Thursday, February 28, 2008
Puppy Towels
So Cadence LOVES her Puppy towel (unless of course she sees her elephant or kitty towels first...kids are funny that way). She had just taken a bath and before she got dressed I snapped a few shots. She was making the face below (which I thought was perfection in my photographer brain) I snapped the shot and then she told me that she went Pee-Pee. So this is Cady's "Pee-Pee Look." Yeah I thought you all would get a kick out of that! Unfortunately the Puppy towel is out of commission for a couple of days while he gets a bath, but I think he will make it though this trauma just fine! Hope you all are having a wonderful week!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Belle and Hair Cuts
Cadence is pretty sure that she is a princess. She tells me this at least once every day, and if she isn't a princess she is "like and princess." Her words not mine! lol. So here she is in all her Belle glory. These pictures will also serve as a "before" picture of her hair.
I love how the ball is behind her hand in this shot. That combine with the leg is priceless.
Now on to the hair cut. Her buddy Gia was getting one at Grandma Suzi's house on Monday night and she wanted one too. Aunt Heather told me she wanted to give Cadence a bob and I agreed (since I don't really care that much so long as it is cute). Cadence held perfectly still on the table while her Aunt Heather cut her hair "so cute!" in Cady's words. It really is pretty darn cute! Cadence has also refered to her hair as "Beaumtiful" and "like a princess." Every morning since she wakes up and says, "Hi mommy! My hair is so pretty! I gots a cut!" Here is a pic of the front and the back. It is about 2 and 1/2 inches shorter, which on her little head is a lot.
Thanks bunches Aunt Heather for the much needed hair cut! She really loves it!
Also Monday night, Cady's cousin Paisley decided to put on a show for everyone. To start you should know that Paisley loves to be neked. Pretty much every time I see her she manages to lose at least three articles of clothing before she leaves. Monday night she upped the ante with the bucket. Here is what we all saw (I appologize if anyone is offended by nude toddler bums!):
You know she has the cutest behind on earth. Just admit it. You want one. Okay maybe the guys reading don't. :o) Oh and Heather, just let me know if you want me to take this down. ;o)
I love how the ball is behind her hand in this shot. That combine with the leg is priceless. 
Now on to the hair cut. Her buddy Gia was getting one at Grandma Suzi's house on Monday night and she wanted one too. Aunt Heather told me she wanted to give Cadence a bob and I agreed (since I don't really care that much so long as it is cute). Cadence held perfectly still on the table while her Aunt Heather cut her hair "so cute!" in Cady's words. It really is pretty darn cute! Cadence has also refered to her hair as "Beaumtiful" and "like a princess." Every morning since she wakes up and says, "Hi mommy! My hair is so pretty! I gots a cut!" Here is a pic of the front and the back. It is about 2 and 1/2 inches shorter, which on her little head is a lot. 
Thanks bunches Aunt Heather for the much needed hair cut! She really loves it! Also Monday night, Cady's cousin Paisley decided to put on a show for everyone. To start you should know that Paisley loves to be neked. Pretty much every time I see her she manages to lose at least three articles of clothing before she leaves. Monday night she upped the ante with the bucket. Here is what we all saw (I appologize if anyone is offended by nude toddler bums!):
You know she has the cutest behind on earth. Just admit it. You want one. Okay maybe the guys reading don't. :o) Oh and Heather, just let me know if you want me to take this down. ;o)Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Cadence's 2nd Birthday!
Better late then never. I meant to post this much sooner, but the days have just been crazy.
It was a beautiful day outside and all the kids played outside for about 40 minutes before we herded them inside to either eat cake or open presents. Cady picked open presents first and actually did open a few before it degenerated to this:
It was awesome. Totally the most fun I have seen a bunch of 18 month to 3 year olds have in a long time. This is what the floor looked like when they decided to move on to other things:
Then we had cake and ice cream. We of course sang to Cady. I don't have pictures of her blowing out the candle, but we got it on tape. The cutest part was that Cady's older cousin, Saylor, insisted that she sing happy birthday to Cady by herself. IT WAS ADORABLE. And she got pretty much all the words right! We got it all on tape. Then everyone sang and Cady blew out her candle (after Saylor told her too when the song was over...thank goodness someone knew how it was supposed to work! We love you Saylor!). Anyway here is Cady enjoying her cake!
