Happy Happy Birthday Mylee Jo!!

Saturday, Jan 30, was Mylee Jo's first birthday! I am so thankful Mylee is part of our family. She has such a fun personality, and she is soo beautiful! These are random pictures we took at her party. Thanks to every one who came! She got some super cute clothes and fun toys!



Mylee loves ribbons and bows!

Our Holiday Season

Not to be the Scrooge of the Christmas season, but this was the worst holiday season for us. Before I get to the negatives, I want to focus on the positives. We got to see every member of our families on both sides. It was great to see siblings. We really enjoyed the time we were able to spend with family, even though it wasn't that much. Despite the illnesses, we did enjoy the magic of Christmas, especially with our sweet children. Currently, both of our kids are well. I hope and pray they will not get sick any more.

It all started with the emergency room trip on Thanksgiving, Mylee being hospitalized a couple weeks later, Brandon and I getting the flu I think (even though we were all vaccinated) a couple days before Christmas, our kids then getting sick and being sick on Christmas, Brandon being bed ridden for his birthday, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Unfortunately, he is still sick with a hacking cough and head congestion. Brandon had all this time off of work, and we spent the whole time sick at home. Our New Year's Eve was short lived with Brandon going the bed around 8, and I went to bed around 10. Wow, we were so exciting. Let's hope the New Year brings better health for our family.

One last note about Mylee being in the hospital, scary. As a parent, it is so hard to watch your little baby struggle and suffer and not be able to do ANYTHING! I'm sure most have experienced similar feelings, but it is frustrating. She had croup, and her little throat was almost swollen shut. So no serious danger, it was manageable, but still scary. I am extremely grateful for modern medicine.

We have had lots of fog by our house, and it leaves beauty behind it. These are pics of our trees. So cool!

Happy Thanksgiving and the Countdown Begins!!

Happy Thanksgiving! I don't have any pictures... some how my camera managed to stay forgotten in the corner. We spent the glorious day at my parents. This was the first year we did dinner just with my family and not the extended family. It was a lot of fun and delicious!!! Our night ended pretty early because we had to take Mylee Jo to the emergency room, (only because all the urgent cares were closed on Thanksgiving) she had a fever about 104. After Thanksgiving we spent the weekend up in Bear Lake at the Bingham's house. It was nice to just relax.

And now the countdown to Christmas begins...

Canon and Mylee Jo

When it comes to blogging, I am a picture person. Maybe the November air is getting to me, but I keep thinking about my kids and how amazing they are! I love watching as their personalities are shining out more and more. Here are a few cute things about my two sweeties.

Canon- So far today, no potty accidents! I'm keeping my fingers crossed this lasts all day! (Potty training is no fun.)

He was scribbling on a piece of paper and then told me it was a boat in the 'wa-wa.'

Canon has ALWAYS had the cutest laugh! It is contagious.

The other day when I was gettting him out of his car seat he looked at me and said, "Hola. Hola, Mama." It was totally random, and the way he said it was hilarious! I don't know where he picked that up, but he frequently says it now.

When Mylee is crawling, he crawls next to her and makes her laugh.

He calls Mylee 'the baby' and talks to her in a really high pitched voice.

Canon is eager to learn. He know his alphabet, numbers to 10, colors, and his shapes (most of the time).

Every time an airplane flies over our house, he gets so excited and yells, "AIRPLANE! AIRPLANE!!" This tends to happen a lot since we live so close to HAFB. He does the same thing for helicopters, and yes, he can tell the difference-even by their sound. (He's about 90% correct.)

Mylee- She is my happy child. Her smile warms you to the very core, and she shares it with everyone. Seriously, almost every time I go shopping, people are always stopping to talk to her (especially at Costco).

She LOVES to eat! Unlike Canon who is sooo picky, she eats everything and then tries to steal food from other people. She especially loves those little baby puffs. She eats them by the handful.

Recently I noticed she loves stuffed animals. She snuggles them.

She is sooo close to walking. She is only 9 months, that's too early!! When she crawls, she usually has a sock hanging out of her mouth.

Mylee has a very determined and persistent personality. She doesn't get discouraged, and if you interrupt her plans, she lets you know!

She give hugs and then pats you on the back.

The hair just above her ears grows faster than the rest of her hair. So she has these two strands that are already to her shoulders while the rest of her hair is still short. We call them her ear flaps.

Her eyes are a pure blue color- adorable with her brown hair. (I don't know how I got two kids with blue eyes! Lucky!)

Halloween! and Other Autumn Activites

Before the Trick or Treating began...

The first house. Canon was ready to barge right in!

Mylee didn't make it very long. She crashed while we were hittin the streets. Sweet thing!

The boys enjoying their yummy candy after they were done.

Random pictures of my kids and their cute cousins! It was a fun day!!

We did this Oborn family picture a few weeks ago. Its been awhile since my family has had family picture like this. :)

Fall Activities

First, I have some sad news. On Friday our dog, Ginny died. We don't know what happened... I heard her barking and yelping in the backyard. When I went to check on her she was dead. I am such a dog person, and I feel like part of my family is missing now. I am sad that Canon won't get to play with her anymore. They spent almost the whole summer in the backyard digging in my rosebushes. She was such a sweet dog, and we miss her so much!

We went to the HAFB museum with my parents. It was so fun and free!! (The best kind of activites!) Canon gets so excited every time he sees an airplane, so you can imagine his reaction to the museum which is full of airplanes. Every time he saw an airplane, and I mean every time, he yelled, "Airpane, airpane. Mama..... AIRPANE!" It was cute, and I'm glad he had so much fun!

Balloon Stampede, Labor Day, and Chocolate...

Antelope Island has a balloon stampede every Sept, so last Sat we headed out there with my parents (minus Brandon). So it turned out to be really lame. We eventually got them up though. This one came down right after I took the picture. Sadness. Then, the wind wasn't strong enough to do the kite portion. We eventually did get our kites in the air after a while.

I remembered why no one goes out to Antelope Island too. It was barren and the bugs were swarming. On the bright side, we did go for a little bike ride with the kids, had a yummy breakfast, and Canon loves Papa and Gigi so it doesn't matter where we are-as long their together. :) Honestly, I really did have a fun day with my parents!

Mylee had her first taste of chocolate, and LOVED it..... Canon left a bowl of cookies on the floor and of course Mylee found it. She was pretty happy about it, but I was not.

On Labor Day we went boating. It was fun, and yes super crowded. This is Canon after he got sun screen. I love his long hair!