Easter Sunday

My cute matching boys. I started looking for matching outfits a little late and I guess all the ties etc. were gone. They sure had a lot of cute easter dresses... Oh well, I think they still look pretty cute in the matching shirts. :)

















Grandma set up an Easter egg hunt. Hayden had so much fun and Xander even found a few! Okay, okay, he might have had a little help.

Gloria made us all Easter cakes with our names on them. I didn't get a picture of the others because we ate them too fast.


Again so many cute pictures but I'm going to stop there and say it was a fun Easter. I'm so grateful for the true meaning of Easter and although the pictures don't show it, we did try to focus on the Savior during Easter Sunday. What a special day to remember him and thank him for his sacrifice for us.

Easter Saturday

Okay, so I have a lot of Easter pictures. So here are a few cute Saturday ones. :) I don't want to bore you with all the others. ;)

Aunt Brittany came over for some of the Easter festivities.

Hugs for the Easter Bunny (This picture is funny to me because I was terrified of the Easter bunny that looked like this when I was little.)

Look what Hayden found. :)

How to eat a chocolate bunny at 7 months old.

Me and Scaredy Squirrel

I really like the Scaredy Squirrel series. I was excited to see a new addition to the series. Scaredy Squirrel at Night. I grabbed it from the library yesterday and it cracked me up. Maybe it is because I'm feeling a lot like Scaredy Squirrel right now. :)



You have to go grab this book, especially all you sleep deprived moms. :)



I have tons of Easter pictures so I will try to get them sorted through and posted. Kids make holidays so much fun. :)

Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a yardstick by which to measure our personal success. He wrote:


What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.


The most fundamental of all human searches is for happiness. We each choose our own happiness. As President Harold B. Lee once said: “Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you. It is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life.”

I loved these two quotes, they are a good reminder. Have a happy day!!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

I know I'm a little late but once I saw the pictures that I took on that day I had to post them.

Ha, ha, ha,
He looks like a little winking leprechaun.


Yummy gold coin cookies.


And this one looks like he had a little too much fun on St. Patty's Day. hahaha. You gotta love taking pictures of kids they never come out like you expect. :)

I will do better...

Well, this is what I call the I will do better post. The reason for that is, well, I missed a whole month. :(. So here is the catch up post (in other words February in review). Starting with our little super bowl party. We just had our own little party and really it was all about the food and the commercials. (It was a good game but I wanted Arizona to win.)

Xander is growing and becoming such a fun little guy.

My birthday was good. Thanks to everyone that remembered and wished me well. It was a good day. Tyler, Hayden and Xander took me to the Cheesecake Factory, yummy!!!
Valentines Day was fun. I sure love all my boys and especially Tyler. Thanks for all you do babe. I couldn't do it without you. :) Here is Hayden striking a pose and chowing down on the sugar cookie he decorated.


My mom came to surprise my brother and his family while they were up here so she was able to come to church with us on Sunday. My little brother also came and he and Xander were snoozing before church started. It was perfect timing on my mom's part because Tyler had bought Celine Dion tickets back in January of 2008 and the concert was scheduled for November, it was cancelled and rescheduled for that Sunday night. So luckily my mom was able to watch the kids and we had an awesome time. Thanks mom! It was an amazing concert. (Sorry no pictures of that.)





















My brother and his family came to see us and to go snowboarding. While they were up on the slopes my mom and I were watching the kids. They played and had fun together. I came down stairs and this is what I found. They were cracking me up. :)

They had a lot of fun playing together and it was cute to see them all sit down to watch a movie together.
Justin had Xander and Drew chillin together and it was so cute.
During their stay we decided to go to the Aquarium. It was fun to watch them check out the cool fish, stingray, shark, octupus, etc., and Hayden is still talking about the little green crab.

















Brittany and Justin helped Elle, Hayden & Dean touch all the cool sea creatures.
I think they all had a fun time.

It was fun to have everybody here. Hayden had fun with his cousins and I think he was a little bored after they left. Here are two cute pictures of all of them together while they were all happy. Thanks for coming to visit guys!! We hope you had fun.

























These two pictures are random but just too cute not to share. It is so fun to watch him play, it's amazing how fast they learn. And look at that innocent little grin. Just adorable.





















Since Xander is too little to play with Hayden's toys Hayden brings his toys and plays close to Xander. It is really cute and they both have fun, for the most part. Hayden's sound effects freak Xander out sometimes. :)


Well thanks for scrolling through that really long post. I've decided that I will try to post at least once a week so that I don't get so far behind.