Eager

So my little Mercedes or Mersillies as Kayla calls her is growing so fast!! She is 6.5 months old and is already getting into everything. She just recently has been getting onto her hands and knees and doing the rocking back and forth. She is also attempting to pull herself up which is hit and miss. She also just started to be able to keep her balance enough to hold onto furniture and hang out there for a bit, so cute.

I am so used to Mercedes hair being crazy that I forget that not all children's hair is all nuts and forget to tame it before I go out! Oh well, at least it is cute!

San Diego

Sorry to anyone that checked this post before I wrote anything! I published it to show my parents the pictures and then forgot to go back right away...opps!
So anyway we went to San Diego about 2 weeks ago for Kayla's Birthday and we had a blast! I unfortunately only took a couple pictures of Disneyland! I am not sure what I was thinking!

Gabe and Kayla on the Carosel at Disneyland

Autotopia 

Kayla riding with me in the little cars

One of the days we went to Sea World and the seasons pass was as much a a day pass so maybe we will make it there again over the next year...or maybe not.

Sweet girl Mercedes hanging out

At the Shamu show, those whales are amazing

(I love the ladies face behind us!)

They have this Sesame Street play area in Sea World which for anyway who lives in San Diego is worth the seasons pass right there!

Me and my Gabe

Smiley!

I love these 2 pictures!

Kayla opening her birthday presents

She very recently became very excited about princesses (and tinkerbell) so she was bombarded with Disney Princess things for her birthday!  

We went to the San Diego Zoo one of the days we were there as well and we were really lucky, it seemed that every animal was up and at it while we were there so it was fun! 

Polar Bears

I love Kayla's face in this picture!

Coltt and Samantha, the couple that came with us to San Diego

Panda, ok so he wasn't exactly up and at it!

Update!

At last I have gotten around to doing a post! We didn't have internet for the last 2 months so that may have something to do with it. We have had a busy last couple months, we moved into a house 3 days before Christmas which has been wonderful! So we have just been busy getting settled and enjoying being here in Utah. 

Kayla is almost 3 and that is a little crazy for me to think but she is as wonderful as ever. The older she gets the more I realize what a special girl she is. She is sooo sweet to other children and of course Mercedes and is an angel for Gabe and I as well. 

She is in gymnastics and preschool and can not get enough of them. Once she turns 3 there are alot more options for things to do so I am excited for that. 

Mercedes is getting so big! She is almost 5 months and the exact opposite of Kayla. She is a momma's girl, a great nurser, a not so great sleeper and doesn't like the binky. But they just love each other and I love seeing them together. 

We are in Utah for another couple of months and then we are off to northern Alberta! It will be bittersweet, I am excited to be close to Calgary so I can visit during the summer but there will not be a ton to do. But luckily we will have fun people with us so we will have a blast anyway!

Blessing Day

So we blessed Mercedes a little over a week ago. 

Always a special day

The weather has been absolutely amazing!

Kayla loving her sister

Mercedes in her blessing dress

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Reflections of Christ

I am sure that most of you have seen the Reflections of Christ slideshow or at least some of the pictures from it, but for those of you that have not, check out it out here. The exhibit of all the pictures is at the Joseph Smith Memorial building right now so Adeline and I went to see it yesterday, the photography is unbelievable and it is a very moving slideshow! Enjoy!