{four}

dear maddix. you are now F O U R months old..wow does time fly! we love you so much more everyday & cant imagine life without you. you make us so so happy. you love laughing with daddy when he get’s home from work. you are now able to roll onto your back from your tummy so well! you’re such a talker! {definitely got that from your daddy}. we love how big your smile gets when you see us come to get you from your crib. we think you are the cutest little boy around…even at 3 o’clock in the morning. i love how whenever i say prayers with you i open my eyes to see a sweet little boy staring at me with a huge teeth-less smile! you enjoy watching sports with daddy {mommy’s not sure if that’s a good thing or not}. you stare at us as we walk away from you. you love staring at your handsome self in the mirror! you can’t get enough of your feet/thumbs/hands/mommy’s hands. i can easily say that your blue silky blanket & mommy’s baby blanket are your new best friends during naps & through the night. you have already had 2 haircuts since you were born! you have beautiful dark brown hair that is definitely going to stay brown. yay! {sorry daddy!} & H U G E dark blue eyes that we absolutely adore. you have the cutest dimples ever.. you are a great combination of both your mommy & daddy. you have your daddy’s face & your mommy’s coloring. no you are not mexican. you are 100% white. just to get things straight. today at your doctors appointment the doctor informed us that you now weigh a whoppin 15 lbs 8 oz {70th percentile}. me & daddy have decided that you will play soccer & basketball {due to your love for kickin those long legs & also your lengthy body! 25 1/2 in – 70th percentile}. well daddy is convinced that you will be playing soccer, basketball, baseball, football & golf. maddix, not to make you self conscious or anything, but we would like to let you know that when leaning to the side you have about 10 separate rolls. they are precious. maybe this will help motivate you to not want to eat every 2 hours?? besides the point, we are so happy to have you in our family & can’t wait to spend eternity with you! you are such a sweet, fun, happy, handsome, boy.
love always
mommy & daddy.
ps. here are some ADORABLE pictures of you that we just cant get enough of!

W E    L O V E    Y O U    M A D D I X  ! ! !

havin a rough day?

go to sprouts and buy blueberries {6 ounces for $1}.

then make these.

Moist & Fresh Blueberry Muffins

i promise you will have no regrets.

however,

if you aren’t much of a blueberry fanatic

and don’t care to blow a whole bunch of calories in one sitting…

try these.

a.ma.zing.

seriously the best, most moist muffins {try to say that ten times} that have ever been introduced to my mouth

Cinnamon & Sugar Muffins

comfort food indeed!

our get away that can’t come soon enough!

we’re going here. and i can’t wait! a couple more months and we’ll be layin on the beaches, playin smoochie smoochie

with our pina coladas {virgin. that is}

{that will be me & my husband running on the beach. maybe}

so. we need some ideas for “must do” activites in oahu. we will be baby less so keep that in consideration.

we have some ideas, but would love to hear more. thanks :)

happy birthday allie {allison nena lesueur}

today is my little sister allie’s 15th birthday. believe it or not, she is younger than me!
allie is.
fun, crazy, gorgeous, blonde, sometimes brunette :), athletic, knows style way better than me, fun to talk to, good with kids, & lots of other good stuff!
recent favorite quote from allie: “did you know that studying does work? just found that out”
nicknames. alz, big al :), al bal
        
happy birthday allie! thanks for being such a fun awesome sister!  love you!

like father like son

these  two boys are my life.

maddix is taking after his daddy’s love for sports.

 

me & maddix watched the suns game while brig was at class. this made brigham a little jealous.

just a little.

oh & maddix’s favorite player is nash, in case you were wondering.

This is

bliss

i love being a mommy. i wouldn’t change where i am in life for anything. i sometimes feel overwhelmed, stressed for no reason, emotional, inadequate & whatever other crazy feelings that us girls feel. then when i get over myself, i think about how i have every reason in the world to be happy. lately i’ve been getting so emotional every time i look maddix in the eyes and he smiles at me so big. i love that little guy so much. he brings the spirit so strong into our home. i realized that i need to enjoy every single minute i have with him. he’s growing way too fast. it is so obvious how much brigham loves maddix. the other week my mom watched maddix while we went and saw a movie. i was in heaven. we had so much fun together. it was good for us. it takes a real man to go see a cheesy movie like that with his wife {the last song}. anyways, during the movie, brigham was missing maddix like crazy. he loves being with his little boy. the other night we were trying to get maddix to sleep in his crib finally. brigham was missing maddix too much so we ended up putting him back in our room for the night. it was precious. however, he will be back in his crib tonight. sorry brig!

