Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Spring has Sprung!!

I love this time of year here in St. George! Everything is so green, and all the flowers & trees are blooming! It is the best! I went up north for a couple days, and it was FREEZING, so when I got back home, I felt like it was HOT! haha It was only 70 or something, but I had to go and get flowers to plant in my pots!

My cute flower pots



We have had a lot of fun the past couple of weeks. We have gone on a couple hikes, and we also played at the sand dunes! I didn't know there were Sand Dunes down here in St. George, which is sad. I have lived here for three years and people travel from all over to hike and see what I could see everyday! It really is beautiful here! The kids had so much fun hiking and playing in the sand! They LOVED it!
(Thanks Sunni for the pics!)

First hike at Snow Canyon



Ella playing in the sand at the Sand Dunes!


Mac throwing rocks that are WAY to big!!


Ella looking cute



My husband, freaking me and Sunni out...

McKay being brave


Our little family!



The four little munchkins.



Carl also ran his first 10k on Saturday! I was so proud of him. I know it isn't a marathon, or even a half marathon, but it was so fun to watch him to do it! James and Jamie came up from Vegas and ran it with him. I got a little emotional watching all the people run!

The boys waiting patiently to see their daddies!

James was going EXTREMELY fast! He took 46th over all out of HUNDREDS of people! What a stud!


Carl finishing the race!


The Three Runners!




Oh yeah, I forget that some of you don't know yet, but we are having BABY #3!! I am due the last week of September!! It is a little overwhelming, but we are really excited!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Finally...

It has been a LONG time since I posted, so this is going to be an extra long post! I am just going to recap eventfull things that have happened since McKay's surgery! First of all, in January, JaNae and Jason chose to get sealed in the temple. It was so nice. The spirit was really strong, and they looked so happy! Hariella was actually given permission to leave her mission in Hawaii to come home for the sealing! It was SOOO great to have her here! It felt normal again while she was here! We miss her and Kieth a lot, but we know they are doing a great thing by serving right now! (I didn't take ANY pictures!!...so annoying when I do that).

Next, it was Carl's big 30th birthday! I can't BELIEVE he is 30!! He is excited about his thirties, but I on the other hand am kindof freaking out! I still feel like I am 21, and 29 is just around the corner!! We didn't do much for his birthay. I should have planned a big party or something, but Carl doesn't really love parties, and I worry to much about them.....so he and I just went out to dinner without the kiddos! I can't believe he is 30!!

Does he seem like he is 30!?!?! haha

Then a couple weeks later McKay had his 3rd birthday! Time is just flying by!! He had so much fun on his big day, and he got to celebrate the whole weekend, because my parents and Lori came down for the weekend! He got really spoiled, but he was SOOO happy! When he woke up on his birthday, he had his spiderman balloons waiting for him! We (I) couldn't wait for him to open his gifts, so he opened them in the morning! He is REALLY into spiderman so pretty much everything he recieved was to do with spiderman on some other superhero! We had a party for him with his little friends, and they all dressed up in their superhero outfits and played and ate really messy cupcakes!






He is just getting so old. His little personality is so funny. He is really observant, almost TOO observant. He notices EVERYTHING!! He is into taking things apart and trying to put them back together. He LOVES his "best friend" Lukey and wants to play with him everyday! He LOVES his sister, and they play really well for the most part. He is always looking out for her, and protects her. His FAVORITE things to eat are quesidilla's and chicken nuggets. He would watch T.V. all day if I let him, and he also loves to draw! He is getting really good at drawing people. He has a size 10 foot, and wears 5T clothes. He weighs 40lbs, but it feels like he is over 60!! haha The one thing that NEVER changes with McKay is that he LOVES his daddy! Carl is truly the little guys hero! He thinks that his dad is the strongest guy ever, the only person that can fix ANYTHING, and he wants to be with Carl whenever Carl is around. It makes a little teary eyed thinking about it. I hope it stays like that forever! I love McKay sooo much! He tests my patience at times, but I LOVE him and I am so grateful that he keeps me on my toes!

While my parents and aunt were here we didn't do much, but it was so nice to have them here! My Dad golfed everyday, so my mom, aunt and I just hung out! We went shopping, we sat outside in the sunshine while it was nice and just talked! I LOVE being around my family! They are all the best! I wish they would all move to St. George! haha

All in all it has been a good month and a half since the last post! Spring is definitely on it's way! I have planted my flowers and I just can't wait for it to get nice and warm!! I LOVE this time of year!