pInK sPaGhEtTi

So you might be asking what the heck is pink spaghetti AKA "skettis?" Well it is a Hardt family secret recipe that is quite simple, consisting of noodles, tomato sauce and some butter. You might be thinking that sounds GROSS, but it is amazing. We have had many friends and family who didn't like the idea at first, then we make em' try it and I am pretty sure they LOVE it! I must admit we eat it almost everyday (yes we are cheap), but the kids can't live with out it. Here are some pictures of Sawyer chowing down her "sketti!" If you are skeptic...come over and I will make it for you, and make you a believer:)

Isn't she cute?
Sometimes the kids get a bit messy while eating it:)

Lovin' Lunch

Every Afternoon

So every afternoon when Marcus gets home he is completely worn out! I guess waking up at 2:30am and working 10 hours in 100+ degree weather would do that to ya...but he comes home and wants to take a quick 20 min. power nap before he has to shower, eat and head to school. While he sleeps this is what the kids do...

They just love to see daddy even if that means they wrestle on him while he sleeps...and we all know that Marcus can sleep through ANYTHING:)
We are so thankful for him and all his hard work. We love daddy!

Sawyer's Party Pics and a few others:)

We had a great time doing a little birthday party for Sawyer. We made mini pizzas with all the cousins, and family that came. Then we visited, ate some cake and ice cream and opened gifts. I was really exited to see how Sawyer would react to her cake, because Clate's reaction to his on his birthday was not too exciting. Sherod ended up showing his face in the cake...ha ha Uncle love. Sawyer was the exact opposite, she dove right in, loving every bite, not wanting to share:)

Riding on her new bike from Uncle Ross and Aunt Sarah

Skippers

Aunt Sarah and Uncle Rico aka Ross

Keeping it all to herself

First bite

Reaching for it, and Clate blowing out the candle

Grandpa Lemieux and Sawyer

Hadlee, Jackson, and Avery

One of her many gifts

Sawyer throwing a tantrum

Last week after church this is what Marc decided to wear...NERD alert

Last Sunday we tried to let Clate skip a nap this is how it ended...

he never quite made it all the way up before he fell asleep

Yes...we did grow this Watermelon in our garden:)

Sawyer is 1!!!!

My Little girl is 1! I can't believe how time has flown. We love this little one sooooo much!!! She is such a sweet little thing (when she is not throwing a tantrum)
Here are some fun things about Sawyer....

• She has 1 tooth, right now she is known as "snaggle tooth" it is her top left tooth...whats even funnier is that we think her bottom right tooth will be her next one how funny will that be
• She definitely has ATTITUDE, or as Papa Hardt says she has SpUnK (and according to him thats a great quality:) )
  
• She is a DRAMA Queen...she can turn the cry on and off in a matter of seconds
• When she gets mad she headbutts anything and everything (watch your teeth and face, she shows no mercy)
  
• She has taken a few steps, but not quite walking hopefully soon:)
• She says "momma and dadda"
• She is a snuggly bug, you pick her up or pass her to someone else she just wraps around ya
• She eats a lot, but is a skinny minny
• She absolutely loves Clate...when I get out of bed in the morning and those 2 are still sleeping I can go back and check on them and they snuggle up and are usually holding hands...it makes me so happy:)
• She finally likes Marcus, but will not sleep for him
• She loves animals, but hates to touch them
• She ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY hates her crib/room...she could be dead asleep and you step one foot in her room and she immediately wakes up and screams and cry's and will not go to sleep in that room. She has cried for 2 hours straight and would still not sleep:) SpUnK?
  
• She has managed to escape out of her crib
• Loves to swim and bathe
• Unlike her mommy she loves chocolate...she loves to eat oreos with daddy
  
• She loves "patty cake"
• She is a dancing queen, will dance to any type of music she hears. It is Precious!!!
• We love her to pieces
  

Wow!!

Wow its been a stinking long time since I last posted...

• Clate turned 2(in April ha ha)
• Marcus finished another semester of school, maybe in 10 years we will be done ha ha LOVE you BABE!
• Sawyer learned to sit, army crawl, regular crawl, and now stands and walks along the furniture...hopefully she will walk by the time she turns 1, she only has a about 3 weeks left:/
• I went on a girls trip to Idaho for Paige's baby shower
  
• Clint and Paige had a cute little hairy child:)
• Went to Girls camp
  
• Kari got married
• Sherod left on his mission...tears for sure
• We have been to the cabin a few times and Clate and Sawyer love it!
• I have decided to do preschool again:)

These are just a few highlights, hopefully I can do a better job of recording some of our fun adventures!Here is a picture of us at the cabin, using the self timer on the camera...ha ha good times:)

I love this picture of Clate, he is so concentrating:)

This is the only picture I could get to upload from Kari's wedding...not the best, but a pic

Marcus and the kids with "Tess" at the Cabin

My little Sawyer getting too big too fast

Marcus and Clate fishing at the pond

Clate loves to "pish"

My little bro Sherod before he left to serve the Lord in the Oklahoma City Mission

Funny Stories...

So I just wanted to put these stories down so we can remember them when Clate is older...

I first have to make a confession...Clate will be 2 in April and he still sleeps with us. With that said my story can continue...

So the other night Marcus whispers "hurry come look at Clate!" I run over to Clate's room and we peek in and he has gotten on his new bed, pulled the covers up and looks like he is going to sleep. We are super excited that he just got in his new bed (not ours) and is going to sleep...

BUT we go back a minute later to peek in on him AND he was being a SNEEKY little boy. He had found a pack of gum and was hiding in his room on his bed, shoveling all the pieces of gum in his mouth!

The Story continues.............

The next night I had mutual and Marcus had a football game so after we went and picked up the kids to bring them home, I quickly go get Sawyer's PJ's, a diaper, and the Vick's rub (she's been pretty sick) to get her ready for bed. I go grab Sawyer come back sit down to get her dressed, and I don't hear Clate, which is NOT a good sign (he tries to escape out the back door)!

I yell for him a few times, NOTHING. I run to the back door and look in the garage, NO SIGN. I tell Marc to look out front, but on my way back in from the garage I notice a pillow moving in Clate's room. He is hiding behind a toy box, under his pillow on his old bed, not making a peep. All I can see is the pillow moving a bit. Once again we were like what a nut trying to hide out. Ha Ha.

I come back out to finsh getting Sawyer ready bed, change her diaper, put her PJ's on and grab for the Vick's...It's GONE...At that second I knew exactly where it was!

I run into Clate's room, lift up the pillow and I find Clate hiding, sniffing the Vick's! Once again he was being a SNEEKY little stinker. He fooled us AGAIN! I couldn't help but laugh! I don't know what it is with him and Vick's he LOVES to sniff it, I always have to hide it from him!Here is a picture of him "relaxing" with Grandpa and Dad.
He look so innocent in this picture;)

6 months!!!

Our little Sawyer is 6 months (on the 9th) man how the time flies!!!

Here are her stats:
Length: 25.5 inches (38th %tile)
Weight: 16.5 inches (40th %tile)
Head: 13 inches (50th %tile)

As you can see she is just a little thing! We like to call her a little Kari.

• She loves to jibber jabber
• She rolls all over the place
• She actually likes rice cereal actually oatmeal
• She loves to get attention
• Hates the sitting position...she will arch her back and go straight in her bumbo
• She puts anything and everything in her mouth
• She loves her brother, her eyes light up when he comes and talks to her
  

We love her so much and could not imagine life with out her!!

Some oatmeal cereal pics!