October 19th - October 25th

Rachel is actually starting to become a little bit helpful. As she has gotten bigger and is actually able to do things, she can actually do things. The problem is that often when we actually hope and want her to help us, she decides she doesn't want to. She loves playing with her babies and has names for them and will correct you if you get a name wrong.  She loves to sing and makes up songs a lot and tries to sing songs she knows.

David is starting to move a lot more. He can roll from his tummy to his back without too much effort when he remembers how. He has gone the other way, but only once, and he didn't like the outcome (being on his tummy).

Monday 19th - Sierra and I got ready in the morning, got the kids ready, loaded up the car, and headed out. We had to make a few stops on the way, so it took us a while to get out of town. By the time we finally got to Santiquin, it was lunch time, so we had to stop. I fed David and we continued on our journey. We made it down to St. George, and tried to relax for the rest of the evening.

Tuesday 20th - I got some items and tried to secretly clean for my mom. I enjoyed being able to do that for her. In the evening, my mom and I went over to Kid-to-Kid to get some items for the kids because my mom got a discount. We got back and got the kids in bed and went to bed ourselves. 

Wednesday 21st - I got lunch and went out to lunch with my mom. It was a lot of fun. In the evening, we got to hang out at home and enjoyed our time together.

Thursday 22nd - I hung out at my parents for a bit so that I could stop by and see my dad on the way out of town, and then we began the trek home. It was a bit of a journey as the kids were not very happy. I left shortly after 11, but John still beat me home. After I got home, we unloaded the car, and tried to relax a little bit. We got the kids in bed, and went to bed ourselves. 

Friday 23rd - I stayed home during the day so that the kids didn't have to go anywhere in the car. It turns out that was a good thing. John got some items on his way home from work for dinner, and we enjoyed a nice dinner. We watched Amazing race, and got to bed a bit early. 

Saturday 24th - Rachel woke up yelling for me at about 4:40. John went in, and discovered that she had thrown up. Thus began our day. After we got her cleaned up, we brought her into our room. She threw up a little bit more a few minutes later, but we were able to get her cleaned up pretty quickly and back into bed. John got up shortly after that and went on a run with Trevor. They made a wrong turn, so it turned out to be a bit longer than they expected. After John got back, he went out mowed the lawn (hopefully for the last time this year) and helped our landlady empty out her storage shed. While he was mowing, Rachel threw up again, so he came in to help clean her up. After he was all ready for the day, I headed out to run some errands. While I was gone, Rachel threw up again. She had a tough day. We had moved her old toddler mattress out to the living room so we could keep an eye on her. John got her cleaned up and settled back down. Shortly after I got home, she fell asleep, and slept for a couple of hours. We after she woke up, she was upset for a little bit, but then suddenly started acting more chipper. We ended up then trying to keep her laying down, which didn't work too well. We got the kids in bed fairly early, and then worked on going to bed ourselves. John stayed up for a bit and played his game while I went to sleep.

Sunday 25th - Rachel woke up about 8. We tried to bring her into bed with us, but she was hungry (good sign) and wanted breakfast. We made her some toast, which she took forever to eat. She still had a bit of a fever, so we decided to keep her home. John went to church and I kept the kids home with me. After church, John came home for a few minutes. We had family dinner, but we forgot and scheduled Tithing Settlement at 5. John took David with him so I could focus on Rachel and went to Tithing settlement and Family Dinner. After John got back, we got the kids in bed, watched CSI Cyber, and went to bed.

October 12th - October 18th

Rachel is extremely bossy. When she wants something, especially if she wants us to go somewhere, she just tells us to come. We try to make her say please or ask, but she is still rather demanding. 

David it turns out likes to wave his hands in the air, but mostly when he is sleeping, which keeps him awake. Wrapping his arms up tight seems to help him sleep better, but he has to be mostly asleep when we do it or it makes him mad. 

