26.4.11

A Visit From The Easter Bunny

We had a very fun Easter weekend. Graham and I were spoiled with gifts and chocolate.
The Easter bunny forgot to bring Matt something. Whoops. :(



The unofficial theme this Easter was books, books, and more books. Graham got two wonderful ones from his grandparents:

I LOVE this book and would read it every year around Easter time when I was little. How fabulous is that cover? The pictures are amazing. Thank you grandma Pat!

He also got this from grandma Lloyd. Yes, that is Graham's face. Hilarious. He'll love this.


All in all it was a very nice day. However, nothing beats this Easter story. We've been laughing about it for days. Gotta love Matt Crane. Happy spring (as I look out the window and it's snowing right now. Grrr...)!

19.4.11

It's Finally Summer...Forever.

Okay, at least for a while. Matt turned in his last paper of college yesterday. He is officially a grad.
This is kind of bitter/sweet for me.
For our first three years of marriage we have both been students. Although this can add stress, it is all we've known. Sometimes I ache for the simple days of living in Orem, working, and going to school. I would be so tired at the end of my busy days that it seemed daunting to have to walk up the three staircases to our apartment.
It is scary to me that we are actually adults now. We are having babes, looking to move into a house that we will be staying in for more than a year (we've moved six times since we've been married. I wonder if I'll get stir crazy in the same place?), and Matt is working eight hour days. Scary, scary, scary. With all of that being said, it is so fun/exciting to start this next stage. Being a mom is by far the best thing ever. I'll probably have twenty kids. Okay, not really. But close because I've never loved anything more.
Anyways, back to Matt...last night we left Graham with grandma and went out to celebrate his big day! Of course he chose to go to Crown Burger and a movie. I didn't complain.




And just for kicks...how can I be sad I'm not in school when I get to hang out with this handsome man all day?


Congratulations, Matt! We're so proud of you.

P.S. We bought a small popcorn and a large drink at the movie and it totaled ten dollars! I'm still in awe. So ridiculous. You can tell we never purchase concessions. Yes, I'm one of those that sneaks in my own normal priced treats.

13.4.11

1, 2, 3 Months Old...

Happy 3 Months, Graham! You certainly keep us happy and entertained around here. Some frequents/favorite things/facts of your life so far include:
-smiling at everyone you see, especially mom and dad.
-only pooping about once a week. when you finally do, watch out.
-your favorite book to look at is Olivia. I think that's a girl book buddy. we'll work on that.
-baby einstein always makes you and mom happy. she can finally leave your side.
-you've slept through the night once, which was heavenly for everyone. most cute moms talk about waking up every couple hours and checking on their baby to make sure they are breathing the first time they sleep longer than normal. you have the worst mom in the world. I didn't wake up once and when I did discover you'd slept through the night I made your dad go check on you. I didn't want to ruin a good thing. feel free to repeat that at any time.
-you take a short nap in the morning and a very long one in the afternoon. although it isn't at any particular time, I tell people you're on a schedule to make myself feel like an accomplished mom.
-speaking of sleeping, you are always in the weirdest position. your head is seriously almost touching your back from the intense back-bend you've got going on. you also love to stretch after a long nap or sleep.
-you always have a stuffy nose in the morning but never throughout the day. don't worry, it is mom's obsession to clean out your nose.
-you've been told you have red hair and get called chubby a lot. in reality you're very tall for your age (90% for height) and average for weight (50%). you must carry it all in your belly, chin, and cheeks. you also have a small head. you get that from your dad.
-you don't do the star pose anymore when we're changing your clothes. mom misses it. it was her favorite thing. now her favorite thing is when you rub your eyes when you're tired. it's the cutest.
-you have beautiful blue eyes that get brighter and brighter each day. you also have a dimple on your right cheek.
-you've always had a strong head. now we're working on rolling over (you occasionally roll from tummy to back, and once from back to tummy.) and sitting.
- you like baths, having lotion put on after baths, blinds, sucking on your hands, grabbing at toys, the animal cards aunt maddie gave you, walks (sometimes), watching tv, and standing. in fact, I can barely ever get you to sit down.
-you talk all day long. the first real sound you've mastered is "ga". very appropriate since your name starts with a G.
-you don't laugh much. when you do it's just a single little chuckle. it gets mom and dad laughing every time.
-you looked exactly like mom at first. now you are looking more and more like your dad everyday. I'm not complaining about that. he's very handsome.
-everyone loves you and stops to look at you wherever you go. you frequently get told you are the most smiley and outgoing baby they've ever seen. you also get that from dad. well, maybe not the smiley part...but definitely the outgoing part.
-your dad seems to think you to have some personality traits from me, such as being kind of quiet and observant. mom had to remind dad that you don't talk yet. he sheepishly retracted that comment. in his defense, you are very even tempered and calm.
-you love cuddling and receiving kisses. I adore that.
-we love seeing your personality come out more and more everyday. we can already tell you'll be a hoot. we love love love you. Happy 3 months bug.

Sorry to all readers, this is purely for documentation. :)


7.4.11

Meeting Mr. Wellsley

What better excuse for a trip than to meet an new nephew/cousin? We were all very excited to arrive in Dallas for the big event!

We had a lot of preparing to do for the big day. For the girls (Sorry Graham, you get lumped in the girl category.) that meant getting pedicures. You can't give birth with ugly feet. For the boys, a whole day of march madness.

The next day was Mr. Wellsley's birthday! This was just after receiving the good news that Maddie was at a ten and ready to push. Such a relief.

Graham could not have been more excited to finally meet Wells. We have been talking to him about it since birth. As you can see, they instantly hit it off and hung out together all week.



We are seriously concerned about Graham's head. One day while he's sleeping it may just roll off.


Another extremely weird sleeping position for Graham...but seriously, how cute is Wells? I can't handle it.



We were also able to do a lot of relaxing, walking, and playing with toys.

They were so sad that they had to leave each other...we can't even talk about it around here without shedding tears. Seriously, though. Matt and Maddie, thanks for allowing us to be part of your special week! Wells is perfect.