Kimbri ~ 20 Months

Time flies. I feel like time didn't used to fly. Like back when I was a little kid... school years seemed to take forever! Even in high school each school year seemed so long. But since getting married and having kids, wow, time really does fly! 

Kimbri isn't a baby anymore. Sometimes she likes to be... like when she crawls into Garrett's bassinet (that also used to be Nolan's bassinet and on down). I was out in the front room with Garrett, holding and cuddling him, trying to kepp him happy. Usually if Kimbri leaves she goes and gets a toy or something and brings it back out to the front room. She hadn't come back and it had been a couple minutes so I stood up and went to check on her. 

This is how I found her! In the bassinet. 

At first it startled me, then scared me because I thought about all the possible ways she could've hurt herself trying to get in it, and then I laughed! And then I laughed again and ran to get my camera because I thought it was soooo hilarious. She was just hanging out, laying in the baby's bassinet! Ha! And apparently totally relaxed and enjoying the moment ;)

And yes, she has no clothes on. That is because so often when I get her up in the morning to change her diaper, I take her jammies off and get a clean diaper on and then she's had enough of laying on the changing table. So yes, I sometimes let her run around the house in only a diaper. She loves it so why not?! 

Anyway, I just can't believe that Kimbri is already 20 months. She'll be turning 2 years old this summer! 

Some things that Kimbri loves to do:

-Reading! She loves to look at books and I love to read to her. She's learning so much everyday and I think reading books has really helped her to learn different things. 

-She can make the sounds of soooo many different animals now. I don't think I could even list them all. 

-Kimbri is obsessed with the letter "B". My mom got her a DVD of several different shows and one of them is called Little Bill. On this particular episode Little Bill goes to school and learns about the letter "B". It totally messed up our practicing her ABC's. Haha! We had been practicing the letters A, B, and C. Now she thinks every single letter is "B". Oh well. She'll figure it out soon enough :)

-Kimbri also loves Dora the Explorer. That's what she likes to watch in the morning when we all get up and I'm having to feed both kids at the same time. However, Garrett obviously takes more of my attention when it comes to feeding. So I usually let Kimbri eat breakfast while she watches Dora so I can get Garrett fed and happy. She has learned several words from that show including: Dora, map, backpack (she says bapa), Boots (Dora's friend), and she knows who Swiper is (the fox). Anyway, my mom got Kimbri a pink Dora shirt and Kimbri is totally in love with it. I was dressing her this morning and went to put a shirt on her but when she saw her Dora shirt, that she wore yesterday, she went "uh!" and pointed to it. So she is wearing the same shirt two days in a row! Who cares?! I sure don't. I'm happy that she likes it so much. Haha!

-Some of Kimbri's favorite foods right now are bananas (of course - this has always been one of her favorites), peas, green beans, canned peaches and pears that Grandpa gives her, string cheese and turkey (the deli kind of turkey meat). She also likes crackers and pasta!

-Kimbri loves being outside. I'm excited that the weather is starting to get nicer so we can start going back to the park. She loved going to the park last summer/fall but she and I have both missed going on our daily walks to the park! 

-She loves bubbles. And both Grandma Stone and Grandma Haycock do bubbles with Kimbri. She loves it!

-Kimbri totally enjoys nursery. I think I've mentioned this little fact before on the blog but really... she is obsessed with nursery! And I'm glad that she loves going so much. It's good for her to interact with other kids her age, and the nursery leaders always tell us how good she does! I think she is especially good friends with one of the leaders, Sierra. After I picked her up from nursery yesterday we met up with Rick and Garrett and were walking out to the car when Kimbri saw Sierra walking across the same side of the parking lot and pointed toward her and belted out a very excited "Ah!" I'm grateful for fun, loving nursery leaders that take care of all those precious little children!

-And last but not least, Kimbri loves her little brother! She is so sweet to him and loves to give him kisses on his head. She's such a great big sister!

I LOVE YOU, KIMBRI!!!

Daddy & Garrett

Oh how I love these two boys! 

Sibling Love

Today we were in the car a long time since we all drove up to the airport as a family to drop Zach off and send him on his way to Africa. So Garrett was in the carseat for about 3 hours! When we got home I took him out of his carseat, fed him and changed his diaper, leaving his pants off cause it was pretty warm. I lay him down on the floor to stretch for a while since he'd been in the carseat for so long and Kimbri ran over and lied down beside him. 

This picture turned out kind of blurry...oops! 

Garrett was happy to be out of his carseat!

