Growing

My babies are growing so fast!

 

The first six weeks were a complete blur of exhaustion, nursing, hospitals (for Wil & my Grandma), doctor visits (for Wil, the babies and me), diapers and stress, so I'm not really sure when they got so big! These newborn whale pajamas came with the outfits we bought for them to wear home from the hospital. We put the pajamas on them last night after their baths and they are getting too small. I think that's the last time they'll be able to wear them. I have no desire to go back to the first few weeks, but I do wish their growth would slow down just a little bit...although their path to sleeping through the night can move as quickly as possible! 

 

 

This is Mason's pouty, I'm about to cry face. Alisa has one just like it. I think it's adorable!

Bravery

I was feeing exceptionally brave yesterday and decided to take all three kids to the library for story time. It was my first time venturing out to a public place by myself with all three kids. I got out of the car at the library to find Addie and Alisa holding hands. How sweet is Addie? She loves her baby sister and brother so much!

 

This made up for the screaming fit she threw when it was time to leave. And Mason's crying inside the library. And the 8,000 degree heat. :-)

I Love to See the Temple

We took Addie to see the new Phoenix Temple that is under construction for Family Home Evening on Monday (okay, it was more like Family Home Afternoon/Prevening).

 

There's a small trailer for visitors to tour that has pictures and more information about the temple. I was showing Addie these pictures and explaining that they were building the baptismal font where people would be baptized. To which Addie explained, "a bubble bath!"

The senior missionaries working at the visitors' center gave Addie a business card sized picture of the temple. She took it to show the babies. "Look, Alisa. Jesus Christ, Amen." "Look Mason, Jesus Christ, Amen." and then brought it to show Wil and me. "Look Mommy, Jesus Christ, Amen." "Daddy, Jesus Christ, Amen."

I should probably mention that we had a Family Home Evening a couple weeks ago about learning how to pray. I'm not exactly sure how that connected to the picture, but it obviously did in her mind.

Alisa and Mason in front of the temple.

Mason was so excited he started fist pumping and shouting. :-)

Desperate Times

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This was Wil's solution to the pacifier not staying in Alisa's mouth! Don't worry, she wasn't like this for long!

 

Zzzzzz

The way we sleep...

 

 

It should be noted, Alisa has only been dropped once!

Apples

Addie asked for an apple while I was busy doing the dishes, so I told her they were on the table. I thought she would grab ONE of the four apples...not take one bite out of EACH of them!

 

Apron Strings

G.G. got Addie a new apron at the dollar store. Which meant they just HAD to bake some cookies together! Addie LOVES to bake, especially when she gets to make cookies! 

 

 

The only problem is there is no stopping her from snitching bites of cookie dough while she does it. She's more like me than I like to admit sometimes!