And He's 2!!

 Is it cheating for a cake decorator to buy their kids birthday cake at Walmart?

Clayton turned 2 on April 13th
Happy Happy Birthday Clayton
I love you

-my favorite thing about Clayton right now is that when I say "I love you", he says, " I wu u motest"-
yep, pretty much turns my heart to mush everytime

The Graduate

First Day of Preschool...3 years old

 

Last Day of Preschool 4.5 almost 5

Kc and Mrs Emily

Kc Graduated from preschool and is on to kindergarten next year. I can't believe how fast he is growing. I love you KC, you are such a sweet boy. I'm so proud of you for doing so well with preschool even when it was kind of scary for you to be away from home. You're such a big boy now.

To Grandma's House We Go

The friday before Easter we decided to take an impromptu trip up to Idaho to visit Aaron's parents. We left at about 8 that night and got in at midnight. With 4 boys in the car we've decided that driving at night is the way to do it. They slept most the way and we got to enjoy the drive in peace and enjoy actually talking to each other and not having to stop to wrestle the kids. The boys had a great time coloring Easter eggs with Grandma Sue, hunting for easter eggs with their cousins, and playing all day. Grandma and Grandpa have a big big yard full of fun things to explore and plenty of room to run around. It's perfect for little boys with lots of energy. They also have no shortage of kitty's which was fun too. It was such a fun weekend and much needed vacation. It was hard to come home again. Hopefully this summer we can go up a few times and spend a few more days. Grandpa Chuck told Parker they could build a treehouse and you can bet he's not going to let him forget about it :)

 The boys got fun straw connectors and glasses for Easter, here's Parker modeling them for you.

Thanks Chuck and Sue for letting us call 4 hours ahead of time and come for the weekend. We had a great time, we love you!!

Quinns Blessing

We've been busy around here! I've got tons of pictures to post but I'll start with a few from Quinn's blessing.
In the mormon church children aren't baptized until they are 8 years old, but when a new baby is born we gather to celebrate and give the baby a blessing to help them through out their life.
Quinn got to be blessed on Mothers Day. I can't think of a better way to celebrate the day than with the blessing of one of my sweet children. What a blessing they are to me and such an incredible gift.

Some of Aaron's family was able to come and be with us as well as my Mom and sister in law Lechelle. I started the day with a few tears that Dad wasn't there with us, but then did pretty well until we were taking family pictures and his absence was felt so strongly. And then again during the blessing itself as he has always be there to stand in the circle and help bless all my other children. I know he was there in spirit, but I missed him being there physically.

Aaron gave Quinn a wonderful blessing, how grateful I am for a husband who is worthy to hold the priesthood and who uses it to bless our family and those around him.

Saying Goodbye

Dad passed away on March 21st. Strange, sometimes it seems like nothing has changed and then I remember and everything has. Everything looks differently, and time is moving at a different pace. It's a strange feeling to watch life go on normally around you when yours seems to have stopped for a time.

The day before Dad left us my brothers came into town and we were able to spend the whole day together just our immediate family. It was such an amazing day, even with the sadness knowing it was probably just days till He'd be gone. It's hard to really describe that day so I'll just say it was so special and I'll always remember the spirit we felt and the words that were said. And I'll be forever grateful for all the time I've had to spend with my Dad, and that my kids did. And I'm grateful that I got to say goodbye and tell him all the things that I wanted to. And I am incredibly happy knowing that we will be together again. The hope that brings makes his parting a little less sorrowful. Although I already miss him more than words can say and my heart is broken.