Daily Photo

So I take soo many pictures everyday, and all they ever do is sit on my camera! And theres no real story or event behind them so I never use them on my blog.

So my new thing is attempting a "daily photo" everyday.
It will be fun, right?!

Every time Lyv holds Marley she says and quote, "you must take a pitcha" She was trying to get Marley to pull what she calls the "kiss kiss face" Marley wanted nothing to do with that, or the picture, and she was not too happy about Lyv holding her either.

WEDDING

McKay and Amy finally got married August 14th, after dating for 5 years. We are so happy for them and I'm totally pumped about my new sister-in-law :)

There was a puddle so I couldn't sit next to him, but it looked like we were fighting, so we thought it was funny

So happy for our brother

Amy looked beautiful!

Proud parents

Lyv was there flower girl! She's very dramatic, and quite the performer...this is her playing dead

3 months old!!

The last three months have gone by soooo fast!!
She is bigger then Alyviah was at this age weighing in at a whopping 9 pounds!!
She is so strong and doing so good holding up her head.
we're so proud :)

Our Girls Pictures

We got our girls pictures done when Marley was six weeks old so I thought I would share :)

The Good the Bad and the Ugly of being a Mom.

The other day I watched a episode of Oprah, all about mothers. How so many mothers feel the need to be perfect and put on this facade that life is perfect and motherhood is always fabulous. Not so much.
I am 19 years old and a mother of two. I know I made the choices to keep and have my two girls, but i have to say there are times I do think to my self...what have I done?!
The times when its been 3 days since you have been able to get ready, when your 2 year old looks like she came off the streets, and your newborn is in her swing crying and your on the other side of the door having your own personal breakdown moment. These are examples of my bad times.
My laundry piles up often, my room is a mess 75% of the time, I clean a toy room 10 times a day and a kitchen at least 5 times. Change diapers hourly, and do what I can to get the girls bathed and ready for the day. It is often when I am not ready until 5 that night. Bills to pay with money that is not always there This is my daily life.
After being up all night long last night with Marley, I was in the living room with my 2 girls playing at 8 this morning...before I knew it, it was 10:30 and I was on the toy room couch waking up. Luckily my husband was home and had put Marley to sleep and Alyviah was helping him work on the yard....but really...if he wouldn't of been home what could of happened? How awful did I feel. These are the ugly times for me.
The Sleeping Beauty kisses I get from my sweet daughter Alyviah, hearing Marley laugh for the first time, watching my husband try to teach lyv how to swim and laughing at them the whole time, and at night putting Alyviah to bed hearing her sing to me now and peaking in on her when she's finally fallen asleep. These are my saving grace.
On this oprah episode they had a mom from SLC on there who has a very popular personal blog at www.dooce.com. Its all about her experiences as a mom, and it is funny, and it helps at times.

FOR YOU <3

If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart.. I’ll always be with you.

-- Winnie the Pooh
I LOVE YOU

Being a mommy of two

Oh goodness it seems to be MUCH harder then I had imagined.

I love it, but balancing the two girls has been hard! Alyviah demands SOOOO much attention, that this new baby has sent her for a loop. The temper tantrums have come up a notch, the whining up 4 notches, not to mention she now has decided to be a baby.
LOVES binkis, being wrapped, being burped, being fed her sippy cup thats full of chocolate milk and crying about nothing :)
At the same time she is an adorable big sister. She is so good with her she's learned to hold her which can get a little scary, help change her diapers, always makes sure she has her binki on demand and is ALWAYS checking on her making sure no one is bugging her.

We are blessed to have two amazing little girls though, and we would not change it for the world!!
As for Marley, I believe she came down totally prepared for her big sister. She is such a good sport and pretty much lets lyvi do whatever she wants to her and rarely crys.
She is such a good baby and for that we are grateful
(she pulls a funny face everytime we take a picture, with out fail haha)