Week in Review

Monday – Watched my friend’s daughter. It was probably one of the best days ever.  Steven seemed smitten by Berkley’s adorableness, and has never been nicer to Lillie than he was while Berkley was here.

 

Tuesday – My dad brought my Grandma up to Salt Lake as she was being presented an award for being Volunteer of the Year award.  They stopped by my house on their way up, which was great, because we don’t make it to Deseret enough to see Grandma.  Steven definitely had a good time reading all his books with her.

 

 

Wednesday – Lillie got her first experience with full on ringlets.  It was easier than I thought.  Hopefully it will be something to do more of in the future :)

 

 

 

Thursday – We dyed Easter Eggs after dinner with Steven.  He thought it was absolutely awesome! Especially the blue color.

 

 

 

Friday – My brother and his family came to stay at our house overnight.  Lillie absolutely LOVES her cousin Kaitlyn, and I enjoyed hearing the giggling that happened the whole time they were playing together.

 

 

 

Saturday – The Easter Bunny left some goodies and books at our house.  The kids love them, as do mom and dad.  Mom has eaten WAY too much chocolate over the last two days. Good thing her Boot Camp Workout is Monday. :)  We also had fun at our neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt.  My neighbor estimated “not too many” would be there.  There were probably 40-50 people.  So much for “not too many.”  :)

 

 

Saturday also brought a visit from my parents and my sister.  My mom, sister, and sister’s roommate just returned from a trip to Paris, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.  With their return came prizes and treats for all!  (And I mean, who can refuse chocolate from Europe?)

Another flash back Sunday

I was excited to put Lillie in this dress.  However, once I got it on her it was a LOT puffier than I thought it was going to be.  She still made it look cute as can be though :) Also, I’m starting to realize how THIN her hair is.  I’m still trying to figure out where in the world she got thin hair.

(1987)

 

(2011)

 

You know you’re a mom….

When kids eating applesauce is just plain cute, fun and fills all with joy :)

Little Glimpses of Spring

We were out working in the yard the other day when I noticed that our apricot tree has blossoms on it! I was so excited.  And Steven is even more excited because we have popcorn on our apricot tree. :)  

And I’m pretty sure the sunshine and the outdoors is the new best friend around these parts.  We will let Mr. Sunshine come around as long as he wants to!

 

My little man just keeps growing up!

Since we were able to score a free toddler bed out of my parents shed when Steven was about 2, we have been able to put off buying him a big bed of his own.  However, lately it’s been evident that Steven is too big for his toddler bed, as he would slam into the wall almost every time he rolled over, and one time when he climbed in and bumped the wall he held back tears as he said, “I need a big bed!”
Well, finally last weekend after we went to the temple, we went out and bought all the stuff to surprise him with his new bed!  We bought a bunk bed so that we don’t have to buy another bed in the next year for Lillie when she gets big enough for a big bed, and Steven loves having them both set up, so we can build caves with them.  Happy times for him!!

Having some fun with family :)

Here’s a picture of my good-lookin, fun-lovin’, hard-working husband and my daughter adoring him. :)

 

Last weekend was super crazy and eventful.  I’ll need to blog about the miracle of my Grandpa later, but I’ll leave you with some fun pictures of Saturday and Sunday of being with Darrell’s family.  Saturday night, Darrell’s mom, sisters and I went with the kids to dinner, then to the Provo Towne Center to play in the kid zone and let Steven ride the train.  It was definitely tons of fun!

 

 

And we had some fun entertainment in between conference stuffs :)

Because things are for getting into?

My kids love to do what probably every other child loves to do. That is, empty out all the cupboard and play with the pots, pans, and other fun things. Every time Steven empties out the cupboards, Lillie loves to sit in pans. And Steven loves to pull her around. :) It's a lot of fun. And for some reason, my computer won't let me change the order of these pictures, so you get a modge podge of everything in random order.

Ready for BYU basketball (This is an older picture...yes...)

Stylin'

And this last video is for memory sake really. Lillie has the cutest car noise, and I want to preserve it forever. :) Enjoy!