Belated Easter Message!

I'm posting this a little late because I had a strange back spasm the night before Easter and didn't end up going to church. Then we left our bag of church clothes at my Mom's house in Vegas, so my girls just wore their Easter dresses for the first time last week. Aside from the back spasm, we had an amazing time in Vegas visiting friends, playing games, and doing all the traditional Easter hunts.
Since I'm sharing Easter pictures, I might as well share a funny conversation I overheard last week.
Carter: All of those people hated Jesus so they put him on a cross.

Lydia (in her sweet little angelic voice with a slight lisp): But we LOOOVE Jesus!

Carter: Jesus wented to Heaven so he could come back. Jesus' Mom was very sad.

Lydia (concerned sweet voice): Where are Jesus' babies?

Carter: Jesus was the only kid so he did all the chores. Then every day people got old and wented to Jesus.

You gotta love Primary!

I Love Mother's Day!

This morning I woke up to this:
Isn't my husband a cutie-pie? Now, I realize that Kroger Rice Blitz isn't exactly eggs benedict in bed, but
a.) I love cold cereal
b.) Randall can't cook.
c.) Eggs benedict is (are?) disgusting.
d.) He made me a heart-shaped napkin!
On top of this he stayed up after I was in bed and cleaned the entire house (even the toy room). Every mother knows that is the best gift EVER! It was also fun to see the cards he and the kids made, and the beautiful flowers. I even get to use my new Primary bag at church today. I feel so warm and fuzzy right now! Thank you my sweet little family! Ü

The Big 3-0

Can you believe this face is turning 30 today? He's just as adorable now as he was back then. Happy Birthday Baby! I love you!

Princesses!

I had Jenni and Mike's kids over a couple of weeks ago, and the girls dressed up like Princesses while the boys played video games. Aren't they beautiful? I should have taken some pics of the boys, but that just would have been the backs of five little heads facing a TV. (Not nearly as adorable!)

Macie's got the princess pose DOWN!

Stickers!

3 kids + 3 baskets of Easter loot + a 6 hour drive from Vegas to Utah =Thanks for the stickers Uncle Steve! I'd better start peeling...

Happy Anniversary to ME!

It's my 7 year anniversary today! They haven't been the easiest 7 years of my life, but they've definitely been the best! I've learned that I can get through anything as long as I have my adorable hubby by my side. I love you, baby! This is one of my favorite pictures from my wedding. Everyone looks hilarious! Some of my favorites are Jay, flying baby Katelynn, Randall's Grandma that can barely stand but still feels the need to raise her hand in excitement, Jana looking like she'd rather be anywhere but there, and cute little Conner and Adria in the front. (They're both taller than I am now, BTW) Go ahead and find yourself in there. See how funny you look. Ü It's also great to see a few people that have passed away since this was taken. I miss them all, but I know that they are still behind us, cheering us on through tough times.

Carter's new smile!

Carter's had a loose tooth since before his Birthday, but since he's always been somewhat wimpy intolerant of pain I wasn't surprised that it was taking him forever to get the thing out. I wasn't really worried about it until I noticed that both of his bottom teeth were growing in behind his baby teeth. In hopes of avoiding the orthodontist, I took him to the dentist asap. Two tooth extractions later, I now present you with his new smile. Adorably awkward gap-tooth phase...here we come!