Monday 12th - Sierra, the kids, and I went out and did some errands in the morning. We went and dropped off Sierra's iPad so it could be fixed, went to playgroup to play for a bit, and went by Costco to get some things we needed. Sierra was so good with Rachel all day and played with her a ton. David had a rough day and didn't want to sleep much. After John got home, we went over to Clair's and got Rachel's ears pierced. She did really well, and only cried for a minute after the did it. She liked looking at the earrings in the mirror, but they were definitely something new and she is getting used to them. 

Tuesday 13th - Sierra, the kids, and I went out again today. We stopped and picked up Sierra's iPad, and then headed down to the Museum of Natural Curiosity. Emma was so nice and was able to get us better prices on the tickets. Rachel had an absolute blast, and was very sad when we had to go home. John tutored after work, so he got back a little late. We ate dinner, and then John helped our landlady fix our shower so we can use it again (hurray!). We were able to get the kids to bed, and then went to bed ourselves.

Wednesday 14th - John woke up early and went for a 6 mile run. He was actually the first person to wake up, because David slept through the night and only woke up a little before 7! He then went back to sleep, and the rest of us were able to sleep until almost 9. It was wonderful! We were able to relax a bit for the rest of the day, just going out to get a small treat and watching Cinderella at home. John tutored after work, so he got home a little before 7. We ate dinner, watched Survivor, and got the kids in bed, and then we went to bed ourselves. 

Thursday 15th - David made it through the night again! Sierra and I went out to lunch today, and our landlady came along with us since she didn't have work due to UEA. It was a lot of fun. We got home and tried to get the kids to take a nap, but David decided a 20 minute power nap was enough for him. John was able to come home a little early, which was nice. He took Rachel over to the elementary school near our house to play on the playground equipment for a bit. She had a blast. After he got home, we ate dinner, dealt with a final tantrum from Rachel, and got the kids in bed. We were able to get David in bed before 10, and he stayed asleep! Then we headed to bed ourselves.

Friday 16th - Three days in a row! He woke up right around 7, to eat, but that is a whole lot better than 2:30! I wasn't feeling good for most of the day, so we stayed home. John was able to get off a little early so that he could come home and help me. After he came home and we ate, I was feeling a little better and was able to run to Walmart to get grocery shopping done. John got Rachel ready for bed, and we got her to bed. John had wanted to watch a bit of the USU game, but every time he started watching, they started not doing as well, so he kept turning it off and they would do better. He also tutored at about 8:30 via skype, so that kept him away for a bit too. By the time they were up by 35 points, he felt he could watch the rest of the game, so he enjoyed that. After it ended, we headed to bed.

Saturday 17th - John got up early and went for an 11 mile run. He was really tired when he got back, but said they had a pretty good pace. After he got back and we got ready, we dropped his car off to get the tires rotated and headed up to Hogle Zoo. We had a fun time walking around the zoo, and decided that Rachel would sit and watch the seal tanks for hours if we would let her. Next time we will be going to the aquarium. We headed home when we felt a few sprinkles. We dropped John off to get his car, but he managed to find a perfect break in traffic and still beat us home. We got everyone in the house, did some cleaning, and ate dinner. After dinner, Tyler came over to watch the University of Utah's football game, and John stayed up with him after I went to bed. John said he made it to bed around midnight.

Sunday 18th - We all got to sleep in until about 8:30. We then spent the morning getting ready for church and starting to prepare dinner. John spoke in sacrament meeting along with the bishop's son who is headed to Korea on his mission next month. John did a great job, and Terry and Gloria came and helped with Rachel (which was extremely helpful). David didn't want to sleep much today, so he was cranky during most of church. After church, we all headed home. We finished up and ate dinner, and I worked on packing. Rachel didn't get a nap, so we got her in bed really early, before our friends Becca and Joe came over for games. We chatted for a bit and started a game of 7 Wonders, but had to pause partway through so I could feed David and lay him down. We ended up finishing two games (they each won one). It was a lot of fun. Then we headed to bed ourselves.