so. my new nickname, thanks to brigham, is flavor of the week, i am constantly thinking of something new each week that i want to do or buy or learn. recently it’s been wanting to teach piano, buy a guitar & get better at it, take up running as a hobby , make headbands, eat healthier, and start back up with school. ever since i’ve become a stay at home mom, i have become determined. i want to be well rounded {you know what i mean} & get better at the talents that i already have. i WILL teach piano lessons. i WILL get better at guitar. i WILL start running more {i have to, i already signed up for a 1/2 marathon! so no getting out of that one}. i WILL eat healthier {not sure what my plan of attack will be since no sweets during the week wasn’t working for us. we used every excuse we could possible think of to “cheat”. my personal favorite was the playoffs. we had to have pasookies during playoffs. it was a must. well for me it was.} and i WILL start back up with school {most likely online & night classes}. anyone know of anyone selling a piano for cheap? or better yet, giving one away? :) how about a guitar? i’m all about used, cheap stuff. now i just need to face the fact that sleeping in is overrated, so that i can wake up at 5 to go running {the only time possible for me to get out & run due to brig’s work schedule & the scorching heat}. to any of you who didnt know, i have decided to go a different route with school. for several beyond several reasons. even though i’m not doing hygiene anymore, i am still determined to get a degree. now i just need to decide what to get my degree in…help please. things that interest me include anything that involves nutrition or health or pyschology{no to biology, math, english, or astrology. thanks tho.}

back to why i love life. i am a healthy girl. {let me rephrase that}. my body is healthy. i might not always eat the healthiest, but luckily my body performs the functions that it needs to! i have a roof over my head. i have a husband that loves me more than anything & treats me like a princess & is a worthy priesthood holder. i have a baby boy who is more adorable than ever. he always makes us smile. i have wonderful family & friends. i have the gospel in my life & a strong testimony. i am going to try to please my Heavenly Father every day by trying to be grateful for what i have. im not a fan of the side of me that complains. its so not attractive. ive come to realize that the heros in my life & those i look up to are always ones that are so happy even when life is rough. they find the good in the bad. the most attractive people to me are the happy ones. my husband is such an example of this. when he’s at home, he is the happiest. he loves being with his family.

am i rambling? sorry, this was much needed. thanks to those who listened.

now on to the fun stuff. my recent captures of life :)

      

p.s. i almost forgot. swimming season is here! we went swimming in our pool on saturday for the first time {the 1st time meaning longer than 2 minutes}. so fun. & it felt perfect. word of advice. if you’re going to play “toothpick”, use a “toothpick” not a bobby pin. just saying.

p.s.s. this weekend i found out that my husband knows every single primary song. impressive.

p.s.s.s. do i blog too much about my baby & husband? brig said that the readers might be getting sick of the same posts over & over. sorry guys, it’s my life!

thats all for now. promise.

Meet Maddix’s new BFF..

MR. THUMB.

At first i was thinking this was not so fortunate due to many reasons {buck teeth, impossible habit to break, not being able to take it away without hurting him. etc.} UNTIL, i go into his bedroom one day and realize that he had lost his binky, but luckily he had good ol’ Mr. Thumb to keep him happy.

Maybe it’s not so bad after all?? he sucks his left thumb. does this mean he will be left handed? that’s what my anatomy teacher told me so we will see!

mr. maddix loves smiling. he’s a gonna be heart breaker with that big smile..look out ladies! maybe when he looses the double chin?? i think he pulls it off great!

maddix loves doing p90x with daddy. this is them after a long hard workout. no joke.

and this is maddix as a result of daddy getting excited about the playoffs. we decided the beanie may be a little too much. regardless, maddix loves his JORDAN wear.

ONE MORE ITEM OF BUSINESS.

my incredible husband just got promoted to a manager at the university of phoenix. he’s only been working there for less than a year & a half, so i am way proud & felt the need to brag. plus, he get’s home earlier so i’m a happy woman! good job brigham, you’re amazing!