Children’s Museum at Discovery Gateway

My friend Suzanne had some free passes to the Children’s Museum and she let us tag along with her and her two cute girls! We had so much fun! This was Matthew’s first time going and I really think that he could have stayed there all day long. He loved the building blocks, the balls, the little play area for kids 2 and under, and of course, the water! Here are a few pictures from the fun day! And thanks again Suzanne for such a fun time!!









Ok, so I know that this last picture isn’t that great, but it makes me happy! I had been watching Matthew the whole time, but he was so busy playing he didn’t really notice me. When he went into this little “bird house” I tapped on the window and waved to him. When he saw me he got so excited! Then he started to announce to all the kids (that he didn’t even know), “Hey! That’s my mommy!!” I don’t know why, but that really just made my day!

GREAT NEWS!!

Lindsay held her head up while she was on her stomach!! We are SOOO excited!! Just thought I'd share! YAY LINDSAY!!!

Another Week

We've had another wonderful week! We have loved the nice weather and it seems that we have spent nearly all day every day outside! It has been great! We’ve had a fun and busy week including Lindsay’s physical therapy which she is doing AWESOME!!! She even held her head up while on her stomach for a couple seconds! Yay!! Go Lindsay!!

We also went up to our cabin this weekend! So pretty up there!!



Matt and Darin playing with a goat at Rick and Olivia's house.

Matt LOVED playing in the stream, but he fell in and got pretty dirty!



We went to Darin's brother's house for a yummy dinner, getting the kids together, and Heather and Breanna even gave us a pedi with sprinkle toes!!



Whenever I look at Lindsay’s head, I really don’t feel like it is that big., but this picture can kind of help you see how big it really is. This is a picture of Lindsay and her cousin Liv. Liv is 1 month old, and her head looks tiny compared to Lindsay’s, and Lindsay’s head is smaller now than when she was born! But, it is just more cute head to love!


Oh, and I went to a baby shower for my cute friend Lara! We've been friends since 5th grade. I've always been jealous of her big fat lips...and I still am!!


This picture was taken after Matt and I had spent all day at the park. He sat down in his "time out" chair and fell asleep about 30 seconds later!

Thanksgiving Point

Matt and I went to Thanksgiving point with our friends Kendra, Alayna, Cami, Cole, Summer, Lisa, and Ellie. We saw lots of fun animals, went for a pony ride, a buggy ride, fed the animals, played with some toys, and had a picnic. Thanks Kendra for planning such a fun day!!

Memorial Day Weekend

It has been a wonderfully busy week! This weekend the Young Women and I did a surprise baby shower for our secretary Jena Larsen. They made all the presents for mutual on Wednesday night then we surprised her with a brunch Saturday morning.



(My first time making cake pops! They are pretty yummy)



The rest of Saturday we spent working in the yard. Matthew stayed pretty entertained because one of my YW came over and let Matthew play with all of her pets. He LOVED it!!



Matthew and the pets:



Saturday night we went to our friend's house for a yummy BBQ--Thanks you guys!!

Sundays are always wonderful! I had two of my cousins come help me teach the Young Men in our ward and they did a super job!! So cute! After church we had some friends over for dinner, Matt had a nice bubble bath, and we had our favorite Wilson's over for a visit!! Thanks for coming you guys!! Matt loves you to death!!




Monday morning I ran a 5k, and it was HAILING for half the race!! Is it really almost June? I did a lot better than I thought I would--my best time so far this year (also my 1st 5k this year ha ha!!) That night we went to my parent's for a yummy BBQ. We also made it to both of my grandparent's graves.

Cousin's Sleepover

This weekend Darin had Scout Camp so I invited all my cute, beautiful, fun, happy, funny, loving, sweet cousins over to my house for a sleepover. I think that Matthew was in HEAVEN having 6 girls giving him lots of attention. And I was in HEAVEN just being with these fun girls!! I love them SOOO SOOO stinkin much! What a great night! I haven't stayed up that late since college! We made pizza, ate pizza, talked, ate, talked, watched movies, talked some more, got a few winks in, made crepes, talked, played, and talked! Thanks so much for coming! Love you all!!

Here are a few pictures from the night/morning:


My cute cousins:



Making Pizzas:



A few random shots:



(I had a hard time figuring out the automatic timer...and I LOVE McCall biting Abbey's shoulder)

Lindsay is 4 months!!

Many people have asked about Lindsay's update...and she is doing GREAT!! She qualified for Early Interventions this last week and they gave her a few tests to see how she is doing. She passed her vison and hearing test (yay) and here are her other scores:

Cognitive: 4 months (right where she should be)
Language: 4 months (also right on)
Fine Motor: 3 months (a little behind)
Social/Emotional: 3 months (also a little behind)
Gross Motor: 4 weeks (we need to do some work here!)

She also went in for her 4 month wellness check up and here are her stats:

Height: 75%
Weight: 50%
Head Circumference: Still off the chart, but getting closer to being on the chart!


Lindsay overall is doing great!! She is so happy and fun to be around! She loves "singing," smiling, laughing, and being with her family. She hasn't thrown up in a month (hooray!) and her eyes have been up, and her head is soft! We are so glad! Thanks for all your sweet thoughts and notes! We are so happy to have a great report!!

And last but not least the traditional owl photos!


4 Months



3 Months


2 months


1 month


5 days