Still Here

Okay, there probably isn't one soul who follows our blog anymore since I haven't blogged in like umm...forever! If anyone out there still checks to see if the Leatherow's are still alive, we are. We have had so much happen in the last 7 months it's ridiculous. So here is what we have been up to.

First out biggest joy has been having our new baby girl. Okay, she is not so new anymore she will be 3 months in 2 weeks and man does the time fly. She was born on December 15 and was perfect weighing 7 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long. We were so glad we had her and were home from the hospital before Christmas. Her name is Hadlee Mae Leatherow and she is such a cutie pie and a great baby, we just love her so much! She gives us big smiles and sleeps so good at night, usually waking up only once. Love her!

Liam is doing great and getting so big!! He will be 3 in May and is such a riot. He has been potty trained since before Hadlee came, I guess it was around November that he all of a sudden wanted to go in the potty and he hasn't looked back since. He has never had an accident and was such an easy kid to potty train. I hope Hadlee is just as easy! He talks up a storm and is the funniest kid ever! He has the sweetest personality and we can't get enough of him. He is such a great, loving big brother too. He is not jealous of Hadlee and always wants to kiss and hold her, he adores his baby sister. He is a polite kid with good manners and is such a joy to be around. He can count to 12 and can sing his ABCs. We registered him for preschool last month, he will be attending in the Fall and is so excited to go to "Miss Jamie's." What a fun age!

Josh is doing great as well. He is such a WONDERFUL Dad and Husband and we are so lucky to have him. He gets up and feeds Hadlee when she wakes up at night while I pump. Both my kids never took to breastfeeding, so I pump for 4 months so they can still get the good milk. Liam adores him and they love to wrestle and play baseball and anything else that has to do with sports. I think little miss Hadlee Mae has him wrapped around her finger already as well. We will celebrate our 6 year Wedding Anniversary this month so we are looking forward to getting out for that. He still works about 50-60 hours a week or so with being on-call and pretty much hates that, but what do ya do. At least he has a great job!

As for me, I am just enjoying being a Mom to my two wonderful kids. I go back to work next Tuesday and I am actually looking forward to it. I will still work just 2 days a week (12 hour shifts) which works out great. It will be nice to get out of the house and be around big people again, and I think the kids will like a break from me as well. It will be nice for Josh to have a taste of my everyday life, having both kids all day long too.

Summer Updates

Okay, I officially hold the title of the world's worst blogger. I know I have said it before, but it is so true. I don't see how people find the time, especially with little kids, to blog. All I want to do at night when I have a free moment is go to sleep as soon as Liam does or spend time with Josh. Anyway, I thought it was time to update whomever reads this blog on our Summer, since it pretty much comes to an end in a few weeks.

So, we have had a pretty fun Summer I guess. We took the tent trailer and went camping in June for the first time since Liam was born. It was fun, but freaking HOT!! It was just the three of us, and Gus our dog, so it was hard to keep Liam entertained the 2 days. We played in the river which he loved and just tried to have fun. We were hoping to go out more than once, but it doesn't look like we are going to. Oh well, maybe next year, although I don't think that will happen with a 6 month old.

We had a great 4th of July as well. Liam loved the North Ogden parade, and then that night we all headed down to Provo for the Stadium of Fire. The boys didn't go to that, they stayed at the hotel and went swimming, just the girls went to the concert and I must say that Carrie Underwood was great!! Way fun times!

The Monday after the 4th, we took Liam to the Trout Farm and had a blast. He loved all of the fish and we managed to catch 6 fish all being a pretty good size. We cooked them up for dinner and Liam even liked to eat them!

We have gone swimming a couple times at the North Ogden pool which Liam loves!!! He is so good in the water and loves going down the slides.

We also took Liam to the petting zoo that is up in Eden. That was fun too, but the day we went it was sooo hot so I think we will have to go back when it gets a little cooler.

We go to some sort of park almost everyday which is one of our favorite things to do, and on the really hot days when we don't want to be outside, we make a trip to the Treehouse.

Josh has been kind of tied down by work this Summer which is something we are not used to. He has to be on-call every other week, so we have to stay close to home.

We are almost finished with Liam's big boy room. We started it a little over a month ago, and I just need to finish putting up his border then we will be done. We painted it and got new carpet, and he also got his big boy bed. We got him a full size bed and it is HUGE! He loves it, I will post a pic of it when the room is finished. It has the drawers under it for his clothes so we don't have to get a dresser and a cool hiding place at the bottom. He has slept in it 4 nights now and does great! He falls right to sleep, doesn't get out, and sleeps so good in it and naps like a champ too!! We had to get 2 rails of course so he doesn't fall out and it has been a success.

For those of you who don't know, we are having a baby girl!! We are so excited but I am a little stressed trying to think of names so if anyone has any suggestions please share!!

