Over the course of our month

Well it has been an eventful month at our house. Makayla is now 1 month old and Levi is becoming my little helper. We took Levi to the park for the first time last week. He was getting a little cooped up in the house and he wanted so badly to go outside. It was a beautiful day outside when we went, minus the wind. Of course since Levi is a kid he could have cared less that it was cold outside. (Wasn't it nice when we could swim in the ocean and play in the snow for hours and somehow not be cold.) We also were able to finish working on our old house and it is officially on the market and will hopefully sell quickly. For those of you who didn't know, we have moved back into our first house where we lived when we first got married. It has been really nice to be back in this house. It is a little bit smaller but since it is all on one level it has been easier for Levi to get around and has enabled him to be more independent. Makayla is becoming more fun everyday. We went to have her 1 month pictures taken last weekend and she weighed 9.5 pounds. (I will post the pictures when we get them back.) I can't believe how fast she is growing but we are truly enjoying each moment spent with our kids. Here are some of the pictures from the month.

First matching shirts

Helping in the kitchen

First trip to the park

Helping mom push sister in the stroller

Good thing I am not carrying Levi in this carseat anymore.

Levi riding his truck

Carrying a yardstick, dangerous I know.

Talking on the phone, one of Levi's favorite pastimes.

Climbing on boxes. (Levi now climbs on anything and everything)

Levi with Gracie Heath

My Valentine

Smiles while sleeping, she must know she's cute

One month old

So Beautiful

Levi's First Hair Cut

On Saturday we went to Kids Kuts in Gresham and Levi got his first hair cut. He was a very well behaved little boy. The lady who cut his hair let him hold a comb, which he thought was so cool and he also liked that he could watch what she was doing in the mirror. He no longer looks like my baby. Kinda sad but exciting. He is so handsome!!! Here are the before and after pictures.

Before...

During...

After...

Two and a half weeks old...

Mommy's Girl

Sleeping Beauty

First Smiles

Oh, so pretty

My Little Man

Though it is so exciting to have a new baby who we think is absolutely precious and beautiful we are also very much enjoying our little man. He is learning new things everyday. Most recently I have been ridiculed (by Mike) about my sound effects. Clearly I am a girl and was just not born with these talents but Levi is stepping into help. His most recent is the sound of a car which he does very well and quite frankly better than me, so we have agreed that I will leave the sound effects to him. He has also learned how to say sister and is always looking out for her. The other day Makayla was sleeping in the other room and the monitor was on. When she woke up and made some noise Levi was confused about where his sister was (he hadn't yet figured out the monitor thing) and started looking around for her. I told him sister was awake and that I would go get her but when I went back to the bedroom she had already fallen back asleep so I left her there and came back out to play. Levi was so concerned that he grabbed my hand and led me back to the bedroom so that HE could check on her. I had to pick him up, show him her eyes were closed and explain to him that she was still asleep. It was so cute! He is such a good big brother!