The Indy 500 Parade

What an awesome parade!! It totally made me want to go to more. They had flying floats and bands and dancers and celebrities (top left, Meredith form the office). Coop didn't take his eyes off it once. We both loved it! Thankfully we had prime seating on a nice grassy, shaded part (which is where Carter slept) or else it would have been a bit miserable with the heat.

Are there any good parades in Utah?

Library Time

This is Library Time. We go every Thursday as a family into a little room at the library where Miss Gerri reads some books, sings some songs, and helps with a simple craft. Coop LOVES it. He gets so into the books and songs that he'll end up wandering up there without even realizing it. He's such an observant little boy. While the other 2 year-olds are running around reeking havoc, he can't seem to take his eyes off the teacher. It's so fun to watch him enjoy something so much.

"All through the town!"

"The mommies on the bus go sh, sh, sh"

"Along comes Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be, and SNAPS that monkey right out of that tree!"

He loved making the crafts. He was always SO proud of them.

This month's session of library time is over, but needless to say, we will be attending every month from now on :-)

Graham Jason is THREE!

This is the birthday cake that inspired Graham to potty train. He talked about his cake at least 20 times a day for the entire month of May (and some of April too, it almost drove me nuts). Anyway, any time he brought up how yummy his cake would be and how it was going to have chocolate and strawberries on it I brought up the fact that he was going to be potty trained before we made his cake. My plan worked! He was potty trained before his third birthday.

Fun with the camera

I've really been enjoying taking pictures lately so I thought I'd share a few.

The Jazz Kitchen

What a way to start off our Indianapolis experience! Our friend Cadee came and stayed with our sleeping boys while we went with our good friends Kate & Jeremy and Brooke & Chase to a The Jazz Kitchen. It actually was latin night at the Jazz club so even though I am the farthest thing from a good dancer, we had a good time swinging our hips to the latin beat! I have never been to a club before so it really was an experience to remember. (And I have to admit that I was pretty excited when I walked in and they checked our ID's :-)

3 Months Already?!

I guess we got lucky twice because Carter has been just as chill a baby as Cooper was. We couldn't have gotten a better baby. He sleeps from 11-7 every night and is obviously eating well. We love the little guy to pieces!

Who's who?

Can you tell which one is Cooper and which one is Carter?

A B.

C. D.

(Hint: There's 2 of each)

Mother's Day

I don't know about you, but I had a wonderful Mother's Day! It started off on Saturday with Caleb surprising me with a pedicure. He took the boys shopping while I enjoyed an hour of bliss. I was in desperate need of a pedicure so I was super grateful! Then at church on Sunday we got some AMAZING chocolate not only after sacrament but also some more during Relief Society. After church, Caleb made me my favorite dinner...breakfast! I wanted the works; waffles w/ strawberries, eggs, bacon, sausage, o.j. and he delivered. It was delicious and I didn't have to lift a finger. We ended the day with a family walk around the complex where we took some pics. Thanks hubby for a great Mother's Day.

Showing off

There are rare times when Coop cooperates with the camera and this was one of them so we went all out. Starting with the ABC's (which is missing quite a few letters), then counting to 10, and lastly doing his shapes. We are proud parents :-)

Sleep, glorious sleep

So how do you like to sleep?
Are you a cuddler?


Do you like to lounge?

Do you prefer to sleep naked?
(Couldn't help it, we were potty training at the time. Hence the towel.)


Do you prefer the floor?
(Bedtime has become a little bit of an issue since we got here so half the time, we find him in his room like this.)


Or do you prefer sleeping while sitting up :-)
(Every kids gotta have a video like this right?)