The Aquarium

Jared had the day off so we went to an Aquarium in Sandy. My sister Tana and baby Sawyer came with us we has a great time; Liam especially. His favorite part was the shark tank of coarse. He kept running back and forth between that and a huge wall painted with hammerhead sharks. He loves hammerhead sharks!! He also loved the giant fish tank with Nemo and Dori. One of his favorite movies is Finding Nemo. Liam picked out a giant plastic shark and a stuffed hammerhead shark from the gift shop he was so excited he would not let them go. He just ran around the gift shop yelling "hammer" "shark." I love that liam loves sharks and whales and all ocean life and he knows the names of all the different kinds of sharks and whales. It was a fantastic day!

Happy Birthday Amber!

Amber (Jared's sister) came to visit us last Sunday. It was her birthday friday so we had a little party for her. It was a lot of fun! Liam really loves birthdays and when he sees a cake with candles he will exclaim "Happy". Liam loves Amber and they both love sharks. Amber showed Liam sharks on her ipod which is Liam's favorite thing to do.

Finger Painting Fun

Liam recenlty took up finger painting. He seemed to have fun. After he was done painting he decided to taste the paint. He didn't like it very well. I think he still prefers coloring with markers.

Boy #2

Just to let you all know that we finally found out what we are having! It's another boy!! We are really excited. Not only do we adore our first little boy we think it will be really fun for Liam to have a little brother plus we don't have to buy anyting. I will get my girl one day but right now i am thrilled with two boys. I will post pictures later.

Christmas

This year we spent Christmas in Boulder City at the Smith's. It was great to have Jared's family all together. Christmas Eve we concentrated on the Savior by reading from the scriptures and listening to a Christmas story given by an Apostle. Liam loved Christmas this year. He still wasn't into unwrapping presents but he was excited when he got his presents. In fact he got his first two presents and was done for the day. One was his bike which he ran straight to and the other his whales and shark. Liam has been completely into whales and sharks they are his favorite thing. So we got him a toy Whale and Jared's parents got him a different whale and a shark.He just kept saying "whale shark whale shark." He carried them around with him all day and for the rest of the vacation. He wouldn't drop them for anything. He had three so he would rotate holding two at a time or stuff one under his arm so he could carry all three. They are still hes favorite toys. We got to saty in boulder for almost five days it was so much fun and a very relaxing just the break we needed. After, we went to Parowan and Mi Mi and Papa gave Liam a little piano and a rocking Giraffe that Papa made. He loved them and got on them immediately. I stayed in Parowan for a few days it was great to be with my family.

Update

So I keep waiting for things to get less crazy so I can become a good blogger but I realized things will probably always be crazy and that is ok. We are finally moved into our house and getting things put away. It has been a long process and we still have so much to do. The first week we moved in I got the flu and was so sick then Jared got the flu. Also I have been trying to spend as much time with my sister Tana and the baby trying to be helpful and get ready for christmas. So my house is still a work in progress and I hardly helped my sister(she is amazing) but things are good. We love our house and we are so excited for christmas!

Family Pics

We finally got some family pictures they turned out great!

Liams crazy hair

I love Liam's hair it is so thick and grows so fast. It can get a little wild which is so fun but hard to manage. Time for a cut.

His hair cut

Liam did great getting his hair cut mainly becasue he got to sit on a motorcycle and watch a movie. He just got a trim so its is not as crazy still cute and shaggy.

Baby Sawyer

My new nephew Sawyer is such a wonderful addition to our family. Tana and Bronson stayed with us for a few days and it was so much fun! He is three weeks old now and doing great! He is healthy and so beautiful. Here are some pics of him and his gorgeous mom,one with Liam.

Apples are yummy

I left the fridge open while i was putting some groceries away and Liam climbed up and got an apple out of the drawer and started eating it while continuing to stand in the fridge. Eventually I got him out and he finished his apple on the floor. He has never eaten an apple whole but he sure enjoyed it. I wish he would eat veggies like he eats fruit.

Lights at Temple Square

We loved the lights at Temple Square! It has been such a long time since we have gone to look at them. We brought my sister Jillian with us which was fun and Liam went crazy he kept saying "light" "wow" and running around when we let him down. It was freezing but so beautiful and well worth it!

Liam loves to color

Liam is big into coloring and he is getting really good at naming all the colors his favorites are blue and orange but he also knows green, red, and sometimes pink and purple. Here he is coloring in his high chair which I discovered was such a great way to keep marker from showing up all over the house.His favorite thing to color is himself.

Update

I know I am really bad at updating my blog but things have been pretty busy. Every minute Jared had off we went house hunting and finally we found one. A darling little home in Saratoga Springs. We should be closing by the end of November. We can not wait. Also, the same day we found our house we found out that I was pregnant with our second child. We feel so blessed to have so many wonderful things happening to us.

Baby number two due June 11th

Halloween

Liam was a chicken this year for Halloween. He was adorable and he loved it. When we first put his costume on he couldn't stop makng the chicken noise. Jared's family came to our house this year. Grandma Smith took Liam trick or treating at the ward trunk or treat which he really enjoyed then we went to my cousins house for a party. Unfortunately Jared had to work that is why he is not in any of the pictures.

Grandma Smith taking Liam trunk-or-treating

The Smith crew

My family at my cousins Halloween Party. I am a farmer not to be confused with a cow girl.

Liam's favorites

Liam grows and changes so quickly so I wanted to post some of his favorite things.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Liam is obsessed with anything that has wheels and makes a noise. He gets so excited when he sees any of them. When he sees or hears a plane he says "me" which is his word for plane and points to the sky then makes the plane noise and moves his hand. He also loves when he sees a motorcycle and he is getting really good at saying it.

Swings

When we got to the park all liam wants to do is swing. It brings him pure joy. If we even suggest doing something else or leaving he gives us a look.

Animals

Liam loves animals he can make all the sounds and say many of the names. His recent favorites are the dolphin and the whale. We took him to a little farm at Thanksgiving Point where he actually rode a pony he loved it!