Yeah for Utah visitors!

This past week has been so much fun we have been lucky enough to have 2 families we miss dearly visit Utah and stop by to see us!

THE REEDS

Tim and Kristin are some of our very greatest friends! They came to Utah last week from Arizona and we got to spend time catching up and letting these 2 buddies get reacquainted! Sienna and Corinne are 7 weeks apart and were friends from the beginning, they loved playing again! Like normal this is one of the 3 pictures I remembered to take while they were here!



THE FABIANS!

We were so excited for Malachi to finally meet some of his Fabian family, most of the fam has not made it up for a visit and we are not quite up to traveling with these babies yet! Luckily Michelle and the kids came to Utah to see lots of family while Pablo is busy taking the CA bar exam. The cousins LOVED playing together!

Kailey, Michelle, Malachi, me, and Sienna



attempting a group shot!

Noah helping Omar take pictures! Love that cute face!



Kailey singing itsy-bitsy spider to Sienna- it is obviously her favorite!

cousin play time



the Fabian cousins!

Noah getting a little snuggle in with Si before it is time to say goodbye!

YEAH FOR UTAH VISITORS!!!

3 mOnThs!

My sweet Malachi is 3 months old today! He is the sweetest little baby and gets more fun everyday! He has big beautiful blue eyes, loves to pull mom's hair, and has the cutest baby talk!

We love you Malachi and we are so grateful for every single day of the last three months!

-family-family-family-

Living by the fam makes for lots and lots of pictures!

Is that a doll stroller?? Go Maddie, that is a heavy load!

Sienna's famous 5 minute kiss-- she LOVES her grandma!

Malachi getting some catalog reading in with his daddy

Is he too young to be watching TV- it is cousin bonding right?

Is Uncle Monkey not having fun?? No worries Sienna is!

Mommy and her big baby!

Grandpa Vawdrey entertaining the littlest munchkin- these two are BEST buddies!

Aunt Jo trying to take over my job!

Lucky Mikey!

the famous jealousy kiss!

crazy cousins!

The Hogle Zoo

Only crazy people go to the zoo in the winter in Utah-- that would be us! Last week on Omar's day off the weather was great so we went to make use of our zoo passes.

I am pretty sure Sienna was amazed that monkeys are real and not just pictures in books!

Our little bjorn buba loved looking around and then snoozing!

my mom and Maddie

Sienna and the elephants

the four of us

maddie posing with the giraffe

Sienna checking out the wandering turkey

and Maddie freaking out about a possible turkey attack!

15 & 2

Almost 15 months, that is, and two months plus a few days! Last week we did the double doctor's appointment and here is what we know!

Malachi 2 months

He is our happy little smiley guy, he loves his bouncy seat, white noise, his reflux medicine, sleeping 12 hours a night, and clean bibs!
weight: 12 lbs 12 oz (~ 70th percentile)
length: 24 inches (~90th percentile)

The Doctor was so impressed with his tummy time skills, she said WHOA that is like a 4 month old- that is our little stomach sleeper, SHH :)


Sienna (almost) 15 months
Our little spaz! She loves books, her little kitchen, helping burp the baby, unloading the kitchen drawers, making up her own baby signs, shaking her head no, singing, giggling a deep semi-manly giggle, treating her parents like a jungle gym, and she LOVES eating healthy food (of course that is all she knows)- I swear her meals are as big as mine!

weight: 24 lbs 4 oz (~70th percentile)

length: 31 inches (~70th percentile)

We learned her crazy temper tantrums are most likely the terrible twos early and I am happy to report time outs in the playpen have helped SO much!

LucKy!

Last night was our weekly date night, I got to spend a whole night ALONE with my fabulous husband!

I will spare you all the datails of why, but I came home thinking...

LUCKY ME!

welcome...

to our chaos! Here is a little glimpse into our everyday happenings!

stirring- oh she loves to stir


chunky thighs & climbing into/onto anything and everything




a few sibling snuggles



big bootie= diaper snuggies and great pinching



anything to entertain

sleepy, snuggly boys-- lucky me!

the baby bjorn is our life-saver




chubby cheeks and scrumptious lips

he loves to pull his hair?!?!




messes and more messes

lots of swinging

and now lots of SMILES from Malachi-- oh aren't they cute??

So the moral of the story is: we wear our pajamas more than we should and we don't seem to be taking any pictures of the tantrums and crying- lucky you!