Definitely saying something...

Reese loves talking and it's SOOO cute. I just have no idea what she's saying :). But listen to this video....she's definitely saying something.

Love my girls!

I love being a mom of girls! Is there sometimes a lot of drama? You betcha! But girls are SO much fun and I wouldn't trade it for the world! Emma is such a girly-girl. I mean if I'm going to have girls, I'm glad they like girl things :). She LOVES purses, painting her toes, playing with dolls, and putting on her own play make-up. She is also crazy, but it makes it fun! She loves being thrown around and loves getting a thrill out of it. So even though she is a girly-girl, Daddy still gets to wrestle with her and throw her around the room (until she gets hurt or cries over something little :)).





I carry Reese around in a pack so Emma wanted to as well :)



Emma is pretty good about sitting still while I cut her hair. My favorite now is her bangs with the pigtails. So cute!




She is so Cade's daughter. He would organize toys and things at a very young age too!


Emma's favorite parts in Enchanted and Sleeping Beauty is the dragon. Most toddlers are probably scared of that part, but it's Emma's FAVORITE! We pretend to be scared of the dragon that lives in our basement. She loves running away from the dragon and hiding :).




Emma also loves to wear my shoes. The boots are hilarious though...they go up to the top of her legs.



Reese is such a darling baby girl. The last couple weeks has been SO much better- she is starting to sleep more and I am starting to understand her cues more. Reese is a whole lot like Emma was as a baby, but it's just getting through the first few months of sleep deprivation and then things begin to be so much fun! Last night she ate at 10, 2 and 6!!! So every 4 hours I can definitely handle! During the day, she is a very happy baby. She wakes up, eats, plays on the floor for about and hour or two and then gets cranky and is ready to sleep again. She also is VERY social. Whenever she is on the floor by herself she'll talk and when I come over and talk with her, she immediately smiles and coos. It is so cute! However, Reese also lets you when she is hungry or tired. She'll be smiling away and in a matter of a second be screaming. It's pretty funny. She is a bundle of joy :).








Emma is learning to love Reese more and more. She is getting better with spliting the attention with someone else. I love my girls so much and am excited for them to be best buds as they get older!

Blessing Reese Marie Close

Yesterday was such a wonderful day. We had the opportunity to give Reese a name and a blessing. It was a beautiful blessing given by her daddy and it was so wonderful to have Cade’s family and mine there to share the special day with. Cade’s parents and Tara and Johnny and their 2 boys flew in for the weekend to share this day with us. It was so awesome to see them and have all of us together. We also got to meet Taft for the first time! He is a DARLING little baby!

The day of the blessing, we had over 30 people there to share in the event. During Sacrament meeting, Cade gave Reese the beautiful blessing and then he actually got to speak that day too! I heard he did an incredible job :)…unfortunately I have a toddler who didn’t allow me to pay attention to it. I was pretty upset but what do you do? Of course last Sunday Emma was a perfect angel and then yesterday she was a complete defiant monkey! Yes, not my favorite meeting, but the rest of the day was wonderful! Cade reassures me that he can give the talk to me anytime…it’s just not the same though. At least I got to listen to the first 5 minutes :).

After the meeting, we had everyone over to our house for dinner and it was a little crazy, but wonderful to have so many people we love in our house at the same time!









We had so much fun being able to spend time with the Close side! It was way too short but loved it! Here are some great pics with all the grandbabies on that side:




I LOVE this picture of Emma and Ashur!!



We also got to celebrate Tara's birthday!



It was such a wonderful weekend. We missed having Kristen, Andrew and Jaxon with us! Two weeks earlier, however, we got to participate in Jaxon's blessing while they were still in Utah. Here are some pics from his big day:




Cousins just 2 months apart :):



This is a great shot!!! Aren't his rolls so adorable?!

Cute videos of Reese

This is one of my favorite videos of Reese. This is only one month old:



Reese is growing so fast! At two weeks: smiling. Three weeks: cooing. One month: rolling side to side and lifting her head up 90 degrees. Six weeks: rolling tummy to back. Developmentally she is on a roll. Phisically, we hope she starts getting bigger! She may be right on track, but after having a premie the first time, we just hope that Reese can stay on the charts and continue to grow! She'll have her 2 month check-up in a couple weeks and we'll see!

Reese's Newborn Pics

I forgot to put Reese's Newborn pictures on here. So here they are! In the hospital, a photography company sends photographers around and takes pictures of newborns. She was only a day and 1/2 old. I can't believe how much she's already changed after a month! And I'm sure the next year will go by quickly!