Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Every year our neighbor Pam does an easter egg hunt for the kids and it is so much fun!  The kids absolutely love it!  They get to find ten eggs and they search frantically for them and it is so fun to watch the kids.  This year we turned it into a little FHE type thing and had it on a Monday and had a weenie roast and we all brought salads.  It was so fun!  It is little things like this that we do that really makes me so happy that we are staying in the neighborhood.  We had so much fun.  Thanks to Pam and Kyle for such a fun night!

Here is the successful egg hunters!!  Ryker, Brooklynn, Bost, and Lillie

Boston--so happy!

Lillie a little confused!

Lillie looking for some eggs!

Birthdays~Birthdays

Lets see here!  Okay first of all Happy Birthday to Jared!!  I must say that I planned and a really good birthday for him this year! ;)  In the morning I made him breakfast and then he opened all of his presents with the help of the kids!  

We kinda just had a pretty lax day and hung around and then that night we went to Happy Sumo for dinner and it was so yummy even for me who does not like Sushi!!  Then we left from there and went to Miracle Bown...Jareds favorite!  We met up with some friends and such a good time.  I think Jared already knows this but thank you so  much for being the best dad and hubby in the whole world.  I am so glad that we are a team and that we get to spend together forever baby!!  Oh and just a little update we took our house down for sale and Jared took the job at Young Living.  Introducing the new....drum roll.......International Liasion!  Not really sure what it means but he was really excited about it.  He will be going out of town a lot and having some crazy schedules that neither me and him are used to but all in all it will be so good for the future!

I managed to not get any pics of the boys but here all the girls!

Andrea, Brandy, Katy, Sharlie, Me, and in front is  Nicole

Kandas, Katie, Brandy, Katy, Nicole, and on top Andrea and Sharlie

~Happy 2nd Birthday to Lillie~

So her birthday was so fun this year!  She was so super shy the whole day.  If anyone called or came over she would just run and hide!  

So it was pretty funny when the party started because she was literally so embarrassed to have all the attention!  She did love opening her presents but still be extremely shy and didn't want anybody but Johnnie!  She loved everything she got!  

With all the stress of Bostons doctor office the day before I never did get to make her the cake that I wanted to so....call me Mother of the Year!!!  She got mint brownies from the bakery at Maceys!!  Personally I like brownies better and thats all I could do on such late notice.  So at least they were some kind of hit ha ha!!!  Anyway it was another fun day and once again we are so grateful for sweet little Lillie!!

Before the party actually started with Brit and Beretta!! So cute!

Boston and Brit fighting over Lillie! :)

{Lillie}

I cannot even believe that my baby is 2!!!! I cannot even handle how cute she is and how much fun I have with her. I remember back to the day when I found out I was pregnant with her. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that I literally cried for like two months! Boston was such a colicky (sp?) baby and he was only 9 months old when I found out that I was prego with Lillie! He had just gotten where he was easy. He was crawling and sleeping through the night. The thought of doing all of that all over again was so overwhelming! I remember taking the test and it was positive and I was crying and Jared was trying to comfort me and I didn’t say anything for a long time and Jared finally said are you okay and I said it better be a girl or else…….lol!!!! So about four months later on Bostons 1st birthday I had went and had a gender ultrasound done and I told the ultrasound guy to not tell me the gender and put it in on a paper I had scrapbooked and that night on his birthday I opened it with all the family!!! It was such a fun thing and such a special experience for me and Jared.

So low and behold on March 26th came our little Lillie Ashlie(she shares her birthday with her Auntie Kellie) weighing in at 7 lb 7 oz! She wasn’t colicky, or fussy, and honestly has been so easy from day 1. I think most of that has to do with me learning to let the little things go. I threw the books away and let her do her own thing….well for the most part. Also she has her dads laid back personality and Boston is more stubborn like me!

So two years later and Lillie we all just love you so much! I am so grateful that our Heavenly Father sent you to our family. Even if Mom didn't think she was ready for you! Such a testimony builder for mom that He does have a plan for us even if it doesn’t match what we think our plan is! Happy Birthday Lillie---I love you sweetie!!!!!
I tried flipping her hair out with my flat iron lol!!

