this little boy

still needs naps

but he won't take one...unless he's in the car, or if he doesn't get his way and decides to throw a fit on the floor, then he might just fall asleep. He is a stubborn little (I mean big) boy.

This day it was 9 am and he wanted candy for breakfast. Being the sort of good mom I am I said no. 10 minutes of crying on the floor turned into an hour nap. on the floor. I didn't move him as I knew it would result in yet, another fit.

The same day, just later.
Another fit means time-out in bed. Another nap.

with his cute pants on backwards

I really like it when he throws fits right after lunch. That is a great nap-time. If he could just do that everyday at that time, and not at 5 that would be super.

And this picture made me laugh for a few reasons.

1.Luke made Clara look like Minnie Mouse with 2 bows for ears.
2. My nephew Walter's cute face.

And of course the other 3 kids are cute too :) Sorry to expose her diaper Lindsey

my favorite things about her

eyelashes
I love that they are getting darker and longer. My boys have beautiful lashes, and I always hoped my girl would too...

chubby little feet
I love to hold and squeeze them and watch them kick in and out as I feed her.

Round little face
All of our babies kind of look alike. some say she looks like Luke, others say she looks like Max. They both had the round chubby face and big eyes...they are pretty much all made from the same perfect mold. I can say that right? I am the mama!

Pudgy hands
which are always in her mouth. I pull them out to feed her, to swaddle her, to make her smile. to wipe away all of the drool and spit-up. Love this.

Sweet Personality
Just look at her face. So far she is sweet without too much drama. I know...it will come, but for now we are loving the peace she brings to our home.

Rolls and Rolls
She has the chubbiest short legs. She always gets marks on her thighs from the elastic in her clothes.

Squeals
It was cute the first time, for a second. I admit it, I kind of get annoyed with them. She squeals so loud and high-pitched, and it kind of gives me a headache. But I guess that is what little girlys do.

she is LOVED
She is so loved by us and her brothers. Kisses and hugs 100 times a day. Lucky girl.

Her smile
She smiles all of the time, at anyone who will give her attention. My favorite smile of all is when I put her down for a nap during the day. I lay her in her bed and wrap her arms to her side with a blanket, and then she looks up at me and grins from ear to ear and falls asleep.



Big Blue Eyes
We seriously love everything about her. But my favorite part is her big blue eyes. They are always looking around and taking everything in. They sparkle when she smiles and they sparkle when she cries...which isn't very often.

We love our Clare-Bear.
every little inch of her.


{4 months old}

I love the following things:

That Clara is now old enough to sit in the Bumbo seat for longer than 1 minute. She loves it. If anyone wants to trade me a girly color for this blue one just let me know :)

This ginormous sunflower in my backyard. In April Luke brought home from preschool a tiny little cup with a seed planted in it. This is what it has turned into, and he is so proud of it. He came running inside yesterday so excited to tell me that his flower had "popped"

That Luke really thought this little shed type thing in Yellowstone was a Leprechaun house.
I also love this video that my husband made. It might sorta explain why he was obsessed with Leprechauns.

That my kids have such wonderful grandma's (and grandpa's too).
My kids love them so much, and we are so lucky to spend so much time with them this summer.
My hole in the fence. We have awesome back-door neighbors...but we never hung out until after the fence was put up. We decided to take out a few slots of the vinyl fence so we could go back and forth, and also let the kids play the summer away.

My goofy husband. Yep, I love him a lot-a-much.

swimmer boy

Luke sooo loved his swimming lessons. I found a place up in Kaysville at someones house...with lessons at 9 a.m. Am I crazy? Just a little bit. I had the hardest time getting there on time...but we did it! And I would do it again as they did an awesome job. There were 5 teachers in the pool, so each teacher had 2 kids.

On day one he was a little slow to putting his head all of the way under water.

On the last day...he couldn't keep it out of the water...

It was so funny to watch him. He was constantly bobbing up and down, in and out of the water. He'd come up and wiggle his head to get the water out and then go at it some more. The teacher would have to pull him out when it was his turn to swim across the pool. What a big kid!

SUCCESS

We did it. We traveled in the car for 5 hours, and it was not as bad as I had anticipated.

Feed the baby, give Max the ipod touch, and put on a movie for Luke (and rubber band the headphones since they are made for adult heads/and give him a throw-up bowl).

Now we are set!

Clara didn't cry once during the 5 hour drive. She truly is an amazing baby. And Luke kept telling us the entire ride that his tummy didn't hurt yet...which means he didn't even get car sick and throw-up. What a miracle!

We always have a fun time at Great Grandma Yospe's cabin in Island Park. This time we were lucky to spend some wonderful one-on-one time with Grandpa and Grandma Yospe.

We loved every minute of it!

We went on walks, small hikes, to Yellowstone, and just hung out together.

Love family time...and we get to go up again the end of the month!