"Can I play with Liv?"

This is the question I hear out of Savannas mouth the second she wakes up! She LOVES LOVES LOVES playing with her friend Liv. The great thing is that she is just across the street so it is so easy and convenient when they get together. And can I just say that her having a friend to play with is the greatest thing in the world! She is over there as we speak and Makade is asleep... what more could I ask for than just a couple minutes of "ME TIME"!!! Here are the 2 of them playing out back. Oh and can you notice that I could not get them to look at the camera at the same time?!?

Happy Mothers Day

I have already mentioned how much I love being a mom, but this day just makes you even more grateful to have kids. I woke up and just spent time watching them play, smile, laugh and it is so amazing to know I created them! I love my kids and I am so grateful they are a part of my life. We really had a nice day at my in laws spending time with the family and just hanging out. I forgot my camera AGAIN so I had Josh snap this picture right before Savanna and Makade went to bed. I hope all you moms had a great day too! PS I want my mom to know that I love her and I admire what an amazing and strong woman she is... LOVE YOU MOM!

2 months old

Can you believe my baby boy is 2 months old?... because I can not! Seriously, 2 months has gone by so fast. He is so big and keeps getting bigger by the minute. He weighed 11 lbs 11 oz and 22 3/4 long. My jaw dropped at how much weight he gained! Healthy little boy with a BIG eating habit. He is so much fun and such a blessing to out little family. Savanna LOVES him and he adores her. He is now smiling and laughing... so freakin cute! He is sleeping pretty good too... wakes up usually 1 time a night :) He is just easy going and so much fun. I LOVE YOU KADE!

Viva Las Vegas

Well this past weekend, we were able to take a quick trip to Vegas with my family. Josh and I have always loved Vegas and thought it would be fun to take the kiddies and get away. Of course, Makade had no idea where we were but Savanna had a blast. She loved the bright lights and big hotel building and WARM WEATHER!!! My parents rented a cabana at the pool one day and we played in the sun all day... so so much fun! We stayed at the Wynn which was super nice! All in all it was fun and nice to just get away! FYI whenever u see a picture with the stroller Makade was conked out in there. Too comfy to get out :)

Baby Announcment

Okay, so I have to thank my good friend Shay for taking these AMAZING pictures and designing these WAY CUTE announcements. She did such a great job... THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have a bunch of pictures that I will post later of my sweet kids.

Happy Easter

Well the Eater Bunny definitely made a stop here at the Mitchell house. This was the first Easter than Savanna was really into it... especially the egg hunt. It was so fun to see her get excited over the whole idea of looking for eggs. And can I just add I think it is very wrong that we were hunting for eggs in heavy fleece outfits and winter hats... thought Easter was supposed to be about spring and sun and warm?!? Anywho, Savanna loved her basket and was thrilled to see Makade got one too! I was surprised she sat on the Easter bunnies lap at the Willow Creek brunch! She HATED Santa so I thought the same would go for the bunny... but she was all about getting up there and posing pretty for the picture. On the other hand, Makade was not so cooperative to get his picture taken! But all in all it was a great day and so nice to just be with each other. Happy Easter!

I LOVE being a mom

Despite my not so great body, very tired eyes and lack of ANY personal time, I really do LOVE being a mom! There is nothing and I mean nothing like your baby girl hugging you with all her strength and then looking at you and saying "I love you mom" and meaning it! Or like having your baby boy all curled up against you and knowing he is all yours! Sorry, but those moments take it all! Hope all you moms feel the same!!!

Our Little Family at the Hospital

So I was finally able to steal my sisters camera away long enough to get some pictures of us at the hospital. Her camera is soooo nice and takes such great pictures. Thanks Kelsi... love ya. Anywho, hope you enjoy these sweet pictures of our little family!

Happy St. Patty Day

So, I just want all you mothers out there that have more than one kid to know that I have a new found respect for you! I did not get ONE picture of my kids together in their cute outfits all day long. It was impossible to find a time when both kids were 1- clean and 2- happy. So instead, I did the next best thing which was just take individual pictures of each and hope that the next time I want them together it will go smoother! They really did look cute all decked out in green! Anywho, enjoy!

