What we've been up to:

Here's a few (ok, several) pictures to let you see what we've been up to lately. I totally skipped posting about our Allen Family Reunion which was the middle of June. I hope to one day (better late than never) get that posted, but decided to not get too far behind and catch up with what's been going on as of late.

seriously CUTE!! On July 1st Kyri's cousins got to come and play for the day. Thanks, Tam, for letting us borrow them! We had SO much fun! And Kyri still talks about them...I think she misses their crazy boy-ness. You guys can come play ANYtime!!

Here's Kyler, Kalen, and Cameron chillin' in the pool.

Kyri checkin on the boys

Gary and the kids settling down for a nice movie. Although, I think they were all slightly irritated with Kyri because she only sat still for about 2 minutes.

Kyri's new big girl bed. She LOVES it! And has only fallen out once :)

We had a fabulous 4th of July! Unfortunately, Gary had to work. So, I took the 2 kids to the parade by myself. (If you know much about my life with 2 kids you know this is quite an accomplishment for me....I don't take my 2 kids anywhere except on walks) Graysen slept through the whole parade and Kyri LOVED the horses the MOST! She even got a few candies! Then after Gary got home from work we walked over to the little carnival they have. I looked at jewelry in the booths while Kyri played on the FREE blow up toys. Then we got a snowcone to top things off. That night we went over to the high school (about a block away) to watch fireworks. We could have seen them from our house (obviously) but wanted to really experience them. They woke Graysen right up, but he watched them intently. Kyri loved them, even though she got distracted by her surroundings. All in all it was a great day had by all.

Here's Kyri sleeping with her glow stick bracelet and necklace the girl sitting by us gave her. She actually fell out of bed this night...she is a wild sleeper! But really loves her new bed.

Kyris 4th of July outfit she wore to church Sunday. Cutest girl in nursery!!

Here's Kyri with messy hair...and just being silly with some glasses we found in a box from her cousins.

they don't come any cuter than this!

Kyri playing in her pool....fully clothed

and I don't know how blog appropriate this is, but I couldn't resist! I took Kyri's sopping wet clothes off and before I could get her into the house she was back into the pool with nothing on but her flip flops and hat! I love this girl!

Another day in the sun...well, shade...Graysen loves being outside!

splashin' in the pool

no words necessary...

Kyri: sneeze ("achoooey") still Kyri: "bless you, Kyri!!"

A favorite Kyri phrase, "oopsy doopsy!"

I love that Kyri is starting to use her imagination. Lately when she eats strawberries they turn into frogs! "Ribbit!"

Last night we were just finishing up dinner. Kyri was still sitting at the table with just a tiny bit left on her plate. I was standing at the sink, with my back turned to her. I hear from Kyri, "hoppertopper...hoppertopper (in case you missed it from a previous post that translates into 'helicopter')...higher...higher!!" Then I hear, "oooohhh gross!!!" At this point I decide I should turn around and see what's going on. Sure enough, it was gross. Mushrooms all over in her hair!

My 2 Best Kids

There is much to catch up on and yet I am not taking the time to do so. Instead I am just posting a few photos of our precious little ones....and maybe one day I will catch up....or Gary will do it for me...???

at Graysen's 2 month appointment he weighed 12 lbs 7 oz and was 23 in long...growing "like a weed", but no worries, we won't pull him and throw him out any time soon.

(note the cute little mole on his leg)

sleeping...like a baby, of course

he doesn't just sleep all day (just most of it). In fact, he is very smiley when he is awake. He especially loves to smile at his big sister. But isn't he precious when he's asleep?


Kyri's getting big too...and mean. She loves to do things to Graysen she knows will hurt him. Just today she said, "Sorry, Gaysen" right before she smacked him with something!

But how can she stay in trouble for long when she is SO stinkin cute?!

Kyri now likes to say "here a go, Kyri" when we are giving her something...it makes me laugh.

The other day Kyri was repeatedly throwing hot glue gun glue sticks at Graysen and every time she threw one she would say, "sorry, G man, (throw), sorry G man...."

Kyri loves to help with the dishes. And since this is one of my dreaded household chores (we don't have a dishwasher), then I gladly accept her help. She stands on a chair next to me. I wash, she rinses and puts (throws) the dishes in the "drainer". She does pretty good until she gets distracted and starts drinking the hot water from the clean dishes, she ends up sopping wet, the dishes get done, and everyone is happy!

Don't we have the 2 best (and cutest, mind you) kids ever?!?!

serious sun, shades, and smiles

We finally got Kyri some new sunglasses, and, of course, I couldn't resist a new hat! So here she is sporting her new stuff!

You didn't think we'd leave our little man out, did you?


Going on walks is about as far as I go with these two, but we all LOVE it!! And, of course, I have the cutest kids in the neighborhood, so it makes it that much more enjoyable to show them off! :)

Graysen loves to smile, but it's hard to snap the camera at just the right time...this time we got lucky! Cutest little man I know!!

Some of our favorite things Kyri says: "hoppertopper" (helicopter)

"here a go, mamma" or "here a go, daddy"

"bless you, Graysen....maaaaaannn"

She tells us that at church she learns about "Monson, Jesus, and Temples" and lately when we ask her what she had dreams about it's usually "birdies" and "Jesus"

Her friends in nursery are "Mawy (Molly)....2 Mawies"

When she sees Graysen she will get right up in his face and say, "Hey, man! Hey, maaaannnn!!"

