AWEsome!

Caught on Camera!

In my attempt to take some one month pictures I got a smile, actually several. But this one's my favorite.

Here's some other pictures of our cute tiny guy.

It works, seriously.

When Hailey turned 2 last month she could identify about 18 of her letters and knew about 10 of their sounds. At her birthday party one of my cousins and a family friend recommended I buy her this gem:

It is seriously annoying. It uses the SAME song for every letter. BUT it works! I bought it the next day at Target for 10 bucks. Hailey watched it once a day, everyday for four days. That is all it took. A week after her second birthday Hailey knew all of her letters and their sounds. It only does capitals though, so I'm gonna have to work some more on the lower case ones. The most amazing part is two days ago she started saying a letter, then it's sound, and then a word with that starts sound. That video is seriously magic. If you're trying to teach your kid the letters I would definitely recommend it.

Forget vampires!

...for this gem. :)

One Month and Easter!

Matthew hit one month yesterday. That month seriously flew by. He started smiling last Friday and has the cutest smile. I've yet to catch it on camera. He loves to sleep, eat, and cuddle. He does not like having dirty diapers or hearing Hailey cry. Hailey adores him and wants to play with him all the time. Some time I will have to post a video of her singing to him.
This month has taught me a lot. I've learned a lot about myself and a lot about raising two kids. I know I still have a lot to learn. I have my days when I feel like I've got this down and my days when I think I will never be able to handle it. I'm sure time will make me into a seasoned pro. :)
Easter weekend was great between conference and spending time with my family and our adopted family.
On Saturday we dyed eggs. Hailey loved it, she was a total mess!

We took a group picture with all of our master pieces.

the front and back of my dad's nerd egg:


Our first family picture since the hospital:

Hailey's Easter basket:

Yes, the Easter Bunny brought her scriptures AND it is what she has been asking for. She loves them! especially since they have a pink case.

Matthew moves so much even in his sleep that it was nearly impossible to get a good picture of him. This is as good as it gets.

I love Hailey's Easter dress!

She loved hunting eggs.



Last but not least Matthew experienced his first earthquake on Easter, and slept right through it. It was crazy though.

Happy Easter!

Why I never should have bought a Digital SRL

For my Birthday/Christmas I got a Cannon Rebel. I've wanted one for a LONG time. I love it! The only problem is Alex and I take way too many pictures. Last week alone we took 400. I know it's ridiculous, right? When we went to the zoo on Saturday, the fully charged battery actually was drained long before the day is over. I think we need an intervention, seriously. (or an extra battery) So here's some pictures of our cute kids. If I'm picturing you out, tough. :P