Michael & Marley Update

First of all Michael is growing so fast. He's almost four months old and the time has flown by. Michael is also a big boy, he's not really fat he's just really long- I plan on posting his stats after his 4mo check-up. He has also become so interactive. He loves to smile and started smiling at an earlier age than Marley. He is so easy to smile and laugh as well. His giggle cracks me up. Check it out. Here's some video of Michael laughing that my sister in law posted on her blog.

http://greerfamilyfun.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-cute-little-nephew.html

He's such a goofy boy already, and I'm looking forward to seeing his sense of humor develop. He's such a joy to have in our family. Here are some of my more recent favorite pictures of him.

Chillin' by the pool.

Bath time. Look at that face.

Sleeping with his puppy.

Marley is getting to be such a big girl. We're potty training, it's challenging but we are making some progress. Marley's vocabulary is incredible. She is talking so much now, sometimes I want to tell her to be quiet. Marley is such a big helper especially with her brother. She's always very concerned about him, she brings him toys when he's crying. She's such a great big sister. I 'm so excited to see her grow. Here's some recent pictures of Marley.

Marley fell asleep on the way home from swimming at the gym. She was in the middle of eating a banana, part of it is on her face. I thing she's so angelic when she's sleeping.This girl is all about shoes and they don't even have to match.I'm constantly picking up shoes all the time.

One Crazy Weekend

Some of you may know that my husband is an avid runner. He recently did a running challenge with two of his brothers using the Nike Plus system and his Ipod to track his miles. In one months period, he ran over 104 miles. This was crazy, Mike was running in the morning and at night. I didn't mind so much because I wanted him to win. He ended up hurting his knee just when his brother hurt his ankle. Everyone was so worn out that they decided to call it a draw.

If your from Utah or have lived in Utah at anytime you may know about the Provo's Freedom Run. Its a 10k, 5k, or mile run (more my style). Most years there is some sort of competition between Mike and his five brothers. This year we wanted to go but were unable to go, but there was some serious sibling rivalry.

So my husband likes to talk trash between his brothers. I usually have to remind him that he needs to be able to back it up. With that being said, it just happened by chance that the same weekend we wanted to bless Michael, there was going to be a half marathon conveniently in Prescott Valley. Mike, his two brothers, and even his dad were able to run the Tour De Pee Vee. I'm so proud of my husband, he was able to finish a half marathon- which is 13 miles in less than 2 hours. His exact time was 1hour and 50minutes. I'm so proud of him as well because he was able to beat everyone. Did I mention that he only really trained for 3 weeks. He's so awesome! I wish I was in that great of shape.

We also blessed Michael the following day. Its so great to have a husband from a big family. His family is so great. Almost everyone was able to come which is so awesome. My parents also were able to visit. We had a great time with everyone. Here's a picture of all of us following the blessing.

From left to right: my sister Rebecca & her daughter Aniston, Mike's brother Bill Jr. & wife Cari, Mike's brother Brian & wife Lindsay with their cute little guy Colby, Mikes Dad Bill Sr., Us, my parents Flavio & Carol, Mike's sister Jenny, Mike's Brother Jared & wife Melanie.

We're so grateful for everyone that came. We love you guys.

Big FAT Update...

OK so its been awhile since I've posted anything. There are a couple of reasons for this. One, we somehow managed to take our camera swimming.. unintentionally. Two, buying a new camera is not cheap. Three, catching up isn't easy.

So I'm full of excuses now. So I'll begin with a couple of weeks ago Mike's brother and his family were driving through AZ on their way home from Mexico and decided to visit us. I was super excited because this was the first time they saw Michael. We also did a BBQ at my bro-in-laws house here are some pics. BTW this is also where we ruined our camera, thank goodness our memory card was salvaged. I hate to say it but I'm not too sad about getting a new one. Buh bye, old camera.

Mike & Michael

Marley getting splashed in the face

For Labor Day weekend we went to visit my parents in Nogales. I have to say the weather down there was so nice. We hung out and took it easy. We went shopping in downtown Nogales. We also got Michael a blessing outfit-pictures to come.

Marley went swimming with Gpaw

Michael got his toes wet with Grandma

My dad took us sight seeing around Nogales. Nogales gets a lot more rain than Phoenix so it is really beautiful and green.

Mike can't stay awake in a car

Grandma and Gpaw have a new kitten named Manchas that Marley loved playing with. She finally realizes that a cat says meow instead of baa- long story. She also loves playing with Chula, Grandma and Gpaws dog.