And, of course, our favorite: "lub you"

Oh Blessed Day

On Sunday we blessed Graysen. It was the most perfect day! It rained a lot in the morning and we had the opportunity to go to Logan (to our old ward) for baby Rylee's baby blessing. She is SO precious and born only a few days before Graysen. We then all made our way back to Kaysville for Graysen's blessing. By the afternoon the rain was gone and we even saw some sun! Gary gave Graysen the most beautiful blessing from our Father in Heaven. How grateful I am to be married to a man worthy to hold the priesthood and give such blessings to our children! Afterwards we all gathered at our tiny little place to enjoy a bit of food before everyone made the long trek back to their homes. Thank you SO much to everyone who came and made this such a special day for our special little family! I have decided that the only thing that would have made this day more perfect would have been to have all of Gary's and my siblings there...we missed you!

All of us. Picture is courtesy of my nephew Karson...I might have to see if my parent's pictures turned out better :)

Graysen in his blessing tux that Grandma Allen made for him. We are SO lucky to have Gary's mom so willing to make such amazing outfits! He is clearly not happy in this photo, but he really was good all day. We just didn't have time to take pictures before and he was a little hungry by this time. Hopefully when we go to our family reunion next week Amber can take some "real" pictures of him in this cute tux, just like she did Kyri in her blessing dress. (?) Again, how did I get so lucky to have so many talented people in my "new" family?!

This picture makes me smile. It was quite the barbeque!! Thanks Pops and Brad!

Rylee on her special blessing day too! I didn't get a picture of her in the dress Grandma Allen made because we didn't have time to go over to Dustin and Cassidy's house before coming back for Graysen's blessing...but she was absolutely beautiful!!

They Keep Growing, and Growing, and Growing

You can always tell when Gary updates the blog because he's little talk and all pictures. I, on the other hand, always have much to say!

We have been having so much fun outside! Our nice neighbor has a swing that Kyri asks to swing on every day. And she will always ask for an "undergoggy...pease?" How can you say no to that? She is getting so big and learning SO many more words and talking in sentences! One of our favorites is when she (or anyone) burps or toots she says "scuse mees". She is such a great sister and just can't get enough of her little brother. She used to always call him "Gaysen...(pause)...(pause)...maaaaannnn". Yet for some reason when asked what her baby brother's name is she tells people it's "wah, wah", but I'm not sure who does more crying these days Graysen, Kyri, or me! It's been a challenge adjusting to 2 kids, especially when it's dinner, bath, and bedtime for Kyri and Graysen decides to be fussy and Gary is at work. But I am having so much fun with my 2 little monkeys! Here's a few pictures to show just how cute our kids are!

yes, I'm still obsessed with the hats. But isn't she a doll?

Kyri got to help Uncle Ryan feed (and burp) her baby cousin Kennedy and she hasn't stopped talking about it since. She really is a great helper!

COUSINS
Zane (5 months), Kennedy (2 months), Graysen (4 1/2 weeks)
the only baby missing on this side of the family is Alyssa. And, yes, Graysen is probably already bigger than tiny Kennedy.

best friends

This picture is mostly for the Allen Family, since all of them have Yahtzee in their bathrooms. Yep, starting her young with that...Gary taught her well! :) Plus, I think it's hilarious! And what makes it even funnier is that we didn't hand the game to her, she grabbed it herself and then went and sat on her potty!

More than words can say!

Graysen keeps getting bigger and bigger and Kyri continues to be as cute as ever..........

Lovin' the gloves
One popsicle down, many more to come!
Graysen getting ready for his little walk with Kyri in the stroller.

Picture Perfect

I will get you..........

Kyri does have a fussy side......

Cute little brother and sister.
Enjoying his new outfit.

Just love Kyri's face!

Crazy Eyes

Grandma and Grandpa Allen came to visit a while ago and Grandma just couldn't keep her hands off little Graysen!

Precious

Moments

Kyri is in style wearing daddy's hat to the side!

Kyri with new Baby Alyssa
Grandma Mecham and Mauri with the little ones.

The two newest on Mauri's side of the family.

Pictures, Pictures, and More Pictures

For some reason we have had requests for more pictures. So, here they are...and lots of them...and in absolutely no particular order.

Ready or not here he comes. Here we are the morning of delivery. And I will have to admit that one week prior I found a stretch mark on my tummy! And I was ticked!! Now, I know what many of you ladies are thinking. That I can not complain about one single solitary stretch mark. (I never got any with Kyri) But, seriously, only one week before delivering? It couldn't hold out for one more week? Yeah, still ticked about it....

Graysen and Great Grandma Hansen

And here he is with Great Grandpa Hansen

the joys of jaundice...bilirubin lights...at least Kyri was entertained by his "funny glasses"

so happy to be a big sister, but not always willing to get very close...and sometimes too willing to get a little too close

going...going...

gone!

Our little Graysen man...honestly, how could he get any cuter?

just chillin'

lovin' life

I just love that they're making the same face in this picture

look at all that dark hair!! I know it's not much to brag about, but we'll take all we can get with our kids