3 Months Old...

You would never know that she was a little 5 pound preemie, but now at 3 months old...she weighs a whoppin' 13 lbs!

(Of course the only smile I got was with my old camera before I pulled out the good one!)

She smiles after every feeding so much that its as if she is trying to laugh but all that comes out is a high pitched squeak.

She is so much happier on a Gentle Formula vs. Mom. Glad we figured that out early.

On a good day she sleeps so good, on a bad day she sleeps so bad. But mostly we have good days.

She brings a smile to every one of her family members faces every day.

She loves to be held and snuggled.

And she's just is so darn cute I could eat her up!

Kids are all in bed now...but we took a few shots right before I put them down...

All is quiet at the Hemming house. Yah!!

Another visit to Grangeville...

The 4th of July is a pretty big deal in the little town of Grangville ID, where my parents live. Probably the biggest weekend of the year...for sure. We loved going down this time of year because there is a lot of hustle and bustle around the town and lots to do. There are all sorts of street games, the kids loved this, the rodeo is in town, carnival, parades, etc. We had a fun time getting involved in all the activities...here we are at the toy scramble...they throw thousands of little fun toys on the ground and the kids get to go at it and collect them as fast as they can.

Enjoying some of the rides...

Paisley got a bit scared on this ride with grandpa, but she still loved it!

We spent alot of time just hanging out at home. I wish I could take my parents yard and move it here...it's so much fun! We got a little crazy with the new camera taking lots of fun pictures one day...

Paisley was more then happy to pose for me...

Awesome...

I got lots of good shots of Grandma and Grandpa with the kids!

A few good family photos as well...

This picture is worth a million bucks...love that smile!!

My little poser. She loves to model for me.

The night of the 4th we sat by the creek in the back yard around the fire pit and watched the fireworks go off by the high school. It was so much fun...Grandma of course told the story of the teeny tiny hen (which the kids request every time we are around the fire), we had peach cobbler, and enjoyed the firework show.

Thanks mom and dad for the great weekend! I am glad to say that even though we all took a turn getting sick one day, the river was too fast and cold to swim in, and Rowan had her first big fall and almost had to go to the ER, that we still had a fabulous time! That's how awesome my parents are. Happy 4th of July!

1,2,3 Come Party With Me!

Wow am I slow at posting everyone's birthdays. Usually I get these done a few days after their big party, it's been so busy I just haven't had a chance. SO, I am going to post Paisley's, then my, then Noah's birthday pictures...3 in one and get it done!

Paisley is now 5. I can't believe it. Paisley has turned into my best little helper. She loves to pick out what Rowan will wear that day, she feeds her bottles, gets a binki for her when she cries, and she absolutely LOVES to try and burp her (although this usually just results in Rowan crying :), but it's the effort that counts! She asks me all day long to help her spell out words that she sees and surprises me every day at how much she actually knows! She just told me that Michan (her imaginary boyfriend she has had for years), died because he choked on a penny (very dramatic). It makes me sad to think that she is growing up so fast. She still loves Barbies and Polly Pockets more then anything but it is her imagination that blows me away every day and I love that she can always find exciting things to do with her mind. She loves to dance, do gymnastics, get dressed up, and look at herself in the mirror (oh my) while making different model poses. I just love her so much. She really is my best friend. We already h

ave so much fun shopping, going out to eat, and just spending time together. Paisley, thank you for your sweet spirit you bring into our home, for being such a big helper since Rowan has been born, and for being a good sister to your brother.

Paisley got to have a sleep over with her cousins on her birthday. She had so much fun. In the morning they were all singing and dancing in the kitchen to Justin Beiber while I cooked breakfast. I taught them some moves. They thought I was pretty cool...

She had a friend birthday party at Trafalga. It was all Rapunzel themed. Thanks to Jaclynn and Hailey for helping me!!! Trafalga turned out to be a bit crazier then I thought it would be, but the kids had a blast. P.S. It was her 5th birthday contrary to what the cake says...

Opening her presents...she couldn't contain her excitement!

Paisley requested to eat her face...

My birthday was amazing. Ryan totally spoiled me. I know I say this on my blog a lot, but REALLY he is so great to me. We went to the Lehi Parade the morning of my birthday, I got to have a night off of feeding Rowan and get a solid night sleep, my mother in law watched our kids so Ryan and I could go out, and we had a fantastic night together. I got something that I have been wanting for years...my first SLR camera, a Cannon Rebel. SOOO AWESOME!!! I still can't believe I finally have one...honey I know that set you back a pretty penny, but I will forever love it! Thank you thank you!

The parade crew.

The kids.

Dee getting in with the girls for a quick pic.

Hailey with her cute girls.

We got a little picture happy at the parade getting good use out of my birthday present!

Cute Jess and her kids. Love the glasses Ira!

Me with my unaccomadating kids who didn't want a picture...can you tell? lol.

Do you see the Icecream Truck Float behind Jess (the one with her hands in the air freaking out?)...She made that...CR-A-ZY! She had alot of help from a bunch of talented people in her ward, but it was all her ideas and lots and lots of her hard work to put it together. Her float won of course. Of course...lol. She was a little excited when she saw us, hehe.

Jess and Skye posing quickly for me as they walked by with their float.

Ryan and I eating our Crab and Shrimp...ummm dinner was SOO good!

Noah is a big 3 year old now. He has changed so much lately. He is just growing and learning so much and I am reminded by this every day when he will try and reason with me, explain to me what he wants, etc. He wants a buddy to play with all the time, and it's crazy to me that he is old enough to ask for a friend to come and play like Paisley does. He just talks so good and understands so much now. He is no longer my baby :( Noah can't get enough of his super hero's. He LOVES them all, Tony Stark...Peter Parker...Bruce Wayne...these are all famous household names for us these days. So of course we went all out Spider Man for his party this year (He is especially into Spider Man lately!). I wanted to cry while loading these pics onto the computer the other night because for some reason I didn't download all of them from the party and I deleted everything on my card...of course the good shots are the ones that got deleted, but here is what I got...

This Spiderman Cake only took me 5 hours to make! Ugh. But Noah's excitement over it was priceless...I think he stood on the stool next to me at least half the time eating frosting and oohing and ahhing as each step got closer to completion.

At first Noah had the bat to hit the pinata with, but before his turn was over he starting punching and hitting it...it was so funny.

Opening his presents...this was all I got of the family party. So sad.

We also had a party with all of his little friends of course! We ate pizza and Jess was gracious enough to bring her "Rainbow Snow" machine and we got to make snow cones, it was a huge success (I think I had 4??? Really best snow cones you will ever taste)! The kids swam and played in the back yard for hours while us adults got to sit back and drink our Diet Coke's in the sun! It turned out to be a fabulous time!

Noah thanking Brynn for his present...getting a little fresh! lol.