Saturday Morning...

Here are the boys hanging out on the couch Saturday morning as I got ready for the shower...aren't they cute?

Baby Shower

It feels like everyone I know is pregnant or having babies in the next couple months! I threw a baby shower for my neighbor and friend from the ward, Kelli Tonks. It was really fun and turned out nice. I feel really lucky that I have some fun cute friends to hang around here in Tucson.

This is the diaper cake that I made for Kelli. It was my first one, and it was fun to make.

Taggy is already going for older women...like his Dad.

Teresa and Kristin. Teresa's daughter Lacey and Thatcher are really good friends. Kristin is the wife of the other EQ president.

These are some of my friends from our ward who came to the baby shower. From left to right: Suzanne, Kelli, Sara, and Melanie.

This is a new little decorating addition that we added to our home this weekend...I think it turned out nice.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day! I hope all of you have a great day and you are surrounded by those you love and who love you!

The Melting Pot...

For Valentines Day we went to the Melting Pot last night. It was SO FUN! If any of you haven't been there we strongly recommend it. It was so good, and it was such a fun experience, perfect for Valentines Day!

Thatcher Playing with Rorey

Rorey

This is our new dog Rorey. She is a cocker spaniel and she is two months old. She is a great addition to our little family and needless to say Thatcher is obsessed with her! He follows her around and she chases him and since we got her he hasn't had a dull moment. It is so fun to watch. She is a really good dog, and she is so cute. Thatcher now has someone besides Taggy to boss around, which is really funny. He will say to Rorey, "No No Ruff Ruff", or "No bite!" when she nips at him.

Thatcher and Rorey on the ground. Thatcher loves to get right down to her level to look at her. It is really cute.

Play Group

Cute little Thatcher.

Lacey playing her instrument. She is too cute! Thatcher and her love to play together!

Taggy hanging out.

Thatcher and Lacey at playgroup.

Dinner Time!

Dinner time can be hectic at our house. We try to eat all together as a family every night, but some nights we just can't make it because Todd gets home late or Thatcher is too hungry! Taggart is now joining us and eating cereal in his bouncer. In a couple of weeks we will start baby food fruits and veggies...yum!

Thatcher after dinner talking out the side of his mouth. It is so funny!

Taggy looking off to the side.

New Tricks

I thought I would write down some of the new "tricks" that the kiddos are doing now!

Thatcher
The big news is that Thatcher is now climbing out of his crib. When he first starting doing this he really scared me a couple of times! I was used to thinking when he was down he was down! He now comes out of his room probably close to 30 times before he actually goes to sleep (for nap time at least). When he goes to sleep for the night he will only come out probably 3-5 times, and give up and go to sleep. I believe it is because he is so tired from not taking as long of naps anymore! Thatcher is also becoming quite the chatter box. He talks and talks all day. He has learned all of his basic body parts, so we have now moved on to more complex ones like "elbow" "thumb" and "knee". One thing I have noticed about Thatcher, he loves to learn! I will only have to show or tell him something once, and he learns it.

Taggart
Taggy is five months old today! I can't believe how fast the time goes by, I cannot believe he has only been in our family for five months! I don't remember life without him. He is a perfect addition to our little family. Taggy is now sleeping great at night and he takes two pretty regular naps a day. He put himself on this schedule, we were shocked! He hasn't rolled over yet, but rolls from side to side and bats at his play gym. He loves to be held and I find myself holding him on my lap while I type on the computer, play with Thatcher, or watch TV. He, like his brother, loves to laugh. He will laugh and laugh and laugh. Just recently Thatcher has realised for the first time that Taggart probably isn't a pet and has a personality and has started to take interest in playing with him. It still baffles him why Taggart doesn't play back like his friends do, but he soon will find out that is about to change!