we finally have internet..

..so let's get caught up!

The first thing Lance did the day we moved in was put our beds together.

Well, I thought we should make Layla's crib into a toddler bed and see how she'd do.

She did great the first couple nights.

But then, one morning I could hear her crying and when I went into her room she was no where to be seen.

She was actually underneath the bed, and did it the next morning too.

I'm not sure if she would fall off the bed and roll under or what, but soon after we put the front of the bed back on. She just wasn't ready. 

Soo.. she's still in her crib.

She loves that duck..

I took this pic the morning after we moved in.

It makes me nauseous looking at it, but no worries, it's all clear now.

Labor Day:

Dane and Lacey invited us to their friends' Jared and Katie's.

Who we now consider our friends.

They are great and I just adore their three little boys.

I think they'll take great care of Layla.

Jack and Cooper loved this waterslide..

Layla did not..

It was absolutely hilarious watching her go down the first time.

Lance went with her the second time and she still hated it.

Her face is priceless.

This is Briggs.

Isn't he adorble.

I love his long eye lashes.

Mr. Cooper...

He really does like Layla,

just not so much sportin his ride with him.

I took this so I'd have a memory of what Layla had to eat at before we got our kitchen table delivered, along with her high chair.

She was a sport.

Uncle Greg and Aunt Amanda brought up her sprinker.

She was in Heaven.

The Saints have been playing..

and they're winning!

Who Dat!

She's into "dress up"

Somehow she thought her red tights looked great with this pink onesie.

And still does her tricks.

This one is called "no hands"

We made chocolate chip cookies for our new neighbors...

She's constantly right behind her daddy helping him with his honey do list.

And now we're helping her get used to this concept...

That's right Baby Spiers #2 is on it's way.

April 30, 2011 to be exact.

I'm 8 weeks in and feel miserable.

And let's face it when the big white porcelin bowl in the bathroom get's more hugs than your husband, you just don't feel like going anywhere.

Layla has been such a good sport.

She'll sit with me by the toilet and say,

"I sawry mommy.."

Just breaks my heart.

So, back to not going anywhere, we stay in most of the time and she does stuff like this to entertain herself...

this labor day weekend...

...we'll be moving into our new home!

Thus far, my wonderful sister-in-law Lacey has helped me deep deep clean it and paint a few accent walls.

We both loved how they turned out. Thanks a million Lacey!

Kitchen and Living Room

Before:

After:

Laundry:

I have fun ideas for our small laundry room.

More like laundry closet.

Master bedroom:

 I'm going with this color scheme...

So long for now!
I'm sure it will be a couple weeks before we get our internet connection.
And, a couple weeks before I'll have a little time to sit down and blog again!

Happy Labor Day

he always knows when i need him the most

i know some people think this song is cheesy...
but i love it.

specially since i had never heard it until my amazing husband came home from work a couple days ago, singing it to me. and right then, in that moment i needed to hear these words. i swear listening to it brings back all kinds of Déjà vu.

he's going to kill me when he sees this post.
he's a big, strong man, but he's a hopeless romantic.
and a softy when it comes to lovin his girls.

another exciting chapter

Rememeber on this post how I'd said that we'd been up to some pretty exciting things?
Well, this is what we have been up too....

This is our brand new home!

10 months ago, when we moved in with Preston and Sue our plans were to pay off all debt and save money to move back to Utah. Well, we did all, but move back to Utah. When I went home in March for my sister's wedding I had the strongest impression that this is where my family needed to stay, For Now and I was finally okay with it. So, I called Lance and told him how I felt, and not even kidding, the next day he was looking at listings for a new home.

It's been quite the process and I've had to learn how to be very patient. I also had to learn what buying a house entitles! (No one ever told me how stressful closing was going to be!) And I do suggest if you're a first-time home buyer, take a course, if it's avaliable, on buying your first home. It's amazing how much you'll learn!

Anyway, it's a perfect home just for our little family. Three bedrooms two baths a two car garage, with a nice yard, just for Layla. Oh and I can't forget my favorite part of the house...

Ah, the things I will bake this coming holiday season in MY kitchen!!

We're so blessed to have the parents that we do. Thanks Preston and Sue for taking us in for nearly a year! You have been so good to us. We love you!

Here's to yet another new chapter in our lives. We're so excited!

eventful week

"one is pretty easy, two isn't that bad, three... well, you just don't go anywhere!"

My mother said that to me after I had Layla.

I had questioned her about the difference it would be from traveling around with only two.

Then we had three.

(Lance Me and Layla)

Hope that makes sense.

Meaning adjusting to having one child isn't to bad, maybe even after having the second, but three is a different story.

Get where I'm going?

And no, I'm not about to have twins.

Our cousin, Ashley, recently got a new teaching job and she asked me if I would watch her kids until she found someone permanent. I gladly accepted, not knowing exactly what I was in for.

The first couple days were challenging, which I expected.

But just like everything, after figuring out each of the their schedules, I did it!

I made it through the week with three kids under 3!

I even got up the nerve to load all their car seats up and run some errands.

   

{the Saturday before, I made sure to spend a lot of one on one time with Layla. We did little pedicures. I didn't know how she'd handle having two more around but she did pretty good.}

{here they all are, destroying Sue's living room.}

Layla.Kade.Alyssa

{yes, Layla is trying to sit on poor little Kade. There was a lot of refereeing going on}

{we also started doing piggy tails. she looks more like a toddler when I do them.}

{and long, fun baths at the end of the day.}

{I found her doing this a lot during the week. It was like she needed to get away from everyone. So she'd grab a book and sit behind the armorer (sp?) door. But only until Kade would find her!}

to tired to care

Yes, this is Layla.

Her diaper is on backwards

and she wrapped her face up with a hand towel.

On the bathroom floor.

But don't fret, I had JUST cleaned it.

It was a Saturday afternoon.

(nap time)

She was tired, I was trying to blow dry my large amount of hair.

She was quite content on just taking her nap here.

And the reason for her diaper being on backwards:

This particular day, she didn't want any clothes on,

and insisted that her diaper come off too.

SO

I put it on backwards and it ended that problem.

Try it mothers.

It works.

she walks around the house saying this repeatedly...

yes, that's her counting to ten.

i swear, when i was trying to teach her that, she wasn't listening and had no interest.

the next day, she was doing it all on her own.

and i love how she holds the # 8.

she's also smothering her lips with her chapstick

(she picked that habit up from me)

aren't i so blessed to get to listen to that sweet little voice all day?