This...

is why I don't bake. I can't even make chocolate chip cookies. I followed the recipe exactly, and they didn't turn out. On the other hand, I made homemade tomato basil soup that was fantastic!!

Love Them

I sang to my baby girl this morning and heard her giggle for the first time. Nothing else like it!

Grateful

For many things but mostly for my happy, healthy family.

Once again, I am reminded of how much I have and how little I really have to complain about. Certainly being up with my baby for an hour and a half at 5:00 am instead of sleeping is nothing compared to what this family is going through. Jarom served in the mission field with this guy, and he found out two days before Christmas that his 8 year old son has Pontine Glioma, an inoperable brain tumor on the brain stem. He was given 3 months to live with no treatments. With treatments, they are hoping to extend that to 9-12 months.

Go here to read their story:

http://www.olliesallstars.blogspot.com/
http://www.oliverpalmer.blogspot.com/

Please add them to your prayers!

Another Year to Remember...I hope

I was just looking through my blog posts from the past year and feeling grateful that I have them because I'm horrible at writing in my journal consistently. A lot of the little things that I wrote about I had already forgotten--how sad!! So I'm going to do better at blogging even if no one else reads it. We were very blessed as a family in 2009. We were able to spend quite a bit of time with our families, reconnected with old friends, and made new ones. The biggest blessing was Mya coming to our home, of course. It was a fun and adventurous year!

Here are some things I am looking forward to in 2010:
Taking Jacob to Disneyland--Mya too, but she is too little to appreciate it!
Riding my mountain bike
Trail running
Hiking
Trip to St. George with friends
Camping
Skiing--hopefully it will start snowing soon!
Fun things with family
Did I mention riding my mountain bike? I really want to ride it!!
Watching my kids continue to grow and learn
Dates with Jarom
There's lots of things I am excited for this year. I know it will be a good one!!

Just what I needed

A good laugh....



I went in to check on Jacob in the bathroom and found this. I'm sure this will add fire to Jarom's argument that we need a magazine rack in the bathroom.

Two Months

Mya is two months old now. She has been so fun to have in our family. She's so sweet and sensitive. I love it! And her! Jacob is so good to her too. He wants to teach her all about animals and likes to share his books with her. He also is a fan of singing lullabies to her and letting me know she is hungry every time she cries. Mya is such a good baby. She is a great sleeper, eater, and pooper. What more can you ask for from a two month old baby? She's smiling all the time and is starting to "talk" to us too. She loves to cuddle which I love too. The only thing I complain about with her is that she screams and cries in her carseat every time- without fail. That makes going places difficult. She had her two month checkup today and is 12 lbs 14 oz. I am not a fan of the height measuring because I'm not sure how accurate they are. She sure is chunky and has the cutest little legs ever! We love her!

Christmas was great

We had a really nice Christmas yet again. Jacob was a hoot to watch on Christmas morning, and when I started to worry about whether he is catching anything about the true meaning of Christmas he would start talking about whose birth we were celebrating. Such a kid--love him!!! Sweet Mya slept through all the Christmas morning fun then cried in the car all the way to Grandma's--well most of the way. Thanks to Jarom for spoiling me and to our families for their generosity as well. We are truly blessed!!!!!