Mother's Day

It was great having my mom in town for Mother's Day. I love having her close; I just wish she lived closer than 5 hours away. Thanks for being such an amazing mom! You continue to teach me so much each day. I love you!

I love being a mom! Ty is such a good little boy. I love being home with him to watch all the new things he discovers; he certainly keeps me on my toes. Having such a high spirited little guy is a lot of work, but so worth it. His fun personality keeps us entertained. I am excited to welcome another boy into our family.

Til We Meet Again

Today was a bitter-sweet day. Allan's mom's funeral brought closure and was a beautiful reminder of life after this. Though time never prepares you for the loss and heartache of losing a loved one, I know she is much better off and is no longer suffering. She passed away on 2 May 2011 after 16 years of battling cancer. She was such an example to me. I will always admire her strength, faith, love of the gospel, endurance, great love for all, and especially her positive attitude. I love you mom!

Happy Easter

A cool toy from Grammy

We couldn't resist the big teddy bear; my boys love it

Ty had a blast crushing the eggs

and dropping them into the color

Ty and Allan were sick today, but we tried to make it a special day nonetheless. When I was growing up, it was a tradition to look for our hidden Easter baskets, so we will try that next year. Ty was fascinated with opening all the candy, so we had to put it aside.

20 months

Our little guy is growing up so fast.

Like all toddlers, he is good entertainment.

Ty likes to put blankets and stuffed animals inside

his bucket of blocks and then sit in it.

That has to be more comfortable than sitting on hard blocks.

He also loves the vacuum!

He learned the sign for vacuum and says "vac."

St. Patrick's Day

lounging on the couch

happy green day!

mom's lucky charm

19 months

Our little Ty guy is 19 months old.

He loves to play with the remote control and wear his slippers from Grammy.

cookies

making cookies with mommy

enjoying a tasty Oreo with daddy