She's Here!

Reece Catherine Laker
Here's our sweet little girl! We are so excited to finally have her here.

The boys are so excited to have a baby sister. Weston is such a big helper. He likes to sing her songs and bring her toys when she's sad. He asked me if he could hold her hands and help her walk. And He usually asks about 100 times a day when sister is going to wake up, and if she can play with him! All day Holden asks, "Me touch her. Me hold her." We had to put a lock on her door to keep him away from her! It's been a little crazy fighting off the boys, but we have loved having a new addition to our little family!

Finally!

Our blog is long overdue for an update! I don't know why I've had such a hard time keeping up on it. Here are just a few things that we have been up to the last few months.

At the beginning of the summer Weston turned four. Time goes by so fast! He got the new bike he was hoping for.

Weston and Cohen took swimming lessons for the first time this summer. I think I had to bribe Weston every single lesson, he didn't want to get in the water without us, and he never made it into the deep end. He and Cohen just wanted to play together, they didn't want to listen to their teachers! We did a lot of swimming this summer. Our favorite place was surf-n-swim. It was so fun because it was never busy, and we never saw anyone that we knew. (So I felt ok in my maternity swimwear!)

We took the boys to the Union Station on Labor Day. We were going to go see the museum, but they had so much fun playing on the trains outside we didn't even have to pay to go to the museum! The boys, including Todd, thought the trains were so cool, they can't wait to go back again.

Weston played soccer for the first time! Todd and I were so excited for him to play, but Weston didn't really want anything to do with it. While Todd was on the field coaching, Weston sat on the sidelines with me most of the games. We tried to promise him a transformer if he just tried to kick the ball, but he didn't care about that. He said next time he doesn't want to play, he just wants to go pick up his jersey. I guess we will wait a few more years before we try and make him play sports.

We went on a few fun camping trips. We tried taking the boys fishing. Holden loved the fishy pole, but when Grandpa helped him catch a fish he thought it was ka ka. Weston got a fishing pole for his birthday and he was so excited to use it, but he thought it was a lot more fun to collect rocks instead!


For Grandma's birthday, she thought it would be really fun to have a sleepover with Weston, Cohen and Savanna in the trailer. Cohen didn't make it all night in the trailer, and Weston kept Grandma up for hours waiting for the sun to come up because he wanted to go home. Grandma said when she pictured the sleepover, it seemed a lot more fun!

Temple Open House

We were able to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open house for a primary activity. Weston was so excited to go. He thought the temple was so beautiful. I asked him what he loved the most and he said the diamond lights! The tour ends in the celestial room with a couple sharing their testimony with you, and then they told us there was a little reception with cookies. As we walked out I told Weston that Todd and I were married in a room just like that one. He said, "Did they give you a cookie too!" The temple was so beautiful, and I'm so glad my boys were able to feel the spirit that was already present inside.

We're Still Here!

I've found it hard to keep up on our blog the last few months. Our boys are getting so big, and so BUSY!!! Here's a picture update of what's been going on with us.

We can't keep Holden out of the fridge! Today he brought the grape juice to me in the bedroom with the lid off!

Todd and I had a fun vacation in San Francisco.

We've spent some time in St. George.

We've spent a lot of time outside!