Happy Mother's Day!!

As I was sitting in church wrestling my 2 ankle biters I tried to reflect on the women that have shaped my life and have impacted my life as a mother. The first person I immediately thought of was my own mother. My mom is truly an example of selfless love for me. Her constant watch over her children and fight for whats best for them has inspired me to be a better mother. One thing from my childhood that I try to carry over to my children lives is my mother's love for the holidays and tradition. I have very big shoes to fill but she is a great example and I lucky to have her so close to continue to teach me! I love you mom!! Happy mother's day!!
Another woman I thought of was my mother-in-law. Although I have only had her in my life for a short period of time It is what she did before we met that I am truly grateful for. She has raised an amazing man. She has taught him about love and respect and I am grateful for this. He leads our home with integrity and honor. I am so proud to be part of there family and I am so grateful for all that she has done as the matriarch of the her family. WE love you Diane....Happy mother's day!!

I also thought of my countless friends that went before me....I got a late start on this motherhood game. So I had an abundance of women in my life to be amazing examples to me of how a mother should be. TO you beautiful women I thank you and am grateful for you....

My thoughts then turned to my own family. On this day that is suppose to be about celebrating mothers I only wanted to celebrate my beautiful family. I am sure that I have and will continue to make mistakes as a mother. But these adorable munchkins in my life seem to still love me, still want kisses and hugs. I hope as we grow as a family that the mistakes I make as their mother decrease but I will be eternally be grateful and proud to be the mother of Ruby and Madison and step-mother to Emalee and Lily.

Road trip!!

Well my baby sister graduated from Utah State so the Colby women made the trek to see her proudly accept her well deserved diploma!! WE are so proud of her and would not have missed this moment for anything in the world...I was reluctant traveling with 2 small babies though. My fearless dad made the drive down to Utah with us to help out on the road....I found that leg of the trip to be a success when I looked around the car and saw my 2 babies peacefully sleeping as well as my dad fast asleep.

Well my girls definitely take after me in the traveling world....they are big fans of luxury...AKA not roughing it in the out doors. We stayed in a hotel and both girls became quiet use to there new surroundings. Ruby was into everything....And Madison well queeny is a big fan of the queen sized bed!!

Well Aunt Bonnie we are so proud of you!! I am so grateful to have such and awesome role model for my girls!! Good luck on your new adventure! We Love You!!

Ruby's first hair cut....

Okay it is true my beautiful girl had a mullet....Although she is the cutest thing to hit Idaho the mullet was bring her down so we took her for her first hair cut. She did great! It seems just like yesterday she was born....oh wait that was her sister :) At first she was not having it, she wanted noting to do with a little pampering...until you introduced the sucker and then she was more than willing to sit and be de-mulleted :)

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter is an understatement for this little girl! Ruby had a great day. It started with finding her Easter basket...needless to say, as you can see the expression on her face she was a big fan of the loot she scored from the Easter bunny...

Then it was off to church. It was stake conference this week so we were able to go with grandma and papa. Maddy is definitely coming into her little personality. I forgot how much I loved this size....Maddy does not squawk nearly as much as Ruby about all the fluff and bows that I inflict upon her.

My girls are the light of my life. Ruby's laugh can make any bad day disappear. She is an awesome big sister. Her favorite task she loves to help with is burping Maddy.

Maddy is constantly changing...She will be 7 weeks tomorrow and currently wearing 3-6 month clothing...heaven help me!! Ruby was always so petite...it appears Maddy will have the opposite problem :)

Uncle Dave (my kid brother) has been an influence on my sweet baby girl. He loves to teach her new faces to make...this is one of many!! Thanks uncle Dave....I will definitely be remembering this for when you have babies :)

No Easter would be complete without an egg hunt...accept Ruby is obsessed with "balls"...or what she believes to be "balls"...She thinks my bowl of tomatoes are balls...so she saw the eggs hiding out in the open....because lets be honest she is 17months and actually hiding them would have meant that we would still be out there looking for them...She went crazy and did so good with finding (aka collecting) the eggs.

Well we ended Easter with an awesome family dinner. This is Ruby going through her loot making the famous "mad face" that uncle Dave taught her. We hope that you all have equally great Easter holiday!!

Lights...camera...HELP!!

Well after a long day of trying to get the right picture...this is what we are left with....

Introducing Madison...

Madison Belle Colby was born March 7th, 2011 at 6:32pm. She weighed 7lbs. 11oz. She was 20in long. The new addition is our little toe head. She has platinum blond hair...she is her daddy all the way. If I wasn't the one pushing I would swear I wasn't the mom. Madison has been an absolute joy. She is so easy going and cuddly. I just wanted to post some pictures I will give more details later....

I love this picture...it is almost like she is telling grandma..."you take one more picture and...."

She was so cheesy when she came out...the nurse said it is a good sign of good skin...

Here is the proud poppa! Maddy happened to come on our 2nd wedding anniversary...Well if I have to share the day with another woman, I am glad it will be her!

Oh lets not forget big sister....She loves her baby....kind of :) If she can hold her or the attention is on Ruby we are good...other than that heaven help Maddy if she survives the first few months it will be a true miracle. I am confident that Ruby will be a great big sister!! I am so grateful for our little family...Clint and I are truly blessed!

2 down....

2 is the magic number this year for our family. Clint an I were married 2 years ago tomorrow! It is crazy to me that 2 years have passed. I swear I blinked and we arrived here. You might be asking yourself where "here" is? Well the last 2 years have been anything but boring. Five seconds after saying "I DO!!" we welcomed our first daughter Ruby. She has been an amazing joy in our life. She definitely brings the comic relief to family functions. We are so proud to be her parents. Five seconds after Ruby's arrival we found out that our home will be blessed with another blessing. Madisen will be making her arrival probably tomorrow actually....The plans are between Ruby's naps and a quick anniversary lunch I will be having a baby :) Never a dull moment! Between our family growing like crazy Clint and I have bought a house, we have both changed jobs, and Clint has changed his major.

2 years ago I married my best friend...I wake up amazed he picked me!! He constantly surprises me with his unconditional love. He is an amazing father and provider. Even though getting through the school years are challenging I would not want to face the challenges that we do with out him by my side! Our next big adventure is being sealed for all time and eternity. Clint I love you with all my heart...I look forward to many more amazing perfect years to come!!