Easter Fun

We had a great Easter! The kids got lots of little presents from the Easter Bunny and had a blast looking for eggs, while Scott and I got to sit around and eat their Easter candy. It was a good day. It started out with the traditional morning egg hunt, and of course Bailee woke me up at the crack of dawn so excited to see what the Easter Bunny had brought her. I had to keep her quiet in the basement until everyone else woke up, and stop her from sneaking upstairs to get a head start finding all the goodies.

We also recieved a visit from Noah the Easter Chick. He was the cutest little thing ever in that costume!

The Easter Bunny was pretty tricky this year. Carlee had to jump pretty high to get that one down.

This is Jackson's new favorite pose. Whenever we get the camera out he puts his hands on his knees broadway style and says "Cheese!" That kid was born to be a star.

The kids will all their loot

Jackson chowing down on candy. He wasn't too concerned about whether or not it was unwrapped before he shoveled it in. Thats what I love about him, he's not a worrier.

The kids looked adorable in their new Easter clothes, of course.

Bailee was all business when it came time for the "serious" egg hunt later that day. My grandpa puts money in lots of the eggs, so my kids made out pretty well. Jackson even found the coveted dollar bill in one of his eggs.

Neil and Jared showed up just in time to eat dinner and steal candy from the kids.

Tagged by Shalyse

A - Attached or Single: Attatched since 2002 baby!

B - Best Friend: Scott, of course.

C - Cake or Pie: Pie for sure. But the cream pies, my favorites are peanut butter and coconut cream. I'm not as big a fan of fruit pies.

D - Day of choice: Sunday. It's the only day I know for sure that Scott will be home, and the only day when I can just do nothing(until we have to get ready for church of course)

E - Essential Item: Ponytail holder. I'm a low maintainance type of gal. Usually.

F - Favorite Color: Pink, Pink, Pink. But I've gotten really into orange lately.

G - Gummy Bears or Worms: Bears. I like a one bite snack!

H - Hometown: Who really knows? I've moved around too much to say for sure, but I always say Danville, California, because that's where I graduated from High School, and it's my favorite place so far.

I - Indulgence(s): Baths! I take one as often as I can. Maybe someday I'll get a t.v. and a mini fridge in there and I'll never have to leave.

J - January or July: July. Swimming, vacations, I can't wait!

K - Kids: Two little munchkins. 1 girl & 1 boy. Maybe more someday...

L - Life is incomplete without: My family!

M - Marriage Date: August 1

N - Number of Siblings: 5. 3 sisters, 2 brothers.

O - Oranges or Apples: Apples, granny smith to be exact.

P - Phobias or Fears: Fish! I hate their gross eyes that never blink, and they look so disgusting! Gold fish are the worst, but I'm not picky-I hate them all. We went snorkeling in Mexico once, and I was freaking out the whole time that one of them was going to brush against my leg or bite my toe! I'm shivering just thinking about it.

Q - Quotes: "Poopnugget" -said by Bailee in a whisper. Where did she hear it? Her dad of course! And now it's turned into a little game that is both hilarious and a little gross at the same time.

R - Reason to smile: It hit 50 degrees here yesterday! We went outside and didn't even have to wear jackets.

S - Season: Fall. I love the hint of cold in the air and the smell of burning leaves. And knowing that Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are coming!

T - Tag Three Friends: Leslee, Holly, and Jade

U - Unknown fact about me: Before I met Scott(of course) I had a thing for younger guys. It seems like half of the guys in high school that I had crushes on were at least a year younger than I was. I have no idea why, but I swear it wasn't creepy, just a little weird.

V - Very favorite Store: Naartjie. I have to go in any time I'm near one, and I'm always looking online for their new collections to come out. They have the cutest clothes for little girls, and sometimes for boys too.

W - Worst habit: I hate doing laundry. I put it off until it's absolutely necessary, and then I get it all done in one shot so I won't have to do it again for a while

X - X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound for sure. It's so much more fun getting to see your babies for the first time than getting to see your broken foot for the first time!

Z - Zodiac: Leo. It's a lion, and that's about all I know about that.

I just can't resist...

Yes, I bought three boxes. And yes, we've already eaten two of them.