I've Been Waiting for this!!

Boston is my wild child! He jumps off anything, climbs everything, and can just run so fast! I have always wondered when he would break something! Anyway, on Tuesday at my sisters he got on the dirt bike with Morgan and some how his foot got caught in the wheel. Luckily, he was wearing shoes becasuse his crocs were messed up pretty bad. Wednesday it looked pretty swollen and he wasn't walking on it so I took him to the doctor and like 3 hours later---After going to the doctor, then him sending us to the hospital, and then back to the doctor with x-ray results!! It was a long day with a 3 yr old! The good news is it is only sprained and not fractured like the doctor was thinking. But the infection is pretty bad. So he had to get two shots and is now on a strong anti -biotic for 10 days!

Here is picture of him right before his shots. I don' t know if you can see just the one tiny tear just sitting on his eye! :( He was so brave. And to reward him for being so good we went and got him some work tools!!!

{-Cabin Getaway-}

Last weekend we went to my brother-in-law Johns cabin.  His family has the nicest cabin up Heber canyon.  It is called Timberlakes!  It is such a fun cabin and it is almost way too nice to call it a cabin.  It is more like a resort.  When we get to go we feel so spoiled.  So before I share our weekend I just want to say thanks to John and Ash and of course Pauline!!

My family is starting to change so much.  My parents now have 18 grand kids and we found out last week one little girl is on the way(Yay Tracie) so a total of 19!!  Which finally brings the running total count to 6 granddaughters and and 13 grandsons!  And so the age ranges from 16 down to 1. 

Anywho, on Friday my family, Tylers family, my parents, and John and his two youngest headed up.  We got up to the cabin around 3 and can I just tell you it is seriously a piece of heaven on earth.  Just being in the cabin surrounded by beautiful snow, mountains, and family.  It doesn't get much better than that.  That night we just snow mobiled, played games, and ate.  Very relaxing and within a half hour of being there me and my ma took a nap!  It was quite nice.  I was wondering how Boston and Lillie would like the snowmobiles and they both loved them.  Lillie was a little hesitant at first but she eventually came around.  

Saturday Tracie and her family and Ashlie, Morgan and Allie came up around 12.  Once again just a lot of laughing, playing, and of course good eating.  That is one thing that happens when you go to the cabin.  Everyone is assigned a meal and so everyone goes all out and when it comes time for lunch and dinner your not even hungry but everyone eats because it all looks so good!  Saturday night was so fun.  Cody got all of us playing a clapping game.  Kinda like big booty but different.  My family are not huge game players and so it was fun to do that.  Then out of the blue Cody says "Simon Says stand up!!"  So you better believe it...we all played Simon says.  It was so funny and he did the most random "Simon Says!"  I literally started to pee my pants! 

Sunday was a good day as well.  More eating, playing some games, and just relaxing.  One of my other favorite parts about being at the cabin is listening to Kellie tell stories.  She is the best story teller in the whole world!!  She talks so fast and you really have to listen close to catch everything!  I love it!  She is the best sis-in-law!  Well like always we have to pack up and go home.  I always hate when it is time to leave the cabin.  It means you have to go back to real life!  :(  Boston and Lillie had so much fun playing with there cousins.  Almost everyday they want to go see Brit or Johnnie or Kaels!  I am so grateful that we live so close to our families and my kids do get to know all of there cousins!  We missed Ben and his family and I hope that they will be around to come next time.  Here are a few pics of our weekend.  We seriously had so much fun!  

The beautiful TIMBERLAKES cabin!  Oh so fun!!

Sitting around the bar chatting!

Ma ~ Ash ~ Tracie

The kids watching a DVD--Boston, Brynlie, Beretta, and Lillie

We also had a little scary moment at the cabin.  Most of the kids were outside and Kellie and Jack were upstairs getting ready for the day when we heard this huge glass crash.  We were not sure when the noise came from.  We thought Jack had pulled something over.  Tyler finally went into the bathroom and the mirror that is 42x49 had totally fallen off the wall.  Kellie had just left the bathroom so we are glad no one got hurt. 

