Chris and I signed on our first home purchase together! It's a little town home in West Point, and we couldn't be more excited!

Mia and Lyla are best of friends! Most of the time…:)

 Mia and baby Jax :)

Mia and I like to take walks to Grandma Bitter's house so we can get outside and play!

 Mia loves taking pictures lately! She always tells me "tate a piture mommy! Cheese!"

 Swimming at Grandma Smith's with cousins

 At Grandma Bitter's being silly with Lyla :)

Mia got a really big owie while we were hanging out over at Kyle and Charise's one night. She was downstairs playing with Lyla when I heard her start crying. I went down to check on her to find her looking like this :(. She and Lyla couldn't really tell us what happened because they are so little, but Lyla was at the top of Damon and Jonas' bunk beds when I found them, and she told me that Mia "dropped to the ground". Mia just told me she "fell down." All we can guess is our poor little sweetie was trying to climb in the bunk beds and didn't quite make it…:(

Eye looking much better, and trying on Grandma Bitter's shoes :)

 Being buried alive by Damon and Jonas, and oh so happy about it

Early morning snuggles after mommy worked the night shift ending with both of us getting some extra sleep :)

Bitter Family Camping Trip

Pretty bummed I didn't take more pictures because this was so fun! The Bitter Family went on a campout to the Uintahs together. There was fishing, playing in the water, playing with cousins, and getting really really REALLY dirty. Mia loved it so much. She cried on the way home and told us she wanted to go back camping. :) I love my fun little girl.

3 Year Anniversary

For our 3rd Anniversary, Chris and I did something huge, and took a trip without Mia for the first time ever! It was super sad for me to be without our precious baby for so long, but at the same time so much fun to have so much one on one time with Chris. We spent a week in St. George together, and it was one of my favorite trips ever! We spent one day in Zions Canyon and hiked The Narrows, and it was completely breathtaking and unforgettable. 

My Favorite

Another day we drove to Toquerville Falls, and had a little picnic. It was the most beautiful waterfall and it was so fun to explore it with my favorite person ever. 

Every day I am amazed at how lucky I am to have Chris in my life. I'm so in love with this boy, and being with him is my absolute favorite. Happy Anniversary Chris!

And I think we missed Mia more than she missed us… ;)She was pretty content hanging out at Grandma's

Father's Day

I don't know how there could be anything more precious than witnessing sweet little father daughter moments between Chris and Mia. My heart can hardly handle how perfect they are! I don't think Mia realizes how lucky she is. But I sure do… Happy Father's day to the best dad ever! 

Mia: 18 months

Little Mia has become a wild and curious toddler! She loves to play outside, run wild, play with blocks, do puzzles, make animal noises, go for rides, lead the way, and dance and sing along any time she hears music. My heart can barely handle the way she says "please" and "thank you", and her little hugs and kisses are to die for. It's unbelievable how wrapped around her little finger she has us. Almost always when Chris is trying to put her in time out or get after her for doing something naughty he will go to pick her up and she will grab his face and give him a big kiss! She knows how to get out of trouble, thats for sure… Her vocabulary has exploded and we love to watch her learn so much everyday. At her 18 month appointment her pediatrician asked me how many words Mia knows, and I guessed at least 30. He was really surprised and told me that he would only expect a child her age to know about 10. After we left I starting counting them up, and I counted over 80 words!!! We have a little smartie on our hands! We can't get enough of our big baby girl.

Mia's always up for some blanket forts :) mommy and daddy are always required to come in too.

Love this baby girl's face, however squished it is :)

Seeing Mia hang on to Chris like this and swim around the pool made me realize just how big my little baby is getting. I love seeing her grow so much, but every stage is just so fleeting. I can finally appreciate how important cherishing every precious moment really is. Mia loves the water, and I love spending time with my two favorite people. 

Daddy holding up our little family of 4. Can't wait for you to come little one!

Mother's Day

Just a few days before Mother's day this year I had just worked a night shift and Mia was ready for an early start that day. I went and got her and fed her some breakfast and then brought her in bed with me to snuggle and watch a movie. We both must have fallen asleep and I woke up at the end of the movie to this little angel still snuggled in my arms and sleeping soundly next to me. My heart could barely stand the sweetness! I love Mia so much and am the luckiest that I get to be her mom. Thank you so much for making me a mommy Mia! You have made so many of my most cherished dreams come true and I don't know how we got so lucky to have you join our family. 

On Mother's day, Chris was up to his usual sweet ways and made me my favorite breakfast; crepes with berries and cream. I don't know where this boy came from, but one thing is for sure. He is way too good for me. I definitely have used up all the luck I deserve for my whole lifetime to have landed my sweet Chris and my perfect little Mia. Happy Mother's day to my two favorites!

Bruce's call this year was so sweet! We're so excited that the next time we see this heartbreaker face will be in person!!! I can't even hold in my excitement! It was so fun to be able to tell the whole family all together that Chris and I are expecting another baby on Dec 3! Life just keeps getting better and better :)

Mia also graduated to a front facing big kid car seat! She wore herself out with all the excitement :) Just in time for baby to take her old one. We love you sweet Mia!