Almost there...

Ian is on the verge of crawling. I know I shouldn't really want this to happen, but he will be so much happier when he can finally reach the toy and/or other inanimate object he wants. And that's what really matters!
He gets up on his tippy toes and precedes to do push ups into downward facing dog. He is one strong baby. He will be 6 months soon and has been sleeping through the night (most of the time).

Flying on Unicorns

Today Abby and Ian went to visit Grandma while I went to see my advisor at BSU. On the way we had a wonderful discussion about unicorns:

Abby: Mom, I want to ride a horse. Have you ever ride a horse?
Me: No, I've never ridden a horse.
Abby: Have you ever fly on a horse?
Me: Horses don't fly Abby.
Abby: Oh what about the ones with the horns on their heads?
Me: Unicorns?
Abby: Yeah Unicorns. Have you ever flied on a Unicorn?
Me: No I haven't ever flown on a unicorn.
Abby: We should go to the farm and fly on unicorns.
Me: Unicorns don't live on farms.
Abby: Where do they live?
Me: In the magical woods.
Abby: Oh... I want to ride a horse. I need some big black boots so I can ride on a horse.

Looks like we need to find a pony ride this summer :)

In other news today, Abby was supposed to be taking a nap at Grandma's and instead came out with bangs! Good thing her hair was in a braid. Who knows how much she would have cut off!

On the way home we then had a wonderful conversation about farms. Abby really wants to visit one and pet the horses, cows, and the pigs (including the blue ones, pink ones, and rainbow colored ones)!

Good Buddies

They really do adore each other.

Two beautiful kiddos!

Mmmmmm!

Ian turned 5 months last week and we celebrated by giving him squash. Yummy!
He loved it. He has since tried sweet potatoes but doesn't like them as much.

Easter and General Conference

I love it when General Conference lands on Easter. A match made in Heaven. Eating jelly beans and chocolate while watching conference in your sweat pants, whats better than that? Abby came in at about 8/8:30 in the morning with chocolate on her face and a piece of candy in her hand. She was all excited there was candy in her room and around the house! The Easter Bunny was generous this year and even regifted a few toys that were never opened and forgotten about :)
We watched General Conference all weekend and enjoyed several of the talks given. We love to listen to the Prophet and other Church leaders teach us and inspire us to be better and more like our Savior.
Sunday we went over to my mom's and spent time with her and my brother and sister. We had a DELICIOUS dinner. And fabulous Angel food cake with berries and Key lime pie for dessert. So good!
We spent the weekend before celebrating Easter with the Cluff clan and attended one of our nephew's Baptism. Great weekend.
Next year though we will severely limit the amount of candy brought by the bunny. Abby has been sneaking it and when she gets caught she shoves whatever is unwrapped in her mouth then chews and swallows it as quickly as possible. She is so stubborn.

Ian the roller baby

Ian turns 5 months tomorrow. Can't believe it? Neither can I. He now rolls all over, although he often gets frustrated because he gets up on his tummy and then tries to (you guessed it) put his knees under himself. While I am somewhat dreading his mobility he will be so much happier when he can move himself around without all the rolling effort. He is a big baby, almost 20 lbs and he wears 9 month clothing (at least).
He is a happy little man who has recently decided to show even more love to his parents by sleeping 11 hrs at night. Yep it has happened 3 times! So happy!

Little Artist gone wild!

Give Abby a crayon and a new drawing appears. Unfortunately they always end up on non paper items. The wall, an outdoor ball, her bathroom vanity! Her new drawing is a dinosaur on the wall next to her bed. And it is big. The Dinosaur comes complete with spines down his back, lots of sharp teeth and many legs. While I love her creativity and ingenious method of sticking small drawings (on paper) to the wall with spit, all of her art supplies have been confiscated.
She has no remorse for drawing on things and even told me once as she shrugged her shoulders that "oh well, its done. Its ok". Her logic which is (I hate to say it) pretty sound frustrates me and also makes me kinda proud. She is a really smart kid.