Brady and I got Cadence a couple of Princess Dress Up Dresses for her birthday (she is obsessed with the Disney Princesses and insists that she IS one. We agree whole heartedly!). She of course wanted to try them on and dance around. Then she found the bubble gun that Uncle Kyle got for her and this was the fun that resulted...
Yeah, there was bubble juice all over the floor but she was having a blast and got Avery to grin...
As you can see, Cadence had a really good time. So did everyone who made it out to celebrate with us!
Cadence also had her 2 year check up with her doctor on Monday and was actually chatty with the Doc for the first time ever. She kept asking her what she was doing and telling her that after the Doctor we were going to eat. I never said we were going to eat, but Cady had apparently decided that we were. The Doctor was very impressed with her verbal skills. Once again she was 75th percentile for weight (30lbs...my darling little tank) and was above 97 percent for height (she is now three feet tall...insane...people think she is 3 not 2). I then explained to her that she had to have two shots and that they would hurt but that she would get a bandaid and a sucker for getting them. She was all excited until they actually stuck her with the needle. She told the nurse, "You hurt me! I need kisses!" and bawled for about ten minutes. As we were paying and checking out she told me that we were going to eat and that she wanted Mac and Cheese because she got an owie and she was sad. So I took her to Denny's where she proceeded to order pancakes and eggs...go figure. She ate it all though! :o)
The rest of the day she milked the owie card for all she was worth. It was pretty funny.
Anyway, Happy Birthday Cady! We love you and can't wait to see where you are at next year!
First things first, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU CADENCE! I cannot believe that she is 2 years old already! Her birthday was Saturday and boy did we have a blast of a party. Friday night I was busy getting food ready to put together on Saturday morning and baking Cady's cake. We woke up early the next morning so I could decorate the cake and start the Chicken, Apple, Grape, Super Yum Salad (It doesn't have a name that I know of so this is what I call it). The Salad then went on Crousaunts and then we put together the veggie tray and the fruit platters. It was a really Yummy party. Here is a picture of Cady's completed cake...no making fun of my cake decorating skills...
It was a beautiful day outside and all the kids played outside for about 40 minutes before we herded them inside to either eat cake or open presents. Cady picked open presents first and actually did open a few before it degenerated to this:
It was awesome. Totally the most fun I have seen a bunch of 18 month to 3 year olds have in a long time. This is what the floor looked like when they decided to move on to other things: Then we had cake and ice cream. We of course sang to Cady. I don't have pictures of her blowing out the candle, but we got it on tape. The cutest part was that Cady's older cousin, Saylor, insisted that she sing happy birthday to Cady by herself. IT WAS ADORABLE. And she got pretty much all the words right! We got it all on tape. Then everyone sang and Cady blew out her candle (after Saylor told her too when the song was over...thank goodness someone knew how it was supposed to work! We love you Saylor!). Anyway here is Cady enjoying her cake!
Brady and I got Cadence a couple of Princess Dress Up Dresses for her birthday (she is obsessed with the Disney Princesses and insists that she IS one. We agree whole heartedly!). She of course wanted to try them on and dance around. Then she found the bubble gun that Uncle Kyle got for her and this was the fun that resulted...
Yeah, there was bubble juice all over the floor but she was having a blast and got Avery to grin...
As you can see, Cadence had a really good time. So did everyone who made it out to celebrate with us!
