[with love from Pa Pa Brent & Gma Stacy]

Grandma Stacy came up today and surprised Will with his new birthday present and Will was so excited!

So excited to see what's behind the door:

What is it?!

Yay a new basketball hoop!!

Thanks Pa Pa Brent and Grandma Stacy! Will is going to love it this summer and you couldn't have picked a more perfect gift :)

Mothers Day 2010

This year was so great because I got to spend the morning in Idaho Falls with my wonderful Mom! Being the selfless person that she is, she let ME sleep in and took care of Will so I could get an extra hour or so of sleep. Man oh man, best gift to me ever Mom! I really do have the best Mom ever. She is the most giving person on the planet, loves her kids and grand kids more than anything else, and is always there for you when things are tough. I remember when Will got sick the first time, she rushed right down to SLC without any questions. I got horribly sick because of all the stress and anxiety and pretty much threw up my guts for a whole day while my Mom did nothing but take care of me. She knows me all to well and didn't try to talk to me or touch me she just spent her day rotating out my icky garbage of throw up. That is a TRUE Mom for ya! I love her so much and I am so lucky she is my Mom.

Flowers from The Mahoney's:

As soon as I got back into SLC I stopped and got Mike and headed to Stacy's house. I seriously lucked out when it comes to having the most awesome mother in law ever! She has always been so welcoming and has taught me a lot these past 6 years. Thanks to Stacy I am turning into quite the little seamstress and I am now less hesitant to try new crafty things. She even got me a bag full of new sewing goodies for mothers day!Oh and on a side note, she makes the BEST chocolate chip cookies EVER, seriously THE BEST!

And we gave her an awesome new bird feeder for the cabin!

We were lucky enough to get to talk to Whitni today too! I can't believe she is getting ready to come home from her mission. Thank goodness the time has gone by fast because we sure have missed her! She is such an amazing missionary and has grown so much while serving in Chicago. I can't wait to learn Spanish when she gets back and I am counting down the days till we get to go pick her up. Her testimony is so strong and I am so thankful she decided to go on a mission. We are so proud of her!

Today was also a wonderful reminder of how thankful I am to be Will's Mommy. I have grown so much becoming a Mom over the past 2 years and cant imagine my life without Will. Experiencing everything we did with Will in the first few months changed the person I am and I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn those lessons. I can honestly say not a day goes by when I don't kneel and pray and give my thanks for having such a strong and healthy little boy. Even on the hard days I remember how lucky I am to have Will here (even if he has been throwing toys at me or hitting me all day)!

I am also so lucky to have an amazing husband who works so hard so I can stay home with Will. When I was little and people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up I would always copy what everyone else said because deep down I knew I just wanted to be a Mom but I felt like that answer was never good enough. In some ways I still feel like the world views stay at home moms in a somewhat less than everyone else. But I am so fortunate to be able to be apart of Will's daily life. There is nothing more rewarding than watching him learn something new or simply just being able to play with him all day. It is the most fulfilling job I have ever had.

I love this little boy so much!

{the ballet}

Will and I decided to make a quick trip up to Idaho Falls to watch my adorable nieces ballet recital. It was so much fun! Will was mesmerized for the whole first 45 min and didn't move an inch. Luckily I got to see both Natalie & Jessica's performances before Will got squirmy.

Natalie

While Nat was getting her picture taken of course Will and Ty had to sneak in too!

Aren't these two boys the cutest?!

Will sure does love his cousin Jessica!

We had such a fun time and are so glad these guys live close!

Dog Sitting

We have been watching Bella's sisters Abby and Coco on the weekends for some time now and Will usually spends his day pestering them. So if its bad weather and they can't be left outside all day they spend a lot of time in there kennels. Today Will was being awfully quite so I figured something was up and had to laugh as I observed what he was doing:

{exhibit a: choosing a piece of dog food}

{exhibit b: blowing on the dog food to make sure its cool}

{exhibit c: carefully feeding the dog food to Coco}

{exhibit d: one very happy and proud little boy for taking care of the doggies}

{exhibit e: one less than impressed little Coco}

Ha ha I love it!

Will's 2 Year Announcment

I was super happy with how Will's announcement turned out! Mike did an amazing job and wasn't too frustrated with me for all the small details I kept having him tweak :).

Front:

Back:

I still can't believe my baby's 2!

Captured by Mikki

We were so fortunate to meet up with Mikki from Captured by Mikki this last week for Will's 2 year pics. Time got away from me and I totally forgot to set up his pics so I was so grateful she could squeeze us in last minute! I fell in love with her work after my cute friend Kourtney used her for her wedding in St George and was so excited to learn she lived by me! She was super patient with Will and captured some of the most adorable pics. I honestly couldn't pick my favs so I HAD to post ALL of the ones I LOVE!

Which ones do you love?!

From this..........

6lbs 2oz & 19 1/2 inches

to this:

35.6lbs & 37.25 inches

Can you believe it! I cant believe how much Will has grown and developed these last 2 years. He is such a strong and healthy boy and we couldn't ask for anything more. On the charts he is in the 99% for both height and weight and is the average size of a 3 year old!

Will amazes his daily with the new things he learns and is constantly keeping us on our toes. Some of Will's favorite words or phrases are: I want that (he says this one a lot ;), go bye bye, choo choo train, Bella, Abby, Coco, no no (accompanied with an angry face), he knows all the Toy Story characters (Woody, Buzz, & Jessie), na-na (candy), and as of late Jamie instead of Mama. The list goes on and on but its good to know he is progressing well and right on track.

Will still loves to organize his cars and line them up in nice and neat little rows. He can open all the doors in the house, unlock all the locks, and escape to the backyard or garage. Its pretty scary and I always have to keep him in the same room with me! He is such a little climber and can scale the bar stools, our high kitchen table & chairs, and enjoys jumping off the arms of the sofa. He also loves to climb up onto the top of the bunk bed and jump and jump. I honestly cant look when he's up there, he is one crazy little boy!

Will has also proven to be one very strong willed little boy. He definitely knows what he wants and more importantly what he doesn't want. He hates his diaper being changed, getting buckled in his car seat, or having to be contained in any manner. All I have to say is its a good thing he is so dang cute!

We are looking forward to all the fun new adventures this next year! We LOVE you Mr Will!

Will's Birthday w/Grandpa Scott

This afternoon Gpa John, Gma Yana, Vlad, and Angie all came up to help us celebrate Will's birthday.

They of course spoiled Will :)

I love that smile! Will is a natural at his scooter already and even pushes using one leg, its pretty darn adorable!

We had cupcakes and sang happy birthday:

and Will even blew the candles out without our help!

He loved the rings that came on the cupcakes:

He was unsure about the whole 'getting messy' part:

But had a lot of fun showing off his toys!

Thanks for coming up guys, Will LOVES his scooter!