Warner Family Pictures 2011

Family pictures can be crazy and stressful, especially with kids.  These turned out lovely though!  Sarah caught us being totally at ease and shows our happy little family as we really are - a couple that is totally in love with each other and our two beautiful babies.

Thank you Sarah! Check her out here.

I need some input though - which one should I blow up for the wall? I'll probably try to do some kind of collage.  I'm thinking the portrait layout one near the top where Eden has her hand on her flower?? (at least that's the one both me and chase can agree on) but what do you think? i'd like to hear...

3 months

 Holy Cow.  Can this little boy please stop growing already? I can't believe he is already 3 months.  He is such a joy though.  He is happy, happy all the time and you can always get a big open mouth smile out of him.  He is starting to laugh a lot too. If he ever gets whiny it's just because he wants someone to play with him.  And boy is he a talker! He will just sit on the bed talking and talking all to himself.  He just melts this mommy's heart. We love him so much and are so thankful he came to our home.  You are so loved little West!

 So if you read my post about the blizzard we had on Oct. 6th...here is the proof!  Now do you understand why I was kinda freaking out?  We were seriously out there for about 30 seconds before we had to run back inside because it was SO cold.  Thankfully it warmed up again and I may even take the jogging stroller out this afternoon.  I'll try to enjoy it while it lasts...

Play Time!

 Chase has been working SO hard this semester.  It's his last one, but of course he saved all the really hard chemistry labs and anatomy classes for last.  PLUS he is working 30 hours a week as a special ed. teacher's aid.  He works with kindergarten through sixth grade students with learning disabilities...can you just picture chase working with little kindergarteners all day? for cute!!  Anyways, school and work on top of applications for medical school (and sitting on pins and needles as we wait to hear back) leads to a pretty busy time for this sweet daddy... so when he gets the chance to spend some time with this girl, they make the most of it!!  This is probably Chase and Eden's favorite thing to do in the whole world!

I have been feeling a little bad lately for not being able to give Eden as much one on one time, so when West takes his afternoon nap I try to forget about all the chores I need to get done and sit down and play with my Eden.  Lately she has like coloring with markers and playing playdoh!

 Can you guess which on is Eden's and which one is Mommy's?

 I made a frog for Eden, but she was kinda bummed his legs kept falling off when she wanted to hold him...

This little boy is getting better at playing with toys!  He loves his bouncer chair and is so good at grabbing things now.  The best is when he reaches out to grab mommy's fingers though.

Sister and Brother

 Can i just say I LOVE MY BABIES! They are so fun to watch together.  I can't wait till West is a little bigger and they can play together. I keep telling Eden that when he gets bigger he can play with her and they can share toys.  She is really excited about being able to play with him, but not so much about having to share toys.

Eden has to help with West's baths.

 They do everything together! Can you believe Eden can still get in her bumbo?  I think West's legs are already as thick as hers...

Eden is teaching West how to play with the raddle.  I have a feeling she is going to be teaching West many more things for years to come.

And it starts...

Don't get me wrong...I love Utah and Utah has been good to us, but my most depressing day of the year has come...  the first day of snow. You heard me...SNOW!!  and let me just explain Utah weather...it was 83 degrees on Tuesday. It was absolutely perfect! Wanna know what it's like outside today?  37 degrees and a blizzard!! I'm not talking cute, little, soft snowflakes...i'm talking blizzard people!! of course it's not sticking and making everything pretty...it's wet and cold and everything this Arizona girl can't handle...at least not for a couple more months! I mean really.  Pray for us.  I don't know if I can take another 8 month winter with 2 kids.......

On the bright side though, I made some awesome chicken and dumplings last night - perfect for the cold weather.  And maybe I'll have to break out the hot cocoa...

...oh wait, it's sticking now.  My yard is covered and all the rooftops, at least the ones I can see through the blizzard. dang...