SUPER SATURDAY!

Have you ever had one of those days that were SO much better than the rest? Well...today was one of those days!

It started out with a giggling baby waking me up at 8:30....I love waking up to that CUTE face!

Then after nap time, Kai decided to talk louder and Louder and LOUDER until I came to get him...when I walked in he was staring at the door, just waiting for anyone to remember he was in there :)

Logan, Kai and I were then able to go to Idaho Falls to get some Christmas shopping done and Kai couldn't help but "woo" all the old ladies in Macy's.

And of course you can't make a trip to I.F. without this place...my baby is all grown up and eating Cafe Rio....well some of Mom's that is! He couldn't get enough, which I am sure runs in the blood...but I have to be honest, it was VERY hard to share :)

And to put the icing on top of our day, we stopped to get a gourmet cupcake....HEAVEN is all I have to say!

What a FUN day! I wish it was Saturday everyday, so that my boys and I could spend all day together, making lots of fun memories!

HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE!

I LOVE PICTURES!!

We feel so thankful to have such talented friends! My old Roommate Jessica and her sister took some pictures of Kai and they turned out SO GREAT!

This HOT soon to be Momma is the one and only Jessica. Her baby girl is due in less than a week and I am so excited to meet her! Don't you just love that belly??? I DO!

Thanks Jess for being so awesome and for helping us to have so many WONDERFUL memories with our little boy!

And....if you're in Rexburg and need a photographer she is awesome, her blog is Jessicabutlerdesign.blogspot.com!

We are so blessed!!

This year we had thanksgiving at our apartment and it was so much fun! There really is nothing that fills homesickness on a Holiday more than a room FULL of friends we love!

The tables filled both our kitchen and living room, it was pretty funny but it fit just right!

I slaved and slaved away on Kai's thanksgiving meal and he couldn't be more thrilled with the results...

...but lets be honest he wanted the turkey MUCH more!

We feel so blessed to have so many people to share this special day with (Sorry Tristan for cutting you out of the picture....I can promise that it was an accident!!! or maybe it was payback...I guess you will NEVER know!)

Happy happy thanksgiving! We are so thankful for you all!

so So SO thankful!

These past couple of weeks I have been feeling so thankful for every little thing.

The children I teach have really taught me so much about who I am and the wife/mom I want to be. These kids come from VERY troubled homes and at times don't even have a place to call home. They are not only trying to learn how to function in day to day life, but they are searching for what it feels like to be loved.

Each day I come home feeling heartsick as I wonder how to make an influence on these children who go home to a TOTALLY different world than I have ever experienced!

BUT..God knows what we can handle, and God puts us in situations where we can make the biggest differences and I KNOW that is why I am teaching these children.

Because of this, I have come to a greater understanding of how blessed I have always been and how much I have to be thankful for. So...although I can't express all of my gratitude, this is a start!

I am so thankful for my best friend! The man of my teenage dreams has now become the man of my present/future and I cannot be more happy! I love you so much Logan!

Each morning I leave for work at 6 and when Logan isn't working I wake up to a romantic breakfast...these heart shaped eggs put a smile on my face ALL day long!

I am so thankful for a little boy who lights up my world each time he smiles... and who shares his patience with parents who are doing the best we can to give him the life he deserves.

My Parents have made me the woman I am today! They have always loved me, and supported me and taught me the right things and choices to make. I really cannot say enough how much they have changed my life and continue to change it! Kai is SO thankful for Grandma and Grandpa and misses them SO much!

Logan was lucky enough to be raised by a Mom who would/does drop EVERYTHING for her kids. She constantly outpours her love to us and supports us each step in our changing life, even if that means driving to Idaho for a weekend :) . And Kai misses his growling buddies!

And to ALL of our family and friends who we don't have individual pictures of :) ....those who love us, support us, talk with us, cry with us, play with us and pretty much make every day better....WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH! You make our lives so much happier and we feel so so so so so so blessed to have you in our life!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Rexburg date night for less than $1...

Now that its a Winter Wonderland our options have drastically reduced for date nights.

BUT lucky for us Idahoans, we just need to walk out our front door and...

..dessert is calling our name! All you need is a pack of Koolaide and you are set with a DELICIOUS snow cone :)

Thank you Logan for an awesome date night and a VERY creative idea!

Time flies, when you're having fun!!

Where did the time go? It really seems like just yesterday that I brought this sweet little bundle home with me, as I tried to discover how to be a Mom....and now here we are 6 months later, still discovering new tricks everyday but loving EVERY second of time with my not so little bundle :(

6 MONTH STATS:

16.9 lbs 48%

28 in. 95%

He is LONG and skinny and his body has finally caught up with his head :) A lot has changed with sweet baby Kai these last few months. He now eats ALL kinds of baby food/crackers and LOVES to drink out of his new sippy cup. He rolls all over and has just started making his way into the crawling world. He sleeps from 7-9 (most of the time) and wakes up happy and ready for you to entertain him :)

We have found it VERY entertaining to even attempt to baby proof because Kai finds the funniest places to crawl to and gets stuck in the most uncomfortable positions!

Kai really has picked up his love of people from his Mom. I LOVE to people watch, and so does Kai. He will watch you, and watch you, until you decide to make him laugh :) Such a funny boy!

