Liam Edward Hill

Our third boy has arrived and we are so happy he is here! Can you believe we have 3 boys now? Holy Cow! I feel that things are going to get crazier and crazier around here.

Below are a few quick pictures of the little guy...relatively speaking (he was a big baby). Born April 25th at 6:34 pm. Weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces.

Welcome Liam Edward Hill, we already love you lots and lots. More of the baby story and pictures coming soon.

What Kind of Mom Are You?

Here are two conversations I overheard between Kallen and Tyson a few weeks ago. Sadly, it tells you what kind of a Mom I am.

Tyson: "So how was your day today?"

Kallen: "Good."

Tyson: "How was Mommy and Weston's day?"

Kallen: "Umm...good, but Mom freaked out a lot."

*I lost my patience and told the boys that day that I was going to freak out if they didn't start behaving. Good to know that Kallen was listening.*

Next conversation

Tyson walks into the boys room to find Weston climbing up on the dresser and pulling things off of the shelves.

Tyson: "Weston you need to get off the dresser right now."

Weston: "I in trouble."

Tyson: "No, if you get down now, you won't be in trouble."

Kallen: "Daddy, you need to get mad at Wessie."

Tyson: "No I don't, he got down."

Kallen: "Daddy yes you do, Mommy always gets mad."

I'm definitely the Disciplinarian in the family. Hmmm, maybe I need to practice a little more patience.

Cute Conversation About Work

I was sitting in our Family room one evening, when I overheard this conversation between Tyson and Kallen in the other room. I thought it was cute.

*Oh, and just so you know, Kallen was dressed up in a suit and tie at the time, because he loves pretending he is going to work, just like his Daddy.*

Tyson: "Do you know what Daddy does for work?"

Kallen: "You put bad guys in jail."

Tyson: "Right, do you know what jail is?"

Kallen gives no response

Tyson: "Jail is like a really bad time-out for bad guys. It isn't a happy place."

Kallen: "Oh, a time out. That is what you do. Put bad guys in really long time outs."

Tyson: "So what do you want to do when you grow up?"

Kallen: "I want to play."

Tyson: "Well what are you going to do for work?"

Kallen: "Umm....I'll make money."

St Patricks Day

It was a lot of fun this year to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, because Kallen got into it so much more. Isn't it always fun to celebrate the holidays when your kids are excited for them?

Kallen of course wore green for school, which made him happy, because green is his favorite color. He also came home with a shamrock on his cheek and cute shamrock crafts. Even Weston got into the green action, wearing a Lucky and Charming shirt.

For dinner, I tried to make a fun green meal. Tyson provided the corned beef, which a coworker at work made for him. I provided the green potatoes, beans, and green oreos for dessert. Kallen was also super happy because while he was at school, we were visited by some Leprechauns who left some of their magic behind. If Daddy said the magic words, Kallen's milk would turn green while it was being poured into his cup. He was super excited and kept asking for magic milk for days afterwards. Sadly, I had to tell him that magic green milk only happens on St. Patrick's Day. He wasn't too happy about that, but his attitude changed pretty quickly after receiving chocolate milk as a substitute.

Kallen the Fish

We are finally all better...for the moment. Now that spring is finally coming, I hope the colds and flu will leave us alone for awhile. Wouldn't that be nice.

Below you'll see some pictures of Kallen during his swimming lessons. We thought he was finally old enough to enjoy them and so we enrolled him in beginning lessons about a month ago.

At first, he was a little apprehensive, but he was a trooper and became braver every time he went. We were so proud of him! By the end, he loved going to his class and was sad when they ended.

Don't you love this smile? So cheesy, but oh so cute. Kallen is excited to start up some more classes this summer. I can't wait to see my little fish in action.

Out of Commission

We've been pretty sick around here lately. Isn't this such a sad picture?

Both boys had the flu pretty bad about 3 weeks ago, and they both just hung out on the couch for a few days. When Weston isn't constantly running around and destroying stuff, you know he must be feeling pretty sick. After the flu finally ended after 2 weeks, it was followed by two horrible colds. This morning, I thought that we had finally gotten over everything and my little family might have a break from being sick, however, I was wrong. Kallen woke up throwing up again. So I guess we'll be spending some more quality time on the couch and watching movies. Hurray!

Primary Extraordinaire

Kallen gave his first talk in Primary today, and Tyson and I were so proud of him. He was super cute and did such a good job. He wasn't scared at all and even memorized it. Everyone thought he was one of the cutest little kids up there because he knew his talk so well and smiled throughout the whole thing.

His talk was on how Heavenly Father talks to us through our Prophets. Here he is holding up a picture of President Monson, which he used in his talk.

For the Grandparents, here is his talk written out. I did it a little differently, where I would say a question or phrase before Kallen and then he would respond to it. So its kind of like a little dialogue between the two of us...I consider it more like team teaching. :) He got to hold up pictures that went along with his talk, which he loved. Well, here it is:

Mom: Heavenly Father loves us very much and wants to help us throughout our lives. How does Heavenly Father talk to us?

Kallen: He talks to us through the scriptures (picture), the Holy Ghost (picture) and through our Prophet (picture).

Mom: We didn't always have a prophet here in the Latter days, who was our first prophet?

Kallen: Joseph Smith (picture)

Mom: When Joseph wanted to know what he should do, what did he do?

Kallen: Joseph prayed and Heavenly Father and Jesus came down and talked to him. (picture)

Mom: Right, what did they tell him?

Kallen: They told him to restore the gospel and about the Golden Plates.

Mom: Now that we have Prophets on the earth again, who is our Propeht today?

Kallen: President Monson (picture)

Mom: If President Monson knew what our Heavenly Father wanted us to do, should we listen to him?

Kallen: Yes we should.

Mom: When can we listen to President Monson?

Kallen: Through the Friend magazine and at Conference. (Friend Magazine)

Mom: Knowing that Heavenly Father can talk to us, how does that make you feel?

Kallen: I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus love me. (picture) In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

I heart Lowes' Build and Grow

Have any of you ever taken your kids to Lowes for their Build and Grow program? It is awesome! Every other Saturday, Lowes offers free workshops for your kids, where they build cool things like cars, trains, treasure chests, etc. The kids get free goggles, a free work apron, and also a badge (kind of like what Scouts get) when they finish their project. Kallen is just getting to the age where he really enjoys making these with us. So far, Kallen and Weston have made a Monster Truck, Racing Cars, Christmas Ornaments and Music Boxes. They really are so cool, and I love making them with the kids. Above, the kids are showing off their Valentine Music Boxes.