This is the onsie Olivia got for Garrett

Then Kimbri started giving Garrett kisses on his head...

...and then she smacked him right on the lips! Haha! Oh how she loves that little boy:) And I love both those little kiddos. They are such a joy in my life!

Zach's Mission Farewell

This past Sunday, on St. Patrick's Day, Zach gave his farewell talk in church. I went to my friend, Tessa's mission homecoming to hear her speak that morning at her ward in Orem and then rushed bac to Provo to pick up Rick, Kimbri, and Garrett and we all headed down to Spanish Fork to my parents ward by 11am. Zach did a great job and we had a little get together at my parents house after church with a bunch of family and friends. 

Today was the day Zach left on his mission. He is supposed to report to the MTC in Africa on Thursday but to get there on time he had to leave today, on a Tuesday. I think they said it will be about 22 hours of flying and a total of 27 hours to get there when you include layovers, etc... Anyway, so we all went to the airport today to drop him off! And he is now on his way to Africa. He'll be stopping in Chicago and London before actually getting there though. 

I had to take a picture of Kimbri with Zach before he left so we could print is out and put it in her room or something so she can remember him. Zach is always so cute with Kimbri and always would take her outside or just pick her up and hold and play with her. I can't believe that Kimbri will be 3 years old, almost 4, when Zach gets home! And Garrett will be Kimbri's age! Wow. 

It's sooo hard to get that little girl to smile for pictures! 

Mom, Elder Haycock, Dad

We love you Zach! See ya in 2 years!

Bath Time for Garrett

Yes. This is Garrett. Not Kimbri. Garrett is just in Kimbri's old pink baby bathtub. Haha:) Garrett used to hate baths when he was a newborn. We had to give him sponge baths for the first couple weeks until his cord fell off and he hated those kinds of baths. He would cry nearly the whole time! But for the past month and a half or so, Garrett loves his baths. He loves to get to sit down in the water as I pour warm water all over his body. Just look at that cute face! 

  

And just for a comparison... here are a couple of pictures of Kimbri at almost 3 months. Kimbri loved, and still loves, taking baths! In the pictures above Garrett is almost 2 months. About a one month difference, and even though Kimbri is older, Garrett is WAY more chubby. Look at his cheeks and belly compared to Kimbri's! I love them! What cute babies:)

Rick's 24th Birthday!

Rick is 24 years old now! This is when I get to tease him that he is getting so old :) Not for long, though, because we are almost the same age and I'll be turning 24 this summer. But for a short while he will be 24 and I will only be 23. Haha! Anyway, this past Wednesday, on March 13, we celebrated Rick's birthday! Unfortunately he had to finish studying and take a test on his birthday but while he was doing that, Kimbri, Garrett and I went to the store and bought everything to make Rick's birthday cake. He requested "Better than Anything" cake. Haha! He requested that last year too. So we bought the ingredients and went to my parents house to make it since I didn't have the right size of cake pan. 

After making the cakes we headed back to Provo so that when Rick was done with school, studying and his test, we could head down to Salem to have a party with his family! Sundee made some delicious food! We had chicken pot pie and salad. It was fantastic! And then everyone had cake and ice cream. 

As far as presents go, Rick really wanted a 12 pack of caffeine free Dr. Pepper. I had no idea he liked Dr. Pepper so much that he would ask for it for his birthday! So now we have a 12 pack of that stuff in our fridge... Oh boy. We also got Rick a new laptop. Not just for his birthday, but because he'll be needing a new one for medical school. The one we have right now, that I'm currently using, has major issues!! So often when I upload pictures to my blog, the whole computer screen goes all staticky and freezes and sometimes just causes the computer to shut down entirely. Ugh. So the new laptop was like an early medical school and birthday present combined since it's a pretty pricey present! 

Well Rick, I hope you had a very happy 24th birthday! I love you so SO much! And so do our two darling children :) Thanks for being such a great daddy to them! And husband to me! :) Love you!

Rick looked away right as I took the picture! And
 check out that look Levi is giving him. Haha :)

Pretty Beads & Daddy's Shoes

I've had several pictures of Kimbri that I've been wanting to combine into one post. They are just some random pictures I've snapped here and there but I want to have them posted to our blog:)

Kimbri absolutely LOVES the beads that my Aunt Donna sent us in the mail! Thank you so much, Donna! She'll put them all on and take them off and put them all on again and do that over and over. She also like putting them into a bucket and taking them out again. 

