Catching Up

Sorry about the blogging break . . .
I'm back now. I would love to say that I haven't posted because I've been insanely busy doing interesting and productive things, but that would not be entirely true. I have had a fairly full week, but nothing major or pressing. The first part of the week was really relaxed and we just cleaned the house, went to the park, visited Daddy at work and finally picked up the new car. Then I took the boys with me to the DMV to get the temporary permit for the car. Friday was Davin's 2 month check up. He is doing great, but isn't as big as we thought he was. He's actually a little on the small side. Apparently that's just how our kids are. Anyway, to those of you who are interested in the details . . .Davin's Stats are as follows:
height: 23.25 inches--55%ile
weight: 10lbs. 9oz.--25%ile
head: don't recall actual centimeters, but 25%ile
So, ya, he's not the huge baby we imagined him to be. I forgot to mention that we did actually sell the Camry last Sunday!!! This is such great news because with it not running we were concerned no one would buy it. We certainly didn't sell it for what we would have if it was running, but we got a little bit from it, and every little bit helps! :)

When we went to Murray Park on Tuesday all the firefighters were there practicing rescues in the river, so there were about 4 fire engines. Weston was in heaven!

Weston had his first experience on a tire swing at the park this week. He is a big fan.

Davin is 2 months old today!!! He is such a cutie with all his big grins and little chuckles. We love him to pieces.Ok, this is a funny story. Weston LOVES to talk on the phone and is always wanting to call people on my cell. This is him talking to Grandma B (I think) last Sunday. He got hot and took off his pants and then was sitting there chatting on the phone bouncing his foot. I am looking forward to comparing this pic with one of him when he is 16 or 17 (I mean, check out the look he's giving us too!).

Sisters

Oh how I love my sisters. I hate that I live far away from them all, but I love when we get to be together and visit. My older sister, Joy, came to visit me for the first time in almost 2 years (I have seen here in there, but always at my parents house when we are all together). So this was the first time she had seen my house and also the first time she saw Davin! We had a fabulous time together.
Joy got here Thursday evening and we got Papa Murphy's pizza when we got home from the airport. It was so delicious. Ian and I had to run and test drive a little car we were thinking about buying (and did buy, post on that forthcoming), so I felt bad leaving right after she got there, but we weren't gone too long. Anyway, long story short when I got home we spent the rest of the night talking, literally. We didn't go to bed until 3am. Just a few short hours later it was Friday morning and Weston was up and wanting to play. We were so tired, but it was totally worth it.
Friday we went and did some shopping at Deseret Book and Babies R Us. Joy got a new cute diaper bag. We were going to go to Cafe Rio for lunch, but while waiting for Ian to join us got a call that he needed to be picked up because the Camry had died on the freeway on his way there. Bummer. We ended up letting McDonald's feed us instead and Ian worked from home the rest of the afternoon while the rest of us napped. Aren't we the exciting ones?!? Anyway, after dinner that night Joy and I went to this store called "The Quilted Bear." I had never been there. It was tons of fun and had all these little booths set up where crafters sell their stuff. We wandered and looked and got a couple fun things.
Saturday we did a little more shopping. Well I did some more shopping. Joy wasn't feeling great but was a real trooper helping me pick out clothes anyway. I finished shopping for my spring/summer clothes and Joy got a couple dresses for her girls. That night we had a bbq and played with Weston. After the boys were in bed Joy and I went and saw "Penelope" at the dollar theater. It was so cute! We had a great time watching the movie and commenting to each other. It was seriously an adorable movie. We highly recommend it if you like sweet girly movies that make you smile.
So, Saturday was a pretty late night too. I had to take Joy to the airport at 7am Sunday. Sad day . . . our visit was over. It was so fun though. I so appreciate Joy taking her solo vacation out here to visit me! Here are some pics of our awesome sister weekend.

Joy playing with Weston. He was so excited for her to be there and wanted to show her all his stuff.
Weston showing Auntie Joy his new bubble gun out in the backyard (I did not realize that I was in this picture)
Auntie Joy and her newest nephew.
Auntie Joy and the boys. They love their aunties!
Me and my sister . . . I thought we were doing cheesy smiles. ;)

Happy Happy Gurgling

Davin has been making the cutest little gurgly sounds, almost like laughing, and smiling a lot more now. I can't help but post the cutest ones. Our visit with Auntie Joy is going wonderfully. Look forward to a post about it on Monday!

It's All About Me!

