Hey Family and Friends!
We've decided to start a weekly blog to hopefully help keep you all updated about us and our little family. We hope it will help us feel a little closer even when we're apart. Plus, what better time to start than right now, with the arrival of Kaya, to keep track of all the exciting adventures that we're having. Tash wanted to start when she was first born, but just like with everything else, we a little late. No surprise there for anyone who knows us. When James calls and says he will be home from work in 30 minutes, Tash knows that really means at least another hour. When ward council starts at 11, we're rushing out the door at 11:07. And, not that it helps, but our clocks are even set 5 minutes fast to give us the feeling of urgency 5 minutes before it would typically set in. And so, keeping true to who we are, here we are starting this little blog 2 months after Kaya was born. Let's just say we meant to start it at her 2 month mark and not at her birth... it will make us feel better, and make everyone else not feel like they're behind in knowing what's going on with us. So here goes...
We just celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated by buying a new (used... but new to us) car - a 2007 Toyota Corolla, going to Sizzler (thanks Grandpa for the gift card), taking a walk to the duck pond on BYU campus, watching Spectre (the new James Bond movie) on VidAngel (which is AWESOME and allows you to filter language, violence, etc. We highly recommend it), making raspberry cheesecake treats, eating popcorn with chocolate chips, and watching a lightning storm on the deck (while Kaya slept soundly in her crib).
Kaya is about to celebrate her 2 month mark. She's been preparing for it by eating ALL THE TIME, sleeping 6 hours at night (Hallelujah!), smiling and cooing more, and only crying when she's hungry. She really is the best baby EVER. We love her more and more every day. She is such a little miracle in our lives. We've started trying to implement a bedtime routine. We get her in her jammies, kneel to pray, then put her in her crib and sing "Families Can Be Together Forever". We love the words of that sweet song:
"I have a family here on earth. They are so good to me. I want to share my life with them for all eternity. Families can be together forever through Heavenly Father's plan. I always want to be with my own family and the Lord has shown me how I can!"
We know that Heavenly Father loves us and that He has a plan that allows us to be together forever as a family. And we love that we have the opportunity to teach that to our little girl. We are so blessed!
