Things that make me smile

On saturday Daniel got up with Ireland and let me sleep in. Daniel woke me up with breakfast in bed. It was so yummy and nice to be pampered. So that in itself made my day happy but it got even better: While I was eating on the bed,  Ireland comes walking in holding a box of crackers. She was asking for them while kind of shaking the box. I was trying to be silly and start shaking my arms saying "shakey shakey shakey" so she gets all into it laughing and shaking the box really hard and then over her head. the box opens and crackers are flying out (plus it was the end of the box so it was whole crackers, broken ones and tons of crumbs) they are going in her hair, spraying the room in front of her, behind her. When she FINALLY notices, she says uh oh and runs. little stinker! So anyway I was going to finish eating then make her come clean it up. A few minutes later, she comes back in, but stays in the doorway, props a hand on the wall and kind of looks around the mess, surveying her damage. But what kills me is she looks around so innocent then back at me and says all cute " what happened?!" I give her a look like: you little monster! I say to her "YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!" she runs out squealing thinking she is so smart. ha ha ha. sorry I just thought it was funny! 

know what else makes me smile?? 

BABY SMILES!!!

isn't she just darling? She smiles all day and is getting so big. she can keep her head up very well and can stay upright for a while. Isn't she supposed to stay small and helpless for a while?? SLOW DOWN baby!! let me enjoy you so little!! 

Know what else makes me smile?? read my next post after this one!!

Leighton's blessing day!

Sweet Leighton Hallie, we sure do love you. You were blessed on  Sunday, August 30, 2009. 

We chose to bless you at home. In the privacy and comfort of our back yard filled with so many friends and family who all love you so much. They all were saying how beautiful you looked in your perfect white dress. You were so calm and quiet. Either sleeping, or looking around quietly observing. Sometimes giving someone an adorable smile. We blessed you at 2 months old. We waited until then because we needed to make sure important family members could come. We are so glad you were born into this family. Glad your daddy has the Priesthood and was able to give you a beautiful, special blessing just for you. It made mommy cry. A lot :)  

Leighton, here are some pics of your special day!

Mommy and Leighton

Grammie and Leighton

Uncle Mikey and Grammie

Grandma & grandpa Jacobsen

4 generation picture 

sister with her friend William

Uncle Mikey teasing sissy

While we were waiting for one last person, your Papa got us all singing our favorite primary songs. It was pretty fun. This song was popcorn on the apricot tree (just kidding, I don't know what it was called, but those are some of the words) As you can see, sissy is hamming it up for the crowd

only a SMALL portion of the food we had. (it was dessert)

we had some of your cute pics set up for people to see. 

Some people chose to sit on the grass. The kids had toys to keep them entertained

more music with Papa

and this is you with your other Papa. 
Love you sweet angel baby!! 

ps

I still need to change my stinkin blog page. or just leave the winter one up and change the year. ha ha. been up so long I might as well keep it huh? just kidding. I just don't know how. my hubby makes all my pages. He just seems to be busy too often. 

also my nephew Xander was born today via unplanned, unexpected C-section. :(  gulp. baby and mommy are doing awesome. Can't believe my baby brother has a baby. (aunt Lisa- his name is Xander Aiden Harward he was born at 6:04 pm august 24, 2009 he is 7 lbs 13 oz and 20.5 inches. he has lots of black hair and is GORGEOUS!!) 

My poor sweet Leighton seems to struggle with half of what I eat. I have to keep giving her formula so I can "pump and dump" after I eat something and leave her screaming in pain. *sigh* I went through this with Ireland, but hers was just dairy. Leighton's seems to be that plus some.  besides that,  She is 2 months old and so cute and smiley and strong.

Ireland is one feisty, sassy, amazing, loving chica. we can not go ANYWHERE without people stopping us to tell us how adorable she is. And she hams it up and will talk, sing or dance to anyone who will watch and listen. Can't decide if it is good or bad how social she is. her favorite thing to say is oh man!

Daniel and I still have nothing to report. Oh, except the baby blessing. We are blessing Lei this sunday at home.

