Just Pictures...

Naomi using her baby sling- I made her one like mine. It was so sweet, she put her baby in and then told her "I love you so much!"




Our little chunker! He's getting so chubby and it's adorable.



He looks like a little budda in these pictures:)

hair cut!

I got my hair cut today while my awesome friend Natalie watched BOTH my kids for me!

It's not sooo different than what I've had for the past few months but I love it. It's super short in the back:) It's going to be a hot summer and I'm going to be ready!

pickles, ready to go, and leaves...

Sometimes Naomi can drive me nuts. She's two and you can only reason with her to a point, then she decides to ignore you or make you bust up laughing.

The past few days here have involved lots of driving mommy nuts and making mommy laugh my head off!

The other day she brought me the jar of baby pickles while I was at the computer-(should have been helping her get the jar out/in the fridge, not checking my email...), we ate a few together and then she decided to put it away in the fridge.

Next I hear a huge crack of breaking glass and Naomi yelling "uh-oh!" I hurry into the kitchen to find Naomi standing above the broken pickle jar, but already eating a pickle from the wreckage! I had to laugh, I mean, she's covered in pickle juice and her first instinct is to freeze- she hadn't moved an inch- and grab a pickle and eat it as fast as she could! Luckily we walked away with no injuries to report. I did spend a good while mopping up pickle juice and glass shards.....

Yesterday while I was feeding James, Naomi got her shoes on, filled her purse with toys, loaded three dollies/babies into her stroller and announced that she was "ready to go!" I asked her what was in her purse and she said, "ummm, probably.... everything!" She's a girl!

Then today we were at the playground with some friends. I went to retrieve Naomi from playing behind some bushes. When I got to her she opened her mouth to show me some chewed up green stuff. I asked her WHAT was in her mouth???!! She then proceeded to spit it out, getting it on her shirt. Then she said, "grass, and leaves!" I had to turn away I was laughing so hard!

I just find myself thinking she would know that leaves taste gross and are not for eating but then she goes and tries it out. It was so funny.

But that's not the end. Tonight at dinner I asked her to tell Zach what she ate at the park today. She couldn't remember so I told him grass and leaves. Then Naomi said, "No eat grass, I ate one leaf!" And she was so proud!

She had to wear her "soft red dress" too. She wants to wear it EVERYDAY.

And just for good measure, so you all know he does cry:) He's such a sweetie.

Springtime in DC

This is at Arlington National Cemetery. The blossoms were beautiful and so was Naomi.

Naomi entertaining herself during the Changing of the Guards Ceremony:)

I LOVE spring! The weather has been gorgeous the past few days and we are totally loving it. I know it's going to get hotter, much, much hotter... but for now it's lovely.

I am getting all ready- at least mentally- for our busy summer ahead. I am flying out of here in two weeks for Natalie and Paul's wedding. I'm flying by myself with BOTH kids. I am totally crazy. Zach is coming the day before the wedding, he has to stick around here for his finals. Then we are all off to Charlotte, NC! We will be there until the end of June and then we fly to Utah to spend the rest of the summer. So I am leaving DC in two weeks and won't be back for 4 months!!! It's a little weird to me.

And for other things. Naomi is getting so big and smart. She notices things and says things that surprise me every day. And she's funny too! She likes to be silly and then will say to us and herself "silly Nomi!" It's pretty cute. She says the cutest things all the time. I wish I had a notebook with me all the time so I could remember them and write them down! Maybe I should do that.

James is getting chubby and I love it. He is a sweet baby and I just love the way he looks at me with those bright blue eyes. Since I'm his mom, I think he's so adorable:)

I'm looking quite sleep deprived in this picture but look how cute my little baby is! He's got the same nice skin as Naomi....obviously it's NOT from me:)

James in his cute Sunday clothes. That darling shirt is from his Aunt Brooke and Uncle Jesse.

I put him face down on the boppy for some "tummy time" and he just fell asleep. That's pretty much the story if he's ever on his tummy.

We are missing Linda and Heidi who went home Wednesday. I've had to be a mom all by myself the past few days. We've done OK :) It was wonderful to have them here.

Today (a good MONTH after Easter) our apartment complex held their annual Easter Egg Hunt. It had been postponed several times but it was a beautiful day! Naomi made friends with the Easter Bunny and held his hand for quite a while, she also made sure he got his share of candy too:)

Pictures- He's 4 WEEKS already!!!

random little bits of life

Last week we went to the visitors center at the temple and as we walked in Naomi immediately spotted the big Christus in the center of the room- similar to the one on temple square in SLC but smaller. Well she took off running to it yelling: "Jesus, Jesus, it's MY Jesus!!!!" She was so happy to see him. Just one of those little moments you want to remember.

And last night James went to sleep at 11 p.m. (after starting to eat at 10ish) and then slept until 3 a.m.!!!!! It was a good looooong stretch of sleep for me. I know it sounds horrible to anyone used to sleeping all night but it was lovely:)