Easter Sunday

We had such a great Easter this year. The boys woke up and we went on a hunt outside for stuff from the Easter bunny. He had left things all over the backyard and even up in the tree. Carter was loving having to find it all. Then we went back inside and had them find their Easter buckets. He had so much fun with all the toys but especially the little blower that the Easter bunny a.k.a. the grandparents gave him. Preston loved his Buzz lightyear cell phone that flips open and makes noise. That evening we had a big Easter egg hunt at my mom's house followed by a yummy turkey dinner complete with my dad's stuffing(my favorite). Carter ate no dinner just candy and was busy playing with his cousins all night long. The neighbors have a little Power wheels Jeep that Carter and Kale took over and said they were "going to walmart to buy t-rexs." So funny. All in all, a great day!

Ski Trip

We got Carter back on the slopes again! This time we have some actual pictures of him somewhat standing up and doing it. Preston and I went shopping, while James, Carter, and the grandparents headed up to Alta. James gets a great workout bending over and holding Carter up.

Look at him go!

Carter's favorite part is always the hot chocolate at the lodge when he is finished. Pretty soon he'll be pro (or so James thinks!)

Happy Easter

I must say it again, boys in sweaters vests melt my heart. Happy Easter to you all!

London Calling

Okay, okay I know that I have totally been a complete slacker when it comes to blogging but I just didn't feel like it. Anyway, there has been a lot going on at our house. The Brits (James' parents) are back in town! My boys are in absolute heaven. They can't believe how much Carter and Preston have grown and Carter has been so excited to show him all of his toys and such. Today they took them to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point and had a hard time getting Carter to leave the sand and water area. Grandma had to resort to using her "stern voice" to get him to come out, which she didn't want to do. They had a great time, and I am loving having some free time to shop, clean, or whatever else I need to do. Last night we dyed Easter eggs. It was a hit! Carter put about every sticker he could fit on his egg and has been playing with them all morning. Grandparents are the best!

Hard at work
Carter and Preston admiring their eggs
The final product with lots of stickers!!

New Years Resolution #1 Complete!!

Okay, so I know you can't really tell from this picture, but yes I did paint! My goal was to have it painted by the 29th of this month and I did it! I went and got inspired from my cousin Shannon's house and decided to do it! The color is a light tan which goes with the tiles around the fireplace perfect. My mom was so awesome and helped me do it all. She was here for like 4 and a half hours yesterday. Not only that, she got up on top of the fireplace where the tv sits and painted back there for me! What a woman! She is so awesome. I love the paint and am hopefully going to continue it into my kitchen, living room, and bedroom soon(different colors that is!) Mom get ready...

Cousin Weekend

I had a great weekend with my cousin April and her daughter Bailey visiting from Denver. She stayed with me Friday and Saturday so we had to pack in as much in as possible! She and my other cousin Shannon hadn't seen Juno, so I had to take them. Of course they loved it just like me, and I laughed my head off again. Other than that we just talked a ton, laughed a ton, and ate a ton of good food! April you just need to move here that's it! Thanks for spending a few days with me! It was so much fun!

Shannon, April, me at Johnny Carino's for lunch
Our kids had a great time playing together, for the most part. Carter and Bailey had their moments but he liked having someone around to play with. He keeps asking me where Bailey is and then answers himself "she went back to Denver?" So cute. This was the only picture where we could get them to all look at the camera. Pretty impressive I must say!
Check out Bailey's mohawk and Carter admiring it.(Actually he was scared of it and told me to put it down!)

Saturday night after dropping April off at the airport, I drove down to Orem for a scrapbook group night with my cousin on the other side of the family, Megan. We each had to create our own two page layout and make a sample page and 11 other sets with the paper ready to be glued etc. In return, you get 11 sets of scrapbook pages for you to do! It was a blast and I am so happy that I got so many pages done! My problem is putting the pictures on them now. Here are a few of the pages we made(mine is the one at the top left with the christmas dots). Thanks Meg, I loved it!