Cousin Fun!

We have had such a fun week! Brett came to Utah for work and he brought Jeffrey and Mary with him, which means endless cousin time for the kids.

Emily and Mary have had a blast dressing up, switching clothes and shoes, playing house, building forts, and entertaining Isaac. They have changed outfits at least 5-7 times a day, and always have to feel "beautiful". They are great friends and play together so well. They have hilarious conversations about "wedgies", whether deli turkey meat is from an animal, and constant talk about ballerinas and princesses. They are always holidng hands and are so cute!

Taylor was so disappointed when he realized he was going to school all week, while Jeffrey was visiting. He cried Monday morning and said "I can't go to school, I'll miss 6 1/2 hours of playing with Jeffrey." They have had fun playing hockey, riding scooters, doing arts and crafts, and playing with nerf guns. They get along great, and have a terrific time together!

Isaac's 2nd Birthday!

Isaac turned two and we had a great party to celebrate!

He his cake, ice cream, opening presents and blowing out his candles. He kept blowing them out before we sung "Happy Birthday", so we kept lighting them for him.

His hair was getting long and unmanageable, so he got a haircut. He did really well sitting in the chair, and now he looks like such a big boy!

He had fun with the party hats and balloons. He got spoiled with gifts; his own little hockey stick, helicopter, his own soccer ball, playdoh and a train engineer costume. Everyone was so nice to come and see Isaac turn two!

Happy Birthday-Isaac!

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday Isaac!

I can't believe it's been two years since you were born. We were so excited and happy to have another boy in the family. You were 8 lbs. 1 oz. and pretty long too. Your name was undecided and so we let big brother Taylor choose the final name out of our list. He loved the name "Isaac" and we think it fits you perfectly.

You still feel like my baby, even though you are talking really well, eat by yourself, play with balls, blocks, trucks, trains etc.. and are on the verge of being potty trained?!

You have grown into a curious, sweet, funny, adorable little boy! You have been a wonderful addition to our family. We all love your cute personality, and find the things you say to funny. Lately your favorite game is "Button, button" which you call "Butt, Butt" and Taylor and Emily will laugh hysterically at you when you say it.

Your smile is contagious as is your big belly laugh. You bring joy and happiness to each member of our family every day. You get really excited about the cutest, simple things; going outside on a walk, reading a book about trucks, seeing a bird, airplane or helicopter in the sky and going to the zoo. You love going to the zoo and start yelling "Zoo, Zoo" when we pull into the parking lot. You have a love for animals just like your dad.

You have been hugged, loved, fought over and annoyed by your older brother and sister. They LOVE having you around (most of the time). They adore you and want you to follow them around and be just like them. You are good at giving hugs and kisses, even open mouthed kisses! You like to lean in and give secrets, or blow in their ears, and then you all giggle.

We love you little buddy! Have a Happy Birthday!

Skiing at Snowbird

We went skiing at Snowbird over the weekend. Taylor has been wanting to go skiing for along time, and we haven't had any time all winter because of the house remodel.

It was a beautiful day up the canyon and the snow was perfect!

Taylor did great learning how to ski, he was brave and acted like he know just what to do. He kept asking "When can I go on a black diamond hill?" I just laughed and told him " in a few years!"

This is the lift we spent most of the day riding.

Grandpa Shields and Natalie came with us too! It was a great way to spend a nice Spring day!

Way to go Taylor!

We had a great month of February, here's a little about what's been happening.

Taylor and Emily have been endlessly fighting, so we are trying a new system where they earn "puff balls" and out them in this container when they do nice things for each other. It's working great, and they are happy with their actions. We are going to Califnornia in April and told them they can go to Sea World in April if they can fill this container.

Taylor had a cold last week and came home from school early with an ear ache. His ear drum was close to bursting and so he get to take this for 14 days. He is feeling much better and even likes the flavor fo the antibiotic.


Emily has been having so much fun with her friends. They come over and play, make forts, wear dress ups and giggle. She is getting so grown up and independent.


Isaac loves playing with Taylor's hockey stick and ball. He drags the stick around and tries to hit the ball, over and over. He is in a really fun stage right now. He loves anything to do with sports, trucks, trains and the usual "boy stuff". But when he plays with Emily he wants to wear high heels, try on her headbands and plays tea party, and dolls too.


He is talking so much now and it's exciting to hear him try a new word and then start using it on a daily basis. He likes to follow me around and yell "Go, Mama!' when he wants to go somewhere.





Love that Smile!

We have been busy working on our house and getting the remodel completed. I end up at Home Depot or Lowe's several times a week, sometimes several times in one day. This time we had Becca with us, and no one wanted to miss out on the car cart. So I crammed them all into the car cart while I bought light switch covers and looked a mirrors, lights, etc.. They are so funny together. Isaac always tortures Becca and she is so nice to him.

The house is coming along well, carpet is being installed today, and we should move in a couple weeks!

This is the face I see everyday after his snack of Nutella on a bagel. He loves Nutella as much as me, and manages to make a huge mess!

We can't wait for Spring!

Here are a few more pictures from the party!

Happy 7th Birthday!

We had a fabulous Valentine's Day celebration.

Taylor started his special day with his favorite breakfast, waffles with Nutella. We hung out, went on a drive and had a fun relaxing day before church.
Then after church we had his Birthday Party. He wanted spaghetti and salad for dinner with an ice cream cake for dessert.

We had a yummy dinner with Goofy Grandma and Grandpa, G&G Shields, Marcus and Natalie. We all went around the table and told our favorite things about Taylor. Some things said were: his excitement about learning, he is very creative, he is a good big brother, he's willing to try new things, and he is a good student. He has so many fantastic qualities but these were just the highlights.

These are a few cute pictures of Taylor. I am so happy to have him in our family. He is such sweet, kind, good natured boy and I am love him!

Happy Birthday Taylor!