always have a rough 1st Trimester & about that time I fall off the radar for alittle while. I'm hoping to be back to my normal self real soon. I have found with baby #3 that I am super emotional. It's hard for me to do anything right now without feeling bad or crying. Also, I have started to have bad migraines (which I had never had before) & they are horrible. I will make plans to do something one day & then BAM my plans are ruined due to not feeling well. It's just been really tough latey. Pregnancy is never easy on me & to be honest, I really don't like being pregnant at all. But seeing my precious baby for the first time makes it all worth it in the end. This beautiful Spring weather is helping me to feel better though. How can I not?!

I will be back to posting pictures soon I am sure. I just need a little bit more time.