March Update

Miss Lucy is growing so fast. She enjoys the first minute of tummy time, then she is done. And boy, will she let you know! Last night Pat was doing tummy time with Lucy and she was very angry. After they were done with their "workout", she fell right to sleep. She was exhausted from holding that beautiful head up and from crying so much. 

Daddy time!

We got to watch Brennley's dance class one Friday and it was fun for the whole family. Of course, Brennley loved showing us her fancy dance moves. She is really good! 

She is so happy when she dances and that makes my mommy heart burst! She was listening to the teacher, answering questions, and demonstrating to the class how to do the shuffle, hop step! Way to go Miss Brenn!

One of the many Saturday projects. When I think of words to describe my husband, the term lazy would be a million miles away! He is such a hard worker, a trait he learned from his hard working dad. He built shelves for our neighbor's garage. He always enjoys helping others and earning more money for our family. He is showing me how sturdy these shelves are by hopping up on them. Craxy! 

McKay's head has gotten very heavy and hard to hold up, just kiddin! I LOVE when he does this, he is so adorable!

Lucy is about 2months in this picture. Growing like crazy! She loves her sister and brother so much. She will giggle just watching them. She loves to be near them too. 

Another fun haircut with dad! 

Chunky cheeks! Sorry hun, you got those from your momma!

One more kiss, peeease! I find myself constantly saying, Please don't touch her eyes, please don't climb on Lucy, Please don't pull her hair. She is just so exciting, McKay cannot keep his hands off of her. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Green eggs....YUM!

My BEAUTIFUL girls! I love seeing their relationship develop. It is so sweet! Brenn wants to be Lucy's mom and do everything for her. 

That is my Lucy! What a beautiful, sweetheart!

Daddy got those amazing smiles out of her. She loves playing with dad. It is now even more challenging when dad comes home, he has three kiddos and a wife who all want his attention. He is rising to the challenge quite well.

Are you sure about this dad?

Check it out mom, tall, tall, tall!

All the Stephens girls!

Tummy time, again! I love her beautiful blue eyes. Thanks Patty bear for blessing our girls with your gorgeous eyes!

Our neighbors recently moved and sold us their treadmill - which I love! It is the best! Brenn loves it too! She waits patiently while I run and then has her turn. She was so happy she did 16 minutes on it the first day! Two nights ago, the kids were all wound up at bedtime, so Pat ran them on the treadmill, hoping to get rid of some of the wiggles. They were both cracking up and thought dad was so much fun.

Tummy time is much more fun with a friend!

Our soccer ballerina! Brenn wants to play soccer, so we found the shin guards and cleats at a yard sale. She is practicing and hopes to play when she is 6. I love my sweet beautiful children. They are so wonderful. If I could have the patience and love they have, we would be perfect!

Lucy and Family

Here are some fun pictures from February and March. McKay loves "Woo-see" and loves to snuggle her. 

Our sweetie pie! She is so much fun to talk to and now she loves being tickled. She is a smiler and a giggler! It is so much fun. 

Darren and Sarah gave us their playhouse and the kids have had so much fun with it. They quickly learned how to climb on top of it and loved seeing the whole neighborhood. 

Happy time with daddy!

Big smiles!!

Snuggling with dad.

I'm a happy girl.

More creative playtime in the fort. 

McKay loves this jeep! I am so thankful that Santa brought this wonderful toy for the kids. He is so cute driving this think around in the back yard. 

Check him out!

"A hurt a Tay's a ears" McKay talk. 

We had a Saturday morning when we did lots of cleaning and organizing. I started giving Brenn a list and she wanted to write it down on her dry erase board. I thought it was cute seeing her write like this. She is a really sweet, smart girl! 

My girlas!

Daddy teaching McKay gun safety.

HAHAHA! I love this picture. And, Miss Lucy, you should be afraid. Big brother is so silly!

This was when Brennley reached her second big milestone for reading the Book of Mormon. Dad took her out on a dinner date. She was thrilled but also very kind hearted about it. She kept saying how we should all go out as a family. She didn't want to leave out McKay. She did this yesterday too. We were talking about her upcoming field trip to the zoo and I told her she might just go with the other kids and I would stay home with McKay and Lucy. She said, "But McKay would be soooooo sad if he could not go to the zoo with me. I think the whole family should go." I love these moments.

Sweepy baby!

Playing with daddy.

Big smiles. Life is so good, we are loving Lucy in our home. She makes everyone happy. McKay has a really hard time when he wakes up from his naps in the afternoons. There are only a handful of things that can distract him, and Lucy is one. If he sees her playing on the ground, he will run up to her face and giggle and say "Hi Woo-See, Hi, Hi, Hi!" 

February Fun

I know, I am way behind, but I am going to catch you up on all of the fun we had in February. We loved having Grammy Stephens here for a few days. We went to the zoo for the day and the kids loved it. 

Life is so much more fun with family!! We love our Grammy!!

Daddy with all THREE kids.

Our big family of 5! It is so much fun, but so busy. I feel like I can handle so much more when Pat is with me. I don't think I could have taken three kids to the zoo by myself. Hopefully, someday I will be able to. 

So sad to say goodbye to Grammy.

I know this is blurry, but I love this picture. Even though McKay enjoys poking Lucy's eyes and jumping over top of her, Lucy adores McKay. Mckay is slowly learning how to say Lucy. First it was "Woo-wee" or "Louie", then he was calling her "Woo-fee", and I recently heard him say "Woo-cee"! 

Movie time!

McKay loves to help out whenever he can. He even helped me vacuum. He tries to help me carry Lucy in her car seat carrier, which means he pulls down on the side of her car seat. He is now helping clear the table after meals and helps collect the trash cans. He likes being involved.

Brennley and McKay having a party in the fort. 

Brennley set a goal to read The Book of Mormon and she is working hard to reach that goal. 

We were soooo lucky to have Darren & Sarah's family visit for a few days. It was so much fun. Brennley's favorite part was the Mardi Gras parade that Abby and Maddy threw for the kids. They brought a ton of toys and beads and drove around the backyard in the jeep throwing them out. We have such fun cousins. 

McKay and Sydney, they are only a few months apart and were so cute playing together.

Dinner time!

Picnic lunch in the back of the truck at the temple.

Juice Girlas!

Kissin cousins.....

Decorating Valentine's cookies. Yummy!

Our happy girl! Lucy is doing so well and growing so fast! We love having her in our home. She loves when we talk to her and tickle her.

Happy (late) Valentine's Day. I have such a hunk! He made this beautiful dinner for us and Darren and Sarah. Darren and Sarah bought a super delicious steak and Pat grilled it to perfection. Little Lucy got to enjoy the special dinner date too. We worked it out where all the kids went to bed and we had a late dinner at home. It was so nice.

We miss our New Orleans Lifferths, and will be so sad when they move far, far away. Thanks so much for the fun visit, we had a great time visiting and playing.