Sibling Love

I don't have to say much about these pictures. I was just lucky enough to catch these few moments on camera. It is so sweet. Tyson really loves his baby sister and if she is not in his view he looks for her and wants to know where she is constantly. She is the first thing that he says in the morning. One morning we heard her crying and when Mike walked past Tyson's room he wasn't in there. He had crawled into her crib with her and woke her up. Most of the time he bugs the crap out of her and sometimes she loves it and sometimes she doesn't. I think Tyson was the first one to make her laugh and most the time is the only one that can get her to let out her big giggles. They love each other so much and I think these pictures show that.

Family Visit

Mike's sister, Lauree, and her little family came for a visit from Kansas. They stayed up in Layton with Chris's family but we were able to see them a couple of times. We went to Layton one night and here is Tyson and Tanner right before bed. I don't think Tyson liked Tanner being in his bed (I think because he was so tired) but Tanner was sure happy.

The next morning we went to Hogle Zoo and it was such a nice day.

The next weekend Lauree and Chris came down to our house and one afternoon we went to the Bean Museum at BYU.

Lauree, Chris, and Camille all have birthdays within days of each other so we celebrated all their birthdays at once with a favorite Graters ice cream and some chocolate cake.

We also went to Jumpin Jacks. We thought it would be fun for Tyson and Tanner and it was, but it was also fun for the adults. As you can tell by Mike and I's gracefull sliding abilities. We all had fun.

We are so glad that they were able to come and visit. Tyson loved having Tanner to play with and is still asking where Tanner is. Can't wait to see them again at Christmas time.

I can't believe our little Eliza is 6 months old. Time has flown by.
*She weighs 12.6 pounds (1 Percentile) and 25 inches tall (25th percentile)
*She loves attention. She loves being talked to and held.
*She loves her big brother.
*She hates when mom leaves the room.
*She has a really hard time wanting to eat solid foods. It has been a struggle to get her to eat it but we are currently doing it and after trying to feed her everyday, she is actually starting to swollow a little bit of food instead of spitting it all out. We have tried several different foods with her-rice cereal, bananas, applesauce, sweet potatoes, and now pears. She has also tried graham crackers and cherrios.
*She drinks 5-6 ounces every 3-4 hours.
*When she drinks her bottle she pulls on her hair.
*She has been sleeping through the night since she was 3 months.
*Loves her saucer and playing with any toys.
*Not a huge fan of her swing.
*Almost sitting up by herself.
*Has rolled over but doesn't do it too much and is still not moving around yet.
*Very alert to the things that are going on around her.
*Loves to watch the TV.
*Is finally starting to wear 3-6 month clothes.
*Loves her binkie
*Knows her name and responds to it.
*Blows bubbles with her mouth.
*Nicknames are princess, baby girl, and Liza
We love our little Eliza. She brings so much joy and happiness to our home. I can't imagine life without her in it.

A little bit of everything

We have been wanting to get Tyson a bike for awhile and finally did it. He has been so excited about it and even got to pick out his own horn. Everyday he has asked to ride his bike but the weather has not wanted to cooperate so he gets really sad. Now if we can just teach him to pedal and actually ride the bike. Hopefully he will pick up on it quickly.

Eliza just loves her baths. She is such a happy baby.

On one of the warm days I was craving popsicles so I went and bought some at the store. Here are a couple of my most favorite people enjoying their popsicles. Eliza even got a little taste.

My little helper just loves to do dishes and is a great helper. He loves to help me do dishes and find any excuse to play at the sink in the water.

Mike brought home these flowers one day from work just because he loves me. It absolutely made my day. How thoughtful.