Story Time with Friends

One of our favorite things to go to is Story Time. Mac and I both love it. The librarian does such a great job getting the children to participate. She started out with some songs and then read three books. After every song and story Mac would stand up and clap and cheer. After we usually just read some books and play with the puzzles, but this time I invited my friend Ashlee and her two boys (Ben & Tyler). Ben and and Mac are three months apart and they play so well together. After story time they ran around, wrestled in the story pit and pulled each other on the horse / fought over the horse:). With only a few tears, story time was a success.

One month old

Today Gray is a month old. I can't tell you how fast time has gone by. At his two week check up he weighed 10.02 lbs. and was 21.5 inches long. I'm sure by now he's gained at least another pound or two. I'm so glad that he's healthy and growing but he's already changing too much. I wish I could pause everything and just enjoy having him be a newborn. Maybe our next will stay smaller longer. I doubt it.

This isn't the best picture but our little chunk has started smiling

Poor Gray, Mac is obsessed with kissing and holding him. When he wakes up in the morning the first thing he does is give Gray hugs and kisses and every time he walks by Gray he kisses him. It's great that Mac loves Gray but his loves can mistakingly look like violent acts. We have to keep a watchful eye on Mac at all times.

One room down...

Drew and I have been busy. We've painted the kitchen, Mac's room, and Gray's room. But Mac's is the only one that is totally put together. It's extremely simple but we love it.

Before

After

You might be thinking Mac's hair is wet because he just got out of the bath or ran through sprinklers; well, your wrong. Mac found a can of Fabreez air freshener and sprayed it all over himself. His hair and clothes were soaked. Even after a shower he reaked of imitation melon.

Happy Birthday!!!!

Yesterday was Drew's 26th birthday. Too bad he was in class all day preparing for the bar. Birthdays just aren't the same anymore. When he got home we ordered Chinese food, went shopping and had treats. Drew we love you so much, Happy birthday!
why I love Drew....

* He can grow facial hair like no one I know.

* He has the best sense of humor. I love watching comedies with him. His laugh is contagious.



*Even when he 's overwhelmed with school or work he puts me,Mac and Gray first.



* He's the best story teller. He can make the most boring things seem interesting.

*when I was pregnant with Mac he managed to
almost gain as much weight as I did. He's so good to me:)

Happy 4th

Happy 4th of July! Yesterday we spent the day with the Bloods and the Hydes. We had fun, playing the Wii, (rather watching the boys play the Wii). Drew went undefeated in boxing. I'm so proud of him:) The BBQ was amazing but the best part of the night was watching Mac watch the fireworks. He got so into it. He was dancing in the streets and screaming wow and doing his big belly laugh. I wish I had my video camera. The fourth of July is becoming one of my favorite holidays, kids make it a million times better.

First time doing the collage (thanks Ash K.) click on the image to enlarge....


The many faces of Mac during the firework show...

The Boys

Boring post.... Just more pictures of Mac and Gray

Today we took the boys out in the backyard to take some pictures. ...

I was so nervous when my mom left, I had doubts about whether I could handle these two boys....
Even with very little sleep, I'm proud to say that not only are we surviving, but life is great.

Gray is the sweetest baby
Mac has the fake cry down. Isn't he cute?
My favorite Brown eyes
While golfing with my little brother, Drew ran into some poison ivy. It's all over his left hand and arm and some how it got on his forehead. He also has bug bites all over his face and legs. Needless to say we have been going through the calamine lotion and benadryl spray. Poor guy:(

a HUGE thanks!

My mom and Scotty left Tuesday and we are missing them. Here's a little of what they did... clean, take care of Mac, paint, organize, cook, laundry, bathe Mac and Gray, plant a garden, grocery shop, decorate, stay up with Gray until late hours of the night so I could sleep, and Scott even woke up with Mac (the list can go on and on). But the thing I'm missing most is just having them here, it was so fun to have them all to ourselves for eight days. Thanks for everything you two did we couldn't have had a baby and moved into a new house all the same week if it wasn't for you two!

A special thanks to Drew. He has been amazing as well. Monday before my Mom and Scott came and I was in the hospital he and some ward members(we have the best ward) moved us in. He has been working nonstop trying to get things put together. Love you!

Here's some pictures of the past week....

There's a pond down the street from our house. Mac loved feeding the ducks.

Best buds. Mac walked around the house saying Scott, Scott all day. It was fun to hear him say it the first time but I'm sure Scotty got so sick of it.

Mac loved Scott pushing him on the swing everyday. The higher the better.

Gray's first bath. He was not a fan.

Gray is getting so chubby. I think he's starting to look a little more like Mac.

Mac is obsessed with gas (farts and burps). Scotty was pretending to burp and Mac could not stop giggling. Boys will be boys.
The owners before us painted one of the rooms black. So naturally it was the first room we repainted. When I say "we" I mean I watched while Scott and Drew painted. Mac thought he was a huge help. The color looks gross here but after three coats it turned out great.Pictures of the house...
We have not got everything where it needs to be in the family room but you can get the point. We are still repainting the bedrooms so more pictures will come as we finish the rooms.

The outside of the house. If you look closely at the door you can see Mac screaming. Something he did a lot yesterday. He's really missing Grandma and Scott. Also notice the flower pots on the porch. My mom insisted on having them, she said it makes the house look happy! Love you mom!