Pumpkin Patch

On Friday, we decided to do a little family outing to a Pumpkin Patch where they had a petting zoo, bounce house, a train, corn maze, and other little fun things to do. Max had so much fun there. There was so much for him to do.

He was not afraid of any of the animals. He had so much fun petting all the horses, chicken, goats, and cows.

Max loved the bounce house. He would jump, fall and laugh. It was really fun to watch him because he just had the biggest smile on his face.

This was the little train that Max and Paul went on. After Max rode the train he kept trying to chase it whenever he saw it because he wanted to ride it again and again.

Max's first corn maze

The corn maze was suppose to take 45 minutes, but Max got a little tired while we were in the maze

A big corn box. Max didn't know what to think of it, but then he saw other kids playing in it so then he decided to go for it.

We can never get him to smile for a picture

Chloe did great. She slept the whole time in the baby bjorn until the very end.

It was a great day at the farm. It was nice to do something fun as a family and it was so much fun seeing Max so happy

Update on Max

I can't believe how fast Max is growing up. He is getting so big now. I can't believe that he will be 2 in January. I still remember him when he was Chloe's age and learning how to roll over, but now he is a big boy. He is saying a lot more words now. My favorite thing he says now is "help please." Another thing that I love that he does is whenever he wants something he will grab one of our hands and pull us over to whatever he wants. Another cute thing he does is in the mornings when he wakes up he says "walk" because most mornings we always go for a walk for some exercise and then play at the park by our house. But these last couple of weeks we haven't gone because I don't have a double stroller at the moment so Max has been very very sad when I tell him we are not going for a walk today. I have been trying to make it up to him by going to the park that has lots of playgrounds for him to play on and a dog park which he loves. I am so blessed to have Max in my life. Even though at times he can do things that make me very mad, I love him with all my heart.He loves wearing his hat just like his daddy. Whenever Paul wears a hat, Max has to wear one also.

For the last couple of days Max has gotten into Blue's Clues. The movie that we have is all about the ABCs. One of the episodes, Blue reads the book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." Whenever that episode comes on Max goes to his room to find that book. I think I have only read that book once or twice to him, but he knows it so well and recognizes that book when Blue reads it in the movie. My child is so smart.

Rolling Over

My little girls has learned to roll over. Chloe rolled over for the first time right before she was 3 months old. Things have defiantly changed since she can roll over now. Now we can't put her on the couch, she spits up a lot more and she cries a lot more. She hasn't really discovered how to roll back onto her back once she is on her stomach. So at night she will roll over to her stomach and gets frustrated that she can't get back on to her back. Here are some pictures of her rolling over for the first time. I didn't get her in action, but she did roll over.
I can't believe how fast she is growing up. She can roll over, she can hold her head up pretty well, she laughs, holds on to toys and only wakes up once or twice in the night to eat. She is such a great baby. I am so blessed to have her in my life.

Poop

For the last month or so, we have been dealing with poop. I have one child who is a pooping machine and then the other child who will never poop. Chloe is the one who will never poop. The first month she pooped great, but then after that she will go 3 or more weeks without pooping. And when she finally does poop it is very small like a dime size. I took her to the doctors even though we don't have health insurance for her and the doctor said she is fine. She is now 11 pounds which the doctor was happy about. When we get insurance in January, my doctor wants us to see a specialist just to make sure everything is ok.
Now for Max, the pooping machine. Max poops everyday and he has never discovered his poop. He has learned to reach inside his diaper and rub it all over his body, all over his walls, and toys. I think he has probably done this at least 20 times or even more. So we are cutting down on his juice, so maybe his poop won't be so liquidy and he always has to wear pants when he goes to bed. He hasn't discovered how to pull down his pants yet, so putting him in pants has saved me but as soon as he learns to pull his pants off, I am dead. Here are some pictures of him with poop all over because I know everyone wants to see pictures of this. By the way I took these probably a month ago when he just started to these are not even bad at all. Now he has learn to put it in his hair, mouth and basically all over so he is covered in poop from head to toe.

