Just Because

Like my last post, our everyday life is the same as the day before. The boys are the only thing that change it up for us.

Cyrus is super close to laughing. I got a little giggle out of him a few days ago. He smiles so big and it looks like a giggle should come out, but nothing does. Soon.

I'm trying to soak up every little thing that he does because he seems to be growing up faster than Ryker did (Maybe because I have so much to do, each day just flies by). On my days off where I get to be with him all day, I try to make mental notes of his features, the way he smells and how big he is getting. I miss him so much while I'm at work that I'm sad that I miss him mile stones. Kids change so much in the first 2 years that when you blink it's like you have missed months.

You're probably looking at these pictures of Cyrus and Jesse and thinking that I must be crazy for letting Jesse do this. Strangely it doesn't even make me nervous. I guess I have full trust in Jesse that he wouldn't drop Cy.
This was Ryker's doing. He was saying 'Look at Cyrus mama'... and when I did I giggled and had to take a picture. Ryker likes to put things on Cy's face (like the 4T sticker from earlier posts)...I have a feeling there are going to be many more just like these.

I couldn't help but let my heart swell when I saw my two boys interacting with each other. It was probably one of the first times that Cy was smiling at Ryker. Ryker likes to be in Cy's face, and usually Cy's got a look on his face wondering what's going on. But this time Cy was enjoying Ryker being silly with him.

Ryker comes up with the funniest things to say sometimes. One morning he came downstairs to where I was feeding Cyrus and said to me "The sky turned blue...that means it's wake up time."

Jesse has taken Ryker to the pool a couple of nights, and one time there was a little girl there that Ryker was playing with. Well he went up to Jesse and introduced the girl as his 'girlfriend'. Jesse asked Ryker what her name was, but shrugged his shoulders and said "I can't know...what is it dad?" Then Jesse was teasing Ryker about his unknown named girlfriend.

These 2 boys are my world... well I lied...these 3 boys are my world, and I certainly wouldn't have it any other way. I just LOVE them all so much. I am one blessed girl.

The Latest

Ya know how life can feel like its on a track that is repeating its self everyday? Well, that's how I mine has been as of late. It's not a bad thing, just there's nothing really to report quite as often as I'd like. The repeat cycle is super busy too. I wake up go to the gym, come home, shower, get ready, get the boys to my mom's, go to work, come home make dinner, get the boys in bed, fall asleep on the couch, get ready for bed, go to bed and repeat. Occasionally add in cleaning, laundry, pumping, going to young women's. And in all that still find time for myself and my family. Phew, I don't think I have enough to do.

Amongst the crazy business I still get to enjoy the two greatest boys. Ryker is still an awesome big brother. And Cy is growing and developing so well. It cracks me up when Ryker lays next to Cy and says 'Ahh, mom look at us'...and then poses for me after I've grabbed my camera. He's a ham, and a darn cute one. It'll be fun when Cyrus can return the same enthusiasm for Ryker.


Even though a few weekends ago Jesse and I went out together for our anniversary, but I thought it was time to do a group date night. So over the weekend we went to Fat Cats and Pizza Factory with our friends Dave, Cassie, Justin and Heidi. It had been so long since we had done a date night with them that we all thought it was due time we got together.

They say you still need to go on dates with your spouse after having kids, just so when you are empty-nesters you aren't wondering who this person you are living with is. And I can totally see why. Being out and having fun with other adults and interacting with Jesse in a playful way was invigorating. It made me realize even more that I really do love my husband and want to be with him. It's not like I didn't know that I loved him, it was just an extra assurance that he's my man and we belong together.

I mentioned to Jesse that we need to make it a habit to go on a date or group date about once a month. Keep our fingers crossed that it happens. Like I said earlier, our lives are super busy and it's hard to take time for each other.

I've really loved having Cy around. He's just been a joy....

...I mean look at the smile... doesn't that just brighten your day? It does mine. He's so freakin' cute!

2 Months

Last week I bought a bunch of new clothes for Ryker since he has outgrown just about everything he owns. After getting the boys dressed on May 2, I left the room for a minute and when I came back I found Cyrus like this... Ryker thought Cyrus would like his sticker from his new shirt. Haha it made me laugh. Cy was just hanging out not even bothered there was a big 4T sticker stuck to his forehead. I love how Ryker wants to share everything with his little brother. :)

Not only is Ryker growing out of his clothes, so is Cy. I had to pull out the 3-6 month clothes. He's growing so fast it's amazing. I took him to his 2 month check up yesterday and he has grown 2 1/2 inches since he was born. That's crazy. 2 1/2 inches in 2 months. Can you imagine if he kept that rate up? He'd be so tall.

He weighed in at 12 lbs which puts him in the 50th percentile for his age. Measuring 23 1/2 inches long-64th percentile, and his head circumference is 40.6 cm- 59th percentile. So he's a pretty big boy. Not quite as big as his big brother, but still a big boy. They both take after their daddy!

A little side note; Cy has been a really good sleeper. For the past three nights he has slept from about 9 ish clear till 7:30am!!! Can you believe it? And if he does wake up it's because he's escaped from his swaddle or he needs a binki. Once those two things are back in order he falls right back to sleep.

Quite the Weekend

Saturday May 7th, a few girls from the salon as a team ran the Race for the Cure in honor of Tracy and Emily. Tracy has recently finished Chemo after finding our she had breast cancer in October. She has been a fighter and we are all proud of her. Emily had cancer a few years back. I"m not entirely sure what kind of cancer, but she is a survivor as well.

