Happy 4th of July

Oh what a difference a year makes. One year ago today we found out we were going to have a baby. I am so glad he is here!
4th of July 2007. That was then...

This is now...

My two cute kids...

Audrey, 2 months
13 lbs 9 oz (95%), 24 inches (95%)- stats at 10 weeks old

Dane, 2 months
15 lbs, 1 oz (97%), 24 inches (50%)- stats at 8 weeks old

Audrey, 3 months

Dane, 3 months

My little lady

While we were at my parent's home celebrating Andrew's homecoming, Melissa gave Audrey her first "real" haircut. It makes my heart a little sad at how quickly my baby girl is growing up.

Melissa said all the prior haircuts were just little trims, but this was more of a "style cut". Stay little forever Audrey! I can't take this.

Audrey's reward for staying still during the entire haircut (and blow dry) was that she could put D's makeup on herself, all by herself. Here is my foxy little lady. I think I will have her wear her makeup like this even when she is 16, that way she will only have dates with her daddy.

Mango madness

Welcome Home

My one and only brother returned home from his mission in Philadelphia last week. We are so proud of him for serving so faithfully. Welcome home little brother, we have missed you.

Waiting for the big moment.

Yay! Here he is!

Reunited

(first time meeting Savy)

Audrey wouldn't let Uncle Andrew go. She had her eyes closed just laying on his chest for at least 30 seconds. My sister said, "Well this is the most calm Audrey has been in the last two years". True, true, true.

Andrew meeting his one and only nephew.

This is how Andrew remembered Audrey (10 months old). My how things have changed...

Found

On Friday, May 30th during his morning nap, little Dane found this device to help him sleep better. His mama is a very happy lady. Here's to not having to get up at 3:00 am just to find a binki...

I figure since he is flesh of my flesh and bone of my bones he will need braces anyway.

Grandpa's Funeral

On May 30th, Dave, Dane and I flew to Idaho for Grandpa's funeral (thank you Mom for watching Audrey). It was Dane's first time flying so of course we had to document:

We told the pilots it was Dane's first flight and they were so excited. They let him sit in the pilot's seat, gave him some Southwest wings and even a certificate saying it was his first flight. Who knew there was such a hoopla about flying for the first time? (This picture is for Addi.) Dane was such a good boy on the flight. He just sucked on his little fists and slept the whole way.

The funeral service was very nice and since Grandpa served in the military, they had a military burial. They had the 21 gun salute and then played Taps. It was a really neat experience. Grandpa will be greatly missed.

Grandpa Blayne

Dave's sweet Grandpa Blayne passed away on May 20th at the age of 89. He was such a sweet man. My first memory was when Dave and I were engaged and we drove up to Blackfoot, Idaho to so I could meet his Grandpa. It was over a Memorial Day weekend, which was very fitting because Grandpa served in the military and is very patriotic (he was drafted into the war in 1942 and discharged after the end of the war in 1945. He was a master sergeant in the Army and a member of the 2nd Armor Division called "Hell on Wheels"). We sat on his back porch, went to Sizzler and Chinese food with Grandpa's girlfriend, Bernice (Dave's grandma died 14 years ago). Then after we were married my in-laws and Grandpa came to visit us in Provo, and we went shopping at Nordstrom. I found a dress at BCBG that I loved, but money was very tight so I didn't even think about buying it. Guess what Grandpa gave me for Christmas that year? He was such a generous man with a raspy voice you could recognize anywhere. We will miss him and think of him often, every night actually, since he is the one who bought us our bed for our wedding gift.

Simply delicious

Never say never, people

This is our fabulous, glorious, heavenly new car...that's right, a mini van. I swore up and down that I would never ever drive one, and now I am in love with ours. This picture was taken the day we bought it, 10 days after Dane was born, but I am just now getting around to blogging about it. We named the car Francy, after San Francisco. Dave refuses to call her that and still refers to her as "the van". All in good time...

Time at D and Guy's

Dave had a lot going on with school so Melissa and I took our cute little kiddies up to D and Guy's for two days. These little cousins love each other so much, and they sure do love their D and Guy.