I have a crawler on my hands!!! These last few weeks he would move from one side of the room to the other without me noticing, and each day he starts to crawl more and more. Sometimes it takes a little bribery...but I do what I have to do :)

I really can't express all the emotions that come with being a Mom. When I look at my little boy I feel proud, happy, emotional, and anxious all at the same time. His future is always in my mind, but his smiles give me comfort and tell me to "chill out" which I am sure he will be saying soon enough :) My boys are my world and I thank God everyday that I have been so blessed to have them in my life!

LOVE LETTER...

Dear Mimi and Aunt Felicity,

This weekend was so much fun! Thank you for driving ALL the way to Idaho just to get to know me a little better...you are much more fun in person then on Skype :)

I love you both so much....thank you for giving me LOTS of attention and constantly hugging and kissing me! This weekend was the best!

I loved spending time with you and Daddy!

5 1/2 months ago I enjoyed this MAMMOTH burger....

..and because of you I was able to enjoy it again....YUM YUM YUM!

I loved how you would play with me in the bath...it was so much fun!

I miss you already!

COME BACK AND GROWL WITH ME :)

i love Love LOVE you both so much!!

Love,

MR. KAI

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

It was a nice, quiet Halloween yesterday/today...Logan had a few days off so we were able to enjoy some special time together as a family! Halloween never was my favorite holiday, mostly because I am afraid of EVERYTHING..but this year it was so nice to share a special dress up day with my two favorite boys on earth!

Kai got right into the Halloween spirit with orange spit up caught in action :) He just turned five months old, is 17.2 lbs and is loving life! He now rolls, scoots and just crawled for the first time this week. We keep trying to catch it on camera but he only does it when he wants to :) He now sleeps from 6:45-9ish only waking up once (on a good night!) We really do just love every second with him, even his fits make us smile :)

For Kai's first Halloween we stayed all warm and cozy inside and Logan read Kai his first Halloween book! Kai loves books...but he loves his Daddy EVEN more!

Thanks to my talented Mom and Dad we were able to sport matching baseball outfits!

The fronts of the shirts say, "Mighty Tataipu's".....

...and the back says it all! We are proud parents of this little baseball player...only a few more years and we can have a full roster! (JUST KIDDING!!!)

Happy Halloween everyone, hope your weekend was as fun and relaxing as ours!!

Fun, fun.....and more FUN!

This is one of my favorite times of the year!! The weather is getting a little cooler (but not Idaho crazy cool) and so we are enjoying all the fun park trips, pumpkin carving, baking and spending as much time together as possible! Life is still absolutely crazy but Logan and I are working hard to keep our family going and to have as much fun as we can as we go through this journey!!

Kai's mouth is CONSTANTLY hanging open and drooling... which means he is always wet and ALWAYS talking!!

We have started taking Kai to the park and I am pretty sure that we love it more than Kai does. Kai just LOVES to watch all the kids play!

We had friends over to carve pumpkins and to get into the Halloween spirit I made Mummy pizza :) Don't make fun....I know it wasn't a complete success :)

We let the men do the dirty work, while us women sat and talked and prayed that no fingers would be lost in the process!!!

The Dennett Family was able to come (although I am lacking their family picture), and they made a pumpkin just for their baby boy Talmage! He was a little shocked by his new pumpkin attire but did look so dang cute!

Brett and Emily with the pumpkin Brett carved for little Kai. Just a side note....could this be a Crest commercial or what?????

Tristan and Markie and baby Ellie in the BELLY :) ...FEATURING the Ninja Turtle pumpkin!

My handsome man sharing his pumpkin skills!!!

hahaha I couldn't help but post this one... those precious eyes and lips just melt my heart!!

So thats it for now! We live each day and go through every trial for this sweet boy as he shares his giggles and smiles and continues to change every day!

Monster Mash

So...I first learned about this funny site from my Sister but then I just saw one of my friends do it on their blog and I laughed so hard that I had to try it !!! So in this video you will see, Logan, Kai, Talmage (my Nephew), and my little brother Chase! For those of you who haven't done this before....ITS A MUST!!!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

WE LOVE FAMILY!!

Its been such an exciting and busy couple weeks and unfortunately my blog has been slacking because of it! Conference weekend my family came to Utah for conference so we made the trip to visit with them and had SO SO SO much fun. My Mom has most of the pictures and so far I haven't seen them, but I will be sure to share them when I get them! Kai was able to experience his first time in a Hotel, first time in a pool and first time watching conference...overall it was awesome~

Kai was such a trooper with our BUSY schedule! I love my little cuddle bug!

My little brother Chase and Logan get along so well...its actually one of the few times I see Chase smile :)

As soon as we came back from Utah Noni and Grandpa were on their way to good ol' Idaho. Unfortunately I got the stomach flu....but lets be honest, they just wanted to see Kai anyway so I was able to sit back and relax! Kai was obsessed with Noni, anytime she would look at him he would start to giggle!

I LOVE this picture! Grandpa is such a sweet man and after a little warming up time Kai fell in love! HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY GRANDPA, WE LOVE YOU!!!

Within a weekend Kai learned how to roll and mastered scooting. We now have to watch him 24/7...and because of all of his movements he experienced his first bruise :(