Happy 8 months and Happy Easter

HAPPY FIRST EASTER AND HAPPY 8 MONTH BIRTHDAY STOCKTON AND MCKAYLEE!!!!!

This morning, being Easter and Conference Sunday, I woke up early with Stockton and made pancakes for breakfast and got the easter baskets ready. Tay took Boston on a walk and when he came back we hung out with Mckaylee and Stockton as they “opened their basket”. They cared more about the confetti filling the basket then the toys and books. It’s hilarious! They really are too cute! The last few days Stockton hasn’t been the happiest little guy, but if you hold him he is usually ok. Mckaylee has been such an angel. She really is an easy baby. (at least right now she is...they tend to switch off on who is being the difficult one).

We then watched conference. I felt like a lot of it was very much focused on the roles of parents. They emphasized the importance of a mother and her nuturing and teaching the children in the household. It really hit me that I need to be more productive with the time I have with Stockton and Mckaylee. Instead of always trying to get things done around the house I need to focus on teaching them. I need to become more knowledgeable in the gospel so I may teach my kids. Mothers spend so much time with their children and are given so many teaching moments and I really need to take that to heart. It is crazy how much of an influence a mother can be on their children. Fathers are the same, but they tend to not be home as much because of work. Taylor is a very involved father. Being a dad of twins I think forces you to be very involved. It is so nice though because he truly has created a bond with the kids more so than I think a lot of guys do because he has had to wake up through the night from the beginning and every second he is home, he is helping me with at least one of them. When he walks in the door from work he goes and gets out of his work clothes and then until they go to bed he is playing with them the entire time.

Enough of my tangent... we spent the day at home with the kids, then spent the afternoon and night at Tay's dad's house. It is his 53rd birthday. Happy Birthday Cregg!! We had a great night with the family. Here are a few pictures. Sorry I should've made a college, but it was easier to do this.

Easter Morning PIctures

Easter dinner at Cregg and Crystals

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CREGG! WE LOVE YOU!!

I love this mischievous look from Stockton and the sweet demeanor of Mckaylee. It shows their personalities so well. They are the funnest babies. I love them more than words can explain. At 8 months they:

-Stockton roles like crazy

-Mckaylee has been sitting up really well this week. She's just a few days away from doing it completely on her own without us worrying.

-They are very entertained in their exer saucers

-They love their solid foods...Stockton is a fruit guy and Mckaylee will eat whatever you put in her mouth.

-They don't love formula. I am still pumping because it is all Stockton will eat, but unfortunately I don't make enough to really feed him.

-They love laying next to each other on the floor and playing with their toys. Stockton loves hitting things against the fireplace because it makes a loud sound.

-They love grabbing hair

-They love peek a boo

-They love singing songs

-Almost everyday we watch Baby Signing Times

-Their favorite time of the day is bath time. They could stay in their for hours.

-Boston makes them laugh so hard. He licks them too death. It drives me crazy, but it is also really cute.

-They both coo and babble a lot.

-They are very fascinated by their feet.

I could probably go on forever, but all I can say is everyday gets more and more fun.

I LOVE YOU STOCKTON AND MCKAYLEE!!! HAPPY 8 mo's AND HAPPY EASTER!