Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

Dakota and I were just having fun being outside. She throws a fit when she has to come in. She sounds like her mama! I used to love being outside, helping my dad with all the outside jobs. I hated having to go in and help my mom do laundry or dishes. Give me the lawn mower or let me wash the car.

Happy Easter!

We all had fun hunting for eggs, baskets and eating all the yummy candy. Now we are back to our healthy diet! Ok, trying! I also had to include Kota's picture with my flipflops on . They don't match and one has a thick sole and the other is paper thin. She makes me laugh. Look how excited Jaxon is with his cheerios that he found in his egg.

Happy Birthday, TC!

Sunday, April 12, 2009, we celebrated TC's 8th birthday! This was a special birthday because it was Easter and because he is old enough to be baptized. Everything turned out great. We started the day, hunting for easter eggs and then we had to read our clues so we could find our Easter baskets. We were able to do all of that and still make it to church on time. After church, we had TC's baptism. TC chose the songs, speakers and those sho would give the prayers. Thank you to everyone who helped in the baptism or even watching Jaxon and Dakota while I tried to look calm and collected. I have such an amazing family and everyone is always so willing to help. I really appreciate that and I hope that I am being that type of person, also.

I cannot believe that it has been 8 years since he came into this world. TC and I went through alot during those first 9 months together. We were so happy to have shared Easter Sunday with so much of our family and we missed those who couldn't be there.

Yeah, for the exciting news that I will be a great aunt again. We just found out Julie is 4 months along! Congratulations, Julie (and for graduating) Perfect timing, I would say! I also never mentioned that my nephew Jonathan and his wife, Rachel are expecting in October. I will have 3 great nieces/nephews! WOW!

TC is excited to have started baseball this year. He looks so handsome in his uniform. I am so sad that I couldn't be at his game tonight. It started at 8:30 and I just knew I would have at least 2 screaming babies by the end of the 1st inning. I am going to have to widen my search criteria for a babysitter. Right now Dakota calls the shots on who we get as a babysitter. I am sure that next year it will be Jaxon calling the shots. OK, it still ends up being one of my nieces anyway.

By the way, the big bleach spot on AJ's sweatshirt was from Dakota. She found my cleaner when I sat it down and forgot to twist the cap. She is ALWAYS one step ahead of me.

I had to post the tye dye onesie picture. Papa and Dran bought that for TC and it has made it through 3 boys. It is so cool!

Where in the World?

YEAH for Ethan and Jared!

I have 31 and a half (yeah for Robin) nieces and nephews. Two of my nephews have reached missionary age! They have both gotten their mission calls this week.

Drum roll.........................
Ethan is going to Tampico, Mexico and Jared is going to Brazil.

Okay, I don't know if anyone knows this about me but when it comes to my nieces and nephews, I have a soft spot. I grew up with most of them and it was like having lots of brothers and sisters but better. I NEVER got mad at my nieces and nephews. I loved holding them when they were babies and playing with them as toddlers and being their #1 babysitter/aunt.

Anyway, I am so very happy for both of my nephews and wish them the very best. I love you, Ethan and Jared!

Double Trouble

Loving my 2 year old, no matter what!

I am currently wishing that Dakota would find a new outlet. Just this week she has dumped out a box of Rice cereal all over the kitchen counter, poured out an entire new bottle of shampoo all over the bathroom floor and herself, and dumped out the box of baking soda all over the counter.

You may be thinking, well, if you would watch her a little more closely she wouldn't get into those things. I used to think that way when I had only 2 children. I will say that all it takes is for me to go to Jaxon's bedroom to get him out of his crib, a change of the diaper and she is done.

As I spend some time cleaning one mess, she is usually off into something else. I will not discuss punishment because we could all get into an argument with that but lets just say I have 28 locks for each of my cabinets and drawers and lets hope that keeps her out of trouble.

As for the shampoo, I just put all three kids in the tub and they had a blast with all the bubbles from the soap I cleaned up off the floor. At least they were very clean that day.