Cousin time

Lee was out of town this past weekend on a mountain biking trip to Moah, Utah, and Aaron and I stayed quite busy ourselves! Aaron got to have lots of cousin time with Brynn since Owen came home from the hospital and Tanya is still recovering from her c-section. I got a lot of great shots of them BOTH looking at the camera and smiling and just had to share them, since it is usually most impossible to do.....

Notice Aaron holding the baby above. Yeah, did I mention a LOT of cousin time with Brynn? Owen needs to grow up fast so they can play trucks together and do boy stuff. =)

They love to push each other around in this little doll stroller.... It is so cute because they take turns pushing and sitting.

I noticed this week that I had to play a little more of a referee role with them - Since they are both just weeks away from two, it is taking more training to not grab, hit, smother, annoy, pester, etc. It is so funny because when the one gets in trouble for the above, the other is immediately crushed and worried as he/she gets punished. Despite the inevitable bickering, there is a deep love growing between them. It has brought me so much joy to watch them grow up together and watch them in this friendship....

A shot of Aaron with Baby Owen - though Aaron looks angry/terrified he actually was smiling.

And lastly, speaking of being terrified, get ready for a scary picture - Lee decided to do this with his facial hair since he was headed out with the guys on his mountain bike trip.

Don't worry - this dirty 'stache will not be staying.... I'm pretty laidback and submissive, but this is where I put my foot down. =) Really though, we are happy to have him back and be together again! He had a great time with his friends and got lots of great bike riding in!

Arrivals

The past few days have been full of long-awaited "arrivals" in our family....

This morning, Aaron's new cousin, Owen Bradley Fox, came into the world at 8lbs, 10oz.

We are all excited to have him finally here! He was quite overdue! Brynn is going to be a great big sister - She was very concerned that Owen have his balloon right next to him at all times.

We also had the arrival of Kyle and Sarah - they moved to Mesa from California this week and we are so glad to have them now living two miles away. Aaron began saying their names just this week also and is quite happy to have "Ra Ra" and "K" to entertain and play with.

1st Time with Sparklers

And too bad I didn't snap a pic of the tantrum thrown after they were "all gone."

Randomness

Just for fun, some random pictures.....

Aaron showing off his elbow:

New favorite snack - carrot sticks and "dip" (Ranch). And we have to eat it just like this - like a little station, not in our silly highchair....
Working at the tool bench looks way cooler if you have your sunglasses on.

And if Daddy grills, so do I.

Also, no pics of this, but lots of pee pee on the potty the past few weeks. I honestly didn't really want to start this endeavor just yet, but he asks to go and likes to get candy for it so what can I do? We still have a long ways to go - he still doesn't get it fully so we're encouraging it as much as we can. It is more fun than I ever imagined, definitely the best part of parenthood. =) Hopefully you can detect sarcasm okay in typed words.

Funny pic from Mother's Day

For my non-facebook friends, this one's for you....

My cousin Kristin captured this moment of Aaron slipping on the slip and slide on Mother's Day and I've been encouraged to share it on the blog as well. Every time I look at his face in this I start laughing, and then feel a little guilty because he looks so terrified. But still - it's hilarious.

Happy Mother's Day!

I am a blessed Mom!

Favorite Things

New favorite book "Go Dog Go".... (Full of dogs, hats, and cars - it doesn't get any better than that)

New favorite hiding space....
Not sure why. But it's hilarious to see his little foot sticking out.