I never realized how slippery that could be

I was busily cooking on the stove while Anna was playing in the pantry stacking and unstacking and reorganizing the food. This is a daily job for her. I don't think I can let her play in the pantry any more. See below

Yep, an entire bottle of olive oil. She never was able to stand up on her own, which was actually very entertaining to watch. She slipped around in oil for a very long time before I was decided I was ready to take on the clean up.

Nauvoo Reunion

The summer of 2009 the BYU Ballroom Dance Company went to perform in Nauvoo for two weeks. It was a blast! I feel About half the crew was able to make it to the reunion. It was so good to see all of them and introduce them to my family and our newest addition.

Logan and Menolly kept Chad very happy. Anna also had a good time being chased around by Logan. I love it when other people entertain my kids.

A Lovely Weed and Putnam Visit

Papa and Grandma Weed, Uncle Landon, and Aunt Leah, and cousin Logan all came for a visit to to see the handsome two-week-old Chad Weed.

Okay so maybe Logan only came to see Anna. I have never seen someone so excited to see their cousin. It is so sweet. They hugged and kissed each other all night long.



I am so glad Anna has a cousin her age.


Babies holding babies


Chad loved having his head rubbed. He rolled his eyes to express his utter contentment.


And the aerial view of said head rubbing. That is one happy baby.

Anna's Latest Thing

The toddler years are always showing some new activity of interest for Anna. The latest is holding as many items as possible, no matter what they are..medicine, stuffed animals, whatever is in reach.

I am just going to go ahead and assume that toddler kleptomania is a common habit.


Anna:" Klepto-what? Sounds like made-up word Mom."

Miss you Mom

Anna and Grams

Two wonderful weeks have come to an end. Mom, aka Grams, went back home to Denver. I am flying solo. It's pretty much how I thought having two kids would be. Which is why I wouldn't mind if my mom wanted to come back for a couple more weeks :)

Chad and Grams snuggling while Mom is blissfully napping

Anna loves Grams. They also shared a room while Grams was here. Anna became really attached to her roommate.




Snuggling before going to bed

This one is random, but I had to get a picture of Chase and Anna playing tug-o-war with her pacifier, it was hilarious. (In case any germophobes are reading this blog, Chase never put the pacifier in his mouth just the handle)

So Not Worth It

Wouldn't it be so fun to have just one or two cute Christmas pictures of the kids? That's what I thought. Turns out it's impossible to take a picture of a toddler and her baby brother. So for your enjoyment here are some pictures from the "adventure."

After putting a dress on Anna she kept trying to leave. (I think she thought it was time to go to church. Too bad it was only Wednesday.



I tried giving her a toy, but then I got no smiles.

This one is probably the best, but I just wanted one smiling picture

This picture says it all

Me: "Anna give the baby kisses"



Me: "Woa! Too much love"



This one is kind of cute, except it was taken at a weird angle.



One happy, one sad. Sigh

I already deleted over half of the pictures that since they were out of focus. Toddlers certainly like to toddle, especially during picture time

I did get one good pic

Grams is in town

My Mom is spending two weeks taking care of all of us while we adjust to our new family of four. She is amazing and has been doing everything. I'll I have to do is eat, sleep, and feed the baby. In other words I am doing really awesome, but am dreading the day when I have to face the reality of having two kids at home.

Not only has Grams introduced Anna to silverware, she did it the right way, with razzleberry pie!

Anna + whip cream = 1 quiet and busy toddler (which also equals one happy mama)

Not only did Grams take care of Anna and took her on some outings, she put up all my Christmas decorations.

And Grams made sure that all of us are getting enough sleep. Love you Mom