Clothing thief

Shyloh LOVES clothes.  If you show her a really cool toy or one of her shirts she will most likely pick the shirt.  We have actually been putting clothes in my bag for church along with her favorite toys to keep her occupied during sacrament.  She just loves clothes.  She is constantly finding various items whether its a lone mans sock, a pair of Nolans undies or one of my shirts she draping these various articles of clothing over her head and along her neck.  I have been trying to keep my garments out of reach, the last thing I need is her waltzing out whilst we have company and shes wearing my garment bottoms on her head like a turban.  She also enjoys wearing my flip flops on her arms like bracelets.   I think I may have a fashion diva on my hands! Thank heavens I have a few more years before she is a teen!

Shyloh is 1!!

My baby girl is one year old!!!! I can't believe a year ago today I gave birth to this little bean in our bathtub.   What a glorious year  this has been for us.  Shyloh is such a sweetheart and captures the heart of everyone she meets.  She smiles all the time and is more than willing to give hugs and kisses.   She now has four teeth and were expecting a fifth any time now.  For Shylohs birthday we had a little get together with a few of our closest friends.  Summer made a deliciuose whole wheat cake for our healthy little Shyloh.  We topped it with strawberrys and she gobbled it right up!,  As did everyone else.  As we sang happy birthday to Shyloh she just smiled so big and looked around at everyone.  How delighted she was with every body singing to her! She loved it.

   

Forever Family

 We did it! And what an amazing event it was! We are finally a forever family. It took us some time to get to this point in our lives but the wait was well worth it.   The SanDiego Temple was amazing as I knew it would be.  When they brought the kids in they were so adorable.  Nolan was in this super cute white jumper and Shyloh was in a beautiful white dress with a little white bow.  She started crying as soon as she saw me and when I was able to hold her she immediately grabbed my hair then all was well.  We had SO much family come.  Over 30 people I believe. What an amazing amount of love and joy we felt that day.  After we met at the beach club for some grub and playing on the beach.  It was an amazing day for our family Here are some pictures that were taken by the amazing Mrs. Shelley Dean...

Date night

Every now and then we are lucky enough to enjoy a date night.  I look forward to it all week (if I know about it far enough in advance) but usually Joe calls on a Friday morning and says.... Were going out tonight!!  Living with  parents makes this a tad easier though we try not to abuse this privilege.  Its so fun to get all dolled up every now and then.  Usually I'm covered in food and some sort of mucus so showering and blow drying my hair feels so good. 

Super Man/baby

One of my favorite things to do with my kiddos is the super man... You know where your laying on your back and you have your child placed precariously on your feet up in the air.  Shylohs arms are too short for me to hold so I usually thrust her up there hoping I can maintain balance so she doesn't topple over the edge.  We have had a few close calls though.  When I was a youngster I have vivid memories of getting the super man often.  Mostly from my Aunts, Jenny and Jona. Maybe this is why I love doing it for my kids.  It is getting a tad bit harder to do the super man for Nolan.   He squirms and giggles when your toes  come near his pits.  He is also getting heavier which makes my balancing act even more difficult. When he sees Shyloh on my feet in the air he must have a turn as well, so alas I shall keep trying

My big toes look like thumbs in this picture.... weird!