February, March & April…In a Nutshell

I celebrated my 37th birthday in February!!!  I am definitely older, not sure about wiser!

We had a fun Easter celebration in March.  The kids did our traditional Easter egg hunt around the house and got new church clothes.

Silly kids!!

Avery turned 5 on April 2.  A few days before, we had a My Little Pony birthday party for her!!

Avery is an amazing little girl.  She loves My Little Ponies, Legos, horses and playing with Dylan.  She is very spirited and currently involved in both dance and soccer.

The kids colored pictures, jumped on the trampoline, ate lunch, decorated egg shaped cookies, played Pin the Tail on Princess Celestia (thanks, Kaeli, for sharing your awesome drawing skills) and created chaos, but had fun!!  Thirteen kids age 7 and under, make for a lot of noise.  I was grateful for Nathan’s and my mom’s help!!

I love this girl!  Avery can be very emotional and a bit dramatic at times, but I know if I ever need a hug or someone to cuddle with, she’s always there.  I love when she calls to me from another room, just to tell me she loves me!  Happy Birthday, Avery!!!

Oh, we also went to Texas Roadhouse on her birthday.  I think it is funny that my kids both consider that their favorite restaurant!!

January… In a Nutshell

Nathan and I celebrated our 8th anniversary!!  We were able to go away overnight (thanks Dad & Mom) and enjoy some time alone.  We continue to have our ups and downs, but love learning and growing together. 

Avery was involved in Mini Cheer at Taylorsville High School.  One of my young women is a cheer leader there and was her coach.  Thanks, Savannah, Avery had a great time and is looking forward to next year!!

Dylan had his first trip to the ER.  He got a stomach virus and try as I might, I could not keep him hydrated!  It was a long night for both of us.  The next night though, he asked if he could go back to the ER because he felt so much better after.  I assured him he was fine and after about a week, he was back to himself!

Dylan is 7

My handsome boy turned 7 on the 23rd.  He is such a blessing in our lives and I love him so much.  He has more energy than any one person should have and loves to talk.  He comes home from school and talks non-stop for at least 30 minutes about everything he learned and all the happenings of the day.  I look forward to it!! 

Dylan continues to love Star Wars and Legos.  Between his birthday and Christmas this year he got 10 new sets of Legos and has been in heaven ever since.  He is an amazing big brother and loves to spend time with Avery.

He recently made a collage poster of what he wants to be when he grows up and why.  He had to give a presentation in his class on it and Avery and I got to go.  It was cute as he talked about wanting to be a BMW Technician like his daddy so he could go see him everyday and work with him! 

Happy 7th birthday, Dylan!!

Silly AvErY

This girl just makes me giggle!

First, she decided to watch TV as a mummy one night.

Second, she wanted to be a Christmas Angel, and this was her pose.

Finally, her daddy made her a snow chair, and she decided to sit down, relax, and have some snow!

Catching Up

I recently improved my technological skills and figured out how to get the pictures from my phone to my computer.  So, I am going to share a few from this past year!

Nathan’s brothers, Aaron & Andre’, and their families came to visit for the 4th of July.  We had lots of fun with them…even got to go to Home Depot for the Kids Craft – they made Penske trucks! 

We took the kids on their first campout, with the ward.  They loved it and have been asking when we get to go again ever since!

Avery has started dance.  She recently was a Sugar Plum Fairy in a production of the Nutcracker!  She loves dance and is looking forward to continuing to do more.

These are just a couple of pictures of the best young women, ever!  They took 3rd in region this year for volleyball!!!  Being YW President has been an amazing calling and has blessed our family immensely.  Nathan and the kids have willingly sacrificed a lot so I can devote the time needed to serve these beautiful girls!

More Soccer Pictures

The season is over!  The kids both did great!!  Here are a few more soccer pictures.

Dylan

Avery

SMILE

First “Professional” Haircut

Avery got her first haircut, from someone other than her daddy.  She did really well.  Between the haircut and my friend, Mary, showing me different styles to do, Avery was in the chair for an hour.  The last thing Mary showed me how to do was a “squiggly bun,” which Avery loved and we left in for two days.

This is what it looked like when we took it out!