My baker and cook

Kira loves to help out in the kitchen. She wants to bake at all times and help with dinner always.  One night I told her I need to get up to make dinner and she told me, "mom don't worry about it, Ill make dinner, it will be my service to you." It was very sweet.  Kira made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for me and Samantha.  her Aunt Loreen was in the kitchen by this point and was making pancakes so she helped Kira learn how to make pancakes.  They were pretty good pancakes.  The next morning, Kira wanted to make pancakes again, so I let her. She did an awesome job. I love that she is so eager to learn new skills.

The Girls and their photo shoot

On Sunday's the girls end up looking more cute than other days because they are dressed up in their Sunday dresses and their hair is fixed cuter, etc etc... we end up doing a lot of pictures on Sunday.  here are a few of the picture we took last Sunday of our beautiful princess' (Samantha changed the setting on my camera, I didn't realize till later, that stinker)

Halloween 2013

The morning of the trunk or treat for our ward, also the morning of Halloween, Sione started coming up with ideas for costumes for us two.  i was thinking are you kidding me we don't have time to come up with something.  Well we ended up having costumes, Kira kept asking us, we want to be the cool parents right?!   Sione was Clark Kent and I was a vivint technician.  Its all we could do in that short of time.  It worked, Kira was satisfied. :)  

Kira was a vampire princess and Samantha went as a black cat.  Samantha didn't want to wear her ears, or tail so she just wore all black. 

we had tons of fun at the trunk or treat, the kids played games and then we went trunk or treating.  I decided to pass out candy this year, so I wouldn't have to walk around as much.  It was fun seeing all the different costumes people had.  

Samantha is 3 years old

Happy Birthday to our 3 year old!

What an amazing 3 years this little girl has given us.  She is our little cuddle bug and our little menace.. She loves to push our buttons but loves to make up and give us loves.  Samantha loves music, loves to dance and loves anything Kira, her big sister, loves.  Samantha loves leap frog and to ride her bike outside.  This girl loves, I mean loves to watch movies or be on mommy's phone.   She is more of picky eater than she was a year ago.  She likes to bite her nails, and get her nails painted. We love her so much and we are so blessed to be her parents.

We Love You Samantha

Baby #3

2nd ultrasound of baby #3

We go to the hospital for our ultrasound, the technician asks me if we want to find out what we are having and we both say yes, but then we add, if its another girl than just don't tell us.  About 10 minutes later the technician says, well to me its pretty confident that you are having another GIRL... i was disappointed at first, and quickly said, really, well we will get a second opinion... I laughed as soon as I said it... it was pretty funny... The tech. new I was joking.  

Im very happy to be having another girl..  Its gives us the opportunity to raise a daughter of God and a wife and mother to be, no pressure, right? 

First ultrasound of baby #3

Sunday July 28th- proud mama moment

At the end of church a member of our ward came up to me and was relaying something he witnessed in primary.  Kira's class was being rowdy during sharing time and they were told multiple times to be quiet and to settle down. (Hearing this made me nervous that Kira did something wrong).  After the class being told one more time to be quiet, Kira

Got up from her seat and sat on the end of the row by herself so she wouldn't be distracted.   This member was very impressed that she did that so she could be taken out of the situation and be able to listen. Proud of my girl.   Hearing things like this make me think I might be doing something right. :)

Update of the girls, the things I remember to write down

December 2011

Samantha-  folds arms, first ponytail- December 17-18th 2011

December:  peek a boo, hello with hand, 

January 2012

Hands up like I don't know

Points

Jabbers like she knows what she is saying. 

Loves playing ring around the Rosie 

Loves playing Simon says with Kira Gives hugs and kisses on command

Fascinated by her belly button 

February 2012

Blows

Says sorry by rubbing her hand on the spot she hurt

Points to nose and mouth

April. 2012

Top two vampire teeth came in. 

Says: Hi, more, daddy, points to eye, loves running,  

Started to only have pacifier at nap, bed and in car. 

May 2012 

Sammy says diaper, uh oh , thank you, daddy, doggy, hi, 

nods yes, 

says a prayer( kind of ) 

Pointed at picture of Jesus when asked where he was. 

Kira- signed kira up for swim lessons and soccer.  

June-2012

 samanthas bottom left canine tooth came through. 

Sammy is opinionated, has a bad temper, very smart understands soo much. 

Sammy Blows her nose through her nose not her mouth. 

Goes to timeout 

July 2012

Obsessed with closing doors

Likes to get my attention by grunting

Picks on Kira. 

Loves babies

Does hand motions for itsy bitsy spider and popcorn popping. 

Said purple 7-26-12. Doesn't know what it is but said it. 

Sneaks up on people to try and "attack" them. 

August 2012- Sammy 

Says  the car, our car

Tries to get dressed  by herself 

Almost draws a circle

Says Ya. For Almost anything

September 2012

Kira- started preschool 4th 

Kira likes to use the word awesome. 

Samantha Says eieio for the old McDonald song. 

Says bear

Kira can fold her tongue like a taco. 4 1/2 years old 

Sammy says where are you?

Counts to 3. 

Sammy says Kira 

Sammy says candy (only twice)

".       ".    Says no

Kira recited the article of faith number one for primary. 

October 2012

says uh oh and whoa (woah)

Don't, I want that, GiGi, cousins

Took Sammy's pacifier away for good.  - she's doing  pretty good

Sammy says frog

Kira- have her testimony in sacrament on oct. 14th. 2012. 

Kira also recited the 2nd article of faith or primary. 

Samantha is 2. 29 1/2 pounds    33 1/4 long. 

Sammy says shoe(foo)

November 2012

Sammy says I want more

Can't get me

Sings twinkle twinkle little star

December2012

Speaks sentences

Wants to be independent

Talking like crazy   Saying so many new words. I can't keep up. 

Kira- 5 year check up- 37 lbs, 

40 1/2 inch.   

Feb 2013

Kira- blows a bubble with gum.  

Said the 3rd article of faith(knows 1&2) 

knows how to spell mom and dad. 

Samantha- starting to potty train.

March 2013

Samantha counted to ten for the first time 

-- says how is your day?

April 2013

Samantha is making everything complete sentences not just some. It's awesome.

She loves to throw fits  very dramatically. 

Kira April 2013

Pumps all by herself  and stays swinging. 

May 2013

Kira graduated from preschool  17th

Sammy likes to play the copy cat game. 

July 2013

Kira and Samantha first time in a parade July 4th

Sammy peddled her bike for the first time 

Sammy traced the letter A and some of her name Samantha 

Kira will be doing homeschool

Sammy sings I am a child of God and Jesus wants me for a sunbeam