Day Out With Thomas

On Friday night our little family and our friends, the James', went to Day out with Thomas in Heber. Olivia thought it was the greatest thing ever. She just loved it! We rode Thomas (the Heber Creeper), played mini golf, got Thomas tattoos, played with Thomas train sets, and got pictures taken with Sir Topham Hat and Thomas. It was so fun to watch what a great time she was having. I just love being a mom and watching my kids have fun and seeing them happy. There's nothing better!

Hangin' with Thomas! Notice Liv is in costume as Jake! Haha.

Liv and her little friend, Maddie riding Thomas!

They didn't want to get too close to Sir Topham Hat. Can you blame them?

How cute are these two buddies?

Ahoy!

Olivia is obsessed with the show "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" on the Disney channel right now. She wants to watch it every morning. Well, Jake wears a bandanna around his head, so Olivia has been wearing one for almost a week now and will not take it off. She sleeps in it, wears it to the store, and even wanted to wear it to church (I had to put my foot down there and tell her it wasn't reverent to wear bandannas to church, to which she agreed). If I call her Olivia she says, "No mom. I'm Jake". So, needless to say, I and everyone else has been calling her Jake since last Tuesday. It's quite hilarious! She even wants Kade to be a pirate!

My two pirates! Isn't this the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Liv Singing Flower Gleam & Glow From Tangled

This might be one of the funnies things that Liv sings to us. Thought you might enjoy!



You can watch this video on YouTube by clicking here.

Liv's Second Dance Concert

You can watch the whole thing with a bigger view over on YouTube by clicking here

Lots of Pictures

My sister Alex is in New Jersey for the summer (no, she's not guest starring on Jersey Shore! Ha) and she told me I needed to keep my blog updated and post lots of pictures, so these are for you Al! Love ya!

Any time Liv is laying by Kade and I turn my back, this is what happens

Captain Jack Sparrow at the Disney store

Provo River Resort

Look how huge this guy is getting!  Oh, I could just eat him up!  He's the best baby!  Here he is cheesin' it!

Little Brother

We are so dang happy to have Kade home with us. He's been home for two weeks now, and we just can't get enough of him. He's such a good baby. It feels like he's always been part of our family. Liv is the sweetest big sister ever. She loves to snuggle him and is always making sure he's got his binky. I just love seeing her interact with him. It's precious.
Since Kade was born, I finally feel like myself again. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off of my shoulders. It's no secret that the past nine months have been extremely difficult and anxiety ridden, but seeing this precious little man in the delivery room made it all worth it.
Having Kade home has made me think of Harper. It has really made me realize all of the wonderful things I missed experiencing with her. The precious cries, the sleepless nights, snuggling, looking into his eyes. I cherish every moment.
Though Kade has most certainly not replaced my little Harper, the pain has been eased a bit by holding this sweet baby in my arms.
I'm so grateful for my two wonderful children at home and my baby girl in Heaven watching over our family.
Here's some pics of life at home with my little stud. I think he's quite darling, but hey, I'm the mom!

This picture is my favorite! Liv dressed brother as Harry Potter!

Baby Kade Is Here!

It's no secret that this has been the most stressful pregnancy ever for Kelsey! After losing Harper a year ago, there was always that thought in the back of our minds that we could lose this little guy as well.

Obviously, we didn't lose him, but he came four weeks early and is currently in the NICU getting some help breathing.

Here are some picts...