Memorial Day!

Since Andrew had the day off yesterday thanks to Memorial day, we decided to take a trip to the zoo. We thought Jackson would enjoy seeing all the animals. He did enjoy the animals, but he really enjoyed the water, bushes/flowers/trees and people. He is such a little people watcher. Here are some pictures from our day. As you can tell he didnt really want to look at the camera so I got a lot of pictures of the back and side of his head.

This is how Kenadi spent the day

Happy Anniversary!

Thursday, Andrew and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. Holy cow how time goes by! I can't believe how much has happened in 4 years! 3 different apartments, like 5 different jobs, Andrew graduated from BYU and my favorite our two kids! I got up early and made Andrew breakfast, his favorite biscuits and gravy with sausage. He went off to work while I got the house deep cleaned and prepared for dinner. I made chicken parmigana with garlic bread and ceasar salad and I must say it tasted delicious. I also had made a red velvet cake (I cheated and bought a cake mix. I didnt have the time or energy to try making it from scratch, maybe next time). He then had to go off to a school board meeting where they were discussing how the school year went for his class. I stayed home and enjoyed watching So you think you can dance with the kids. Overall it was a pretty good day. Love you Andrew!

Little Moments

I love that Jackson and Kenadi love eachother so much. Yesterday, Jackson did not feel well. He is cutting more teeth- his incisors. I put Kenadi in her swing so I could hold Jackson (he was also running a fever and had hardly eaten all day). He was crying and Kenadi kept looking at him and smiling at him and cooing. It was like she was trying to tell him, "Its ok Jackson." Everytime she smiled his cries would start to subside. Too cute! I just love the little relationship that they already have together. Today Jackson went andlaid by her on the couch while I was making him some eggs. She thought it was great and smiled the whole time (well that is until he put his head on her and she couldnt breathe). Jackson woke up this morning fairly happy and no fever! Hallelujah! Hopefully he feels better today.

Blogging Slacker!

I know, I know, I am such a slacker when it comes to our blog lately. You would think with 2 kids there would be oodles and oodles of things to share. Well, we are fairly boring people and this is what has been keeping me from the blog:

Cleaning

Cooking

Laundry, lots and lots of LAUNDRY!

Oh yeah, can't forget this:

Not much has been going on with us. Our days are pretty routine, get up way too early, eat breakfast, showers, get ready, kids play while I clean, naps and pray that they (mostly meaning Jackson) wakes up happy and not crying from that nap, play some more, vacuum, probably fold laundry in between all of these things, Andrew gets home, I cook dinner, clean up dinner, vacuum again (Im pretty sure that the people below us must think Im crazy vacuuming twice a day! What can I say, I LOVE to vacuum, especially with my mothers day present:

couple hours of hanging out, then bedtime. Start all over in the morning. Such an exciting life we lead. Haha! No its great (most of the time).

Jackson is getting so big! He is acting more and more like a little boy and is starting to try and speak more. Today's word was "blow." He also is quite the little helper around the house. If he sees something on the floor he picks it up and throws it away. He ADORES Kenadi, sometimes a little too much! If she is sitting in her swing he will go over and try to help her swing higher. She of course starts smiling and thinks its great which in turn just makes him want to do it more. Yeah, I dont like that so much! He also shares his books with her (right now his books are one of his favorite things), his cars and his balls. I definitely got lucky that they love eachother. Rarely does Kenadi cry when Jack does something to her.

Kenadi is growing like a weed! I swear she gains like a pound a day. Okay not really a pound, but she sure is growing. She usually sleeps from 8 pm- 5am. If she does wake up sometime before 5am I usually just give her her binky and shes back to sleep. Not bad for an almost 3 month old. She is laughing! Shes actually been laughing for a couple of weeks but let me tell you it is the cutest thing. I will try and figure out how to put the audio clip up of her laughing sometime.

Andrew is getting excited for school to end! Only 3 weeks? Okay Im not really sure I just know its not very much longer. His last day of school is June 9th. Wahoo! We are looking forward to some vacations this summer. He will be teaching summer school but that is only for 6 weeks, 3 days a week, 3 hours a day. Yeah, rough job!

As for me, you just read pretty much what Ive been up to. Actually I have also picked up a new hobby. Felt play food. It is so adorable! These are my first projects. Bowtie pasta and tortelloni! I am making this for Jackson and also for my 5 year old nieces birthday. I plan on making some ravioli, pasta sauce and breadsticks as well that way there is a complete meal. I should probably add in some vegetables but we will see. The next thing I want to make is the sack lunch- a sandwich with all the fixings, potato chips, and a drink. Just google felt food and you will see all the creative things people can do.

Well, its back to reality. Kenadi is crying at me Im sure insisting that she is hungry despite the fact that she just ate an hour ago.

Mothers Day!

I had a wonderful mother's day with my little family. Andrew was so great and made me breakfast. It would have been breakfast in bed, but I had gotten up before him with Kenadi (little stinker is an EARLY riser! Of course, just as Jack starts sleeping in, ie 7:00) Anyways, Andrew still had meetings he had to go to, but he came home after them to help me get the kids ready for church. It was so nice having an extra set of hands. I still don't quite have a routine down with two kids for the most efficient way to get them both ready to leave but we'll get there. It was so nice to go to church. Even if Kenadi did start crying in the middle of sacrament because she needed to poo and then finally did (funny side note, the guys in front of us turned around when she pooped and kind of gave a look like, "what was that?") Sister Johnson (the 1st counselors wife) sat next to me and thankfully Jackson loves her and will sit and look at his books with her so it is a big help! Sitting with 2 kids can be very challenging. Anyways, it was so nice to be there for all of church. I didn't realize how much it helps rejuvenate me until I haven't been able to go. I went ahead and stayed for all of the meetings and it was great! After church we came home and got to talk to Andrew's parents and grandma Lahoff on the webcam. Then Andrew made a super delicious dinner. Steak, vegetables and steak fries. So tasty! I must add that he even cleaned the kitchen and all dishes after breakfastand dinner. It was so nice to just relax and not do anything (for the most part). We had a wonderful day and it made me appreciate Andrew, Jackson, and Kenadi even more. I need to remember to take time and enjoy the little things the kids do.
This picture is just fromtoday. I laid Jackson down about 5 minutes ago and he grabbed a book toread in bed. I went back to check on him when the dryer buzzed and found him like this. I think its adorable that he is taking books and toys into his bed with him. He is starting to really act like a little boy instead of a baby. Oh, he also learned a new word today, football. He is always willing to learn any word that ends with ball, but any other word and he doesnt care about it. He also has been enjoying the NBA playoffs. We don't watch religiously but when we do turn a game on he isvery eager to point the ball out to us and will sit there watching bas-ba-ball (basketball). Too cute!

Yay for new Pictures!

Emily took Kenadis newborn pictures and our family pictures and boy are they awesome! She is so amazing! To see more of her work go to http://imagesbyemily.blogspot.com/. There are a lot on here! I tried to minimize how many I chose, but its really hard!

My mom made her this little anklet. I have a matching one.

Pierette made her this bracelet. It is still a little big so she can't wear it very often because Im too afraid to lose it but it is just so cute!

My mom made her this blanket. I love that it says her name.

Quick update

How cute are they? Jackson loves to read books! He likes to make sure that Kenadi gets to see them too. He was showing her his favorite book- his basketball touch and feel book.

We bought Jackson his first baseball hat and of course it had to be a BYU one. How adorable is he in hats? He reminds Andrew and I of "uh huh" in Little Rascals.

Jackson and his great great grandpa Olson drawing on grandpas chalkboard