Even has beads on when she's eating! ;-)

Kimbri also has an obsession with putting on daddy's shoes. We usually keep our shoes by the front door and so often Kimbri will wander over there and put daddy's shoes on and attempt to walk around in them. Daddy's feet are so big that even when Kimbri has her own shoes on she can still easily fit her feet inside his shoes and awkwardly walk around in them. 

My mom gave me this pink sheet to use for Kimbri's crib but for some reason it doesn't fit. I've tried with all my might to make it fit but it just won't. But Kimbri doesn't mind because she loves to wrap up in the silky material and walk around the house in it. She also loves using it to play Peek-a-boo.

Last weekend Olivia came over to our house to have a sleepover! It was was fun! Olivia, Rick and I all stayed up playing Settlers of Catan, twice. We love that game. Rick had to go to Salt Lake for General Conference Translation training for the morning so while he was there, Olivia, Kimbri, Garrett and I all went to the mall. 

 Olivia had to exchange something at one of the stores so while we were waiting Kimbri and I took some pictures. Me and my little girl. Oh how I love her!!

After the mall, we came home and fed the kids and Kimbri went down for a nap shortly. Rick got home and we decided to play Settlers of Catan, again. Yes. We really do love that game! 

Then after Kimbri woke up we headed to Spanish Fork and I curled Olivia's hair and we had a girls night out with our mom. We went to Cafe Rio for dinner and then attended the Miss Spanish Fork Pageant. Rick took Kimbri and Garret to his mom's house to visit while I was out with my mom and Olivia. Thanks, babe, for watching the kiddos for me!! 

Cosette's Mission

Cosette left on her mission to Argentina just a couple weeks ago! I hadn't uploaded the pictures onto the computer until just the other day so I haven't posted the ones from the day she left. She is going to be such a fantastic missionary!! We love her so much and I'm so grateful for her wonderful example of such a loving and kind person.

Here is Kimbri with her Aunt Cosette :)

And here is Rick with his little sister :) 

Also, as a quick side-note... Zach went through the temple for the first time just a couple of days ago on March 12, since he is about to leave on his mission to South Africa. He chose the Manti Temple which is where Nolan and I both went for the first time, too. I haven't been back to do a session there since right before I got married and it was a great experience! It was really neat to have the opportunity to be there with Zach along with my parents, my Grandma and Grandpa Haycock and Nolan! 

I snapped a quick picture on our way out.

Garrett - 2 Months Old

Kimbri and I went with Garrett to his 2 month old check up today. Everything went great and Garrett is a healthy little boy! He weighed in at 13 lbs 8oz which puts him in the 70.4 percentile. He is 24.5 inches tall which puts him in the 93.4 percentile for height! He's just a growin' and we love him soooo much!

And here are some pictures of Garrett just for fun :-)

 

She's Growing Up...

It hits me when I peek through the little hole in the door to the nursery at church each week. I just stare in at Kimbri, coloring at the table, playing with the bean bag toss, popping bubbles that the nursery leaders are blowing, or jumping up and down with excitement to be there. As soon as she walks through the door into nursery, it's like mom and dad don't exist anymore! I guess she is just so excited to explore and learn new things and be with other little kids her age. She loves nursery! 

Sometimes I can't believe we just drop her off at nursery for two whole hours. I think to myself, "Is she really old enough for this?!" But I know she is. She's totally capable of it. It's just I can't believe how fast she is growing up. I love my little girl with all my heart! She is just such a joy in my life!

Just yesterday, after her nap, she was sitting on my lap. I had my long, dangly green earrings in that I bought in Spain. Every time Kimbri sees me with those earrings on she tries to get them. We call things like necklaces, bracelets, and earrings our "pretties". So I took them out of my ears and asked if Kimbri wanted to wear the so called "pretties". Obviously Kimbri's ears are not pierced but I just hung them from the top of her ears like where you would place your sunglasses. She beamed with excitement! I guess Kimbri was feeling pretty grown up with her mommy's earring in. Haha :) Just kidding, I don't know, but it was just another reminder that probably before I know it, she'll be a teenager wanting to get her own ears pierced and start wearing makeup. Anyway, she was being so silly I just had to whip out the camera and snap some pictures of her with those earrings on. Her facial expressions are just so hilarious! And her smile is super contagious! :-)

Her hair is a bit crazy from her nap :)

Chubby Cheeks!

Here are some pictures of Garrett from the past month... and I just LOVE those chubby cheeks of his! He is getting so big and has learned to smile! We love our little baby Garrett so, SO much and are so happy to have him in our family!