Poor Allie doesn't have anyone her age to play with so she gets stuck helping with babies.  Making sippies and cuddling with them!  Thanks Al!

You gotta love my dad!  His new pup had an eye infection so he had to bring them to give them its medicine!

Here is Jack!  He plays so good all by himself.  You never hear a peep out of him until someone sings "I like to move it" and then he gets mad!  LOL!!

Lillie and Jack--They are three weeks apart and are starting to be good little buddies!

Brit and Boston are already best buds.  They love to play with each other!

Cody and Brynlie!  She is getting so big!

Here is Lillie's best friend.  Uncle Johnnie!  She loves this guy so much!  He always is so cute with her too!  I love it because it makes Ashlie so mad that she chooses John!  However, Boston does prefer Ashlie.  So I think we are ever. :P

Boston ~ Beretta ~ Kael

The picture is kind of blurry but I still love it!

Brooke ~ Syd ~ Lillie

Thanks Ty for the good chocolate fountain!  MMMM!!!

My little family right before we left the cabin!  Did I mention that I am starting to freak out a little that Lillie will be two in like two weeks!!  Ahhh!  Shes my baby!

Pens and Stickers

Two things that are cool in my house right now!!  

For Lillie she is super into stickers.  She walked in my room and had them all over her.  She puts them everywhere throughout the house. It totally entertains her for hours. :)  

Boston on the other hand was totally pumped that I found a Troy Bolton pen at Shopko!  It sings Bet on it!  He carries it everywhere we go.  :)  

My little rug rats are getting so big and so much fun.  They play so well together and it is so fun to watch them learn everything.  Last week I went to the grocery store and I had three people ask me if it was hard having twins!  :)  The first two people I explained that they were 17 months apart and that he is small and she is big and the the last person to ask me I just smiled and said "why yes it is...very exhausting!!"  

Boston is so smart.  His brain is always going at least a hundred miles an hour.  Now he does not care about colors, numbers, or letters.  But he could tell you the first and last name of all our neighbors and all his cousins.  If I tell him what day of the week it is he can tell me whose house he gets babysat that day.  He is starting to mellow a little bit and loves movies.  Especially Star Wars with his dad!  He loves going to either grandparents house.  He loves to make cookies with Grandma Auger.  

Lillie is starting in on her terrible twos.  She is all girl.  Very dramatic and emotional.  If I tell her no she gets the saddest face and then puts her face into a pillow and waits for me to say sorry.  She is starting to like other people besides me!  She gets excited to go see friends and cousins.  Lillie is very school smart.  She knows all of her letters and can tell you the sounds of all of them (thank you Letter Factory)!  She can count to ten with a little help from me.  She is fun and always has us laughing.

Jazz'n It Up!!

So me and Jared were lucky enough to get invited by UPS to go to Boston vs. Utah game.  It was so fun.  My friend, Katy, called and asked if I was going to Zumba and I said not tonight we are going to the jazz game.  So she calls me the next morning and says she has something for me.  I racked my brain trying to think what it would be....when she pulled three of her sparkly rhinestoned tops out of her car I started laughing so hard!!  I thought it was so funny.  So I wore a sparkly shirt and jacket!  I told the other couple we went with to notice all the sparkles and it was so funny to sit and count them all.  :)  So thanks Katy for helping me fit in!!  

However, the couple we went with decided that me and Jared should have a jersey.  So I of course got a Korver jersey and Jared got D. Will!!  They had a pink Korver jersey with rhinestones but they only had tiny tiny sizes.  :(   It was such a fun game and really intense but the Jazz came out on top!  The Celtics have one of the best records in the NBA right now and so it was really awesome that we won.  

Here is the confetti and score board to prove how cool it was!!

So the bad news is....the couple must have totally liked us because they called Jared the next day and asked if we wanted to go again to the Saturday night game and be the UPS suite!!!  My nice husband said he better let someone else in his department have a turn...grrr!  So maybe next time!!