Our new apartment

Our trips to the mountains

We went out to the mountains on a drive and a walk to help with all the stress we have been going through lately. It was really nice. Here are some pictures. The river is suppose to be slow and shallow enough to walk across. There was so much snow this year everywhere except one place was still closed due to snow in mid June! The river was flowing like a fire hose rushing down the hill. There have been a few toddlers who have drown this month because of the high water and lack of parental supervision. We kept a hold on our little ones.

The last picture is a family in our ward and building. They have been so much fun! Emilie and I must have been friends in heaven we just get a long too well for only knowing each other a week. :)

Carter 10 months!

Walking, talking, laughing, and being an adorable bundle of joy. He did have to cry for 3 hours because of his little stubborn personality that wanted to stay up until 11pm every night and play with Mom. He is back on a schedule now and while sharing a room with Aden DID NOT WORK, he has his own little corner in front on Mom and Dad's walk in closet where he has is own new crib, a picture of him and a picture of Jesus.

May and June!

Aden is learning how to use the pedels on his tricycle. He did so great last night by himself!

We are now living in Midvale Utah. We had a big month in May and long story short ended up here instead of L.A. We are really enjoying it here. We have a great ward and the best neighbors we could ask for. We are on the bottom floor and that is nice because we are just steps from the playground and no carrying stuff up stairs. It's got it's cons too, lack of privacy, hearing the noise above us, and safety is better on higher floors. We are still really liking it :)

Aden and Carter LOVE the outdoors! Here are some playground pictures from our last apartment and our new one.






Aden loves to play with his playdough, color, play with cars, trucks, planes, drink chocolate milk and apple juice, go swimming, play with Carter, ruff house, giggle, run, go on any adventure, go to church, build a church out of blocks or playdough, and pretty much anything fun he is up for the ride with full smiles. He is a lot of fun to be around. His speech is very good and can say anything he wants. He turns into a little baby copying Carter sometimes so we remind him he does know how to talk :)

Aden still gives his magical hugs and kisses! He also love watching Barney, Mickey Mouse Club House, reading books, Handy Manny, and Special agent Oso. He is a good singer and a great dancer!(Aden put on Carter's baby hat in the car, we call him a little nut.) He and his Dad sit down and crack and eat nuts together. They are both nut lovers. Aden is really good at saying "Sorry, sorry, sorry, I make good choices." I am trying to train him well. Eric and I make sure when we make bad choices we apologize to him too. We also say "I forgive you" a lot in our home and mend any hurt feelings. I really like it. Every day things are happy and settled. :)



Carter is changing so much!
He took his first steps right after he turned 10 months this month. He was walking from the ottoman to the couch and did a quick step step while he wasn't holding on to either. Then the next day he was standing and went to walk away from the ottoman and took one step. Then yesterday at church took two more. He will not do it on demand. :)

Carter learned how to clap the week before that at 9 months. He loves it! When we force his hands and then show him with our own he will start clapping himself and smile huge so happy that he could accomplish it! SO ADORABLE! He has been saying "Dadadada" for months, said "Mommom" when he was crying randomly before that, now says "Mom Mom Mom"when he really wants me. It is usually when I am in the bathroom getting ready and he is stuck at the gate. I use to let him in but he goes strait for the toilet and keeps flushing and flushing. Oh Carter. :) He has waved at the right time and said "Hi" a few times at the right time. The other day he said "A-dee" twice. That is what Aden calls himself so that is what we all call him around the house.

Carter turns at least half of the women heads at the grocery store and church. He has a magical smile and as we walk around we hear them talking about him "Oh he is just so cute!" In church no matter which way he looks he has some ladies smiling at him and making faces to catch his attention. :) Carter loves playing with Aden, moving, EATING, laughing, he is a little Mama's boy, he crawls really fast and puts is left knee up using his foot to crawl instead of his knee on hard surfaces. Carter and Aden are both sick with terrible coughs and runny noses. It is always something!
( This is Carter eating dirt from my plant and loving it)


I LOVE LOVE LOVE my boys!!

Beautiful View, I'm going to miss you

Pictures from our patio at San Marino, South Jordan

What to do on ANOTHER rainy day!

Aden has a lot of energy so when he is needing to get it out I encourage him to run around the kitchen island.

Twenty laps was his previous record.

Today Aden hopped, ran, walked, did the Rexburg shuffle, and tip toed 73 laps around the island.

A couple day's ago Carter was standing at the baby gate with Aden and yelled "Mom Mom" reaching up for me in tears. I picked him up and he was happy pappy. He did that as a baby yelling "MOM" clear as day when he wanted me. Then it turned into "Dad dad dadadadadadada" Which is mostly what we hear these days. :) 9 m

Easter and General Conference!

We had a really fun General Conference this year. We took up some of my brother's family tradtions of treats and surprises. Aden colored a conference coloring book that have online and the boys got lots of fun little things. I would explain to Aden in simple terms what they were talking about and he would say, "Oh,ya!" Sunday we were able to have the Geddes' over for some Easter egg coloring and egg hunt. It was Clay's first time and they really had fun. :) Look at these creative eggs.



I keep listening to the talks and Aden has requested over and over, "Watch Conference" so he will sit and watch the speaker for a while without being bored.


This is the first time in my life I think...that we have celebrated the Easter Bunny on Sunday. We did it this way because Eric was off to work before the kids woke on Saturday and we all wanted to celebrate together.

Papa got a puzzle for his Conference surprise and Aden really wanted to help. It was an adult one though so Aden would just mess it up or loose the pieces. We told him we would ask the Easter bunny to bring him one to play with. He made the Easter bunny a drawing and left some carrots for him to nibble. I asked him "Aden what should we leave the Easter Bunny to say thank you for our surprises?" Aden said,"Surprises". So that is what we left him. :)



Aden got 10 things of play dough for Easter. We have 2 left because he plays with them for so long they dry out, or he takes them around the house to play with them and forgets where they are...oh or he throws them behind the couch and Mom is too lazy to pull the couch out again and get it.

Carter's pajama's aren't buttoned because it's not worth the fight to get him to hold still that long.




Look at this little boy. Only 8 months old and he is playing with his horse correctly. He also likes to hold toy cars and crawl with them as they drive across the floor. We will have to get a video.




This was the weekend I had the cold/flu so we didn't make it to church. But we still had a good Easter and are so Grateful for our SAVIOR and our Father in Heaven.