Oh wait . . . my blog posts are mostly about my family, my kids, my failures, joys and the minutia of my life. I also don't post a lot of pics of myself, however, I was playing with photobooth for the first time ever (even though we have had a mac our entire married life) and took some pics of myself. It was pretty fun and addicting. I really wanted to get a good shot of my hair since I'm totally loving this haircut and today is the first day of my contacts being back in! Yay! So here I am in my element with Davin sleeping in his carseat behind me. :) Enjoy.

Baby Smiles

Davin has been smiling for real for a couple weeks now but I hadn't been able to get a picture of his cute little happy face before. Today during Weston's naptime we had some play time and I finally captured some of his adorable baby smiles for your viewing pleasure!

Nightmares

Last night Davin had an awesome sleeping night and was only up once from 10pm-7:15am! I know, you're thinking, "Shannon probably is feeling so rested only having to get up once," but sadly you would be wrong. Weston woke up screaming twice last night because he was having bad dreams about a spider being in his bed. So after going to bed at 10:30 last night I was up at 11:30 debriefing with Ian why Weston was having nightmares, then up again at 2am calming Weston down and tucking him in, then at 4:30 with Davin for a feeding, then Davin again at 7:15. Ugh. Poor Weston was convinced there was a spider in his bed. Probably because he found a little tiny spider in the kitchen yesterday and also he looked at the big huge tarantula at the library (it was in a cage). Anyway, Ian pulled the covers all they way back just to make sure it really was just a dream (spiders in your bed is not out of the realm of possibility in our house). So yeah, not the best night for me, but I'm coping.

Today we were going to go to the toy store to pick out a present for Weston's cousin Lizzie's birthday. Weston had some leftover birthday money in his piggy bank so I told him he could bring it and pick out a toy for himself too. He was pretty excited about this and put his money in his pocket at like 9am. We ended up going to Target instead of Toys R Us, but it was so fun. Weston picked out a really cool little curious george train toy that goes all on it's own and then turns around and goes the other way when it runs into something. I got a fun toy too. I have been wanting a dust buster for about a year now and I had a Target gift card, so I finally bought one! Now that I've had it for a few hours I'm already wondering how I lived without it all this time. I love indulging my OCD tendencies. :) I won't say what we ended up getting for Lizzie, but it's awesome. Also, side note, if you are ever looking for paint with water books for your kids, Target has them. We got a few of those too. Definitely a fun little outing.

My new toy! Isn't it great? It even matches my kitchen with the red and white. Loving it!
Weston and his new George toy. He was pretty pleased with himself when he paid for it too.

You're It!

Answer 3 things to each section

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20 years ago I...

1) was 5 years old

2) had just moved to La Habra

3) was finishing my last 6 weeks of kindergarten at a new school

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10 years ago I...

1) was a sophomore in high school and was super busy with Drill Team, swimming (sorta), and 2 choirs

2) went to my first and worst formal dance (with an ex). . .word of advice, never go to a formal dance with an ex even if you had already made the plans before you broke up. I spent the entire night evading him trying to kiss me. Blah.

3) was really starting to figure life out and find my testimony of my Savior and the Gospel.

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5 years ago I..

1) was a sophomore at BYU and had just started dating Ian.

2) already knew I was going to marry him

3) worked all summer at FHSS Computer Support, the most easy/boring/well-paying job at BYU. :)

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3 years ago I..

1) was feeling secretly grateful that my decision about my Rec Therapy internship had been made for me by Ian getting offered an internship in New York, which we were leaving for in just a few days!

2) was pregnant with Weston, but didn't know it yet

3) was blonde. (i did not make an attractive blonde)

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1 year ago I...

1) was getting settled into my first real house!

2) working 2 part time jobs. blah.

3) was sleeping through the night. :)

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So far this year I have...

1) given birth for the second time.

2) redecorated/refurnished my bedroom.

3) not yet slept through the night. blah.

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Yesterday I...

1) had flashbacks to dating/early marriage with Ian when Weston and I got a frog as a pet. (RIP Crap for Brains)

2) did 2 loads of laundry

3) tried out a new recipe, modified the new recipe and it was delicious!

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Today I....

1) went to the library with the kids.

2) vacuumed the house

3) fed both my kids twice (aren't I such an amazing mom?!?)

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Tomorrow I will...

1) mop the floors

2) take Weston to the petting zoo

3) get way excited for Joy to come on Thursday!

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In the next year I may...

1) fit into my american eagle jeans again

2) get Weston potty trained!

3) sleep through the night (sorry it's a running theme, it's kind of a forefront of my life right now)

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i tag: Carly, Tasha and Sara