Cadence also had her 2 year check up with her doctor on Monday and was actually chatty with the Doc for the first time ever. She kept asking her what she was doing and telling her that after the Doctor we were going to eat. I never said we were going to eat, but Cady had apparently decided that we were. The Doctor was very impressed with her verbal skills. Once again she was 75th percentile for weight (30lbs...my darling little tank) and was above 97 percent for height (she is now three feet tall...insane...people think she is 3 not 2). I then explained to her that she had to have two shots and that they would hurt but that she would get a bandaid and a sucker for getting them. She was all excited until they actually stuck her with the needle. She told the nurse, "You hurt me! I need kisses!" and bawled for about ten minutes. As we were paying and checking out she told me that we were going to eat and that she wanted Mac and Cheese because she got an owie and she was sad. So I took her to Denny's where she proceeded to order pancakes and eggs...go figure. She ate it all though! :o)
The rest of the day she milked the owie card for all she was worth. It was pretty funny.
Anyway, Happy Birthday Cady! We love you and can't wait to see where you are at next year!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
So many things...
To start off the morning, Cadence woke up an hour early after going to bed an hour late last night. Needless to say, I wasn't exactly happy about this. Cadence hasn't been sleeping that well for the last month or so, and I miss my sleep. Most mornings I feel pretty good until about 10am when the morning sickness hits me pretty hard. This morning I was sick before I got up. Not very pleasant. The last thing I want to do while I am sick in the morning is THINK about food, let along touch any. Cadence was of course extremely hungry and wanted some pancakes. I had some in the freezer just for this purpose. She has now eaten 11 pancakes. This is more than she usually eats in a week. She also wants to play "hide me" which involves me hiding and her chasing me with a squirt bottle. This is while eating her pancakes.
I guess what I am trying to say is when it rains it pours. :o)
I was sad to hear about President Hinkley. He was a truely amazing man. My mom and I both commented that he passed on like he did everything else, quickly and with dignity. I have to admire him that. At his age it should be quickly and quietly. I smile to think of the welcome he must have received. I hope that whomever the Lord chooses to fill those shoes is with us just as long. I look forward to the announcement.
Cadence is on pancake 12 now. At this rate we are going to run out and there will be a tantrum tomorrow when we don't have anymore. Lunch time is soon so maybe I can switch her over to a PB&J. :o)
Everything with the baby looked good at my first appointment. My official due date is Sept. 5th. Despite how sick I am I am super excited about this baby. I was worried that I wouldn't be as excited (or scared) as I was with Cadence, but I have surprised myself. There is a lot less fear and worry this time around since I know what to expect. Brady is excited as well and we can't wait to find out what the sex is so that we can pick out a name (or at least try too...I don't remember it being this hard last time!). For all those of you with two, we are looking into getting a double stroller and we are wondering what you ended up doing? I am really interested in the sit and stand deluxe since it has a removable back seat so Cady and stand and see and sleep as well. There are not as many decisions to make this time around and that is always a good thing!
We hope that you are all well and I will try and be better about updating from now on!
P.S. Cadence has moved on to Cherries now, so I won't have to make more pancakes tomorrow! :o)
I guess what I am trying to say is when it rains it pours. :o)
I was sad to hear about President Hinkley. He was a truely amazing man. My mom and I both commented that he passed on like he did everything else, quickly and with dignity. I have to admire him that. At his age it should be quickly and quietly. I smile to think of the welcome he must have received. I hope that whomever the Lord chooses to fill those shoes is with us just as long. I look forward to the announcement.
Cadence is on pancake 12 now. At this rate we are going to run out and there will be a tantrum tomorrow when we don't have anymore. Lunch time is soon so maybe I can switch her over to a PB&J. :o)
Everything with the baby looked good at my first appointment. My official due date is Sept. 5th. Despite how sick I am I am super excited about this baby. I was worried that I wouldn't be as excited (or scared) as I was with Cadence, but I have surprised myself. There is a lot less fear and worry this time around since I know what to expect. Brady is excited as well and we can't wait to find out what the sex is so that we can pick out a name (or at least try too...I don't remember it being this hard last time!). For all those of you with two, we are looking into getting a double stroller and we are wondering what you ended up doing? I am really interested in the sit and stand deluxe since it has a removable back seat so Cady and stand and see and sleep as well. There are not as many decisions to make this time around and that is always a good thing!
