a baby boy

We were having dinner this evening and when Nathan or Rylie starts yelling, the other one copies them and it just goes back and forth until someone (Jared or me) puts a stop to it. Occasionally we try to use reason (apparently, we haven't learned yet) on Nathan.

Jared: (speaking to Nathan) You need to behave like a little boy, not like a baby. And you (speaking to Rylie) can behave like a baby because you're a baby girl.
Nathan: No! She's a baby!
Me: Yes, she's a baby girl.
Nathan: No! She's a baby!
Jared: That's right. A baby girl.
Me: There are different kinds of babies.
Jared: There are baby boys and baby girls.
Me: When you were a baby, you were a baby boy. And Rylie is a baby girl. Now that you're older, you're a little boy.
Nathan: No. I'm 6 months old.

lunch with my parents

So I was going to blog about this forever ago, but I've been putting it off cause I hate my writing "voice" and I'm busy. So now I'm eating breakfast, the kids aren't up yet and Jared's not up yet so he doesn't need the computer for his real estate class so I'm going to blog now. What a run-on sentence.
So while my parents were out here, we went to Adrien's graduation! Congratulations, Adrien (again)!
We also went out to eat at the Beehive Tea Room in downtown Salt Lake. We tried to go to this place, but silly me forgot they're not open on Mondays anymore. Anyway, the Beehive Tea Room was quirky and kinda fun, although pretty expensive. We all liked our food. I probably wouldn't take kids again, although for the most part Nathan and Rylie behaved pretty well. Anyway, thanks again for lunch, guys!

I could be...

I could be working out every day... but I usually end up playing with these guys instead.However... If any of you know how one can work out with a toddler running around copying you, I'm open to suggestions!

P.S. Yes, those are pink Barbie dishes. But they used to be mine and at this point, Nathan doesn't care.

Mobile, etc.

So here's the view of Rylie's mobile from the bottom.

Also, a couple pictures of the rest of her room. I'm not really done working on it (still), but it's nearly done. Only took forever.I think I'm still going to get a sort of biggish print of one of these pictures Shannon took and put it above the dresser or something. Any preferences? I was originally going to pick the last one, but now I'm not sure.

Egg hunt

Here are some pictures from Monday night's Easter egg hunt. And yes, that's a jack-o-lantern... we couldn't be bothered to buy an actual Easter basket. But Nathan is wearing one of the cute outfits his Grandma Spees sent. Thanks, Barb!

Easter (long picture post)

Just some pics from today... we haven't done the egg hunt yet, tho. We're planning on getting some stuff on sale tomorrow and doing it for family home evening. Oh, and the reason there are so many more pictures of Rylie is cause Nathan is not in a cooperative mood these days, and Rylie is.We had roast for dinner, and Shannon helped me make a coconut cake for dessert:It looks really sad, but it tasted pretty good. Plus, I looked at these, these, and these to make myself feel better.

this weekend I constructed a model for the answer

I finally finished Rylie's mobile last Monday. I started work on it shortly after she was born, but I bought the pieces before she was born. As to how long it took me to finally get it up, I'll let you do the math. Also, the mobile is more interesting to look at from below (of course), but I forgot to get a picture of that. I'll do that later after Rylie wakes up from her nap.
Also, Rylie's hair has been doing this funny Gerber baby thing lately :)