July 10, 2012

Victoria has become quite the chatterbox lately. As of today she can say the following words and phrases:

thank you
love you
miss you
truck
look
up
bye bye
hi
amen!
ball
mama
dada
off
hot

She's so observant and loves to mimic everything we do at home. For example, she has watched Clark put on his swim goggles many times. Today, when we were swimming, Clark had put his swim goggles on the ground and Victoria picked them up and tried putting them over her head. Oh, I love that baby!

May 9, 2012

My baby is growing too quickly for my taste. She turns one year old a week from today. How did this past year go by so fast? Last night I nursed Victoria for the last time. She is now officially weaned and it breaks my heart. Tonight I just rocked her without nursing and she snuggled me so perfectly without the slightest complaint that I wasn't nursing her. I didn't want to put her in bed, fearing that she might be all grown up in the morning and she wouldn't need her mama anymore. I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for my precious children. I am so very grateful for the Atonement, which allows be to be with my babies and husband forever. The Plan of Happiness is exactly as titled. I am forever indebted to my parents for teaching me of the straight and narrow path AND for exemplifying how one should walk it. Today marks 31 years since my parents were sealed to each other and to me and my sisters for eternity. My heart swells with joy just thinking how I get to be with my entire family FOREVER. And tonight I got to experience a moment of eternal happiness while rocking my baby girl as she snuggled up to me.

May 2, 2012

Clark said the family prayer tonight. He thanked Heavenly Father for the "circles that you pull and count for Uncle Samuel" (a paper chain we made to count down Samuel's visit). He also prayed "bless Mommy that she'll be safe, and not mad" (I was pretty grumpy today. Obviously it carried into Clark's day). And he thanked Heavenly Father that "monsters won't get us in the dark and won't eat our house." 

"And a little child shall lead them..." Isaiah 11:16

November 9, 2012

We visited Grandma Kelley today. Clark and Victoria loved visiting Grandma! Victoria thought Grandma was so hilarious. V loved hugging and playing with Grandma. Clark was impressed by Grandma's collection of tractors and go-carts. She even let him ride and drive a tractor. Clark is never going to stop talking about this day! It was so nice to visit with Grandma. I wish we lived closer to her.

April 23, 2012

The other morning Clark had just woken up and Brent asked Clark if he needed to go to the bathroom. Clark replied, "No, I don't have fire in my belly."

November 7, 2012

We went to Sweet Tomatoes with Heidi for lunch. Victoria sat up in a high chair for the first time, just like a big girl! She was super excited to sit in the high chair by herself. She's growing too quickly!

November 14, 2012

The children loved playing with Maxwell while we visited Mom and Dad's house in November. I couldn't believe how much Victoria loved him. She would get so excited every time he would walk by her and she would begin to bounce and reach for him. Clark loved wrestling him.

 We really need to get a dog. We just need to convince Brent.