6 Months

I thought maybe I should start acting like my second child really isn't my second, neglected child. Foster is 6 months. Seems like he's been with us forever. Sure do love this boy. He's so happy ALL of the time. Well, at least most. He gets a little anxious when he sees food coming his way (spoon or otherwise).

Just a few facts about Foster:

• Weight: 14lbs even
• Length: 25.5 inches long
• Head: 17 cm
• Immunizations: Check
• Bedtime: 7:00 p.m. sharp (his choosing)
• First wake up time: varies, he did sleep through the night twice now
• Morning wake up time: around 7:30 a.m. and he will just lay there for 30 mins of cooing
• Loves: Jolly Jumper, Molly, Dad and food (Me)
• Holds: anything we put in front of him
• Sits: all on his own
• Eats: baby food (and can't get enough at times)
• Features: best smiley eyes

Denver Trip

Scott had been going out to Denver for day trips since we moved here to Utah. I told him he needed a week long training there so we could all go out. He came home and said, "well, they want me to go to Denver for a week training in February". Needless to say, our tickets were booked and we were ALL going out. We had such a fun time visiting friends. Thanks everyone for making us dinner and lunch, having play dates with us, letting us stay at your house all day till Scott got off work, going to the parks with us, and for going out to eat. We miss you all soooo very much and enjoyed the reunion.

One day we went to "Little Monkey Bizness" with friends, Cassidy and Hudson and Courtney and Lindsay. It was perfect for their age groups.

Molly and good buddy Hudson

Molly and Lindsay

More Denver

Guess Lindsay wasn't too happy at this moment

Picasa hard at work. It was fun they had this room the kids could entertain their creativity. Aprons and all.

Gotchya!

Rock Band

Scott's brothers came in from Rexburg the same weekend as the girl weekend. Guess they didn't want Scott to have to watch chic flick movies all by himself. They had to bring Rock Band to keep some testosterone in the house. We had tons of fun playing it. Come down any time boys but don't forget Rock Band!

Mike on drums, Scott on Lead Guitar, Amy lead singer, and Elisha nailin' Bass

Just a cool shot Scott's brother, Brian, took

So much focus

Girls Weekend

Scott's mom flew in from Vancouver, sister flew in from Georgia, and sister-in-law flew in from Ohio to meet Amy and I here in Utah. It was a great girls weekend. Scott's sister works for QuikCutz Scrapbooking Co. so we had free access to her croproom. Amy and Lisa spent a few more hours in there by themselves, before Mary, Sarah and I joined them. It was a great weekend. Some favorites were:

• girl movie (Mamma Mia) with comfy p.j's
• Girls night out -- temple night
• factory outlet shopping
• celebrating Sarah's birthday with yummy white chocolate raspberry cheesecake
• eating chips and salsa
• watching Scott make mocktails
• girl talk
• learning to be creative making cards (thanks Lisa and Amy)
• having everyone over for Sunday dinner
• Cafe' Rio lunch --- mmmmmm yum

Grandma and the granddaughters

Girls in the croproom

Mary, Me, Sarah

Lisa, Amy

Valentines Day

We took a few photos of the kids at Valentines Day to send to my mom and grandma. Just thought I'd post em' here too. I can't believe how much they change in just a few short months.

Happy Boy

Nervous Boy

So sweet

Playing in the Snow

We finally got out to build Molly's first snow man. She wasn't much help but she sure loved it. She actually just ate snow while we build Frosty. (I think she's eating snow again in this picture).

The first one is a bit blury, but I just love the intensity.

It's starting

Last Wednesday, Molly decided to dress herself. This is what she chose and the order in which it was put on.

I walked into her room to find her struggling to put her "under" shirt over the top of her "over" shirt and climbing on the chair to get her boots down. Brown boots with her black, lounge cotton pants. She insisted on going to Walmart in this outfit. I put a jacket over top so you couldn't see her shirts at least. Chose your battles right? Cassidy, she's gonna need some advice on fashion!

Cookie Decorating

Monday, February 9th, we had a few moms and kids over for cookie decorating. It was lots of fun. I think the kids enjoyed eating the frosting more than frosting the cookies.

Our new friends, Kendall, Cooper and Jamie and miss Molly of course

Silly girl

Nap Time

The other day it was time for Molly to get ready to nap. She was in there for a while before I could get up there and properly put her down. She kept telling me, "shhhhhh, my babies are sleeping". When we got up to her room I saw what she was talking about. It was quite cute. She put her princess dolls, bear, and "Bella" to bed, tucked in and everything. Too funny that little girl is.

Who's toy is it?

We got this little baby holder out the other day and Molly jumped right into it. As you can see, she doesn't quite fit. She enjoys this and the Jolly Jumper more now than she did when she was the age she should've been in them. Foster loves them too. They are quite nice and handy to have when I'm trying to get things done.

Treehouse Museum

We met a few new friends and my sister at the Treehouse Museum in Ogden a few weeks ago. It was a huge place with a huge treehouse right in the middle with stairs winding up and other various activites for the kidos. It was pretty fun.

Molly and cousin Trais, aka Fire Fighters

After story time, they let the kids make a bear mask and painted their faces. Molly enjoyed it.

Music room

Attempt #2

The second attempt was much better. Scott did it this time, so maybe that was part of the reason. He knew that's all he had to offer, so he accepted. As you can see from the pictures, he was loving it and still quite happy.......course, when he is he not happy?

First Foods

We attempted to start Foster on Rice cereal a few weeks ago. Our first attempt was not successful. However, the second time worked much better.

Guess he didn't know what was coming. He was so happy before.

First taste...........hmmmmmm, not so yummy

Yes, he tried pushing my hands away. Not a fan.

Before

Well, we'd had enough of the old, small bathroom. So, we decided to improve it a bit. Couldn't change the size of the whole bathroom, but we could do something about the short small vanity and old three way mirror (one side didn't even open because it was crammed against the wall). We tore everything out one night then went to work. Should I say, Scott went to work and ordered me around in between taking care of the house, kids and meals. It was an every night when he got home from work project and part of Saturday to finish.

The vanity came up to the middle of my thighs (maybe a little higher) and there wasn't much space for putting things on the sink counter.

Here's the hard working man doing what he hates most.........plumbing.

We got these knee pads for Christmas from Scott's brother and sister-in-law. I don't think they knew they would come in handy for remodeling the bathroom.

After

Scott did an amazing job on the whole bathroom. He's quite the handy man. He didn't even hit any important pipes or wires while doing it.

The new vanity and sink. It's such an improvement from the original. We are so glad to have it and the storage it provides.

The finished product!

Flirty Aprons

Scott's mom sent these cute flirty aprons for Molly and I. We absolutely LOVE them. Almost too cute to wear to cook in. Mary, thanks for the thoughtful Christmas gift.

Molly is working on her smile

The girls

Grandma Jacobs

Here are just a few pictures of my wonderful grandma. Like I said earlier, she and my grandpa were married almost 66 years. This woman is a great example to all. She truly is admirable in every way. She's been staying with my aunt in Washington and boy do we miss her. She has a cute blog of her own and checks her grandkids blogs weekly. She is quite the grandma. So, here's a little tribute to her. (Pictures are from November, but still shows the beauty in this woman)

4 Generations (my cute mom, cute grandma, cute daughter and me)

Sweet sweet lady