FINALLY!!!

YAY! We finally got some family pictures taken, thanks to my sister-in-law Christina! Her and her little family came down from Idaho for fall break and she was so sweet to squeeze us into her busy schedule! We had to split it up into two days because we didn't think Taylor & Carson would do very well for long, so on Friday we took pictures of the kids and then on Saturday we did family pics! It was quite a chore getting them to both sit still and at least have a pleasant look on their faces! Here are the results!!!



Yes, Eeyore was in our family pictures! Taylor doesn't go
anywhere without him, and we figured trying to take him
away for pictures wasn't worth the fight. Plus that's just
who Taylor is right now and look how nicely he matches our outfits!







Look at that cute little smile and adorable
little belly button!

Can you tell this was one of the last pictures?!

We both look a little ragged, but I still like it

because of Taylor's HUGE smile!

I don't really consider myself a very crafty person, though at times I would like to be. There are a lot of really cute and fun craft ideas out there so I've decided that I'll try my hand at a few. Anyway, here are a couple of my most recent projects!

Birthday and Blessing

This weekend was a busy and fun one, Sunday was my 30th birthday and also Carson's blessing day! My parents came down on friday to spend the weekend with us! We're so glad they could come and spend some time with us we all enjoyed their visit and Taylor was especially excited. When they came to the door on Friday Taylor came with me to open the door when she saw who it was she didn't know what to do with herself because of her excitement. She showed off for them for the 1st ten minutes or so and then settled in for some loves and cuddles!

On Saturday Jimmy surprised me with a trip to Best Buy to get me a new camera! He wanted it to be a complete surprise and have me open it as a gift but he decided to just let me pick it out because he wanted my input. Anyway this is what he got me

The Nikon D90!
I was so excited! I still have a lot of figuring out to do but I'm having so much fun with it! I love that i can actually get decent pictures of my kids now! With my little point and shoot camera I was lucky to get even a blurry picture of Taylor but now it doesn't matter if she's holding still or not I can get some great shots! I eventually want to be able to really get into photography but like I said I have A LOT to learn!

Sunday we blessed Carson! He looked so cute in his little tux! And then we had a little get together afterward. It was a great day and a great way to spend the big 30!

I caught him right in the middle of a sneeze!

Taylor had so much fun playing with Grandpa!

And Carson & Grandma had a good time cuddling!

I don't know what they were looking at!

Reasons to smile!!!

There are often moments and even days when I feel like I am at my whits end. Being a mommy isn't always easy and sometime not very much fun either. Don't get me wrong, I love my babies and I love being their mommy but, toddler tantrums and newborn demands can really wear on you. Most days my house is a disaster and somedays I can't find time to shower, and there are even days that I'm not able to find time to make a "real" dinner for Jimmy before he gets home! But through the stresses and demands of life there is always something to smile about! And these are some of mine!

I was busy taking care of Carson and realized I hadn't heard Taylor in a bit, most times she's right at my feet nagging me for something or wanting as she says to hold me. So I went to check on her and this is what I found!

She had gathered all of her favorite stuffed animals and lined

them up on the couch to watch Dora with her!

She LOVES her hat, and apricots too!

First thing in the morning I went to check on her, she

had quietly pulled out ALL of her toys, she put her blankets

and stuffed animals in her laundry basket and climbed in with them!

Carson was fussing so Taylor was making sure he was ok!

This smile melts my heart!

All I can say is Life is good!

C is for cookie!

Taylor and I made cookies yesterday! She loved helping mommy, she kept stirring the flour saying "mik, mik, mik" then she added her magic touch by waving the wisk and saying "biddy biddy boo" which she learned from cinderella's fairy god- mother. They were the best cookies I've ever tasted!




I love this picture, she is so excited!

after the dough was made she decided to make

a mess of her own!

