Grandma is here to play:)

K so I finally make a decent meal (which doesn't consist of a box or frozen bag) in a long time and Mikey is out of town! But I was thinking of you sweetie, so I had to take a pic and let you know:) Chicken Enchiladas. It was actually pretty easy to put together, so I'll have to try to cook more often for you. (yes it looks disgusting, but it was delicious.)

This past Saturday we went to Ut to Mike's family reunion. It was pretty fun. I wish I would have brought my bathing suit though! It was a super hot day! It was fun to get to see everyone and chat. We brought a sick Grandma home with us. She hung out for a couple days in the bedroom upstairs until she started to feel a bit better. We are so glad she is here!

They rented a big huge blowup jumper thing. It was super fun! And a huge waterslide. Lincoln was so brave and loved going down by himself. I was really surprised and proud of the daring boy!





We did a family fear factor. It was pretty fun! But of course me and Tyler came in last place!





Daddy and Linc

They all took off to go see the doggies

I love that the 3 of them are playing together!



I had to get a pic of Lincoln and Logan together (this was the best pic I could get of them both holding still) They so could be brothers!

We are especially glad Grandma is here because Mikey left on Monday to Casper for a week. The engineer are all rotating weeks over there because there are a lot of jobs going on, so this week is Mike's turn. Its so so so nice to have Susan here to help out with everything. I've been so much calmer this week. Which I'm surprised I've been as calm as I have been because seriously the last 2 days Sequoia has hardly slept during the day! Hello, where did my newborn stage go!? I thought I at least got 2 months of beautiful sleeping time. No. She is so alert its crazy. I'm hoping this is just a few days thing with her. And she's a crier. Awesome. About every other time she eats she screams for a while after. Usually not so cool with that, but I've been ok. I went to a work meeting yesterday and missed half of it because I was out in the hall while she cried.

Grandma and Lincoln playing

Oh what do you know, she's AWAKE!

Hanging out watching a "show"


Check out those beautiful blues! I always wanted a little girl with brown hair and blue eyes, what a sweetie:)



I'm so bummed these are silly positions! I didn't take them this way and even when I fix them on the computer, they sill post this way. Bummer!!

Silly boy!

Lincoln is so funny! He is either super sweet and way fun to play with and a super good boy, or freaking out! Its pretty much when we are not at home. Anywhere in the public with people around he is a little rascal! I've gone to the store twice this week and he has been a little bum! After a while you just ignore it, whatever. Sorry to all the people to have to hear it! What happened to my sweet little boy!? He is getting so big too! Its crazy how fast they grow.

Although I can't complain too much. One of my favorite things about Lincoln is that he loves his nap/bedtime. He is super good about it. Yesterday I had him give Sequoia and Grandma a smooch just for fun (he always gives smooches before bedtime) and all the sudden he was at the bottom of the stairs holding his bunny ready to go to bed. It was so cute! So I hurried and got his milk and took him up to bed. He's a good little boy for that.

Since I have to sit down and feed her and can't do anything and I wonderfully get to wake up a few times throughout the night with her, I decided to read the Twilight series over again. I love them even more so far, which I didn't think would be the case. Kimi pointed out that you notice more details, and I have. Its been kinda fun:) And me and Bonnie are almost done with Gilmore Girls! I'm super sad! We only have 2 more left and are watching them tonight. Its the end of an era. I know I'm going to cry!

It has taken me forever to get pictures on here on the kid's room! I wanted to wait until it was all done, but I can't anymore. And its going to be a little longer to completely finish. I have to fix the curtains and get them up. But I absolutely love it! Its totally out there, but I don't care at all! Its exactly what I wanted. And I know Linc loves his room too. Mike was such a sweetie heart to work so hard getting it all painted. He did a wonderful job and I really appreciate it! By the way, he just finished with another painting project in the house. I came home from Ut last week and he had finished the hall upstairs and the bathroom. Its totally out there too, but I love it as well! Pictures to come...but trust me, its worth the wait!










Our new van, ok new to us! I love it! Its so big and has so much more room! I'm so happy we got it. It was so good to travel in. And it worked out perfect that Tenille wanted to buy her car back. Nice! And yes I know, lame-0 Buick and minivan mixed!?? Oh well! I think its awesome!



Sweet brotherly love. I think Lincoln is going to be just fine adjusting to his new baby sister:)

Aunt Kimi and a new van!

So since last week was SO awesome with these two (I finally broke down one night), I asked Kim to come stay with us a bit. She came Sat night and went home Mon afternoon. It was nice to have her around and play with the kids. We went to the splash park and played before she went home. Its so nice to have someone extra to help out. I wish I would have gotten some pics of Kim, I totally spaced!

