A whole lotta info on my 2 month old!

I am really behind again! Happy 2 months old to my baby girl! (ok, so she's almost 3 months now, but who really cares?) She is starting to smile a lot now, but still makes us work for them sometimes. Her happiest times are always right after she wakes up. Halli has also started cooing, which I LOVE!!! She still sounds like a cat when she's starting to get upset. Her hair is coming in more and more (the sides and back are actually getting pretty long, but the top only has about a centimeter so she still looks funny). In some lights her hair is very red, others, it's brown. (her eyebrows have the most red in them.) We can't wait to find out what color she'll be! Halli is definitely spoiled- she LOVES to be held and played with! She is still only going poo about every 4-5 days, but we're told that's normal for some breastfed babies. (McKade did the exact same thing.) She is my best sleeper by FAR! (for this age.) Last night she went 10 hours, and then after I fed her she slept another 2 1/2 before deciding it was morning time. (not to compare my kids, but all my others were up every 2 hours still at this point.) She isn't on a schedule yet though and doesn't take very good naps during the day, but hey, at least I get to sleep at night! I also have to put special cream on her face 2 times daily as she has eczema on her cheeks. We are still waiting to see who she looks like- mostly like her big sister Tyli and Dallin, but I see some of my side come out in her a lot too. Halli is such a mommy's girl and I love it! I love her so much and feel so blessed to have her here in our family!

2 Month Stats:

11 lbs, 6 oz. (54%)

24 in. long (97-99%)

I don't remember her head circumference, but it was in the 56%.

ROAD TRIP!

I just had to add this picture in- Halli wore this HUGE daisy on her head last week to church. This is a picture of one of her very first smiles. She is so much better at it now! Doesn't she look a lot like her big sister?

I LOVE having my hubby home during the summer months! (I pay for it during the school year, but it is worth it!) With school being out, Cauley has had a nice, non-relaxing break so far. (Hey, I did just have a baby you know! Just kidding.) He does do a conditioning/weight lifting program for the football team from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. every morning, but then he gets to spend the rest of the day with us. He also gets Fridays off, which allows us to go have fun without having to wait and leave on Saturdays. We decided to take a road trip up north for a few days.

We left on Thursday, right after he got home. First we went to Sedona. I told my kids, isn't it funny we're going to Sedona in our Red Sedona?" The boys thought it was hilarious and repeated it most of the way there, and then as we were leaving. We bypassed most tourist stuff and arrived at our destination- Slide Rock. It was SOOOOO much fun! For those friends and family who don't know what Slide Rock is, it is just as it sounds. The Oak Creek runs through some rocks which, over time, has made them really smooth, and it has made a natural slide through a part of a canyon. (oak Creek canyon) It's not a huge slide, just a bunch of little small ones, and it has a few deep water places and a few areas to cliff jump. Our kids had a blast! Cauley and I took turns going with the older kids since we had Halli with us.  

(our one touristy picture- Halli was left in the car.)

Dallin going down- you can also see in the upper left picture the lower half of Cauley who is holding onto Tyli's hand.

My shorts are permanently brown from sliding on my bum. Here, I was just sitting, allowing the ice cold water to cool me down. It was really relaxing!

If you head up the canyon behind the boys, there is a little swimming area, kinda like a small dam. There are also a few deeper slides and some cliffs.

Once We had our fill at Slide Rock, we took the most twisty road I have ever- and hope to ever be on!! We drove through Jerome, AZ (one of the most interesting places I have seen!) and over a mountain to Prescott where we stayed with Cauley's Aunt Gerry. Our kids LOVE going to her house! It seems there is always an adventure waiting for them. Aunt Gerry had to work Friday so we got up and went for a hike up Thumb Butte.

Ok- a little explanation on these pictures- First, the cacti were all in bloom and it was GORGEOUS!!! This picture hardly does it justice, and a little after this picture was taken, most buds were open. The picture that looks like a rock- look closely. See the lizard? This was at the top of the mountain were we took a short break. We were entertained by this lizard, watching him do "push ups" for about 5 minutes.

This last one, of the boys, is them pointing out Thumb Butte from Aunt Gerry's backyard. See that mountain sticking up WAAAYYYY back there? That's the one we hiked.

Saturday morning we woke up and headed to Chino Valley to have breakfast and visit with Aunt Pearl, GT (Cauley's cousin), Victoria (GT's fiance), and Aunt Gerry. I have been married to Cauley for 10 years now and that was my first time at Uncle Grant and Aunt Pearl's home, but I can say I definitely want to go back! Good food, good company, and good fun!

We had to head back home Saturday afternoon as I had the Visiting Teaching workshop the next day to prepare for. We had a BLAST as a family this road trip, and I will always cherish the memories we made. I love my family to pieces and feel like the most blessed person alive!

Happy Birthday, D-Man!!!

I can't believe my baby is 7!!! I still remember EVERYTHING the day/night he was born! One more year and then he gets to be baptized- WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!?!

Dallin's birthday was really low-key this year; an off year for his party, so we decided very last minute to invite his cousins over for a BBQ and cake. He has been asking for Lego cakes for quite some time now, and I agreed. However, the cake he requested inside (red velvet) was WAY too moist and didn't want the frosting on it! I struggled with these cakes (which should have been VERY easy to make!) for about 3 hours total! (Hey- Don't judge- YOU try making this kind of cake and frosting it in this heat!:)

I made the mistake, while wrestling the cakes, of sending Cauley to the store for party favors. If you know my hubby, you know his sense of humor is a little wacko sometimes. He came home with hillbilly teeth- a pair for every cousin! We definitely had a good laugh for quite a while watching each cousin try theirs on! Sorry I didn't add pictures of us adults with them- they were too scary!

These two sweet cousins didn't get to try some on yet, but they sure look cute together! "T." (Steph's baby) is 2 months older than Halli. They really look alike in this picture to me.

I asked Dallin if he wanted me to put something sentimental on here about him, and he was adamant that I did not do so. I do love him so much though! Instead of posting it on here, he wants a private note; one that he can always keep and nobody but his family can read. (He's so funny like that sometimes!) Happy Birthday, Dallin!