Where does the time go?!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!! Carson is already a month old! He's growing and changing everyday. He's starting to not look like a newborn anymore. We took him in for his 1 month appointment on Friday and he was 9lbs 5oz - between 25-50 percentile, and he is 22 & 3/4 inches long which is the 90th percentile! So he's super long and skinny! He started smiling at the beginning of week 4, I love his little smile, I can't get enough of it! They grow so fast! I think I'm starting to get the hang of having two little ones.... I THINK. Somedays though I wonder what I was thinking having them so close together, I could be crazy! But most days I really do love it and honestly at the end of everyday even the worst ones...I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Taylor is growing too! She is so fun and makes me laugh, Recently she started dressing herself, I think she gets her fashion sense from Jimmy (you'll see what I mean in the pictures) She's talking a lot. Anytime Carson coughs or sneezes she says "fwess you Carson"; She LOVES her Eeyore and takes it everywhere we go, today while we were running errands she gave him a BIG hug and said "I yub you ayo"! She's also quite the dancer and anytime she hears music she can't help but dance, and surprisingly she has pretty good rythm. We went to the mall the other day, the minute we walked into one of the stores she heard the music and stood in the middle of the store and danced for everyone (she loves an audience), I think I need to help her develope this talent and find a dance class to put her in!

Jimmy is doing well at work, still trying to get use to and comfortable with it all. After so many years of school it's quite a change! He told me the other day that it's strange when people ask him what he does and he tells them that he's a Physical Therapist, he's been so use to saying he is in Physical Therapy school and now that he actually has started his career it's a little surreal.

We are enjoying Arizona! I'm just trying to find enough hours in the day to take care of two kids, clean the house, make the meals (you know all the wifely duties) and get a little time to myself. I know there are some super moms out there that seem to have it all figured out so if you have any advice or maybe some super powers you want to send my way i would greatly appreciate it...

Anyway there are my ramblings for the evening, enjoy the pics!

Taylor likes laying in Carsons crib with him

She came to me with this one sock and wanted it on,

she wore it the rest of the day!

I went in to check on her during her nap and she had her shirt on
like this, She wore it like that for hours!


In this picture she has her PJ's on her favorite dress over her
PJ's and her favorite shirt over her dress!

She LOVES to wear my shoes!

It's been awhile!

Okay so I know it's been quite awhile since my last blog and a lot has happened since then! To start off, we finished our stay in Hawaii, we sure do miss it but it was definitely time to come home. The next big thing was Jimmy's graduation, I can't believe after all these years he's finally done, but we're sure glad he is! After Jimmy graduated he started studying like crazy for his boards, during that time we lived with my parents, It was quite the experience since they already had a house full with my youngest brother living there and also my youngest sister with her husband and baby... BUT we are very very thankful to my parents for letting us stay there and sacrificing so much so that we could, it definitely was a blessing! Jimmy took his boards in June and passed (no surprise there!) we accepted a job in Arizona which he started on August 2nd. After that it was all just a waiting game for the next big event in our lives...the birth of our son! Carson James Martin was born at 12:34 pm on July 13th! He weighed 8lbs 1oz and was 21 inches long and has lots of dark hair! We are so happy to have him here and love the added joy that he brings to our lives! 9 days after Carson was born we packed up the moving truck and headed to Arizona, another HUGE thank you to my parents for taking time out of their busy lives to help us move down! A week later Jimmy started his job at Advanced Physical Therapy. And that's where we're at now, starting our new adventures in Arizona! And here are a few pictures of some of the events the kept us so busy these past few months!

These first ones are a few of our last days in Hawaii

The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

@ the Dole Plantation

We drove around the island and found a few of the lighthouses there
this was probably my favorite!

We went to several beaches! At this one we saw a bunch of honu (turtles)

This is where we stayed for the 2 1/2 months we were there


This is the back of the house

Jimmy's graduation!

These next few are of Taylor on the 4th of July!

She had so much fun picking up the candy at the parade!

Taylor and Jimmy at Stadium of Fire!

Eating her popcorn and watching the show! She LOVES popcorn!


The day Carson was born! Jimmy thought we needed
a picture right before going into Labor and Delivery.


He doesn't look proud does he! I think he was just so excited for
me not to be pregnant anymore so he can get out of rubbing my feet!


Carson James Martin born on July 13th at 12:34pm

Apparently I grow them big! Taylor was an ounce more when

she was born!

He's just so perfect!