This is why I love being a mom!

Moments like this make being a mom all worth it. I caught Samuel rubbing noses with Ava today while he was talking in his sweet voice to her. Ava was loving every second of the attention!

Ava's Blessing

These pictures were taken by Ashleigh a few days before the blessing. I am soooo happy she was able to get some great shots of Ava in her blessing dress! Thanks again Ashleigh.....they turned out great!

Jack had just woken up from nap and was still so tired!

Today we had Ava named and blessed. We actually had her blessed at home which we have never done before. I actually liked her being blessed at home.....it made it more personal. Thanks to all of our family for their love and support on this special day! I appreciate Jake's thoughtful and prayerful preparation to give Ava a blessing with all the important things to live by. It's such a blessing to have a good husband to be a father to our two boys and our little girl. Ava, you are such a special daughter of our Heavenly Father and feel so blessed that you came to join our family. We love you Ava Lynne Romney!

Some silly/cute things the boys have said

Jack hit his eye with a toy...he says to me "I broke my eye kiss it better!"

Sam will come up and to me and say "I just want to see how you are cause I love you"

Sam asks me all the time......"Is Ava okay?" He is such a caring person!

Jack took a bath, when he got out he says to me "I want to get out and and be warm and cozy!"

Sam says to Jack are you going to eat your crackers or should I take them away?

We driving in the car, Samuel was trying to lean towards Jack, I told him to just sit back....he says to me "come on I was just joking mom."

Jack hurt himself on the stairs and says oh shoot, oh shoot, oh shoot, and then he says om my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I guess I need to watch what I say!

We had put the boys in bed, Jack gets out of bed and comes in our room, he says he wants to cuddle with dad......then he says he wants to tell dad a story and sing him a song instead of us singing one to him. So he starts singing we have been born.....army of helamen. He then comes to me and starts singing it to me. He sung it once to me, once to Jake and told me a story about a horse and a dragon.....it was really sweet!

We were taking a drive by the Bountiful Temple, Jake told they boys that is where Heavenly Father lives. Jack said, "I want to say hello to my Jesus."

Sam came into our room and says I'm just sad because I don't have any friends in my stomach.....sometimes I wonder where they come up with these things!

Jack was throwing a tantrum screaming oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh while he was hitting his hands into his face! I really need to watch what I say....he seems to pick up everything!!

Silly Boys!

The other night Jake went to check on the boys and this is what they were doing



Jack was riding along in a small wagon which is supposed to hold blocks and Sam was pulling him with his teeth! Where do they come up with things like this?? Silly boys!!

Ava Lynne

Your favorite place to be....in the sling all scrunched up next to mommy!

Last but not least is our sweet baby Ava as Jack would say. Ava is now 11 weeks old and is definalitly showing us her personality. She loves to hold conservations with us....especially at the changing table. She is smiling and cooing all the time and gets so excited when she gets attention. I realized the other day when we had our stake conference that she no longer looks like a newborn. I went into the mothers room to feed Ava and there was a women in there feeding her little baby boy. I asked how old he was a she told me he was 4 days old. I realized then that Ava is no longer a newborn newborn and for a moment it made me feel sad. They lose that newborn look way too fast!!

Ava has been a wonderful baby. She eats well and sleeps well. The only thing I wish she would do was take a pacifier. The only time I can get her to take it is in the sling and SOMETIMES at night. We love having our baby Ava in our family! It is nice to have another female in the house! You are truly loved by all of us....especially your brothers. They are always watching out for you, telling me when you are crying and letting me know when you spit up. I know that they will always watch out and protect you. We are so overjoyed you joined our family!

Samuel Jacob!

Samuel is our serious, very compassionate, almost four year old. He is very caring and is always checking to make sure that we are taken care of. Sometimes he will just come up to me and ask if I am doing okay. If he sees me cry or upset he comes up to me and says " mommy I just want to give you a hug and a kiss." He loves to learn and is a very curious little boy always wanting to know how things work. I cannot believe that Samuel is almost four! He is our cute little redhead! We love him despite his picky picky eating habits. These pictures are so true to Samuel's personality! He loves his picture being taken which is great for me......he is such a trooper and lets me take picture after picture! We are so blessed to you in our family! From the time we found out we were pregnant with you, to thinking we were going to lose you, to finding out you were a footling breech, to coming unexpecdtly into this world four weeks early.....you are truly a miracle Samuel Jacob!

All about Jack!

Here is how I found Jack on my bed....... he says to me "look mom I'm playing the guitar." He was strumming along on his pretend guitar....it was so cute!


Here is how I found Jack watching a movie in his chair




This is what he was doing at dinner tonight.....playing with his food, he does this a lot!




Jack is our very aggressive, fun loving boy. Jake always says he is going to be his wrestler someday because he is very physical. There is never a dull moment with Jack around. He brings a lot of laughter and joy into our home. He can be really aggressive but he can be very sweet and caring too. He loves to get into anything he can.....I have had to call poison control before because of him trying to get into vitamins and neosporian. He has gotten into the toilet water and tried to spread the water out all over the bathroom. I always know when he is getting into something because it is usually really quiet. It is so fun to watch him learn and grow.....we love his fun personality!

Stay tuned for pictures of Samuel and Ava!