She loves attention (poor second child - desperate for some attention) and LOVES to stand up on her strong, chubby legs. 
even Miss Liberty loved boating! Ok...so she loves everything...she's always smiling
Beckham loved loved LOVED the water! He wanted to spend every waking minute swimming (I wish I could type it in his cute 2 year old accent that sounds a little more like "simming"). And every minute not spent "simming" needed to be spent taking "boat wides". 
He was a fantastic swimmer. Maybe all two year olds are this good, but we weren't expecting it. As long as he had his life jacket on he would swim for hours without assistance - even traveling good distances. He really had a hang of the kicking and paddling stuff.
Brendon showed him an adventurous time. I love that he looks a little apprehensive in this photo!
And here he is giving a little wave to show that he is having a great time on the wakeboard! Since we got back to Utah he whines constantly about the lack of boat rides.
Brad Paisley
Tim McGraw
Beckham loves to help mow the "wawn" with Dad on Saturday mornings. 
Liberty had some thrush last week that left us a little sleepless for a few nights, but since recovery she is back to being a sweet baby and chunking up her cheeks.
Beckham turned two last weekend. Seeing as how I was exhausted and sore at two weeks postpartum (from a csection remember...don't judge me too harshly) we celebrated his birthday at Chuck-e-Cheese with family and friends. As you can see he loved "Cheese". 
This is all Miss Liberty ever does. She hardly ever cries. I have to wake her up to eat (although thanks to my fat-laden milk she is already 6 ounces over her birth weight and chubbying up her cheeks...so I'll keep eating my desserts). I have my fingers crossed she just keeps being this angel baby forever.
coming home.
Beckham is in love with his baby sister. Every hour he yells "hu" (hug) and runs all the way up the stairs to give Baby Girl a hug. He loves to hold her on his lap, but make sure to be there to catch her. As soon as he gives her a kiss (which he removes his pacifier and hers for), he pushes her off his lap and is off running to play with one of his many new toys.
Although he is totally infatuated with her, there have definitely been changes (for the worse) in his personality since we brought her home. We try really hard to give him extra attention, but the tantrums have really picked up. It could also be due to the fact that his sleep patterns have been all over the place due to our crazy lives lately, and he is turning [terrible] two next week!
Miss Auburn Liberty Merkley. Born at 6:44 pm on July 4th (woohoo!!) at 20.5 inches and 7 lbs 13 oz.
I tell myself that her perfect birth date was the reward for a not so perfect 48 hours of contractions/labor. After two sleepless, painful nights with hardly any progress in terms of dilation, I opted to go the cesarean route again and it went wonderfully. We think she's a cutie, and all she wants to do is sleep.
You can't tell, but the white tiered bedskirt is made of a dotted swiss - so there's lots of texture going on and I love it. 
I love how it turned out - it feels peaceful and girly. Now if I have time I'll try to bring a little bit of color in by making a quilt or a throw pillow or something.
Some I love, and some are just ok, but it will be nice to have variety I suppose. 
These didn't turn out quite as cute as I hoped - maybe I'll have to attempt another pair.
The roller coaster was his very favorite. He would cry when he had to get off (good thing we rode it like 5 times). He sat in the front row with this little girl, and he couldn't figure out why she would put her hands in the air and scream. Ha. 
The bikes were his second favorite. I love the scowl on the kid behind him. They weren't getting along very well. They kept invading each other's personal space. 
After cotton candy, roasted corn, parades, fun slides, bounce houses, and roller coasters, 9:00 rolled around and Brendon and I were wiped out. But not Beckham. We had to drag him out of there in tears. Until next year!
Now there is bedding to be finished (why do I always insist on making these things myself when it would be so much easier to just buy them??), and mirrors to be hung, and chandeliers to be purchased (hopefull this one if I'm lucky). 
chilling with his cousin Gavin.
Beckham has just started "smiling" for the camera. It cracks me up.