He's eating a yummy snowball

Before Kim came over Sat, me, Lincoln and Sequoia went to Ut to Hannah'a baby shower. We stopped by in Ogden first to see Anna at work. I can't believe the reason we went to Ut was for the shower and we were an hour late! Oh well! It was fun to see family. And I'm so excited for Hannah!

He is now starting to reach up and grab things from things from off the table. He grabbed 5 crackers and tried eating them all at once. This boy is FULL OF ENERGY!

Tenille bought Sequoia and Koban cute little matching outfits. They are so stinkin cute together!

I love it! He started sucking on her elbow.

It was NOT fun to have Lincoln there at the shower. He is such a whiner!

I love it when you find babies in cute little poses! I had to get a pic. And I just realized I haven't taken hardly any pictures of her the past 3 weeks. I'll have to do better.

I don't know how to do girls hair! I just do it spiky pretty much all the time, but I think its still super cute. I love that she has a bunch of hair!


A rare moment he will sit still and read a book

So this week has been a little better than last week. I'm getting the hang of taking care of the both of them. And I swear it never fails, Lincoln and Sequoia are hungry at the same time or have messy diapers. I don't do well with screaming children, I guess this is just what I need to get over that, having them both screaming at the same time. Its awesome.

On Tuesday night Mike and I decided we were going to go to Vernal, Ut last minute and go buy a van. Wahoo! I love it! Its an '06 Buick Terraza. And the best news is, my sister wants to buy our car! We actually bought it from her almost 2 yrs ago, and now she wants it back. It is perfect timing!

Dr Visits

It figures that my first day alone with both kids, Lincoln gets sick. As usual. I don't know what's up with that kid, he catches everything. Sunday night he started a fever of 102.7. So all day Monday he pretty layed around and did nothing. Later that evening his temp got up to 103.5. We already had his 18 month check up apt scheduled for the next day, but I didn't want to wait with it that high, so we took him into the instacare. They were pretty sure it was an ear infection and gave him an antibiotic.

That night was the worst night ever! Linc still didn't feel good and puked all over in his bed, so we let him come sleep with us. Not fun. I don't do well with children in my bed. We hardly got any sleep, esp with Sequoia waking up every few hours as well. Half way through the night his temp got to 104.4. I almost freaked out! I was so nervous. I almost took him into the er, but the tylenol brought it down after a while. But it was sure scary there for a bit!

But the time we made it to the Dr in the morning it was only a small fever, yah!! I am so grateful Mike called in to work for a few hours to come with me to the Dr. As we were sitting in the lobby waiting, Linc was whiny and just didn't feel good, Sequoia was getting a bit fussy, I was filling out a bunch of paperwork, and then Linc puked all over. It was awesome. Poor little boy. I swear I feel like I say that a lot, "Lincoln puked again!" Its neverending with him:)

My poor little sick one

Lincoln weighs 22lbs and is 33" He is 10% in weight, 75% height and still 90% head. Sequoia now weighs 7lb 3oz and is 19" long. I was a little nervous about her weight because seriously the girl eats for only 5 min, sometimes less, and is done. The Dr said she is eating just fine. She's just a super fast eater and I'm pretty much a cow with my milk supply. But I'm definitely not complaining she's fast! I'm not the most patient person in the world.

I'm crossing my fingers that Lincoln will sleep all night tonight! Hes been waking up every few hours since he's been sick and I'm definitely over it! Because if its not one, its the other, then they wake each other up. Its been a super rough day so ignore any grumpiness I have left. I'm really hoping tomorrow is a much better day!

Some St George pics (not much at all!)

Cute little Kash

I'm so happy that Brandon and Lindsay got to come over and see the baby. And it was super fun to play games!


Lincoln got to play in the pool with Kashlynn and Brecken

My sweet little Sequoia:)

Good to be home

It was perfect timing for Sequoia to come early because we got to go spend some time down in St G with Mike's family. It was a nice relaxing and lazy trip for us. Grandma Goodman played with Linc and held Sequoia quite a bit so it was nice to get to rest a bit. Thank you! Mike and I got to lay out in the wonderful hot sun, go out on a date, play games, and just hang out. It was a good trip, but it is super nice to be home.

Its been an adjustment with a new little baby around the house. Mike goes back to work tomorrow, so we'll see how things go! I get really stressed with a screaming child, so hopefully its a good day for the both of them! And speaking of Mike, he has been awesome helping out. I'm actually a bit surprised how much he has done for me and the kids. I'm so grateful for him.

I'll have to post pics and update later, I'm super tired and am sure I'll have a hungry baby within the hour so I'll try to get a bit of sleep. What fun newborns are! But they sure are worth it:)