Laughing!

Kids Table

So last Monday, Deja & Josh and Dawn Sheree & Steven all came up for a Family Home Evening and we had homemade pizza for dinner. We only had enough seats at the table for the adults, so we obviously needed a kids table. I laid down some beach towels on and under our coffee table with a box and large dictionary for seats for the boys. I thought it turned out pretty fun. Obviously Mikayla did too, since she fussed and fussed until we took her over to join her cousins.

All three of them just had a blast, laughing and laughing. Garth had a blast entertaining Mikayla, and Colt had a blast playing cleanup, trying to eat everyone's unattended food.

Great Times!!

Changes.

I gave work notice that I will not be returning after my leave ends in a couple of weeks. It was one of the hardest things that I have done in a long time. Dustin and I both know, after long hours of prayer and fasting, that this is the right choice for our little family. Honestly, I am scared to death. The future is pretty up in the air for us, but I cannot deny that we absolutely know that my staying home with Mikayla is the right thing for us right now. Dustin graduates in May and we are still unsure as to what our next step will be after that point.

I know that a lot of my co-workers follow our blog and I just wanted to tell you that I am grateful for you. I am grateful for a boss that was understanding of my need to be home with my family right now. I worked with some wonderful people and I am so thankful for all that you taught me and for the friendships I made. I will miss you. If you keep following our blog, please leave a comment from time to time so we can keep in touch!

Some (if not all!) of you may think I am crazy. The reasons I made this choice are many, but one of the main reasons is that I firmly believe that "Mothers are primarily responsible for the nuture of their children" whenever possible (click here for more info). Now, this is not to say that I will never return to work at some point in the future (near or far), either by choice or necessity, but at this moment in time, my job is to stay at home with this little munchkin...

We will keep you updated as we find out where we will go from here. Thank you for your love and support.

Tummy Time Revisited!

Mikayla still hates tummy time and just screams when we put her on her belly, then just rolls over. We put her on the exercise ball (don't worry, her Dad was holding her!) and she just loved it, despite what her faces may look like! We get kind of bored around here sometimes if you can't tell!

The new do, too....It's a terrible picture, but it's the only one I have. I chopped it all off. It was time for a change!

Hollywood, here we come!

Mom's Big Helper

For Christmas Dustin's parents got me this cute matching set of aprons, one for me and one for Mikayla. We decided to try Mikayla's on her just for kicks the other day when she was being a big helper in the kitchen (i.e. she wouldn't be put down when I was trying to make lunch). She looked pretty cute, but she was totally swimming in it! Room to grow, right?!

Beach Babette

For Easter Mikayla got this super cute swimsuit and Dustin had to try it out a little early so he took Mikayla swimming in my parent's spa and she just LOVED it!

She also got this hat and some shades from her Grandad and Nanny Jill and since we're working with the beach babe theme I thought I'd share some pictures of them as well...

We got to go to Pinetop with my parents for Easter weekend and it was an amazing get-away. Here are a couple of pics from what Mikayla did on our adventure.

Played lots and lots...

Even played cards...

Went on walks with her cool beanie...

Snuggled with Grandad...

Had bed parties with Nanny Jill...

and Mom and Dad ate lots of junk food, went thrift store shopping and took long naps (I took full advantage of lots of babysitters!)! It was awesome!