Precious Moments

Before I get too behind with all of the pictures that I'm sure I'll be taking (or I better be taking!) over Christmas, I wanted to share a few small moments from life lately here in our little corner of the world.  Days (and nights!) continue to be busy, busy, busy, often leaving us feeling like we don't have much time to pause and catch a breath.  We were recently trying to remember the last time we sat down and watched an entire movie...and we honestly couldn't remember.  We think there may have been one or two when Dallin was around a month old, but, again, we can't remember.  So somehow these two little kiddos manage to keep us on our toes round the clock, and they certainly wear us out, but we love it. We have our moments (especially when we're particularly sleep-deprived), but we wouldn't have life any other way.  We're grateful for the exhaustion because it comes from the privilege of caring for two very beautiful, special little souls.

One night as we were getting Leah ready for bed, Dave and I got preoccupied with a conversation we were having and suddenly realized Leah was no longer in the room with us.  We called for her - no answer.  We looked all over the upstairs - no Leah.  We heard something downstairs and found her as seen below, typing away very excitedly, very happily on Dave's computer, something that is normally off limits and kept out of reach, but had been temporarily moved to accommodate visitors.  She couldn't believe her luck that the computer was at such easy access and she was going to take advantage of that as much as possible!



We also have this on video...she would type for a bit, then pause to point and talk to the screen (all of this with an amazing amount of enthusiasm).  At one point, she went to the chair behind her and picked up the mouse you see below to bring it over with the computer.  We let her continue playing like this for a few more minutes before bringing her fun to end before bed.

A very, very rare moment: Leah fell asleep in the car after spending a few hours getting family pictures taken.

Helping around the house: Leah stayed close by both me and Dave as we rearranged a lot of furniture in the house.

Sometimes she would join right in and help, grunts, groans and all!  I really could feel her putting her back into it - surprisingly, she really was a help in moving this bookshelf!

Waiting to be taken out of her crib (she will often play for quite awhile in her crib either before going to sleep or when waking up...or sometimes she'll just play away her entire naptime without sleeping at all, at which point we call it "quiet time".  I really wish I had a video camera in there to see what she is doing)

Just before bedtime: I love these pajamas my mom sent for Leah

Lest you think we've forgotten about him, here's our sweet boy!  He's 5 and a half months old, and is slowly getting better at sleeping and napping.  He has good and bad days, but for the last week or so he has been taking pretty good naps every day.  I'm not holding my breath, but it sure looks hopeful!

 He is SUCH a happy little guy, content (for the most part) to watch his sister in all her hurrying around.  He eats up any attention we give him and gives such excited squeals when we pick him up and hug him.  He loves being roughed up a lot more than Leah ever did and seems older and older every day.  He has recently started rice cereal - he wasn't sure what he thought of it at first, but the last couple days has been more excited about it.  I guess I'll be giving a more thorough description of him in a couple weeks when he turns 6 months, but I didn't want this post to be all about Leah.  We love this little bug, too! He is such a joy to have in our family, and we all love him!

Chilling with Dad as he prepares for Family Home Evening:

Coming up....Thanksgiving!