Sage Nicole

This girl made us parents. She made me a mom and has shown me the joy that comes with motherhood. In just a few days she will be 3 years old and I could not be any more proud to be her mom. We are working on a video for her and as I look back at pictures and reminisce my heart feels as though it could burst! Her personality and love is more than I could ever need. She keeps me on my toes and makes me want to scream and laugh all at the same time. 

*Thanks to Caitlin Nicole Photography for capturing these pictures. They are priceless and we love every single one of them!

Valentine's Pics

So my friend Caitlin offered to take Valentine's picks of our girls and we were excited to get some of the girls with her two cute boys. If you follow my blog you know that Cole is Sage's boyfriend. Well, Cole has a cute little brother Quinn who has quickly become Harper's boyfriend. We thought it would be so cute to get the 4 of them together. Let's just say trying to get 4 kids 2 and under, 2 which were under 1 was not an easy task. It didn't happen! Maybe next year! Caitlin did manage to get some super cute pictures of my girls tho and a few good ones of Sage and Cole. Check out her photography blog. 

A Valentine's Birthday for our Sweetheart!

Harper's due date was Valentine's Day and although I was induced a week early and she was born on February 8th, she is our little valentine. She has been the most content and sweet baby. She is also so loving and cuddly. She adds so much sweetness to our family. A Valentine theme seemed appropriate for our little love. She was so much fun. We had our traditional donuts for birthday breakfast in which we sang and put a sparkler in her sprinkled donut that her big sis picked out for her. After a morning nap we got ready for her birthday party with friends and family. It was a special day. We sure love our big one year old!

Click the link to see the video: Singing happy birthday to our girl!

All About Harper at 1 Year

Harper 11 months!

Harps,

You make us so very happy. You seriously are such a joy. Lately you have loved:

• playing peekaboo
• taking baths
• getting into whatever your sister is playing with
• holding and rocking your baby doll

You want so badly to walk, yet you don't... You try so hard, but then when we go to help you, you bend your little legs and just sit! We thought you would be walking a month ago... you'll get there and when you I have a feeling you will be getting into everything. You are so curious. You are an observer. You are usually pretty quiet, but you sure do have some lungs when your sissy is sleeping and you keep squealing to play. You are still very much a daddy's girl, but have been more clingy to mom lately. You have the cutest little sly smile and are still such a happy girl. You pretend to be serious, but boy are you happy. You do not eat solid food very well, but you do love mandarine oranges and peanut butter crackers. You also love to eat Chex cereal. You are still in size 3 diapers and 6-12 or 9 month clothes, although we have been putting you in 12 month clothing too. You are almost a year! We love you so very much.

First hair cut

Sage got her first hair cut the other day. We were up in Paradise and I needed a trim and Jeanne had cover to get her hair trimmed as well, so we asked Sage if she wanted her's cut. She was hesitant and said no initially, but then I told her that her cousin Kaylee had her hair cut and we faced time her to ask if it hurt and she said no. That was all she needed to know. That and the fact that Kaylee got her hair cut, gave Sage the courage to get her own hair trimmed. She sat on my lap and did really well! 

What life is like

I have not been writing much on our family blog. Life really does get busy, but I do want to keep our family history. January has flown by. I usually get the January/winter blues, but this year is off to a good start. This post may be a bunch of rambling, but someday when we look back on it hopefully it will at least be a little glimpse and reminder of what life was like.

We ended and started the year with me having an ectopic pregnancy. I probably went and got my blood drawn at least a dozen times. Finally after my methotrexate shots my levels began to drop and finally are in the negatives where they should be. I have also been busy with my blog Motherhood in the Major Leagues and have done a couple of giveaways. I hosted one for bleach trays/bleach for Dr. Bevan's office and am getting free bleach trays/bleach for myself as well. I also hosted one for Origami Owl that my friend is a consultant for and got a beautiful locket/charms from that giveaway. Power of Moms is one of my favorite sites and is so uplifting to me. They have given me the program Mind Organization for Moms which is a $75 program for free to review and then to do a giveaway. I am really excited about that.

Taylor is our hero. He always works so hard for us. He has been working a ton of overtime. We have made a lot of financial goals for the new year and goals of where we want to be in a year from now and even 5 years from now. He is such a good provider. When he is not working he is home making our lives happy and always doing what he can to lift my burdens. He is also so supportive in everything I do. He is working with his dad to make Sage and Harper twin beds and also is making us a headboard/ footboard for our bed. We sure are lucky and blessed.

Sage is so much fun. She loves baby dolls. Is that a surprise? And she loves to eat snacks. She went through 2 weeks of snacks in just 4 days. She is also so helpful and polite. She is still as feisty as ever, but she is just as sweet as ever also.

Harper is almost walking. And she is almost 1! I can't even believe it. She takes several steps but gets so excited she trips over herself. She is still an angel baby and has become a really good eater. She entertain herself really well and loves to be around her sister. She is still a daddy's girl, but has become more attached to me, which of course I love.

We spend our days staying warm inside and trying to stay busy by playing with play-dough, doing crafts, paying doctor and baby dolls. Our drawers of our entertainment center are emptied several times a day by our sweet curious Harper girl. I also find evidence of her in our bathroom with toilet paper ripped up everywhere. We play lots of peek-a-boo and eat lots of snacks. We plan lots of play dates and try and get together with our friends a few times a week. We also enjoy the library storytimes. Some of our favorite get out of the house places are Chick-fil-a for a sanck and to play in the play place, Discovery Gateway, the indoor play place at City Creek and the indoor dino town place at South Town Mall. We also do lots of play dates with our friends downstairs. Sage is always looking to see if their car is outside to see if they are home.

Life is good.