2 Years Old!

Things have been going pretty good at home with the boys: Kyle has been super good and way mellow and Danny is 2. As long as I can keep Danny entertained he does pretty well.  Danny likes reading books and this one "my mon-tur" is one of his current favorites.

For Danny's Birthday we had a little party at our house where we ate macaroni and cheese, opened presents, and had cupcakes.

 Danny loved the Mater and McQueen he got from grandma.

Today as part of Danny's Birthday celebration we got all bundled up and took him to the farm at Thanksgiving Point. He got to ride a pony and see all sorts of fun animals. 

I'm glad that I caught this moment before Danny made sure he was a safe distance from the little horse. 

I'm starting to get more sleep, so life is going pretty good. I could write a lot more about what has been going on but I don't really want to right now so the pictures will have to do. 

Swimming

We went on an over night get away up in Draper with Jon's family for the holiday and had lots of fun. We watched TV, played games, and just hung out. Danny was pretty good at giving clues in Disney Hedbanz: if anyone had a character that he recognized he would point and say who it was. We had to start making sure that Danny didn't know the characters so that the other kids could guess who they were. I think one of the boys favorite parts was swimming in the hotel pool. We brought our camera down to the pool and took a bunch of pictures. 

Danny liked jumping off the steps to mom and then having dad throw him up in the air. I think he is really going to like swimming at Seven Peaks this summer.

I took a few pictures of Kyle doing some tummy time the other day while Danny was napping. It looks like he is going to be a strong little boy like Danny was.

Kyle will be one month old tomorrow. It is crazy how time flies. I think we are all getting used to our new life with mom staying home and baby Kyle being here.

One Week Old and Lots of Snow

(After his first bath at home)

Kyle is now a week old and is doing good as far as I can tell. He is eating, sleeping, and pooping like new born babies are supposed to. I have felt really confident in my ability to take care of this little guy because I have done all of this new baby stuff once before with Danny. The problem is I don't just have a new born baby I also have a toddler. I'm not really sure what Danny thinks about Kyle- yesterday and this morning he was wanting to hold him and give him hugs and kisses, but he has also been freaking out over random things. I don't know if the tantrums are jealousy, age, sleep, or illness related or a combination of any of those but it is not fun having your previously good natured child throwing a fit. Oh well, I guess this is just a learning opportunity for us right now. Hopefully we can figure out how to keep both kids happy most of the time. I am so glad that Jon is between semesters right now and has been here to help out with the boys. It is much easier managing things when there are two of us, especially since I'm supposed to be letting myself heal and so I have been trying not to pick Danny up. Jon took Danny up to Draper today to play with his cousins while he helps his dad with some work, so I decided to organize our family photos on the hard drive while Kyle is napping. I'll put up some pictures of Danny playing in the snow with Jon and my brother Michael and a few more of Kyle from that same day.

(Danny sporting a new hat and mittens from Matt and Julia)

(Danny had fun throwing the snow balls that Jon made for him)

(Danny's favorite part of playing in the snow was helping uncle Mikey and Dad shovel)

There are some pictures and my random thoughts on having two kids. Kyle is waking up so that's all for now. 

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