Our house has a roof...

Here is the newest picture of our house, it is coming along really fast. I can't believe that it could be done in 5 weeks!

of course I always have to put up one or two pictures of my kids.

Life...

We didn't think that just having a baby two weeks ago was enough of a change, we thought we would add building a home to it also. So the past two weeks we have been just running around crazy trying to get things ordered and done for our house and then getting used to having Jonathan and Anastasia. Lets just say we have been really busy the past two weeks and are trying to catch our breath. Right now our house should be built and done by March, we are very excited to be in our house and to have things settle down after it is done.



Anastasia is such a big girl and loves to help any chance she gets!





I really can't believe that he is over two weeks now!! They sure grow way too fast!

Jonathan

He is finally here, we are very excited to have him here. He is such a joy in our life and we are enjoying every minute with him. Anastasia really loves him and just wants to be with him every minute and give him loves and kisses. She is very protective of him and if she can't see him or if he starts to cry she will cry also. Every once and a while our house is very loud with crying children. We are glad that everything went well and that he is here and healthy.

Hirst Family Party

Yesterday we had a little family get together, it was alot of fun. We had a special visitor come to our family party. All of us got to tell Santa what we wanted for Christmas, Anastasia actually didn't cry when she sat her on his lap. I was very surprised that she didn't even care that he had her on his lap. Here are a few pictures from the party... My mom and sister-in-law have more but I am sure this will do for now.

Santa tells really good stories



Grandpa loading her up on treats

Anastasia loved to play with Uncle Danny

Us with Santa, for those who can tell I am no longer a blonde. YAY!!! I have gone brown and I think I want to go even darker!

How to get your child feeling better....

This is how we got Anastasia better from the swine flu.....

Our Crazy week of Parties

This past week has been really crazy, we have had so many things to be to and alot of stuff to get ready for her birthday! We had a fun week though and we did take it easy on the days when we didn't have places to be. On Anastasia's birthday we had Mark's work party and then her own party to go to. So she got to just play almost all day long and was tired and ready to be done once the day was over. So on Halloween we just took it easy all day until about 6 and then went out and trick or treat with her. She loved it and just talked the whole time we were out and she got a TON of candy! She really scored big time, Thanks to our ward! So it was a fun week full of Halloween fun but I am sure glad it over and now we can get ready for Thanksgiving.

Opening her presents and loved them all

She loved the cake
This is the back of the cake
This is the front of her cake

She got to dress up for her Kindermusik class!

They were all cute and dressed up for his work party
This is all her candy she got from trick or treating!!

She loves to put her pants on her head!
My mom likes to dress her up in all my old outfits!

Right before Chruch today, I finally figured out how I can do her hair without her pulling it out! I did it while she was taking her nap and so when she woke up she had no idea it had been touched! I was so proud that I finally did her hair and she didn't pull it out 30 seconds later.

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Our daughter knows which team is the right team to stick with! Even though they aren't the best right now, they are getting better. It is also better to stick with a team other then getting into the BYU or U of U stuff. Having a team that you can cheer for and won't feel threatened if you cheer for them is a good thing. So we have decided to stick with teaching our kids to say GO AGGIES!!






She loves to ride her bike... she was saying goodbye to me as she went backwards!

My little monster

When Anastasia was starting to learn how to crawl we went through the whole house and thought we got it pretty much baby proof. Now that she is walking, the house will probably never be baby proof again! I have followed her and watch all the stuff that she knows how to get out and move things into those places that are safe for her to pull out. Well I am running out of places to put those things that she shouldn't be touching! So I have given up for the most part, and I am just constantly checking on her when it goes completely silent in the next room. Last night for example Mark and I were just in the kitchen cleaning up and we knew she was in the other room playing with her toys and all of a sudden it goes dead silent, so we hurry into the room to see what she is doing. She somehow found a fortune cookie, and got it open and was eating it! She still has no teeth so we don't know how she got the bag opened and how she broke the cookie into a pieces. Life never get dull with a child who knows how to walk!!! Here are some of the pictures that I took of all her messes that she has made.





she was very proud of herself in this picture!

Little Vacations

A lot has been going on these last couple of weekends, we have been traveling all over the place here in Utah at least. Labor day weekend we went up to Swiss days/Kamas and got some cool stuff and loved to go and see all the cool stuff. Then last weekend we went to St. George for a little family get away and for Mark's cousins wedding. It was a very busy weekend and I didn't get too many chances to take many pictures. So I have a few pictures that I did take, from Labor day weekend we went over to a friends house and got to ride some horses and Anastasia didn't want to get off, it was so fun and so cute to see her love the animals. Then I got some swimming pictures from the St. George trip.
Anastasia has also decided that she wants to walk full time, so she has many bumps on her head and legs from falling all the time. She has now started to walk everywhere and won't crawl that much anymore, it is so fun to have her do that and to watch her do it at such a young age. I still can't believe that in a month and a half she will be 1! It is so crazy how fast this time has gone. We are very excited to celebrate her birthday and to have it a Halloween themed birthday.





She always wants to wear ties.






Sorry the video isn't very long.. She gives up and just wants the camera so I had to make it fast!