Lila's Blessing and 2 month stats

So we blessed Lila on Sunday July 18th. We were so happy, most of our family was able to attend - we feel very lucky to have family who support and love us. I was a little sad though, they couldn't find a microphone, so...I didn't hear anything. I felt the Spirit though, so I am sure it was good! :) Matt is in the process of writing down what he remembers saying, so I will have that to read soon. Lila looked beautiful in her dress!! My Aunt made my wedding dress for me, and had left over fabric, so she made Lila's dress out of the same fabric. It was just what I wanted. Here are some pictures:





Ignore our weird faces. I don't remember what Lucas was doing, but he was making us laugh.



Lila also had her 2 month check up. She got her shots, I cried. She now weighs 11 pounds, and is 22 1/2 inches long. Both of which are in the 46th percentile. Her head, is in the 22nd percentile. I am surprised about her weight and height being in the 46th percentile, Lucas has NEVER been that high. The highest he has ever been was like 25th. It will be interesting to see how big she gets - she is already getting so big!! It kind of makes me sad, but she is so fun, so it is worth it.

July in a nut shell

Since we have been doing so much fun stuff and I still don't know how to manage my time with 2 kids, I am doing a post of July in a nutshell.
First of, thank you to every one who sent me recipes, and gave me recipe blogs, or called to check on me, I REALLY appreciate it!! I am SO excited for the recipes!!
So, we spent July 4th with my family, it was really long but totally fun! I LOVE fireworks and parades! Lukes favorite part was riding on the wagon with my dad pulling with his wheelchair. Who says cripples are no fun?! :) Well, it was his favorite part until he stood up and fell on the asphalt and got the biggest goose-egg yet.

My favorite part: my sister trying to hide the snack tray from the kids, put the plastic tray in the oven. My mom not knowing, turned on the oven. The house smelled terrible, and a bunch of us had to try to scrape it off. It was very funny!

For FHE one night, we talked about the Title of Liberty, and helped Luke make his own. He told us what to draw and we did it, it turned out quite cute. If you look closely, you can see Mom, Dad, Lila, Lucas, Elmo, two of our neighbors Briggs and Owen, water, earth (no not the planet earth, but the beginning of universal pictures movies, when they show the earth - that is Luke's favorite part of any movie. Weird I know), there is the Book of Mormon and also a dagger on there, I don't know where that came from though.

When you have a two year old, you often find things like this. Notice the one shoe.

I found this by the dumpster, it is pretty scratched up, so I am going to do some touch up paint to it. Lucas loves it!! I will put up pictures after I fix it up too.


We also had Lila's blessing, but I am going to do a separate post for that. :)

help

ok, just a quick post here. So...for me, life with two kids is not all that easy. I have only cooked a real dinner about 4-5 times since Lila's birth (almost 8 weeks ago), I don't clean my house like I should (I try to at least clean the clutter and spot clean, but it doesn't go much deeper than that and even that is tough), I haven't been able to get ready unless Matt is home (I have to shower at night, or in the morning before Matt leaves - which is a challenge. And I never have time to blow dry my hair, straighten it, and style it; so my hair is usually in a wet bun). Anyway, I have decided to "tackle" one thing at a time. Once I feel like I am doing a better job (not great, just better) then I will add on another one. The first step, is making dinner; why dinner and not cleaning, or taking care of myself, well basically because I love food. ;) So what I need help with, I need some easy recipes that taste good, and are fast. I found a few online this week, and tried them, but they were pretty gross. So, I need fast, easy, and yummy meals. If anyone has any ideas, that I would great! Thank you!