We can't wait for spring

It's starting to warm up and we can't wait for summer and playing at the playground

Here is what we have been up to (warning, lots of videos at the end, enjoy)

There has been lots of cuddling with Nixon

 One of Lyza's new activities it to play with dried beans. She has lots of fun mixing them around and scooping them between different containers

 So tiny and perfect

 Lyza taking an ATV for a spin around the mall

 Cool sunglasses 

 So handsome

 Proud to be an American!

 One of the ladies in the ward gave Kim a newborn photoshoot as a baby shower gift. We took Nixon over to her place this week. This is one of the pictures that I took (just with my phone) while they we doing the shoot.

 We are excited to see the finished product. This is a sneak peak picture that she gave us before she left town for spring break

Lyza was also part of the photo shoot so Kim got her all dolled up. Love the pigtails! 

 Big snuggles for mamma

 And kisses

 We made corn dogs for dinner one night and they were super yummy!

 Father-Son time

 After Nixon spat up his entire feeding all over himself we decided it was time for a bath

 Here is a shot of Nixon's eyes. We are wondering if they will stay blue or turn brown like Lyza's did

 Cool hair

 Big yawn

 Kim and Lyza doing a fun activity together 

 We have officially welcomed Nixon into our family by changing the stick family on our car (we made the new figure with our Silhouette, that's why it is different): 

Kim's boss made this blanket for Nixon 

 This pose makes me think Nixon is a little super hero 

 Little smiles

 More smiles 

 We took this picture before church this morning

 Recovering from church

And now for some videos:

Lyza singing
Jesus said Love Everyone"

Singing "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man"

Some times when  you ask Lyza to show you her eyes this is what you get

Lyza has lots of fun with her books. Here she is reading "The Three Billy Goats Gruff"

Reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?" She got all of the words right!

Playing "this little piggie" with baby brother

Have a good week!

2 Kids are Better than 1

Well, having one LYZA is great, but having a LYZA and a NIXON is even better!

 Lyza made a farm with her duplo blocks 

 For the most part Lyza has been really happy to have a baby brother. Every morning when I get her out of her crib she has 2 questions for me: 1) Where is mama? and 2) Where is baby/baby brother/baby Nixon?

Dancing ballerina

 These might be my favorite sleepers. His feet are little monster heads and his bum has a monster face on it

 I set Nixon down in Lyza's crib one evening while we were playing with her kitchen and it was one of those moments where I realized how small this little guy is.

He had is 10 day check up this week and he was 7 pounds (birth weight was 6 lbs 13oz ). He seems to be chunking up a little

 I have been told that I don't look this cute when I sleep 

 Lyza helped Kim make some cookies this week. Kim tried every verbal command possible to try to get Lyza to look at the camera and smile for a picture. Finally she told Lyza "show me your teeth" and this was she got

 Our happy little guy

 Lyza and I went to a movie yeaterday. We saw The Nut Job together and had a lot of fun. The animation was really good (done by a Canadian animation company and a South Korean animation company) but the plot was really ridiculous and surprisingly hard to follow for a kids movie. There were some funny parts and Lyza loved being in the movie theater. 

Sweet Dreams? 

 We have been getting more and more little smiles out of Nixon, although they are really hard to catch on camera

Here is a video of Lyza singing "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty:

Here is a video of the typical interaction between Lyza and Nixon (no babies were harmed during the making of this video):

Now a throwback to 1970's hip-hop:

That's all for now. Take Care.