My kids are cuter than yours

Yeah, sorry, but it's true. Most of these pictures were taken yesterday in the middle of a whirlwind of snot and whining (some of that from me!!) and you'd never know they had colds (or whatever this is...). I am so blessed to have such great kids!!

In fact, Karyl was an ANGEL yesterday. I got practically NO sleep the night before so I was dead tired...on top of that I am getting over whatever cold mutation we all caught so I was tired from that. I was sitting in our recliner with Freddie on my lap and he had fallen asleep finally and wasn't snorting or wheezing or anything, just peaceful, and I didn't dare move...so I got tired and wanted to sleep. Karyl, being the big girl she is, agreed to stay in the family room where I was and I took a few short naps (every 15 minutes or so she would notice I was asleep and very gently come over, pat my arm, and ask if I was feeling better). She was so sweet and she stayed in the room, watched cartoons and played with her toys. I got some much needed recovery napping done and she had fun playing doctor and trying to fix me.

Now, here are a few cute pictures from the last week...can you believe how big Freddie is getting? He is about 3-1/2 months and about 17 pounds!!

Seriously, he is the cutest little man there ever was...and his giggle is just infectious. When he giggles and smiles you can't help but do it too. Honestly, there is something about when he smiles that just makes me feel like everything in the world will be OK.

And here's the big girl...we were in the other room getting Freddie ready for bed and we heard her walking down the hall, but louder than usual...this was what we saw. She had a HUGE smile on her face and was so excited she got to wear mommy's shoes. Little does she know that as she gets older those clown shoes will probably end up being just the right size.

Which leads me to a note for Karyl...that's not all mommy's fault...you can thank Aunties Christine and Carri for the foot size gene too!!

Oh, and on a side note....I want to thank my friend Nancy for cutting my hair on Thursday!! I LOVE it!! It was fun to have an excuse to chat with Nancy and to see her adorable little girl Sasha. This little girl is all feminine cuteness with her blue eyes and adorable face!! I cut my hair again to my shoulders and she did an awesome job with the layering, I actually would feel cute wearing it down and think I might on Sunday....

When I talk in Sacrament meeting....which also means I have to get a new outfit and pair of shoes to wear, right?? I just assumed that was one of the perks of agreeing to talk, especially on a Holiday (Father's Day). Besides, I don't have to feel guilty because I still have a gift certificate I won from work a few weeks ago that I still need to use.

Oh, and another side note...my brother came over this morning to help out with the shed again and he brought with him his new Nikkon digital SLR camera!! This thing is amazing!! I don't understand all the stuff about photography (shutter speed, filters....) but he took a few pics of Karyl just goofing off and it was awesome!! Now we can take family pictures =) For those of you who don't know, when David was in High School he won many awards for his photography and I can't wait to see what he does with this awesome new camera, I am definitely preparing for some amazing pictures to come from him!!