Journal post and S'mores

Mac loves the play room. When me and Drew go up there to play with him he gets so excited and pulls all his books and toys out. He wont let us put anything away while he's in the room. We have to wait until he's asleep to clean. If we try to leave he says "sit."

Mac has been talking a lot. His 2 favorite words are... frog (sounds like the "F" word) and GG (Gray). I love that he came up with this name for Gray on his own even if it does sound like an old Italian women's name.
The other day Mac was playing with a paper towel roll and got his hands stuck. Me being the mean mom I am, took a picture first, instead of helping him:)
Mac still LoVeS his blanket. He takes it everywhere, he even eats with it. He finds the corner and just smells and he relaxes, it's an all natural fix. Lately I haven't been letting him take it out of the house. So when I tell him to "leave the blanket." He grabs the corner and takes one big breath in and drops it. Pretty weird but cute.

Gray just went for another check up. Yes, I was only a month late getting him his 2 month check up. It's a long story, I'm just glad I LOVE this Dr!Gray weighed 16 lbs and 7 ounces (82%) and 26.5 inches long (95%). Despite him being a stubborn nurser he is still growing and healthy.







The other week I was on the phone with my mother in law when these baby squirrels came out of no where. Cute but a little scary. See, they're not afraid of humans yet. So they kept following me. One waited for me at our front door for hours. Well, Drew was doing yard work the next day and found all five of them dead. It would have been more sad but there are way too many squirrels out here. They're kind of a nuisance.

The other night we went over to our friends house for s'mores.

Nance and Gray

Mac is obssesed with Josh. When he sees Nancy or Josh he says" Josh?" (one of the few names he can say) Ella was mimaking Mac in the picture. When she fish hooked her mouth and talked she sounded exactly like Mac. She ran around saying "Josh, Josh" just like Mac did. It was hillarious.

Fall is here!!!

Today we went to Evan's Orchard with some friends. The kids didn't have school today so there was a big group of us which always makes for a fun time. I picked Jen and Jack up, and after getting lost, found the orchard. we unloaded the kids and let them loose. Oh wait, mine doesn't leave my side. So I took Mac around while Jen sat with Gray. We saw the goats, went down the slide, swang, and climbed the hay castle. after we all went and picked apples. Mac comfortably rode in the wagon with Anna Claire. We did all this while Gray sat peacefully in his car seat. Then we ended with a hot dog and fresh apple cider. So good! It was a Great morning.

Is it bad to want to betroth Mac and Anna?:) She is so adorable and love the family. Hillary pulled Mac and Anna Claire around in the wagon. They shared chips and threw freshly picked apples. Too cute.





Mac was too busy eating his chips and not watching where he was going and got snagged by a couple of branches. One of the scratches started at the brim of his nose and ended at his ear. Poor guy, he didn't even cry.

I'm 25!!!

I had the best birthday this year. Drew took me out Saturday night. We ate at PF Chang's and did a little shopping after. It was funny cause I ended up not getting anything and Drew walked away with a suit, pants and a vest. Who's birthday was it? When we went to go get Mac at the Hyde's, Debbie had invited some friends over and made me a birthday cake. I teared up, it was my first birthday cake in four years. We did the whole singing and blowing out the candles. So sweet. I have the best friends out here. Not only did Debbie watch my handful of a son but helped her kids make me birthday cards and put together a great party. Thank you!



I just plopped down on the floor and fed the half naked Mac and the twins cake.



Sunday morning I woke up to my real birthday. Drew did not fail and made me feel extra special on my day even though he wasn't there for a lot of it. He gave me some fun, thougthful gifts. That night we ate dinner at the Floyd's. Nothing like two parties. Later that night friends dropped by with cakes, presents, and cards. Like I said before I have the most wonderful, thoughtful friends.

Also I got so many phone calls, texts, and cards from friends and family that don't live around here. Too bad I forgot my phone for most of the day, so if I didn't answer your calls it's cause I didn't have it on me. But I did appreciate all of them.

Thank you, thank you to all my family and friends; you really made me feel so loved!!!

3 Months old!

Our little Gray is 3 months old today! I can't put into words how much I love him. He has the sweetest spirit about him. Lately he's been cooing all day and he's just full of smiles and giggles, we can't take our eyes off of him. Even Mac can't seem to get enough of him. I love it when Mac gives Gray a hug and talks to him in his super high pitched voice. But then it usually leads to Mac tickling Gray which usually ends with Mac hitting Gray. But hey, it all started with a hug:)

.Last week Gray let me sleep 7 hours two nights in a row! Perfect, I tell ya.

We're Back!

We survived the long 3 day trip home. Mac and Gray did surprisingly well. Here's my last post of our Utah vacation, and it's a long one. Last time we were home in March I was so mad at myself for not taking more pictures, so this time I over did it.


Gray got his first haircut. He needed a haircut from the day he was born. I just wanted everyone at home to see his hair before we got rid of it.
Goodbye mullet hello neck.
A walk up Provo Canyon that consisted of throwing rocks in the river...
He looks all cute and innocent but he most definitely is not. Mac figured out how to toot on demand. Gross I know but it was hilarious....
Four generation picture with my mom and Grandpa and Grandma Heaps

Four generation picture with my dad and Grandma McAllister...
Mac got read to A LOT and he loved every minute of it.


Gray and Mac got matching PJ's...

Mac swinging with Grandma Millar. Whenever she got up he would say, "Momma, Sit" and point to the swing. He's so demanding:)
We had a fabulous time in Utah. We are so lucky to have such great families that let us stay with them for a whole month!!! We Love and miss you all!

Millar family Olympics.

Last Saturday we had the first Millar family Olympics. It was an all day event. We started the day by having a huge breakfast and making our countries flags. Then the games began. We did floor exercises where things got a little sketchy but humorous. The best part was watching Mac watch the dances, especially Drew's. He was so confused. Then we did Human Frisbee, shot put, relays, synchronized swimming, Diving and holy board (like corn hole). After every event we had a Medal Ceremony. I was proud to take home a bronze for costume(thank you Savers) and floor exercise and a silver for holy board.
Thank you Katie, Annie and Mom. They did so much work to make this come together. I can't wait to do this again in 2012!

I give up!!!!

Yes it's 11:55 am Sunday morning and I'm not at church. Why you ask? well lets see. I woke Mac up this morning at 8:20am (6:20 Utah time) got him dressed before he was fully awake. Fed him breakfast in the car. Made it to church 10 minutes early. Walk through the door and Mac sees Drew and flips. So Drew took him up to the stand and then Mac started crying for me. Drew brought him back but that didn't fix it; he wanted both me and Drew. Cute, but totally annoying. He was spoiled this past month to have us and the whole family at his beckon call.

Anyway, I handed Gray off to a ward member and took Mac outside cause he was yelling now. Then Gray started crying. So I pulled Mac inside the mother's lounge where he continued to cry and yell for Drew while I fed Gray. He settled down so we made our way back to the chapel. He did great the last half hour but then he saw Drew and once again started crying.

To make a long story short both Drew and I sat with Mac in nursery second hour. When either one of us stood up he started crying. When anyone besides Drew or I held Gray he started crying. So when Drew got up to do interviews Mac lost it. From 11:00 until now he screamed. So I left church and went home. Yes, it's true I gave up.

Where have those peaceful Sundays gone; where I could fulfill my church duties and enjoy my Sunday meetings?