In Children News...

Orrin and Leila have grown so much in the last few months. It is crazy how quickly it goes. I can hardly remember Leila as a newborn baby, let alone Orrin. He is such a great big brother and loves his sister so much. We have been trying to get him to go on the big boy potty and recognize that he needs to go, and he does really well when we are at home. He loved to wear his Buzz Lightyear underwear and will bring them to me first thing in the morning. I usually will put him in a diaper right before his nap and for bed time as we haven't started working on night time potty. He has started to talk so well and form really good sentences. He loves to say his prayers and night and read his books. He is the worst eater I know (still weighs 34 lbs though... pretty good for a non-eater,) I try so hard to get him to eat but he just refuses to try new things. I have tried everything and he is slowly getting better, but I have a feeling I will fight this forever! He loves movies, really any movie that he can some what grasp or has kids and/or animals in it. Just a few of his favorites are The Secondhand Lions, Little Rascals, Toy Story, and the new favorite is Megamind. He has also started to realize that some things scare him in movies and he will hide under his blanket. He is such a spitting image of Todd in every aspect. He loves to be outside, loves loaders and daddy's truck, and loves showing everyone how fast he can run. I love Orrin so much and he loves to tell us how much he loves us as well.

As for my sweet little Leila she has grown WAY too fast. She is now almost nine months old and I feel terrible for slacking so much on this blog. Within the last few months she has started to do so many fun things. Just tonight she started to say "MAMA," and it makes me so happy to hear her say it. I am hoping when she wakes up tomorrow she will remember who her favorite is and say it again in front of Todd (I'm just kidding, she lights up every time he comes home!) She has been crawling since New Year's Eve, and standing and walking along furniture since we left for Mexico. I really don't want her to walk, but know its coming because anything she can use to push across the house while walking she does. She loves Orrin so much, and gives him so many kisses throughout the day. She is very affectionate and very much a little girl as far as feelings are concerned. She will have to learn to be pretty tough skinned around all of the Capps' cousins though! She is a wonderful eater and eats ANYTHING!! She loves green beans (just like daddy,) and anything that we are eating she wants. She has even started to make like grunting, "MMM," sound when we aren't fast enough. She is bottle-fed now and will down a 10 oz. bottle in nothing flat. I have had to buy a can of formula every week, I don't remember every buying that much with Orrin. She weighs about 18 lbs 2 oz and is pretty tall for being so petite. She has the sweetest little features, and has started to look so much like Orrin, (darn I thought for sure she would look like me!!) She is finally beginning to get her hair back; however, much lighter than it was when she was born. You can also now see her tiny birthmark on the base of hairline. Little Leila has brought such a calm and sweet spirit into our home and I love her dearly.
I am so grateful for being in trusted with the care of this two sweet kids. They are such light in a life of such darkness. I enjoy watching them grow individually and build a strong bond as siblings. I never though my love could grow more that what I felt for them the day they were born, but it has grown in so many ways and with such multitude! I hope to post more regularly and post some decent pictures when I get them off my laptops hard drive. With that I leave you with a cute little picture of the kids cuddling.

Mexico

Leaving for Mexico was so hard, as it was two years ago when we went without Orrin. I knew that Orrin would enjoy his time with my parents, but I was nervous about Leila. However, I think it was harder for me than it was them we left as she slept and I cried as soon as I got to the door. We drove up to Boise the night before and got to have a lovely time with Todd's cousins, got up early the next morning to catch our flight. We arrived in Cabo and enjoyed our first day there and that night the fun began. Todd had been feeling a lot of pressure in his head and had a hard time breathing without it hurting. I knew he had strep throat but he didn't believe me. We were in Mexico so I had just planned to run down to one of the many pharmacies you see and grab some Z-Pack, but we were told you now had to have a prescription for that (A LIE) so we figured he would just tough it out like he does at home. Well after a night of shivering and not being able to get warm we decided to call in a doctor (so scary) it only cost $60 and they doctor came to our room, opened up his fishing tackle tote, listened to Todd's lungs, looked at his throat, wrote a prescription, and left us without telling us what was wrong. I quickly got the prescription filled and babied my sweet husband hoping for a quick recovery. It only took three days, but finally Todd was able to leave our room and do something, even if he still wasn't feeling that great. We ate WAY too much food (poor Toddey couldn't taste it,) caught little scampering crabs as they tried to get back to their holes, and enjoyed our time without having to change a diaper (ok I enjoyed that since I change the diapers, but still!) I am so grateful for the opportunity of going down there (Thanks Dennis and Sandra,) and that we got to do it without the kids (thanks mom and dad,) it is so nice to kind of recharge our batteries both as individuals and as a couple!

A Christmas post in March??