Princess Wishes

This week Scott and I took Bailee on a date to see Disney Princesses on Ice. We don't get to do little things like this alone with her very often, and it was fun to be with her one on one, even though we did miss Jackson. I loved seeing her get so into it! Earlier in the day, we took her to pick out a new princess dress and jewelry. I think I had just as much fun as she did getting her ready to go. We did her hair and makeup, and I put mascara on her for the first time. It kind of felt like we were getting her ready for prom or something. I know that some people might frown upon putting makeup on a 3 year old, but I couldn't help myself. I'm pretty sure I was born to be a pageant mother.

This picture is one of my favorites. They weren't even posing for it, but it's so freaking cute!

It was funny because out of everything she got, she was obsessed with this cheap little ring that came with her necklace.

She was really funny all night, she definitely got a princess complex from everyone telling her how pretty she was. The best story happened after we were done eating. Bailee and I started walking out while Scott finished paying, and there were 2 little girls about her age that were waiting to eat. They came up to her and were telling her how cute she looked and that they liked her dress and stuff, and we eventually walked out to the little entrance area where there was a window, and the girls came over to the window and were looking at her. So that little stinker walked over to the window and started doing little poses and holding up her new ring and her new wand to the glass to make sure they saw it, and then she would look at her reflection in the window and poof out her dress. She was such a little snot, she knew exactly what she was doing, she wanted those girls to be jealous of all her new stuff. I couldn't stop from laughing the whole time, even though I had to tell her to stop showing off.

The show was really cute, and not as cheesy as I thought it would be, even Scott enjoyed it. Bailee kept gasping and clapping, and she got really into it during all the "bad guy" scenes, but every she saw me trying to get a picture of her, she would stop smiling.

She was in heaven the whole time, she keeps asking me when were going to do it again. I definitely recommend going if you have a little girl. Or even if you don't.

Time for a Post...

I realize how pathetic it is that its been a month since my last post. I could come up with many excuses for this, from "nothing happened this week" to "I forgot to take pictures at the big soiree we went to this weekend". While the second excuse is actually true, the real reason goes much deeper. And so now I will reveal my big secret:

I. Hate. Blogging.

I put too much pressure on myself to come up with something interesting to write about, and I end up doing nothing instead. So I've resolved to do better. I'm terrible about keeping a journal too, and now I'm worried that I'll have nothing to document my childrens early years, and they'll grow up to hate me because I've robbed them of their memories. So from now on, I promise to provide at least two posts a week, although I can't guarantee that they won't be boring. Maybe I'll spice them up a little by changing up the fonts and colors a every now and then a la' Shalyse(though Shalyse's blog is quite adorable, and nobody could accuse it of being boring.)
And so without further ado, I give you my first post of the week.

Mother Daughter Weekend

This past weekend was the 24th annual mother daughter weekend for my dad's side. And no, I didn't take any pictures(I forgot my camera, of course) Since my mom took off for Hawaii, it was just me, Carlee, Whitney, and Amylia, plus 12 or so extended family members.

It would have been fun if Jackson hadn't decided to get the flu the day before we were supposed to take them to Scott's parents house in Logan. Keep in mind that I had been looking forward to this weekend for at least a month. It was supposed to be my first kid free weekend in a looong time. Me and my sisters were planning on getting a hotel that weekend instead of staying with everyone else at my aunts house. So Jackson got sick, and I couldn't bear to leave him at Scott's parents house, even though they are great, because he is such a mommy's boy and how sad is it to be sick when you're little and missing your mom, and have to sleep in a strange bed in a new place?

We ended up leaving Bailee, but I had to drag Jackson around shopping with me all weekend and sleep at my own house instead of in a hotel. Needless to say, I was bummed. Luckily Scott was able to take him Saturday night up to his parents house to pick up Bailee, and they stayed the night, so I got 24 kid free hours. Poor Scott was stuck with 2 barfing kids up in Logan because Bailee ended up getting really sick Saturday night too.

We ate at Gardeners Village Saturday night and then went to the play "Big River", which was actually kind of cute. Whitney and Amylia couldn't stop drooling over the hottie who played Huck Finn. I tried googling him, but I couldn't find a picture. He's not bad if you're into the scrawny, voice-still-changing type of guy.

Sunday we went to see the Mormon Tabernacle choir, and then ate at my favorite, The Cheesecake Factory. Somehow it didn't taste as good as usual, maybe it was my guilty concience for eating out on a Sunday. The chocolate coconut cream cheescake was quite delicious though.

So there you have it! I did enjoy my few Jackson free hours!