So in love with our little boy!

He just makes every day so darn ENJOYABLE! I mean, please:

And, also for your viewing pleasure, the tail-end of William's first giggles:

I love this age. 

(I plan on saying this every day for the first year.)

Welcome back.

The past two days have been wildly busy. A friend reminded me how it's like we need a vacation from getting home from our vacations, am I right?

Anyways, May = way worse than December on the busyness scale. I know I lament this month every single year now that our girls are in school, activities, lessons, but this year it's all compounded by a husky 3 month old always missing his naps. Like a mantra I repeat "serenity now!" and "two more weeks!" and then the lovely, too-short summer months will begin. I cannot WAIT! I love the bliss of having weeks on end of not really having to get dressed or leave my house unless we feel like. That's heaven to me.

I was asked to do a little presentation on Photography basics for Relief Society last night- it is always nice to have a night out with a group of fascinating women. Truly the only reason I said yes to this request is because we live in an older ward, where the gals have questions about how to upload pictures and create blogs, so even though I am far from a real photographer, I felt like a guru.

Tyler and I have been ships passing in the night this week. Last night we sat at our kitchen table eating cold cereal and going over the day at 11pm. We had a laugh over how "busy" we were when like Grace and Caroline were little. It's funny how as parents you grow and learn and handle more and more going through craziness one day at a time until BAM! you are ten years down the road and able to take on more insanity that you ever imagined. Basically, we're superheros is my personal conclusion. All parents are.

P.s. Someday when Lila is able to hear properly, my days will be decidedly less hysterical. Three good ones I don't want to forget:

1."Mom, maybe if we get all of our works done, can we watch 'Princess Diarrheas'? I just looooove 'Princess Diarrheas!' " (Princess Diaries)

2. As we were driving to preschool...
"Mom! Look out your window! There's a chameleon!"
me: Uuuummmm- where? Do you mean a lizard? We don't have chameleons in Idaho.
"Yes we do Mom, RIGHT THERE! I want to drive one when I'm a grown up!" (Convertible.)

3. "Oh those two are really silly. I love watching Fabulous and Verb."
(Phineas and Ferb.)

Santa Barbara

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to introduce William to his loving Grammy & Grandad. We were only there for one full day, but it was wonderful. Short and incredibly sweet...

Dear Girls,

I know yesterday was a super busy day for you- it was for us too! Daddy was working from 6 in the morning until 7 at night. I spent the day with my best bud Kelsey, who I have known since fifth grade! Kelsey showed me around San Diego- it is a beautiful place and I hope we can visit it with you guys sometime. I went to a really neat museum yesterday with Kelsey- it was all about the Mormon Batallion, and Sister Missionaries run the guided tours. I will tell you more about it when we're home. We miss you girls! We drive up to Santa Barbara tomorrow to see Grammy & Grandad and the family. Do you think they will love baby brother and his little fats? William misses you girls playing and singing to him!

Be good, have fun, and we'll see you in a few days!
Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Dear girls,

Here we are in San Diego and I am writing as you asked...it was a quick airplane ride, but I kept thinking I was forgetting something. Finally I realized: it was you guys! We haven't been on a plane without our girls since Caroline was a baby! Anyways, the weather is lovely and the view from our hotel room looks out over the ocean!! Daddy is in heaven being back in California. William was a very good baby on the flights. He misses his big sisters already, and so do we. We love you girls and will write you tomorrow!
Love,
Mommy&Daddy