Once we got downtown we were all amazed by the amount of people there. We heard the announcers say there were 16,000 people registered beforehand, and there were still plenty more registering that morning.

During the race I would see men who had a paper pinned to their shirt that said 'I'm racing for my wife...or my sister...or my Aunt...Daughter'. I couldn't help but get choked up to see them there supporting their loved ones. It was amazing to me to see all these people there supporting the cause. What a fun and great way to raise money. After the race Jesse and I got to celebrate our 6th anniversary together. We were lucky to have his mom come and watch our boys while we went and enjoyed the rest of the day together. We first went to the new movie 'THOR'. It was actually pretty good.

Then for dinner we drove up Weber Canyon to eat at Taggart's Grill. I had been there once with a few girls from the salon and loved it, so I wanted to take Jesse there. It turned out to be a really nice day, so we were able to sit outside for dinner. The restaurant is right inside a little canyon. So we were eating among the trees and mountains. They also have peacocks wondering around. It was a really nice evening to be together. I highly enjoyed it.

Over dinner, Jesse and I were talking about life and where it has taken us so far. We both agree that we are pleased with where we are. We have 2 wonderful boys whom we love and adore, our marriage is growing stronger each day, and we make a great team. It has been a great 6 years. I'm rather blown away that it's been that long because is certainly doesn't feel like it. I can't ever blink or I am going to miss something.

I can confidently say that I LOVE Jesse more today than I did the day that I married him. Didn't think that could be possible, but it happened. I can't imagine what another 6 years will do.

For my anniversary gift and Mother's Day gift Jesse bought me flowers. I have been asking for years to have hanging flower baskets... and whaa-laa. The big pink one is absolutely BEA-U-TI-FUL!!! I have never seen one like it. Oh I just love it! He also bought hooks to go on the house, so I have one on each side of the front window as well.

He also got me two pallets of flowers to plant in my flower bed. As soon as it stops raining (which is has since Sunday), I'll be planting these.

After Sacrament Meeting all the women were given a flower to plant, so I picked a Geranium plant. Well we were hanging out a little bit afterwards because I was paying tithing and needed to hand in some receipts, and apparently they had a bunch of left over flowers so the man in charge gave me and a few other girls a whole pallet of Zinnia's. SWEET! So now I have even MORE flowers to put in my flower bed. Oh its going to look so pretty. Can't wait to get my hands in that dirt and get planting

That night we went to Jesse's parents house for dinner. Mike assigned his boys things to bring for dinner. They cooked so the women wouldn't have to. (Just a side note, Jesse was suppose to bring garlic bread but forgot, so I made bread for him. Haha. What would he do without me?)

What would we do without our Mothers? I am so blessed to have been raised by my mother. She is truly a remarkable woman. I can only hope that I can be a small portion of who she is when I grow up.

I also feel blessed to have a wonderful Mother-in-Law. She is so strong. I can't thank her enough for raising Jesse to be the good man that he is. She gives me strength and hope that my boys will turn out as good as hers have.

I had the opportunity to teach the Mother's Day Lesson on Sunday and it gave me a new found light on Motherhood. A mother's work is God's work! The most important thing a mother can do will happen within the walls of her home. What Mothers do... Matters!

So Blessed

Sunday, May 1st Cyrus Robert Smith was blessed by his father Jesse. I couldn't help but feel so happy on that day. Jesse gave such a beautiful blessing. Ever since Cy has been born I have had a heart full of gratitude towards Jesse. He is honestly the best dad ever. Always so willing to help me out with the boys. So on the day of the blessing I felt so emotional seeing him blessing Cy. Being a worthy and righteous priesthood holder made me feel so proud of him. It was like the cherry on top of everything. I'm pretty sure I couldn't ask for a better husband. We make a great team. After the meeting our friends and family all came to our house for a little eat and greet. It was so wonderful having everybody there to celebrate our newest addition to our family. I loved having all the dearest people in my life all together in one sitting.

Ryker is such a proud big brother. Oh you can just tell by the look on his face in this picture. He sincerely LOVES his little brother.

Jesse and I couldn't be happier. We both are so proud of our two handsome boys. Ya know, growing up I probably took my family for granted, but being older they are the only people I want to be with. Even better now that I have my own little family. I am so thrilled that I get to be with my 3 handsome boys for eternity.

A big shout out to our parents. They are such a great help with the boys. Gotta Love them!!!!

3 of my favorite ladies! I love, love, LOVE my Sistas. They are my closets and dearests friends. Manda was so dear and bought a airplane ticket to come just for the blessing. She flew in Saturday morning and had to leave Sunday night. A quick trip, but so worth being with her.

So here is a little kitchen update. We still have alot of finish work to do, but it's looking more done than it has in a LONG time. Jesse has done a beautiful job on everything. He truly is a well rounded man. Great Husband, Awesome Dad, Worthy Priesthood Holder and my Handy Man.

Everything went so well this weekend. Thank Goodness the weather cooperated. And I loved having a kitchen that was put together. I'm so grateful to all my family and friends for the help, love and support given. Love you all!

There is nothing like having a baby in your home to feel closer to our Heavenly Father. Thank you Cyrus for coming into our lives! We all love you!