You may think he is my favorite......

Why these are more appealing than his toys....I do not know.... One day he is going to be disgusted with himself

He pulls himself up on everything and he will totally stand without touching anything but hasn't showed any signs of walking on his own....he crawls way too fast to have walking slow him down.

He gets himself locked in the laundry room all the time....we have to go through the garage to get the door open otherwise we have to push him down with the door.
(look at all those coats hanging on the wall....things are about to change in there...woot woot)

Tub time....is there anything better than a tub full of brothers

 

I wanna go outside

 

Again why this would be more appealing to play with than toys I do not know but he likes it better because toys are not cool...only toilet paper, qtips, silverware, pots & tampons.  Toys are overrated.

Easter

Convincing my children that a large furry creature visits us to deliver special gifts is getting harder and harder every year....seriously. In fact so hard this year Todd literally announced to Sydney that the EB wasn't real...she had a small inkling that maybe he wasn't but was not ready to give up the idea.  But Dad crushed her idealism--as much of a relief it was to have her know...it was also heartbreaking to see that innocence leave. She immediately asked me if SC was real........ of course....I BELIEVE so she should to. Sam casually told us she saw us hiding eggs a few years ago so was pretty sure the EB wasn't real.  That is the difference between my girls...one is pretty laid back about things ....the other gets a little up tight about the details.  

Lets Dye some eggs.......

 

 

Kate (Todd's niece) came and spent the weekend with us from BYU-I

Easter Egg Hunting in G&G backyard- They filled the eggs with candy, dollar bills & quarters..my kids were in heaven.  They did a 7 and under hunt in the backyard and a 7 and older hunt in the gravel pit. 

 

 

 

The gravel pit---they had a ton of eggs to find in a lot of space

This is the right way to do it.....on a four wheeler.
Grandma, Emma & Zack

Easter Picture
I look like I just go over a long day of church.....oh wait I did...Never a good idea to do the picture after church

 

 

this and that

I am in constant state of catch up----either that or I am didn't take any pictures at all...Nice.


Tyson played winter basketball.  He knew everybody on his team either from church or school mostly church. He has quite a group of boys his age it is great.  I asked him months before if he wanted to play and he kept telling me no.  But there were so many boys he knew that I signed him up anyway.  The first day of practice I told him he was doing it and he bawled and cried and pitched a fit.  I patiently (after I counted to 10 myself) sat down and asked him why. He was super scared of getting hit in the face with the ball...hence why he likes soccer (ironically this last week at soccer he got hit with the ball in the face---hilarious) So we went out and practiced 10 mins throwing the ball back and forth.  He went to practice and NEVER cried again.  He wasn't great but he improved through the season and the fact that he went willingly and tried was a huge check on my list.  
 

he was for sure the defense machine....he knew his guy and stuck to him 

randomness--- Sam got her hair cut ....we went the first time and cut off 4 inches and she was so mad at me that I didn't let them cut more--I thought she would change her mind after a few days but she didn't she wanted to chop it to her chin so we compromised with a cut above the shoulders.  I miss her long gorgeous hair but the short hair is soo much easier to do and it is super cute too.  So goodbye long hair 

 

Sunday afternoon play time. 

laundry room/mud room

We also bumped out our laundry room 4ft into the garage.  I am sooooo excited.  It is not quite done but almost...

wall before...
 

 

 

We did some built ins with shelves & drawers and we will add some hooks for coats & backpacks. 
I will post when its all painted and done.

 

before & afters

We have been doing some home makeovers the last few months--We did a complete 360 and went a whole new color and everything.  I really have loved the change it has made my house more light and airy.