Leap of Faith

Hello all! Well, I finally did it! I took a giant leap of faith and put in my 2 weeks notice at my job to be a stay-at-home mom! James & I are very excited and nervous about our new adventure. Even after looking over our budget and realizing that we will need to cut back on some "extras", we both decided our family will be blessed if my time is spent at home. It was a hard decision to come to, but after a few months of battling it out in my head, I finally gave in to the promptings I've been having to put my faith in the Lord. I have been very blessed to have a great job and even now they are being great! They have offered to let me take a Personal Leave for 3 months to decide if we can make it without my extra income. So, my trial run starts in 2 weeks! Although I'm nervous, I'm excited to be home with my family and have dinner together on a daily basis. :) I know there will be sacrifices, but these boys are worth it!

STEVEN'S CRAWLING!!!!!

Hello all! I am so happy to say that Steven is officially crawling! Yeah! He has been army crawling & scooting his way around the house for a few months now, but tonight he finally crawled! He's finally strong enough to move those chubby legs around. :) Can't wait to see how much trouble he & his big brother can get into now.

Love you all! Enjoy the video of our precious little monsters. :)

Random David stuff

Just thought it was time to add some stuff!!

Davids latest haircut. The girl doing his hair was very impressed that he didn't wiggle once during his or while I got mine! He's a stud!! Already impressing the ladies!!!

David was having a dinner party

David doing a little wheeling in the back yard!!

'Tis the Season

Lil' David

Sweet Steven

The new "hang out". The boys love staring at the lights!

Merry Christmas from our family! Just thought I'd share a few (ok, a LOT of) pictures of the boys enjoying this wonderful Christmas season (and a few random ones too... just because they are so darn cute!). We love you!

Thanks for the book Aunt Jenny! He loves it!

BEST FRIENDS!

Yes, that is a BYU hat! This picture is dedicated to Grandpa Steve, Uncle Sam & Aunt Jenny!

Happy 6 Months Steven!

I can't believe our baby boy is already 6 months old! I just wanted to post a few pictures and write a couple things about our little chubby-cheeked boy! :)

10 Things You May Not Know About Me (if Steven could talk)

1) I share my birthday, May 22nd, with my Grandpa Ping-Ping Christiansen (that is the nickname for my mom's dad that has been around for years) and my Great-Grandpa Warren Watts.

2) I slept in a Pack-N-Play for the first 5+ months of my life. Mom & Dad finally got my big brother a toddler bed & I got his crib. I love it!

3) I love to eat! I much prefer veggies, fruit or oatmeal over my boring bottle now.

4) I love to sleep! I go to bed with my brother around 8pm & we wake up together around 7am. Then, I get so pooped out playing all day that I usually take 2-3 naps during the day!

5) I love holding my own bottle! I feel so independent when I can do it all by myself.

6) Even though I am 14 months younger than my older brother, we weigh about the same!

7) It took me a while to learn to roll all the way over. I blame it on my chubby thighs. But now I am good at it! My next adventure... CRAWLING! :)

8) I REALLY love my big brother! He always plays with me & I just beam with excitement whenever he does!

9) I am a pretty calm baby, except around 5pm. That is my designated crabby time. I do that just to give my parents a little excitement. :)

10) I am the apple of my parents' eye! They may not know it yet, but I have them wrapped around my chubby little finger! :)

Our sweet boys

No, there is nothing wrong with your screen, Steven really is that big. :)

Aahh, kisses!

Chef David

So cute Steven

If I made a list of all my blessings, these 2 little angels would definitely be at the top (right along side their handsome father of course)! I just wanted to post some recent pictures of our goofy boys. They are both developing such funny personalities. We took them to the doctor a few weeks ago, David for his 18 month appointment & Steven for his 4 month appointment. David weighs 22 pounds, which is in the lower 6% for his weight. Skinny kid! Steven weighed 18 pounds, which is in the upper 90% for his weight! Can you believe they are only 4 pounds apart? It's so funny to see them together. Nonetheless, they certainly love each other. David has learned how to give good kisses & loves to share those with his brother. And Steven just smiles whenever David talks to him or kisses him. So cute!

Before the much needed haircut

After the haircut... isn't he handsome?

Our little thumb sucker!

David can't wait to play with his lil' bro

Playing with Daddy

James may kill me for posting this picture, but I couldn't help it! He's so dang cute!

Such posers!

New York, NEW YORK!

Keri, James & Lady Liberty

New York Stock Exchange

Manhattan Skyline

Enjoying Liberty Island

Amazing

Chrysler Building

The fam from the top of The Empire State Building

My sweetheart

Beautiful view of the city

Busy Times Square

Oh, what a weekend! James & I had so much fun on our short anniversary trip to New York City! The fun started when we arrived at the Salt Lake Airport to catch our plane and I realized that we didn't have a stroller or carseat or two little munchkins to chase around the airport. Now, you all know how much I love my boys, but it sure was relaxing to just travel and spend the weekend with my wonderful husband! :) When we arrived at LaGuardia Airport in New York, James had surprised me with a personal driver to take us to our hotel. Then when we got to our hotel room, they had delivered flowers to me along with chocolate-dipped strawberries from my sweetheart. I'm the luckiest girl in the world!

We enjoyed many activities while we hung out in the Big Apple! We saw two musicals on Broadway, including Mary Poppins & West Side Story. I personally liked Mary Poppins better. It was awesome! The sets were amazing and the actors were great! We also were able to visit the top of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Times Square, Little Italy, SoHo, New York Stock Exchange... and lots of great stores and neighborhoods. It was fabulous to see so much culture & so many different types of people. It was so much fun to spend the weekend with my sister & her husband, and my brother & his wife... and especially with my hubby.

A big giant thanks to my parents & nieces for watching our boys for the weekend. I'm glad they were so good for you. Love you!

Waiting for Mary Poppins

The show was SO good!

From the top of our double-decker tour bus