A Happy Home is Filled with Love and Laughter: March 2015

Mom of three

Beej & Chris

Many people ask me how the transition from 2 to 3 kids has been....and the answer is HORRIBLE.. Ha ha jk, but seriously it has been quite the transition for me. I remember thinking while I was pregnant with Ashlynn "My kids are older, and it is just one more kid". I seriously thought it was going to be no big deal.

It is just really difficult spreading my time evenly between each of my kids and having time for BJ. I just don't want to miss anything! I find that if I am busy doing something (cleaning, working on house stuff, or on my phone) than I have a lot less patience with the kids and tend to miss out on good opportunities with them. So that is something I have been working on, but it definitely takes practice.

Connor and Kaylee were sitting next to each other and kept fighting, so Connor got put in the back of the car for half the day. It was pure torture lol

We borrowed this swing from my good friend Ashley. Ashlynn loves it!! In those times that I need more hands- this is where Ashlynn goes. :D

Usually by the end of the night BJ and I watch a little tv and then crash. But one night I convinced BJ to play a game with me. We then ended up playing this game "takeneko" a few more times at night...until BJ kept beating me ha ha He is just too good to play with ;)

The first time I took all three kids grocery shopping

I am learning that the more easy going I am, the kinder and easier it is to do things with all the kids. Hence, Kaylee and Connor measuring goldfish in the picture below. They ended up measuring everything they could get their hands on. I let them push the mini cart while I pushed the stroller. I probably said "Don't run into me with that cart" a million times ha ha. Man those things hurt when they run into the back of your legs. I know, because despite telling them not to do it- it happens several times a trip.

The trip went ok. I forgot many things on the list and almost lost Connor during the trip, but the worst part was trying to carry it upstairs to our apartment. You sometimes don't realize what an amazing blessing it is to have a house for simple things like grocery shopping...until you don't have a house.

We went to a movie as a family and I ran into one of my BEST friends growing up (Brittney Wall) at the theater. As I was putting the kids in the car, I saw my crazy hair in the car window. How embarrassing

Ashlynn making a mess while I was breastfeeding in the car. The other kids went with dad to look in Shopko. Ever since we moved into the apartment and have had Ashlynn, I find myself nursing a lot more in the car than I did with the other kids.

We LOVE going to the Castle Park in Kaysville. The kids favorite is when I chase them and put them in "jail". They have to stay there until someone else touches them so they can get out. Its definitely a lot more difficult to play this with Ashlynn, but once she is a little older I am sure she will love it just as much as Kaylee and Connor.

Kaylee showing off one of her food allergies. We think we know all of her allergies and then she has another reaction that throws us off. Darn allergies.

The kids LOVE to hold Ashlynn's hand or play with her, and they can get her to laugh more than anyone. Sibling love is the best!

LOVE being a mom to these cute little munchkins

Funny things kids Say

Beej & Chris

I wrote down a few funny things the kids have said recently and wanted to share:

Connor: - One day while it was raining really hard outside and Connor got all wet. We got in the car and he says as he is crying: "I am sweating mom!". I tried to explain to him that it is not sweat and it is rain, but he just kept saying over and over "No! I am sweating. It's not rain mom!"

He has been throwing a fit over everything lately. The other day he was upset because Kaylee was looking at him. I said to him "It is fine Connor", which he quickly replies, "It's NOT Fine for me!". He has since used that phrase every time I tell him something is "fine".

Kaylee: - The other day the kids were fighting. I finally moved Kaylee's seat in the back of the car. She started crying and was saying ""I can't breathe back here. There is no window!"" as if she was dying. She was being so dramatic.

While driving into the apartment parking lot, we saw a lady in a wheelchair outside smoking. Kaylee asked what the lady was doing. I told her that she was just sitting outside smoking. Kaylee quickly said, "DOES she need help?" I told her no, she is fine. She said, "Did she call an ambulance!?" I later figured out after talking with her some more, that when I said she was "smoking" she thought of the smoke that comes from a fire! She thought she needed to be send to the emergency room.

Connor had been drawing on the back of the seat in the car with pen. After getting upset at him, he asked if he could have a cookie. I was so upset that he would ask that after getting in trouble that I just told him "no" and ate it myself right then and there! Kaylee quickly gave Connor her cookie since she didn't like it anyway. Silly kids.

My first attempt to Grocery shopping with all three kids didn't go so well.

The kids each took turns measuring every thing they could. I got hit in the back of my legs several times with their little cart. Connor dropped an egg in the dairy isle and I almost lost Connor while checking out. But, we made it :)

I then carried the baby while pushing the food in the stroller. We forgot several things that were on the list, but overall I think we did a pretty good job. As crazy as life can be sometimes with three kids....I am so so grateful I get to experience it!

Swimming Lessons

We signed up Kaylee and Connor for swimming lessons at the rec center. We signed up Kaylee for preschool level 3 and Connor for level 2. After the first time, they asked if they could move Kaylee down to the same class as Connor. I was frustrated, but said they could go ahead. In the end, it was really good and the teacher was way better!

Here's Connor with his awesome goggles.

We signed the kids up again and put Kaylee in level 3 this time and she is doing really well and swimming really far all by herself.

Connor is still working on keeping his ears and face in the water, but loves getting in the pool and does a good job kicking his legs.

Neighbors and Friends Easter Hunt

Beej & Chris

Our "old" Woods Cross ward invited us over to join in an Easter Egg Hunt in the neighborhood (YES we went to a million Easter egg hunts ha). Everyone who wanted to participate brought 10 items to hide.

More than anything, it was nice to visit with some old friends and be back in the neighborhood again.

Kaylee did end up falling off of some outside chairs and hitting right by her eye pretty good. Though no stitches or hospital visit was necessary thank goodness.

Ashlynn's Baby Blessing

Beej & Chris

A few before photo shots of Ashlynn the day of her Baby Blessing

Getting ready to take pictures outside of Grandma Parker's house

Sibling love XOXOX

Such a happy baby! This girl is ALWAYS smiling and content.

My mom was so kind and took some family pictures of us before the blessing.

The kids in their Easter Outfits

The blessing was the weekend before Easter and since Easter was the same day as General Conference, we had the kids wear their Easter outfits to the baby blessing.

4 generation picture (notice Kaylee popping her head in the background)

Grandma and Grandpa Scott

Great Grandma Scott

Great Grandma and Grandpa Scott (we were SOO excited they were able to come. They hadn't been doing that well health wise so we weren't expecting them to be able to come, so it was such a great surprise!)