We hope that you are all well and I will try and be better about updating from now on!
P.S. Cadence has moved on to Cherries now, so I won't have to make more pancakes tomorrow! :o)
Friday, January 11, 2008
Morning sickness...ugh
So the morning sickness has struck. I was really hoping that I would pass it by this time around, but alas, no.
For those of you who don't know, I had horrendous morning sickness the first three months I was pregnant with Cadence. I lost 15lbs that I didn't have to lose before it finally released it's iron grasp on my poor stomach and let me enjoy being pregnant. I do feel fortunate that I wasn't sick the entire time. That was a true blessing.
As sad as it is for me to say, being sick is the only truly vivid memory I have of my first pregnancy. The labor pain and recovery are very dim in my mind as was all the discomfort of being huge at the end. But I remember very clearly how it felt to be sick, and I about bawled three days ago when the MS hit me this time around.
I have tried just about everything but true medication for it. I may just ask for it this time around. I have tried the wrist bands, ginger candy, ginger ale, preggie pops, saltine crackers, exercise, half a unisom and B6, ice, sucking on lemons, lemon drops and lemonade. So far sucking on Jolly Ranchers helps a lot, but that will only go so far since a diet made up completely of bad sugars isn't exactly recommended. :o) At least I know when to expect it to go away. Only about 10 more weeks of this to go and it should back off. I hope.
If anyone has any ideas for me to try that I haven't already I would be very grateful. Everything is worth trying once!
In the mean time, I am trying to keep my spirits up. It would be so easy to be in a foul mood all the time because of all this, but it is my goal to try and be my normal self despite the discomfort. After all it isn't my families fault that I am going through all this! Wish me luck!
For those of you who don't know, I had horrendous morning sickness the first three months I was pregnant with Cadence. I lost 15lbs that I didn't have to lose before it finally released it's iron grasp on my poor stomach and let me enjoy being pregnant. I do feel fortunate that I wasn't sick the entire time. That was a true blessing.
As sad as it is for me to say, being sick is the only truly vivid memory I have of my first pregnancy. The labor pain and recovery are very dim in my mind as was all the discomfort of being huge at the end. But I remember very clearly how it felt to be sick, and I about bawled three days ago when the MS hit me this time around.
I have tried just about everything but true medication for it. I may just ask for it this time around. I have tried the wrist bands, ginger candy, ginger ale, preggie pops, saltine crackers, exercise, half a unisom and B6, ice, sucking on lemons, lemon drops and lemonade. So far sucking on Jolly Ranchers helps a lot, but that will only go so far since a diet made up completely of bad sugars isn't exactly recommended. :o) At least I know when to expect it to go away. Only about 10 more weeks of this to go and it should back off. I hope.
If anyone has any ideas for me to try that I haven't already I would be very grateful. Everything is worth trying once!
In the mean time, I am trying to keep my spirits up. It would be so easy to be in a foul mood all the time because of all this, but it is my goal to try and be my normal self despite the discomfort. After all it isn't my families fault that I am going through all this! Wish me luck!
Friday, December 28, 2007
Christmas with the Lantz's
Well! I hope that everyone has had a very great Holiday Season so far! Ours has had it's ups and downs, but we have had a blast and we are looking forward to a new year filled with wonderful new experiences!
To start things off, thanks for all the birthday wishes! I had a great day topped with Brady's office Christmas Party at Lowery's (where I had to sing the Fa la la la la's with the Carolers...I think that everyone was pleasantly surprised when I could ACTUALLY sing...lol) and then a stay at the Red Rock Hotel that night. I had so much fun and it was nice to take a real bath with bubbles and such without a time limit!