Well, I guess that sums up our Summer. I have posted pics of random activities, and I will post some of Liam's room when I get it done. The next project is baby Girl's room so that should be fun.

More Disneyland Pics

Disneyland / Birthday 2010

Okay, I finally have a minute to catch up on my blogging. Two weeks ago we headed to Disneyland to spend a week with Mickey Mouse and we all had a blast!! Liam loved it and was so good the entire trip. We spent 4 days in Disneyland, not all in a row, and two days at the beach. Liam could ride most of the rides with the exception of Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain and of course the roller coasters. My Son is not afraid of anything, I guess that is good and bad. Good for him but bad for this Mom because I see some ER visits in our future. He loved most of the rides and I think his most favorite ride of all was the Carousel, which he totally loved!! We got to have breakfast with Minnie, Tigger, Eeyore, Chip and Dale, Captain Hook, and some other characters. My Mom and Pete went along with us, as well as my Mom's cousin, her husband and their 8 year old granddaughter who Liam adored. We had a great time and cant wait to go back in a few years.

We got home on Friday May 21, and then on Saturday the 22nd, we celebrated Liam's 2nd Birthday. We stayed with the Mickey Mouse theme and just had a nice BBQ at home with Family. Thank you to everyone who made his Birthday so special, we are so blessed to have Family who cares about him and loves him so much!!

I can't believe my little boy is 2, he is getting so big!! He is still off the charts for height being 37.5 inches, weighing 30 lbs which are about the measurements of a 3 year old. He is a big, strong healthy boy which should make for a great big brother!! That's right, Santa Clause is going to bring Liam a baby brother or sister for Christmas this year. I am 11 weeks pregnant, and my due date is December 22, 2010!!! We are so excited and can't wait to add another child to our family!! We announced it to everyone at Liam's Birthday party, so that is what the picture of the shirt is.

Anyway, I think I am done for now as I am tired after a long day at work!!

New Post Coming - I Promise

Okay, so we just got back from our week long Disneyland Vacation and had Liam's 2nd Birthday party yesterday. I promise a new post is coming as soon as I have time to sit down and go through all our pictures. Stay tuned....and maybe I will share another surprise!!! :0)

Easter Weekend

We had a great Easter weekend! On Friday we went to the Treehouse for a while so Liam could run around, since we have been cooped up in the house for a few days due to the weather. We had a lot of fun, but it was so crowded. I didn't even think about it being Spring break, it was almost too crowded. Note to self, don't go ton the Treehouse during a break from school. After that, we went out to Josh's brother Dale's house for dinner. It was great fun and Liam loved hanging out and seeing the "bock bocks" which are chickens in his lingo.

On Saturday we had the Lakeview Heights Easter Egg Hunt! It was so freaking cold!! We bundled Liam up in his snow pants, coat, hat and gloves and he didn't seem to mind the cold. He got tons of eggs and had a blast. He loved watching the other kids and loved running around in the snow. Good times!!

On Easter Sunday we spent a quiet day at home for most of the day. The Easter Bunny came to visit Liam and gave him half of his Easter gift, the other half is his sandbox and he didn't get that because of the bad weather we are supposed to have this week. He will get it when the weather stays nice for a while so he can actually enjoy it. The other part he did get was some eggs, shirts, swim suit and Toy Story. He didn't get too spoiled, we want to teach him more about the meaning of Easter so we got him a book to read that explains Easter is about Jesus and not so much about the Easter Bunny or candy filled eggs. He loves the book and we hope to teach him more next year. We went up to my Mom's for Easter dinner which was fun as usual. Liam loved showing off his dancing skills on her fireplace and going down her stairs on his bum with Grandpa (Pete) and Papa (my Dad). It was great fun!! We had a great Easter and look forward to some nicer weather so we can get out and play!

Easter Fun

What fun Easter pics we got of Liam!! We know a photographer named Amy Call who is just starting her business and trying to build her portfolio so she did these cute Easter mini sessions for only $30!! She gave us about 15-20 pics all edited on our own CD. I think she did a great job with them, considering Liam is 22 months old and has a very short attention span and wanted to explore her house. Her website is amycallphotography.blogspot.com if you like her stuff!

We are so excited for Easter! Liam has no clue about anything, but that's okay. He is getting some clothes, the movie Toy Story and of course some candy eggs in his Easter basket from the Easter bunny, and then we also bought him this cool sandbox/picnic table for outside. I will for sure post pics of Easter morning. Our neighborhood is also having an Easter Egg Hunt in the park right up the street so that will be so fun and I will post pics of that too.

Nothing else is new really. It was my Dad's Birthday on Tuesday so we had him over for dinner and he was so cute with Liam, they are great buds.

Loved the warm weather, hate the snow that is now on the ground. Oh well, hopefully that was the last of the snow storms. Anyway, look for more fun pics coming soon!!