Crackin' Sherry

Chapter has been saying this all day today and I couldn't for the life of me figure out what the heck he was saying.  Then at lunch I figured it out.  When Merit is fussy sometimes we say "Meri, Meri, quite contrary, how does your garden grow..."  And that's what he was saying. He said the whole thing at lunch, "Meri, Meri, crackin' sherry..."  I'm still "crackin'" up about it:)

Quick Quote by Chapter

"I like dinosaurs, they are cool for me. Are they cool for you?"

Friends

"Merit is my baby friend." -Chapter

I have been totally surprised at how Chapter and Merit are already friends.  I thought it wouldn't happen for years! I know my elation could be a little premature since I've heard that the relationship gets a little more volatile once the smaller one gets mobile, but it's cute.  I'm amazed at how much he loves her and how he wants to take care of her (that's not to say their relationship is perfect, today I caught him trying to "crack her foot".)  She loves him too.  She is fascinated by everything he does and he can make her laugh really hard, and none of the rest of us can do that yet.  I hope they will always love each other and look out for each other.   Having two kids has been hard, but it's little things like this that make it worth it. 

24th of July

I just realized I never got the pictures off the camera for the 24th.  We went to Monroe again this year, and it was fun as always:)

Same routine: Parade, park, family, fireworks.  The kids were great, and here are a couple pictures.

 The first picture with all of us in it. Merit was only 4 months old at this point haha.

 Supporting South Sevier FFA by riding on the train.  Gotta represent:)

Chilling at grandma's house...literally.  We are thin blooded folks from the south and we always freeze at her house, even in July!

Family Vacation

This year we took a family vacation to SLC since Logan used up his week long paid vacation rafting this year.  We jam packed as much adventure as possible into 3 days in northern Utah.

 Logan's bosses own a sweet hotel in downtown SLC that we were able to get a killer deal on.  We are so grateful for their generosity.

 Chapter was so excited to see that "Cranky" was just outside our hotel window.  He was even "cranking" on Saturday for us to see:)

 First we hit up Temple Square

 Chapter is obsessed with temples.  He thinks everything he sees looks like a temple.  He was pretty excited.

 Then we rode the Heber Valley Railroad.  We missed our train, but were able to catch it at Soldier Hollow, everything worked out except the only seats left were in the super ghetto 3rd car that was rusted out and hotter than blazes:) Still fun.  And before you call DCFS, the train was not moving when Chap had his head out the window haha.  We rode on a diesel engine that Chapter thought was Mavis the Diesel:)

On Sunday we went up to Logan to visit my good friend Moe.  She has bought her grandma's adorable house and seems so happy up there (even though she's way too far away for my tastes, haha).  It was so good to see her and her family.  Chap and Rory really hit it off, he keeps asking for her and if she'll come to his birthday party.  Sorry buddy, 6ish hours is a little far to travel for a party:)

On Monday we went to the zoo (for our 8th wedding anniversary lol).  I hadn't been there for probably close to 20 years and it is so much nicer now!  We saw the lion training, the elephant training, the bird show and the sea otters.  They even have animated dinosaurs that look really real that Chapter liked mostly (he was scared of some of them).  Busy busy days, but it was so fun to get away with the family and make some memories!

Laurel Onesies

When I had Merit, the adorable Laurel class made these awesome onesies for her, and guess what--she finally fits in them!

These are some adorable and creative girls/ladies!

Merit 4 Months

Merit is just a little sweetie.  She has been night and day different than Chapter was, and he was an awesome kid, but this one is just so delightful. She's really calm, sleeps well, and just generally isn't any trouble unless she gets over tired, then she has to be bounced until she goes to sleep.  We took her to the doctor yesterday for her check up and shots and she is following her 31% growth curve perfectly.  She smiles a lot and even started laughing a little bit about a week ago.  She's nursing like a champ and loves to grab toys.  She's recently discovered her feet and it's so cute!  We love out little Meri-Berry!