Monday, June 29, 2009

Catching Up!

Well once again it's been a while since I've updated the blog. This year has been a very wonderful and busy year for us. I've added a lot of pictures on Facebook but some of you are not on Facebook and so I thought I should put a few on here as well.

The kids are growing up so fast!! It's fun to see how they are changing but I have to admit it breaks my heart as well. There is a part of me that wishes they could stay babies forever. I try to take the time to cherish every hug, kiss and snuggle because I know there will come a day when they will be too big to snuggle with mommy! When I was pregnant with Bennett I was actually hoping for another girl so that Mercy could have a little sister to play with. I am so happy that I didn't get my way because I couldn't imagine our family without little Bennett and as you can see they are the best of friends anyway!

On March 17th we were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Having the babies there with us made it even more special. They were dressed up so cute and when they walked into the sealing room they looked like little angels!!

And of course last month we moved into our new home! We absolutely love the home, the neighborhood and the area in general. It was a long wait to get here but I really do feel like this is where our Heavenly Father wanted us to be and it was definitely worth the wait! I still find myself smiling every time I walk in the front door and saying "I love this house" nearly every day!
I can't seem to find the rest of the pictures of the house but here are some of Bennett's room.

Friday, May 01, 2009

Vote for Bennett!!

I recently entered Bennett in the Baby Idol Contest that is run through one of our local radio stations, Mix 96.9! Voting has started today and we would very much appreciate everyone's votes for our little Benny boy! You can vote once a day per valid email address and they are tracking IP addresses to make sure there are no fake email addresses or vote falsifying. Thank you to everyone who is taking the time to vote!

Friday, February 13, 2009

My Little Thumbsucker!!

When Mercy was a baby she was never keen on sucking her thumb and only took pacifiers on occasion. As soon as we had her cry it out she found a rather unusual way of putting herself to sleep. She would rub her ear with the opposing hand whilst she sucked on her arm as it crossed her face to reach her ear. Very similar to what she is doing in this photo -------------------> but imagine she is rubbing her ear with her right hand (the same one she is sucking on). Eventually she grew out of sucking on her arm, but at times she still rubs her ear and makes sucky faces when she is tired. My thought at the time was "at least she's not sucking her thumb."

In his first few months Bennett, just like Mercy, showed no interest in his thumb. He took a pacifier rather well, but never relied heavily on it. I was beginning to think that I had once again dodged a bullet and then he started teething!! It seems I'm finding his thumb in his mouth more and more these days and once the initial shock wore off, I had to admit to myself that it's actually rather cute! He uses it most often when his teeth are bothering him and only occasionally when he's sleepy. When I find him sucking on it casually I'll take it away and attempt to replace it with a pacifier. If he's going to get hooked on something I'd much rather it be something I can take away later on. But for now it is nice to know that when a pacifier doesn't work he has something to soothe him, especially as he teethes.













Wednesday, December 17, 2008

My Brother The Musician!!

I've been trying to get some of my brother's music on my blog for a while now. I finally figured out how to do it today!! Seeing as this is a Christmas song I thought I'd decorate my blog to match! I realize I've only got one week left until Christmas, but I'm going to enjoy my blog while I can. I wasn't able to set the player to play automatically so you'll have to scroll down all the way to the bottom to turn it on. The song is called "This Christmas" and it was written and performed by my brother Rob Code. I'd also like to note that Rob is being accompanied on the piano by himself, and yes that's him on the guitar as well! He's one heck of a multi-talented guy if I do say so myself! Enjoy!!

My Adorable Babies

We got family pictures taken this past week, and while I've never really been a fan of pictures of myself, I just have to share the pics of the kids!!








While we were taking some family shots Bennett reached over and put his hand on Mercy's... soooo cute!!