Our little two year old!

Reed has been two for a few months now. What can I say...I'm totally on top of things. :) He is such a lovable little boy! He loves to cuddle and give hugs and kisses. We are so excited that he is finally able to talk and we are somewhat able to understand him. I remember thinking that we were not going to go through that "grunting to get what you want" stage. We got the "screaming to get what you want" stage instead. Although he hasn't had a very large vocabulary, he has still always had plenty to say. It's never hard to find Reed in a large house or store. Reed is such a good little player. He can really entertain himself. He loves his blanky and sucks on his index finger and middle finger when he's tired.

Molly is really into cakes and clearly I am not. We put something together to try to resemble a train.

Reed received Perfection from Grandma and Grandpa Smith and he wouldn't let go of it. He loves this game so much and is actually pretty good at putting the pieces in the right places.

I can't get enough of those cheeks!

His little garage from Grandma and Grandpa Larson. He loves this as you can see from his expression.

Cavity Free!

  We all went to the dentist this month and NONE of us had cavities! This is truly something to celebrate at our house! I don't remember when the last time was that this has happened. Even poor little Reed has had to have a few fillings. It can get pretty exhausting and expensive going to the dentist every 6 months and then in between as well.   I love these two! sometimes being a mom can be really hard, but then there are a million little moments that make it worth it!

A visit from the tooth fairy

 Molly lost her first tooth! She was actually kind of sad about it. She didn't really know what to think. She's only four and isn't supposed to start losing teeth for a couple of years. Her front two teeth are crowns and the root of one just dissolved. It was wiggly for quite awhile. It drove me crazy! As a kid I would practically make my teeth get loose and then pull them out as soon as I could. I kept asking her if I could just pull it out, but she wouldn't have it. It finally fell out as she bit into a chicken nugget at burger king. I'm surprised she didn't swallow it. I wasn't there to witness this and when my sister sent me this picture it made me cry. I was so sad that I wasn't there when she lost her first tooth! You gotta love that toothless smile!

Happy Birthday Molly!

The cutest little 4 year old I know! I love this girl! She is all about Hello Kitty this year. She is such a big helper. The other night I was doing something downstairs and she asked me if I could get the napkins down for her. I went upstairs and she had been setting the table for dinner. She is such a little sweetheart. She has just turned into a little person and it makes me want her to stop growing!

Opening presents first thing in the morning.

I took a beginning quilting class and started making this quilt 3 years ago. It didn't seem very "beginner" to me, but somehow I got through it. I had finished all the squares during the class, but I hadn't put it together. I finally decided to finish it for Molly's birthday this year. She knew I was giving it to her and even helped me sew. Three years ago she sat on my lap while I sewed and this year she pressed the foot peddle for me.

I had everything done besides the binding two days before her birthday, but I had no clue how to do the binding, so I was beginning to think it wouldn't be done for her birthday. Molly kept telling me that I better work on her quilt so she could have it for her birthday. The night before her birthday she said, "This is my last night sleeping with my flower blanket because I will have my new quilt in the morning." With the help of my mother-in-law and friend Carrie and I can't forget YouTube I was able to finish it!

 Molly had a cat party with some of her friends. She was so excited and continues to thank Heavenly Father for her party in every prayer.

Santa

Reed was less than thrilled to see Santa this year. Molly was able to sit on Santa's lap without me and even almost smiled for the picture. Molly asked for a Hello Kitty piano and cowboy boots (cowgirl boots actually). Reed just wants Santa to stay at the North Pole.

Things Molly is obsessed with and/or can't stop talking about

Self photos and makeup

(Ben's Angry Bird party)

(Owen's Pirate party)
Birthday Parties! This is how we keep our schedule around here. By who's birthday is next. She mentions her birthday at least once a day and has been doing this for at least the last 6 months. It is even mentioned in her prayers.

The Mountains
She loves them! This particular trip ended with us carrying our crying children to the car. They did not want to leave.

Fireworks

Park City with her cousins

McKay

Spending time with her cousin Katie in Washington

Things Reed is obsessed with

This train track and trains.

Hugs and kisses. He is the best little cuddler. We can't get enough of them.

Head- wear of any kind. He also loves necklaces.

Oatmeal

Tubbies and bubbles

Things we are obsessed with

These two...

Love Them! How could we not?! But, seriously...We want to go back to Mexico!
We were able to go to Cancun with are dear friends Andy and Heidi before they moved to Washington. We left the kids home and seriously had the best time of our lives! It was so beautiful and so relaxing.

Halloween

The pumpkin we carved. Totally forgot to get pictures, but thanks to Molly's hoarding tendencies, we were able to get a picture. We made a deal that we would throw it away as soon as Grandma and Grandpa Larson get here next week and are able to see it.

At the pumpkin patch


Milking the cow. I was amazed she actually did it

My little fairy princess at her preschool halloween program. She would sing the songs she was learning every day and knew all the words. She even actually sang at the program. I didn't know the songs at all so she really just remembered them from school.

I'm pretty sure mine is the only one I need to explain, but Molly is a cute little fairy, Reed a pumpkin, Brady a clown and I was a fish.

Molly's Preschool

Molly's first day of preschool. She loves her preschool. I love her preschool. I used to babysit her teacher's kids so I know she is in good hands.

Howdy Day at preschool. She got to dress up as a cowgirl. We borrowed her little friend's Hello Kitty boots.

As you can see, she really loved the boots. She hasn't stopped talking about them since.