Christmas was a wonderful time around our house. Orrin really understood Christmas this year and his excitement made it all worth it. I don't have pictures of our Christmas because my laptop broke, but I hope I hope to get to post them soon. It was so fun to watch him open all of his gifts and the excitement on his face. Leila also enjoyed her time, especially with the wrapping paper. It has been fun watching her with her toys we got her a few months ago and how much she really does love them. Todd's and my parents spoiled us this year. We got a trip to Mexico (another post all together) and my parents bought us a blu-ray/3d/Internet capable player as well as Netflix... I LOVE IT!!! I've been getting the combo packs that include the blu-ray discs for a while now, because with a coupon they end up cheaper so we have a pretty decent collection we can watch on our player now. Todd got me a wonderful digital camera and I got him some much needed church clothes and a few other things I can't remember (definitely not as cool as his Transformers last year!!) We really enjoyed our holidays and are very grateful for the family we have to celebrate it with. I will post pictures soon I hope!!

December

The month of December has gone by so fast... OK, every month goes by way too fast. We have had some fun times during this holiday season. Leila is now 6 months and growing so quickly. She has been sitting up on her own for a few weeks and does this cute little crawl thing working her way to actually crawling. She is wonderful eater and is getting so chunky. Orrin is as busy as ever and has the kindest heart. He loves Leila so much, the bond between the two of them melts my heart. Orrin is saying his prayers so well and loves church, which has been so neat to watch. Last weekend we were able to go down to Salt Lake with a few of Todd's brothers and sisters and his parents. We were also able to get together with one of Todd's mission companions and his family and even stay another day to spend more time with them. We have been very busy getting ready for Christmas and hope to post about it soon.

Orrin turns TWO!!

We celebrated Orrin's birthday almost two months ago and I am just barely posting about it. I don't really know why I fell out of the blogging world, but I'M BACK! He is so wonderful and the last two years have been so much fun with him. He definitely keeps me very busy and anyone entertained. We got the little guy a little Buzz motorized car since that is his favorite cartoon character. He has absolutely loved it especially when daddy is trying to go to bed. He also received many fun gifts from grandparents. He loved blowing out his candle and anytime I light a candle he sings himself happy birthday and blows it out. STINKER!! I was so pleased to see how all-knowing he was this year. He understood they were his presents and the day was to celebrate him. Orrin is so sweet and I enjoy watching him grow.

My Little Guy is Turning TWO

I can't believe Orrin is almost two. I love him so much and he has grown to be such a big boy. I remember when I found out I was pregnant with Orrin, it was such a happy day for me. From the beginning I knew the little one was going to be a boy, and sure enough he was. Orrin was always so active in my stomach the kid never stopped moving and it is the same today. I remember seeing him for the first time, I was such an emotional wreck. He made me a mommy, he looked so much like his daddy, and even after 14 hours of labor I was so grateful to see his beautiful face. He was such an easy baby and started sleeping through the night at 2 months (I know i'm spoiled.) He LOVES his Uncle Zachie, he just can't get enough of him. He grew up too fast and now he is stubborn, yet so loving. He tests my patience in every sense of the word, yet I know that is what I need. It takes him a while to warm up to new people, but when he does he is so funny to watch. Orrin talks so much, he loves to read, watch Toy Story and Elmo, and play outside with daddy. I can't wait to watch him grow even more. I love you Twinkle!!

Being A Mommy

Being a mommy has to be one of the hardest jobs out there. I love my children dearly and couldn't imagine my life any different, but it is difficult. It is difficult to look at an untidy house and knowing even if I clean it up it will be dirty in five minutes, I won't even mention the amount of laundry that piles up. It is difficult to have to shower with my two kids in tow... Orrin running between my feet whining because he got soap in his eyes and Leila crying because the water is splashing her as she sits in her bumbo. Difficult to be a human diaper and burp cloth, I can't even count the number of times I have been spit up on or pooped on. Difficult to not have time to get ready in the morning and at least look like I haven't been hit by a semi with Leila and Orrin in the drivers seat. Mommy hood is the most selfless thing any women can do. Every decision I have made is because of my kids because of my love for them. They are what make me happy and give me worth. I thought for sure two kids would be hard but it has actually been harder to feel as though I give them each enough time through out the day. I know that poor little Orrin spends a lot of time fighting for my attention as I feed Leila, burp Leila, change Leila's diaper and outfit a MILLION times a day, I know that Leila spends more time in her swing then I would like and I can't cuddle her all the time like I want to. I am so grateful I can stay at home with my children and I hope that they will grow to be great people. I hope they will always feel of my love and know that I can't say it enough. I hope that they will have strength in the gospel and know of their Heavenly Father's love, sometimes things get tough and things will always be a little easier with his guidance! To another day making selfless choices for my children.