Easter, Spring Break and Such...

When I first started this blog I was posting at least once a week- now what the heck?! It goes unloved and I am only doing it like once a month. Sorry this is going to be a bit of a long post.

To start off spring break we took the kids to the mall to see the Easter bunny. As you can see Everett was not so hip on the idea. Neither of the other kids ever cried when seeing the Easter bunny or Santa- I think this little one might have a bit of fear.

We did an Easter egg hunt on Saturday with our friends children. It was so funny watching the older boys, they had so much energy that they spent most of the time just running around the yard and not really looking for eggs. We had had a lazy day on Saturday and Jamison had fallen asleep just before the hunt- thus the jammies.

Jamey and I wanted to do some fun things with the boys for Spencer's spring break, so Jamey took two days off of work. We also tried to find some fun stuff to do that wouldn't cost lots of money. The first day we took the kids to the Denver Mint to learn all about how our coins are made. Of course it was a lot of machinery and not much to see, but it was fun to hear some money/coin facts. The tour guide started by telling us a few things, then she said 'hold your questions and put them in your back pocket and I will answer them a bit later'. When we stood to move to the next room, Jamison looked at Jamey and said 'where are my questions?' We both laughed to darn hard- too funny that little one! We weren't allowed to take any pictures in the mint, so I have nothing to share photo wise.

After we left the mint we drove around a bit trying to find a park to eat our lunch. It really wasn't the warmest day, so we opted to just drive to our next stop and eat our lunch in the car. The kids didn't care they had fallen asleep. Our second tour was to the Hammonds Candy Factory. It too is a free tour (yeah!) watching all about how they make various kinds of hard candy. Everything is done by hand and it smelled so good! The only complaint was that the group was huge and so it was hard to hear and see at times, but all in all it was good and of course we had to buy each of the boys a lollipop.

Why did mom make me wear this?

All the kids talked about all week was wanting to go see 'How to Train Your Dragon'. So the next day that is exactly what we did. Spencer was very unhappy that we didn't see it in 3D, but with Everett we knew there would be no way, plus Jamey and I don't really like watching movies in 3D. Speaking of- why is every show being made into 3D? It must be the new thing. Anyway they both loved the movie and still talk it, so it was a success.

Everett has been standing on his own for a couple of weeks now. He is SO close to walking, he just needs a bit more confidence. On the 5th he took his first steps, but he still won't just take off and walk. It's coming and by summer he will be out 'running' with his brothers. Last night I noticed that he is finally getting another tooth- he is going to have two whole teeth on his 1st birthday.

Isn't that smile precious?! He is turning one next Friday- that year seemed in some ways to have flown by. There are some days in the beginning that I would never want to relive though. So happy to say that this smile we get to see almost all the time.

For Family Home Evening the other night we planted our garden. We loved having a few of our veggies last year, so we are excited to try it again. After doing it for the first time last year we have a little experience and hope to do even better this year.

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

Everett is almost 11 months old and he is growing faster than anything. He is now a pro at climbing the stairs, however he doesn't know how to come down- so this causes quite a problem. If he can't find me the first place he goes is to my room and sits in the middle of my bedroom and cries until someone goes and gets him. He sure looks happy though, right?!

He also LOVES opening cupboard doors. Some days I just don't care to fight with him, so I let him play, other days I don't have the patience to clean up the mess so I don't let him open the doors, to which a crying fit results. Can you believe those curls? Aren't they the cutest things in the world? He takes after his dad with the unbelievable sensitive and dry skin too- not fun!

I hosted BUNKO this last month and I thought it would be so fun to have a little theme. I have loved the hats that women wear to the Kentucky Derby, so that is what I went for. I asked everyone to make some sort of hat. The bigger and more obnoxious the better. Some people really went all out!! Other than the 'southern' (baked) fried chicken, nothing else in the evening resembled the derby, but just being with the girls is all that matters!! (Thanks for the pictures Jo!!)

Happy Birthday...

... to my sweet little boy!! Jamison turned 4 today and we had the best time celebrating. First on Saturday we went to Red Robin for some lunch then we headed to the bowling alley. He picked out what he wanted to do and what kind of birthday to have- so of course it was a 'Cars' party. Funny thing was that when Spencer turned 4 we did the exact same thing- bowling alley with a 'Cars' theme.

We kept telling Jamison that he couldn't have a birthday because we didn't want him to get any bigger. He is so fun with a big smile and usually just happy all the time. He is very easy going and our little lover. He constantly gives hugs and kisses to all of us. Every time someone told him happy birthday he replied with a very polite 'thank you'. He truly is the sweetest little boy!

