Top 5 - July 2015

Payton Millie 

3 Years 1 Month

1 - This girl is FINALLY 100% potty trained.  She has been mostly potty trained since February but for a while would have to be reminded to go or she would have an accident.  She hasn't had an accident in a month now and always tells us when she has to go.  One time I asked her to just try even though she told me multiple times she didn't have to go.  She turned to me holding her hand up to my mouth and said very dramatically "Mom I don't have to go, I DON'T have a feeling in my tummy."

2 - She is so silly these days.  She will randomly burst into her crazy dancing and flail her arms and legs everywhere.  She loves to make up funny words and then turn to us and say "I'm so funny huh?"

3 - She recently begs me multiple times a day to play house so that she can be the baby.  She wants me to pretend to feed her, burp her, swaddle her and put her to sleep in Cooper's crib.   

4 - Payton has finally taken to Cooper.  It is so precious to me when I see them interact.  She asks to rock him to sleep for his naps and she sings him Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  She also loves to help me change his diapers.  I hope that lasts for a long time.

5 - She used to be the best sleeper.  Going to bed was never a problem, but now all of a sudden it is like pulling teeth just to get this girl in her pajamas let alone everything else that comes with the whole bedtime routine.  

Cooper Seth

3 Months

1 - This boy loves to coo, but he always makes this hilarious noise that sounds like a dinosaur.  It is pretty cute.

2 - He is always hot and his feet are constantly sweating.

3 - He loves to blow bubbles and boy does he like to drool. 

4 - He decided to trick me into thinking he is a good sleeper.  He was sleeping through the night for 3 days in a row and before that would sleep from 8-4 and then wake to eat and would fall back asleep until 8 or 9.  The past few weeks he has been waking up 3-5 times a night.  I seriously want to pull my hair out.  Good thing he's so cute.

5 - He started grabbing at toys and blankets and hair and really anything he can get his little hands on.

Fourth of July - Part 2

My aunt always throws the best BBQ's, especially for holidays.  We went to their house with my parents and Tyler's family.  It was fun to have both of our families there.

 Payton was obsessed with their doggy door and spent probably 30 minutes climbing in and out of it and then telling everybody that she was a dog.

After the BBQ we went over to Tyler's aunt and uncle's house in Lehi for fireworks.

Fourth of July - Part 1

Holidays get so much better when you have kids.  Seriously.  We had a fun filled Fourth of July weekend.  We started by going to the Freedom Festival in Provo which was probably the best carnival/fair we have been to.  It had a lot of kid friendly free activities which Payton loved.

Payton got her hair done and face painted.

In the morning on Fourth of July we went to a parade which was a lot of fun.  Tyler's family came up and spent the weekend with us. 

Payton turns 3

This year Payton's birthday was a little different. The past two years we have had a big birthday party for her. This year, one of Tyler's really good friends is getting married in Las Vegas on Payton's birthday. Also, one of my high school friends reception is on the same night.  So we will be in Vegas for P's birthday. She didn't seem to mind though. 

So instead we had 3 different celebrations for her. The first one we did with my parents. We went up to the mountains the weekend before and just had a relaxed afternoon. Lots of rock throwing, stick gathering and creek playing went down. And eating. 

The next celebration was with her best friend Taisley. She doesn't get to see her very often because we don't live in Layton anymore so we met in Salt Lake at the Discovery Museum and they played hard. They sure love each other.

On her actual birthday we were in Las Vegas spending all day doing wedding stuff, which was really boring for her.  So we just decided to pretend her birthday was the next day. She never knew the difference. 

Birthday breakfast donut 

We went to a water park in the morning and saw Inside Out after. I hope it's a phase but she is deathly afraid of water. She will go in the lazy river and wave pool as long as we are in a tube and she is on our lap. At least she loved seeing the movie. 

We let her pick dinner that night and of course she chose In'n'out. Poor girl only eats there and Costa Vida because those are the only fast food places I can eat.  Life with a Celiac mom.  Luckily she loves them both. 

Presents and cake from Nona and Papa.