Here is a picture of Cady in Christmas Dress #3:
Yeah she looks good in everything. I really didn't think the Lord was being literal when in my Patriarchal Blessing he said I would have "beautiful children." Apparently He meant just that. Cadence now has two MORE Christmas dresses to wear that she received as Christmas gifts. Don't worry I will post pictures of those as well. :o)
The Sunday before Christmas we had our Family Christmas Party with Brady's side of the family. We were totally SPOILED. Cady got the worst of the spoiling though. Here are a few pictures of the party.
Among all the loot was a kids size rolling luggage with Cadence's name on it (very handy now that her stuff won't fit in with mine anymore when we travel) a Hokey Poky Elmo (really very funny and even funnier is watching Cady try and do what he does) and a new baby doll complete with changes of clothes, diapers and bottles. She LOVED her new baby and when we asked her what her baby's name was she said "Kennedy like mommy." About made me cry it was so sweet.
Christmas came and at our house Cadence got a play dough play table and a baby play set complete with stroller, swing, diaper bag, play mat and a mini pack'and'play. At my aunts she got two more babies (the girl is in baby heaven) and the two new Christmas dresses. She was so excited to go everyone and see all the presents and then open them. She wasn't just excited for her presents either...she wanted to see what everyone got and exclaim "Oh how cute!" over everything. It was wonderful. All my Sib's where in town and it was great to see everyone. Avery was a huge hit with those family members that hadn't seen her yet (which was just about everyone). Here is a picture of Avery and Megan crashing out after all the present opening. Avery has really porked up. She was 6lbs 1oz at birth and now weights a hefty 10lbs.
After Christmas things have settled down a bit. Whitney and Cord headed home and Ryan, Megan and my mom left to go Camping with my uncles (mom has three brothers) and their families in Texas. Those of us left at the house are trying to get things cleaned up and find homes for all the new stuff. This morning we had another surprise...
We weren't exactly trying, but were weren't NOT trying if that makes any sense. We are so excited and figure that my due date is sometime around September 8th or 9th. Yes I took two tests. That is one less than I took when I got a positive with Cadence. The first one is just so unreal to me that I take two just to make sure. I know. I have issues. :o) But we are very excited. According to the Pencil Test we are having another girl (followed by three boys). If you would like more information on the Pencil Test let me know. I would be happy to explain and even conduct it on all you females out there...so far it hasn't been wrong. :o) So any ideas on girls names (heck we will take boys names too) send them my way. We were fresh out after Cady.
Anyway, hope that everyone has a happy new year!
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Avery's Blessing
Last Sunday Cadence and I had the opportunity to visit my sister Whitney and her husband Cord. They also blessed their little girl that Sunday and it was wonderful to be able to attend that Sunday Service.
We drove up Friday and made it in really late and spent Saturday morning just sleeping in and catching up with Cord and Avery since Whitney had to work. Then we met up with Jeremy and Tiffani for the afternoon and we had a total blast catching up and meeting their adorable little boy Aiden! Jeremy, Tiffani, and Aiden also joined us for dinner at The California Pizza Kitchen (where my sister works). The food was fantastic and the company was even better! Thanks again Jeremy and Tiff for letting us take over your day! We had some much fun and we can't wait to do it again!
The next day we got ready for church and Cadence got to wear the second of her Christmas Dresses. She wouldn't look at the camera, but she looked super cute!
She actually posed with me in a picture too!
We made it to church on time and Cord did such a wonderful job with the Blessing! It is truly a wonderful thing to hear a blessing from father to child! I felt so honored to be there and share in that moment. Avery didn't even cry! :o) Cadence made it all the way through the passing of the Sacrament and then had a melt down. Once we were out in the hall she promptly fell asleep on me (something she hasn't done at church in a VERY long time). We had such an awesome weekend and I can't wait to visit again! Thanks to Whitney and Cord for letting us crash at your place again. :o) You guys are the best!
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