October 5th - October 11th

Rachel is so cute sometimes, and very headstrong and stubborn at others. She loves taking care of her dolls and trying to act like a mom, but then she throws huge fits over tiny little things. The life of a 2 year old...

David is getting so big. He is getting a bit closer to being able to roll over. We are pretty sure he is starting to teeth. He is rather cranky a lot of the time, but we get some great moments of smiles.

Monday 5th - Today was apparently physician day. David had his 4 month appointment in the morning. He is in the 50th percentile for height, 65th for weight, and 75th for head size. He is doing well. After the kids had their naps, John and I went to the doctor just to have a check up. Everything went well, though we were a little less than impressed. John had to get his ears cleaned, which made him a bit dizzy, but he got over it. When we finished, we drove home and got ready for dinner because a couple from our ward were coming over. They came over, and we had a fun dinner and games afterwards. After they left, we got the kids in bed. David didn't want to go to sleep for a while, so we watched Big Bang Theory and Blind Spot. Eventually we all were able to go to bed.

Tuesday 6th - David decided he wanted to clean out his system. He had a blowout and spit up all over the place within about 5 minutes. So, I figure his tummy had to feel a lot better, but it was less than pleasant. John was able to come home right after work, which was nice. We at dinner and got the kids ready for bed. David fell asleep early, but woke up around 8. Rachel was very tired and went to bed right before David woke up. John tutored over Skype at 8:30 for a couple hours with his student in New York. Once he got finished, we worked to get David to bed (he was very upset), and went to bed ourselves.  

Wednesday 7th - The kids and I went to playgroup in the morning in our old ward. It was a lot of fun, and the kids had a blast. After that, we stopped by Walmart really quickly. John tutored for a while after work. On Wednesdays he tutors two teenage girls, and he said one of them didn't want to do any work so it was a bit of a longer session. They were nice and gave him a couple tubs of cookie dough though. He stopped at Walmart on the way home to grab a prescription for me, and got some flowers as well, which smelled wonderful. We ate dinner and got the kids to bed, and went to bed ourselves. 

Thursday 8th - The kids and I hung out at home during the day. I was able to get the cleaning done which was nice. David actually took an hour long nap, but was rather whiny once he woke up. John came home and mowed the front lawn since he won't be able to do any mowing on Saturday. He took Rachel outside with him, and she sat in the stroller and watched Netflix on his phone. Once he finished, we ate dinner and took the kids out on the freshly cut grass to get some pictures of them in their siblings shirts. Then we watched an episode of Bones, got the kids ready for bed, and actually made it to bed ourselves before 11.

Friday 9th - The kids and I went out to play group on the morning. It was a lot of fun. David had a rough day, so it was nice when John got home. He mowed the back lawn, but was able to take Rachel outside with him while he did. We enjoyed the rest of the evening and relaxing while watching an episode of The Amazing Race.

Saturday 10th - John got up really early and went for a run with Tiffani and Stacie. After he was finished, we took off for Logan. We stopped by Locker 42 and the University Bookstore to get some Aggie Swag for Halloween. After that, we went to lunch with a couple of our friends that still live up there. We then headed down to Orem to meet up with my dad so that we could pick up Sierra. Traffic was bad heading down because of the BYU game. Once we picked her up, we rushed back home because David was tired of being in the car. John watched the kids while I took Sierra over to my aunt's and did the shopping we needed to. After we got the kids in bed, John's brother Tyler came over to watch a football game. They each wanted to watch a different game, so they compromised and switched back and forth between the games. Both teams won, so they were both happy. I started and finished a new book while the boys watched the game, it was a lot of fun.

Sunday 11th -  Rachel woke up a bit early, but she was willing to hang out in bed with us, so we dozed for almost an hour more. I went visiting teaching at 10 while John watched the kids and got ready. We found out last night that there is a possible leak in the pipes of our shower, so we get to use Rachel's for a few days. After church, I went over to my Aunt's to pick up Sierra while John and our landlady worked on opening up the space needed to check the damage. We were able to figure out where the issue is, and hopefully they will get it fixed tomorrow. We ate dinner, got the kids in bed, and relaxed. We even got to watch CSI: Cyber which was fun.

