The "BUG"

Callin, A.K.A. Bug or as Hayden calls him, Buggy, is almost 10 months old now! He brings such a special presence to our family. He is ALWAYS smiling! About a month ago he started to crawl and MAN is he in to everything! He DOES NOT stop from the moment you put him on the floor. It's like on to the next best thing, one after another. He is such an easy going baby though. I feel like Heavenly Father made it up to me with this one after dealing with Hayden as a baby. Hayden was SO much more needy and colicky (i guess).

Last week sometime Callin was blocked in to the family room so i could get some stuff done in the kitchen and he some how fell down and hit his forehead on one of the chairs that was keeping him contained and split his head open. (It wasn't bad at all but Hayden never did this kind of stuff so it kind of freaked me out!)

Callin used to be such a GOOD sleeper but ever since he figured out how to get around he feels like taking naps is such a waste of time. Instead he spends nap time playing with the curtains, banging on the wall, jumping in his crib, and screaming at me to get him out! Hopefully it will get old after awhile and he will resume his former demeanor of Angel-like-ness for sleeping.

Gonna be a basketball player like his daddy!

He also has a new Best Friend, Bruiser our yellow lab. His favorite thing to do it sit in front of the sliding glass door and talk to him, whack him with his toy hammer, and feel him lick him through the screen. It's TOO CUTE!

CHARLIZE LILY LEEDS

BEWARE!---LOTS OF PICTURES!

This post is for my family. Here are some pictures of your newest granddaughter/niece/cousin! Jamie did such an awesome job today! Charly is SO DARN CUTE! she already looks SO different from when she was first born. I will give more details tomorrow (hopefully) Sorry, the pictures are all out of order, not sure what happened?

Charlize was 7lbs 12.6oz. when she was born. (The beautiful hat is courtesy of Grandma Jensen) I feel so honored that Jamie let me be a part of this special day! (I even got to cut the umbilical cord!) Thank you Jamie & T'chad!

Better Late Then NEVER!

Okay, so I have an excuse for how late i am with this post! Life has been SO CRAZY Lately!!! Between Getting Hayden up at 6:30am everyday for school, Callin starting to crawl & having to baby proof everything in the house all over again, my calling in church in the primary WITH the primary program coming up VERY soon, AND everything else life throws at me, i have been a little busy. I have NO idea how mother's of more than 1 do it so gracefully. I feel like my house has gotten the short end of the stick. But like i said before, better late than never!

So Nate's birthday was this September and we celebrated with cake and ice cream with the boys and Nathan's mom. Then Nana was nice enough to hang out with the boys while Nathan and i enjoyed a nice, quiet dinner out. It was a lot of fun! (And much needed!) I'm SO GRATEFUL for my husband (to say the least) He is definitely my rock! I'm so grateful to his mom and what an awesome job she did raising him! And for the man that he is. I am so grateful that we found each other. I love you Nathan! Happy Birthday!

Of course Hayden had to blow the candles out too

Nate did it 1st though

Callin & Nana

Pre-K Here We Come!

The inevitable day has finally come and gone...Hayden's 1st Day of Pre-K!

We have been awaiting this day for AWHILE! At first Hayden was SO EXCITED as we prepared by buying his school supplies, the backpack, his uniforms, and "THE SHOES" Then it was time to Meet the Teacher, which he was a little apprehensive about (especially when we got there and there was SO MANY bigger kids than him) Then it was TIME! Time for the 1st DAY!!! He was NOT digging this AT ALL!!! He did not want to go and be away from mommy and Callin, away from his toys, away from his home. The whole 45 minute drive (yes people, the 1st day took me 45 minutes of agonizing traffic driving to get there!) He said, "I just don't want to go to school mommy! I will miss you and Callin way too much!" Every 2 minutes he repeated this to me!!! I was so worried that once we got inside that he was going to scream bloody murder and cling to me and not let me go. Much to my surprise he went right in, hung up his backpack, found his name tag, let me help him put it on, gave callin a BIG hug, me a little pat on the back and said goodbye! YAY Hayden!!! I am SO PROUD of him! And that's that. My little boy is not so little anymore. Big sigh!

You can see the nervousness!

I Love this picture cuz Hayden rarely lets me hold his hand when it's not crossing a street

One last wave goodbye to daddy