I spoke too soon.

Of course the morning after I sing Hali's praises she shows me her " dark side". :) I am putting the girls up to the table for french toast and I notice Emery's hair has a blunt cut on the top. I automatically knew it had been cut. For a split second I considered the fact that Emery might have done it herself. Not likely. Then I ask Hali what happened and she says, "I cut sissy's hair!" Oh dear. What is a mother to do? I think I will go get an overall trim so it doesn't look too obvious! My friend Heather said at least she was smart enough not to cut her own hair! Now that would have been bad. It has taken Hali forever to grow her hair out! The more that I look at it, the more it seems like an "alternative" punk kind of style. Very asymmetrical. I'm creating a new style. This is one for the books......

I love...

I love Hali's questions. The mind of a three year old is an amazing and wondrous thing. A few of the questions that she has asked in the past few days are; "Mommy, why do doggies pee outside?" or, "Mommy, do froggies have babies?" or my favorite, "Mommy, is Emery my best friend?" She is too cute for words with her little high pitched girly voice and Wells-Fargo-Wagon-Music-Man-kid lisp. She also likes to grab my camera and say "Mommy, take a picture of me!" And then goes on to do a pose or funny face of some sort. I love her so much and I feel blessed to witness her learning, kindness, thoughtfulness, and intelligence. She is so special, my precious little Hali. I can't wait for you to grow up and be a beautiful woman and mother one day. She will be so strong, intelligent, and valiant. But for now, I love you just the way you are!

Fun times

The girls love going to the park. It is their favorite place! And I love taking them. This day I decided to get some more practice with my camera. It's so easy when they are so cute! Hali was fearless trying to go down the fireman's pole and Emery is still a little scared of standing alone on heights so it took her a while to get used to walking on the play set by herself because she could see all the way down to the sand below. It probably scared her a little. Both girls wanted to do the monkey bars about 5 times each! Dang I have cute kids...... :)

I'm so proud!!

My big girl is growing up! Last Sunday, Hali, who is a very big Sunbeam in Primary, said the prayer. Now if you know my child, you would know that she can be very outgoing, talkative, and social. But sometimes, she can be very shy and do the whole burrowing-in-mommy's-or-daddy's-chest-thing. It's very cute and I like that she has some coyness to her, but I was a little worried about her saying the prayer in front of her whole junior primary. So, throughout the week every time we said prayers we would ask Hali what she was going to pray about in Primary. She would say thank you for things like "Mommy", "Sissy", "Daddy", and such. Then we would remind her to say thank you for the prophet, missionaries, bishop, and friends in Primary. Well, all of the practice paid off because Sunday came around and she was ready! It was the cutest thing!! She, of course, wanted help and she chose daddy to help her say the prayer. I was so proud! Hali is becoming such a sweet and caring girl! I love her so much! I love how she is kind, loving, and a peacemaker with Emery and her friends. What can I say? Being a mom is the best job in the world!

Woooh!

Life is tiring. And I only have two kids! (Two crazy kids....). I don't know how you mom's of 3, 4, or 5 do it! (Char and Kelly) Working every weekend at Papa John's Pizza, being a mom all day every day, school, and church callings. It just seems like a lot lately. Luckily, as crazy as my girls are, they are the funniest, sweetest, happiest, most dramatic, and beautiful things I have ever seen! It's nice to look back on pictures of when they were first born and remember the stillness or the helplessness. But I am not one of those moms that get sad at seeing how big they are. I love everyday that they wake up another day older and another day bigger. I love watching Emery learn to talk, interact, and recognize things in the world. And I love seeing Hali be a proud big sister, learning patience with her baby sister, being creative and making up her own games and dialogues. I can't wait to see them grow and learn even more and it gives me the greatest joy I have ever known to be their mother. I am so lucky to have them.