September 28th - October 4th

Rachel continues to try to be like us. She gives her babies baths and washes their clothes. It is very cute. She also likes to vacuum with us while we vacuum. She still has her moments, but is very cute and growing up fast.

David continues to get big and develop. He can now roll from his stomach to his back if we put his arms under him. He hasn't quite figured out how to get them under his body himself. He likes to yell a lot, even when he isn't really upset.

Monday 28th - The kids and I went on a short trip over to Wood Creations to try and get the final items for the crafts I have been working on. Unfortunately they didn't have everything, so I will have to go back. John stopped on his way home to get the inspections done for the Aveo so he can re-register it, so it took him a little longer to get home. Once he got home, we enjoyed dinner and got the kids to bed. David went to bed about 10, but woke up just before 11. Fortunately he went right back to sleep after eating.

Tuesday 29th - David had a really hard day. It seemed like nothing would make him happy. When I finally got him to take a nap, Rachel woke up a few minutes later. John hurried home to help me out with the kids. David cheered up a little bit in the afternoon. John was supposed to tutor but then his student had to cancel, so we got to go to bed. David woke up just before bed, so I spent the first part of the night on the couch.

Wednesday 30th - John woke up early and went for a 6 mile run. He said it was a bit of a tough run. David had a really hard day, only taking a couple of 10 minute naps and then finally taking a 30 minute nap. John tutored after work and then came home and we had dinner. After dinner, John gave the kids a bath and got them ready for bed. We watched survivor and headed to bed ourselves.

Thursday 1st - We're thinking that David may be teething, because it has been a rough week or so. The night was really long as he kept waking up, so the day started really fun. Gloria was so nice to come over and watch the kids for a little bit in the afternoon because I couldn't stay awake. John had a late meeting, so he got home a little late. His tutoring appointment had to cancel on him though, so we were able to just eat dinner and hang some pictures. We got the kids in bed (eventually) and headed to bed ourselves. 

Friday 2nd - John was able to get off work a little early, which was very helpful. When he got home, I was planning on going out to run some errands. Unfortunately it was raining really heavily, and the area by our front door filled with water, so when I opened the door, a wall of water came in all over my feet and the carpet. So, we spent the next bit trying to dry the carpet as best as we could and then get some fans blowing on the wet carpet. I made a quick run out to get some items for dinner because we were feeding the missionaries. It was an enjoyable dinner with them. After they left, we got Rachel in bed and worked on getting David asleep. We watched the Amazing Race and then John worked on letting David fall asleep (mostly) on his own. 

Saturday 3rd - John got up early and went for a 12 mile run with his family. I got up a bit later and started getting the kids ready for the day. After John made it back, we turned on conference to watch, but missed most of the session because Rachel threw the biggest tantrum. eventually we got her settled down and were able to watch a little bit. After morning session finished, we went out and did our weekly shopping at Costco and Walmart. We hurried back home and watched afternoon session after laying Rachel down for her nap. After the session, we ate a little dinner and got ready to head out to our evening destinations. I headed to John's mom's house for girl's night, and John headed to his brother's to watch Priesthood Session. After priesthood session, John came over for dessert, and we headed home. After we got home, we got Rachel in bed, and John did a bit of a recording for one of his students that he tutors. I got David to bed while he was doing that, and we headed to bed.

Sunday 4th - We got up and worked to get the kids ready and headed to John's parent's home for breakfast and to watch morning session. Breakfast was really yummy, and Rachel behaved pretty well. David fell asleep on the couch about halfway through as well. We enjoyed morning session, and then packed up and headed home so that Rachel could take a nap. We got her down for her nap, and David fell asleep soon after so that we could watch afternoon session. The kids both slept through all of afternoon session. We ate dinner, and got the kids ready for bed. John hung up a netting over Rachel's bed, which looks so good. We watched CSI Cyber, and went to bed.