Where is Savanna?...

Putting on mommies make-up. This is apparently what she thinks she should be doing while I am nursing Makade... what trouble! I am learning, and so is she, that my time spent watching her is now shared with little brother. She can sure get into things faster than I thought and can make quite a mess!

Makade Joshua Mitchell

Well, these are just quick pictures taken so that I can at least post my new little guy! I have had so many calls and emails requesting pictures! My sister has all the "good" pictures taken at the hospital on her camera, and once again, I am having issues getting them from her camera to my computer! ANYWHO... here is the latest addition to the Mitchell family! Born March 3, 2009 weighing in at a whopping 6 pounds 11 ounces, and 19.5 inches long, Makade Joshua Mitchell! It was without a doubt, the greatest delivery ever! My Dr broke my water at 8:45am and I had little Makade at 10:55am after only 1 push! Everything went very smooth and was just great... which is a nice and well earned reward after having such a crappy pregnancy! We are so excited that he is finally here and could not be more proud! He is such a great baby too... although he wakes every 2-3 hours during the night to eat. He is a BOOB man , just like his dad ;) and would hang there all day and night if I let him! So hope you enjoy these sweet pictures and I will post more later! By the way, I dedicate this song to both of my babies... my baby girl Savy and my baby boy Kade... I LOVE YOU BOTH SOOOO MUCH!

Family Home Evening

Josh and I were talking a couple weeks ago and decided that it was a good time to start doing Family Home Evening with Savanna. She is aware of Jesus and church and temples, but we want her to start to understand what they are and so on... so we did our first little Family Home Evening on Monday night and it was a huge success. Savanna loved it and loved talking about Heavenly Father and Jesus and singing songs and all that fun "stuff". We colored these little head crowns that said "I am a child of God" and she wore hers around all night! Little kids make things so much fun. Love you Savy!

Some "Savanna" moments

Okay, so Savanna goes in and out of what movie she is "obsessed" with. It has ranged any where from Enchanted to her latest Shrek 2. Oh my heck... she loves this movie and wants to watch it 24-7 (and would if I let her). Today I was doing some laundry and came upstairs to find her in a very unusual position, but still very intently watching her show. I had to share this limber little position with everyone! Next, Savanna is very into doing hair. She loves to play with mine and she is very opinionated on how I do her hair. The other night, she tried so hard to do her daddy's hair. She kept spraying and combing it, hoping it would do what she wanted it to do... and I have no idea on what her end goal was but I do know she had a lot of fun playing with her daddy's hair!

Baby Room

So, in my attempt to try and distract myself for the last several weeks, Josh and I have had such a fun time finishing up the nursery. It isn't completely done, which lets face it, nothing ever is... but it is a start. I still want a rug and some more picture frames and little odds and ends, but it is just about there! And WE LOVE IT... especially Josh. He says it looks really "boy" which is VERY important to him! It has been so much fun doing something completely out of my element. I come from an all girl family so this little boy will have a lot of trial and error in his life. Although I am completely out of my zone, I truly am so excited to have some more testosterone in this house... and I think Josh is too! Hope you enjoy these pictures of our hard work! And I need to thank Josh for doing such a great job on the letters. He wanted to do something really different and so my idea + his handy skills = cute letter!!! Also, I know the baby ticker says I still have 2 weeks left, but I am actually scheduled to be induced exactly 1 week from today. YAY!!! That is if I don't go early. And I am thinking he is very comfy and cozy in my belly so probably fat chance at going early. (but I can still hope)

Happy Valentines Day

Okay, I just have to say my favorite thing about this day was Savannas CUTE outfit. I am sorry but she did look dang cute in her velvet red outfit! We had a great day just being together as a family. Josh and I have spent so much time and money on the baby nursery that we really just wanted to hang out and enjoy being with each other! NO COMPLAINTS HERE FROM A VERY PREGNANT AND UNCOMFORTABLE WOMAN!!! He did get me some beautiful flowers which was much appreciated. Thanks babe!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well I don't have much to say about my birthday other than it was very nice! Josh got me a massage and took me to a movie and dinner (my favorite). We had a very relaxing day with breakfast, lunch and dinner all for me, finished off with an INCREDIBLE ice cream cake! A great day for someone who is getting old... at least I am younger than my hubby ha ha! Thanks to everyone for their phone calls, gifts and love!