So Glad It's Over

I have been needing to sit down and make a new post for quite some time, but just haven't taken the time. Jamey and I were talking last night and we came to the same conclusion- we are so glad the last two weeks are over!! Have you had those weeks that nothing seems go right? Well we had two in a row. I will just give a quick recap:
Sunday March 31st- Everett burned the tips of his right hand touching my parents wood burning fireplace. The blisters were the sized of his little fingers. It was impossible to keep his fingers out of his mouth, but we tried. The two worst blisters popped a day later, leaving big open sores that ended up bleeding. No one slept all week, because Everett kept waking up when he touched those fingers on something.
Monday February 1st- Spencer's parent teacher conference. It was not a wonderful conversation. Let's just say he has some serious work to do- it has been hard on everyone in the family, but in only two short weeks we are already seeing HUGE improvements. Plus unfortunately he takes after his mom way too much, and he has a hard time staying in his seat and staying focused. He likes to talk to his friends. :)
Tuesday February 2nd- Jamey's grandmother passed away. She was the only grandparent either of us had left living. She had not been well for some time, so we are counting our blessings that we decided to go visit her last July. She was doing fairly well and we had a wonderful visit with her.Wednesday February 3rd- My fourth hard drive in 6 months crashed! What the heck is going on with my hard drives?! I spent more hours than I would like to count trying my hardest to save all my scrapbooking stuff. Jamey is amazing and he also spent several hours helping me. I can't imagine what is going on- I got a new computer in December after the other 3 hard drives died. I was convinced it was the computer. Now I have no idea what is going on, but I now know that I am going to spend several more hours burning everything on DVDs because hard drives are not my friend.
Thursday February 4th- This was a fun night!! I had the chance to go to Legally Blonde the musical at the Buell Theater. It was so fun and the group was awesome!Saturday February 6th- Another fun night- we were invited to a couples bunko party. Jamey had only played one other time, but just being with friends was a blast!!
Sunday February 7th- We got up early and drove the kids to my parents church before we made a very fast trip to Utah for the funeral. Attended the funeral on Monday morning and then headed back home on Tuesday. The weather was very good- we didn't have any bad conditions. To which we were to very thankful. Traveling in the winter months things are so hit and miss. However on the way home Jamey got busted (as our boys would say) and now we owe the state of Wyoming $100. Great way to end the trip.
Wednesday February 10th- We came home to find the two little boys very sick. My poor mom also had no sleep because they were both up every night with horrible coughs. Jamey took the boys in to the doctor because we thought for sure they also had ear infections, but lucky they did not. We then spent the rest of the week with little sleep while they both fought the sickness off.
Friday February 12th- I had bunko, but Jamey had to work late to do some upgrades for work and an eagle court of honor for one of the boys he used to work with while he was in young mens. I probably should have stayed home from bunko, but wanted a night out after a week of dealing with sick little ones, so I got a babysitter. After bunko was over I sat and talked with a very good friend for over two hours in my car. I thought I had turned the car off, and indeed I had turned off the motor, I just had not turned it off completely. So when we finally decided we needed to go to bed- my battery was dead on my car. Dead beyond just jumping it and now we have to get a new battery for the car. Maybe it was just time...
Saturday February 13th- Jamey and I were both very excited for our night out to celebrate Valentines Day. Our stake was hosting an adult Valentines dance and we had dinner reservations before hand. Earlier in the afternoon I had a baptism for a boy in my primary class to attend. Those don't take very long- so I thought I'd be home in an hour and half. Before I left Jamey got a call from work that the network was completely down. He has Mondays off and had plans with Spencer to go snowboarding. He didn't want to cancel his plans on Monday, so he thought that he would go to work after I got home from the baptism and before dinner. It was a nice thought, but the baptism ended up being an hour and half- some miscommunication. My thought of an hour and half start to finish ended up being over 3 hours. By the time I got home there was not enough time for Jamey to go to work. We then decided that we would just run down to his work after dinner and hope to make it to the dance for the end. That might have worked, but Jamey forgot his badge and we had to wait for over 25 minutes for one of his co-workers to come and let us in. By the time he finished the dance was over and it was too late to go to a movie or anything else. We just decided to go home- however we forgot that while we were waiting for the co-worker the car dinged that we needed gas. We made it two miles before a gas station and we ran out of gas!! We had just talked the whole way home and forgot! We have the best friends in the world and at 11:30 at night they came to our rescue and gave us some gas to get home. We tried so hard to just sit and laugh at the numerous things that had occurred over the last two weeks. I took the babysitter home, and as I was on my way home I decided that Jamey's ticket sounded fun (I guess) and now I get to pay the city of Firestone $100. When I walked in the door at 12:30am, I told Jamey I just give up! Here's to hoping that Valentines Day starting off the week would be a turn in a good direction for us. I don't think I can handle another week like the last two!!!