Oh I do have something exciting! I am going to the def leppard, cheap trick, and poison concert tomorrow night!!! woohoo

can't quite decide

So I am a little crazy. A well known fact :)  but seriously, I have officially gone nuts. I have wanted my hair real short and real blonde for the summer. Didn't happen. Until now... the end of summer. In 3 days I have had 3 hair colors and a cut. my poor head is sorta mad at me 

Just days ago I had a blah length and a blah color:

Then I got my blonde and cut!!

BUT I was selfish and wanted it to be even more blonde. THEN I changed my mind and had to GO BACK and get the brown I wanted instead. 


The brown is cute! but now looking back I should have left the blonde alone

ha ha ha. yes I am seriously using a whole post to talk about my hair. It's what happens when I can't sleep. Real posts coming eventually

Fun things

A few fun things that make me HAPPY!!

#1. I got a new car!! hooray! FINALLY!

#2 My sister and I threw my brother's fiancee Shay a baby shower here yesterday. It was great fun. My little nephew Xander is due the 24th but we will see. (hurry little man, I am dying to see you!!)

We "initiated" Shay into motherhood. She was blindfolded and we put tattoos on her as we gave her some advice for being a new mommy.

#3 cute swimsuits on cute babies!! even if she is sad :)  (Ireland has the same one and they look so darling all matching!!)

#4 Some of Ireland's friends. 

This is My friend Kathy's daughter Bella

These two are my friend Misty's kiddos Taytan and Bailey. And of course miss Ireland in the middle

#5 Funny pictures! We went to feed the ducks and Ireland didn't want to let go of the fence after throwing some bread over. ah ha ha ha 

#6 and I LOVE cute slash funny things Ireland says. Daniel and I were going over shapes with her tonight. (She can draw circles and ovals and can recognize circles, ovals, squares, stars, rectangles and triangles) anyway Daniel pointed out a ball in her book and said Ireland this is a circle. She looks at him and says NO that is a ball!  oh well. ha ha. love her!!!

Absolutely adorable

Daddy and Ireland

This is honestly how Leighton fell asleep on Auntie Kelly. She was up looking around and when kel looked down thats how Lei was

She smiles all day everyday now so it is so fun to catch her sweet smiles!

Oh my

You ready?? Here are MORE pics of our summer so far. I so was not kidding when I said I had a ton. And no, I am not done! ha ha

Ireland pretending to pout. she was totally laughing!

Playing the wii with carly . um... Ireland... I am not sure your paddle is working. ha ha ha

More cute pics done by Dana.

Fashionable I must say

Is this how you eat toast guys?

Ok, this is really how I found her. She was too quiet and when I went to find her, she was here... reading. She is always, always always reading. seriously. its cute

dancing with friends

music with papa

feeding the ducks 

smelling the flowers

Just because

So in my last post I mentioned I had a ton of new pics to post. Yeah... I wasn't kidding. See what happens when I get behind?? Now I have pics clear back from the beginning of summer. So the next few posts will just be pics. lots and lots of them. Yes I am a crazy person but I need proof I really did anything this summer for those days when I am bored and say I never have anything to do :)  

Ready or not:

(ps none are in order but thats ok right?)

Just a couple pics of the girls photo shoot

she is obsessed with this hat!! that in itself is another whole post. The plan was no hat, but the photographer said its a part of her life lets, photograph it!

Wanna see some random things we do all the time?? here we go:

play in doll strollers

ask to go swimming right at bed time while trying to put on a swim diaper

the zoo!

play with friends!

uh..... ha ha. I promise she really was laughing

This one makes me emotional! This was the day before I had Leighton but had no idea she was coming early. I was spending as much time with Ireland as I could.... not knowing our other princess was making her way that night!!

zoo

we randomly go into the mountains just to roast hot dogs, marshmallows and starbursts. (yes, you read that right) thats my cute mom in this pic as well as Ireland (and her awesome hat)

Irelands new pool

hmmm

We stayed at our friends cabin and as you can see the kids liked to be nekkie. and apparently she liked to whine

Maybe its just every time they get together they have more fun in just a diaper

parade