I love to see the Temple

We had the great opportunity to go through the Draper Temple this past week and let me tell ya.... it was amazing! Everything was so beautiful and it was just a sweet feeling to be there. Savanna LOVED it! She has been asking to go inside the temple for a while now. We drive up there often to look at the outside and see the progress so she has really been looking forward to being able to go into this "BIG pretty" building. Thank you to my mother in law for getting us tickets and sharing in this experience with us!

My ever GROWING belly

I have had so many people ask me about my belly and how big it is and so on... so I thought I would give you all a update at how I am doing and how huge (I feel) my belly is! I now offically have just over 6 weeks left and I am so ready to get this sweet boy OUT! Josh and I both feel he is trying his hardest to break free which is making these last few weeks a little uncomfortable! But very soon we will have the 4th edition to our family and we couldn't be more excited. I feel very unprepared for him but excited none the less! I have put a current picture on here of what I look like today and then I also added a very funny one in!

This picture is of me and my 2 sisters. Aubrey, you can probably guess she is on the left, was "10 "months pregnant in this picture! She had her baby the next day. I (in middle) was 20 weeks pregnant and then Kelsi (on left) who IS NOT PREGNANT... make sure to get that in... was trying very hard to stick her belly out as far as she could to keep up with our bellies! Both sisters are probably going to kill me for putting this on here... but I laugh every time I see it and I just could not resist! :) I personally think my belly just looks plain fat!

My New Toy!!!

So for a long time now, I have complained and complained about my very nice (beater) 1996 Honda Accord with almost 200,000 miles. It really has been a great car but I really have wanted a new one. Now with baby #2 almost here, I have been using my powers of persuasion on Josh to see if I could some how get a new vehicle so our "little family would be safe!!!" And guess what... it worked! There was actually not much begging at all, in fact Josh took me to the dealership and said the time has come! SO...... we got a 2008 GMC Acadia and I LOVE IT!!! Oh it is so nice and I feel like I am living in the lap of luxury! And I was able to sell my Honda on KSL.com in less than 10 minutes. Yup... I had it sold that fast so I figured that must have been a sign that we were so meant to get a new car! Anywho, I just thought I would share my excitement with everyone because if I haven't mentioned it yet, I AM SO EXCITED and I LOVE MY NEW CAR!

Happy 30th Birthday Josh

Okay okay, I know I am WAY behind on this, but it really has been so crazy the last few months that I have not even posted my sweet husbands 30th birthday party! His birthday was in November, but better late than never... I thought I would pay tribute to the most amazing and important man in my life and him reaching the 30 year marker. In thinking about what I could do for him, I knew I had to do something BIG and make a fuss because he is always so private and shy about events such as this. So I decided the best way to do that would be to surprise him with a party where a few of his closest friends and family could share in this special day too! It turned out SOOOOO great and the best part was he never suspected a thing! He was so caught off guard and surprised... it was GREAT! We had a nice dinner and conversation with many important people in his life! I also decided the best way to embarrass him would be to do a "roast" in his honor (and horror) which was not a let down. There were great stories shared and funny memories reminisced on and everyone did great. But I must say, hands down, his friend Chris did the most amazing job. His roast included hand outs with pictures he had created... it was hilarious. Hopefully I can post it and you can all share in the laugh that we had! I think everyone there learned something new about Josh that night. :) All in all it was a very fun night and a great birthday for my sweet hubby! Josh, I love you more than life and I am so grateful to be married to such an amazing husband and father. We have shared A LOT of memories together and I look forward to the many many many more to come! Happy 30th Birthday BABE!

I also included my little Savanna in on the cake... we didn't do a family party for her birthday because I was doing this. She was so proud to have everyone sing to her too and she LOVED the cake!