Chloe's baby blessing weekend

This past weekend we went to Danville. Paul's cousin got married on Saturday, so we decided to bless Chloe on Sunday in my home ward so both sides of the family could be there. We did the 11 hour drive from Az to Danville with 2 kids. The kids actually did great. Max watched movies the whole time and Chloe slept. We only stopped once and that was for lunch so all in all, it took about 12 hours.
We arrived in Danville Thursday night. On Friday we went to San Francisco and it was the perfect day. It was sunny and warm and no clouds in the sky. It was so nice to walk around in the sunshine by the water. Max got to see the seals, ride the marry-go-round and play in the sand. It was the perfect day.

Max kept chasing the birds all over.

He had so much funny running on the beach and playing with the dogs. He kept running with them and falling straight into the sand, but he didn't care. It was the best time of his life.

Then Saturday we drove up to Auburn for the wedding. The wedding was at a Bed and Breakfast and it was so pretty. It was surrounded with trees and it was the perfect weather for an outdoor wedding.

Then on Sunday we blessed Chloe and then we drove to Rancho which is about 6 hours and spent the night there. Then on Monday we woke up and drove another 5 hours until we were finally home. It was a very short weekend, but also a lot of fun. Thank you for everyone that came to Chloe's blessing. It was so could to see and spend time with everyone. Max had a lot of fun playing with his cousins and all the dogs that he came across.

I am very blessed and so lucky to have such a wonderful husband and 2 wonderful children.

Chloe and stupid health insurance

Chloe had her 1st month check up about a week ago and she is doing great. She now weighs 9 pounds which is very good news because she dropped all the way down to 6 pounds. She is still a little Jaundice so I am trying to make sure she gets sun light every day. She is now sleeping in her crib and only waking up twice during the night to eat. Chloe is such a great baby. The only time she cries is when she is hungry, has pooped or when she is tired. She is now starting to smile and it is very cute. She always smiles whenever Max talks to her. She loves hearing is voice. It is very cute to watch.
Anyways, Chloe is doing great. I am very excited when the doctor told me that everything looked great because the next doctor's appointment will not be until January. Chloe will not be added to our insurance until January because we didn't call our insurance within the first 30 days to had her. We have tried to do everything possible to add her, but nothing has worked. How can they not cover a newborn? I hate insurance companies. Why do they have that stupid rule. Why can't they automatically put her onto our insurance?
So to any new parents: Make sure you add your newborn to your insurance within the first 30 days. And don't think because you got an insurance card for your newborn that they are covered. They are covered for the first 30 days and then after that they are not until you call. That is what happened to us. Anyways enough with that, her are some recent pictures of the kids.

Max and Brooklynn holding hands after a day of swimming

Whenever we go outside to play, Chloe is in the bouncer and she loves it

I wish we had a real pool, but I guess this will have to do

I love her little smile.

August

I sill can't believe that it is already August. The time has gone by so fast. Life is a lot more different ever since Chloe has arrived. Even though there are times that it is very stressful like when both kids are screaming at the same time, I still love every moment of it. Having 2 kids is a lot of fun, but it defiantly has its challenges. Both Max and Chloe are doing great. Max finally had his 18 month check up and he is doing well. He weighs 23 pounds, loves juices, loves to climb on everything, loves giving Chloe kisses, loves to read books, loves to color, hates going to nursery at church, is a very picky eater, loves to play outside, and loves to watch movies like "Finding Nemo." On Tuesday, I have Chloe's first month check up, so i will let everyone know how she is doing after her doctor's appointment, but so far she is doing great. Here are some pictures of what has gone on so far in August.We decided to go to Prescott one day to escape the heat. It was a random day, but it was fun to do something as a family. We decided to go to the little zoo that they had there and of course Max loved to see all the animals.

She loves her swing. She can be in it all day long. She even loves it when it isn't even turned on

Max loves to help me sweep. He is such a good helper.

His new thing that he has discovered is he will pull a chair over to the counter and climb on top of it and play with everything that is on there.

I can never get a great picture of Max and Chloe together, but one of these days I am going to.

Max loves his animal puzzle and he knows where each animal goes all by himself. He is so smart.

Max loves to take everything out of our pantry and line everything up in a line. He does this over and over. it is really funny to watch him.

My sweet little girl. She sleeps all day long.