Tay & Bo's weigh in...

I just had to document because I laugh out loud when I think about the difference in these two girls who are only 1 1/2 years apart in age...

Tay: 
43.5 inches tall = off the charts for height
42 lbs. = 93% for weight

Bentley:
33.5 inches = 23% for height
24.5 lbs = 12% for weight  

Easter.

We had a very pleasant Easter this year and feel blessed that Josh made the drive to spend the weekend with us. Church is at 9 (and I had to be there by 8:30) so we were up nice and early to see what goodies the Easter bunny brought. 

Five baskets is a lot.

 

 

 We quick got everyone ready for church and snapped a few photos and I regret that we didn't get a family photo! Poor Jefferson was behind the camera this time around. 

 

  Bentley was not amused with pictures....

 

 

 

After church we headed up to Gramzee and Grandpa Paul's house for an egg hunt and Easter dinner.

This is Pasque, a visiting dog for the weekend that my mom may or may not have saved and found a home for. Taytum was in love with this dog.

 My kids loved the egg hunt and had to find certain assigned eggs based on design... so Andi was all the sparkly eggs, Tay was the zebra print, etc... and inside was money for them to take to Disneyland. They loved it!

Mustachio straws from the Easter bunny.

 Gingham style.

 

We tried to really focus on the true meaning of Easter. Our FHE was on the resurrection the week prior and we really tried to use the Easter vocabulary a lot and familiarize our kids with what those words and Easter events truly mean.  Listening to our kids explain what the resurrection is and means in simple, yet accurate terms is wonderful and makes me hopeful that their little testimonies are planting and growing. 

I am so thankful that He is risen.

Girls' Weekend

We took a little girls trip up to Salem for just a day and a night, sans kids. My mom, Alli, Beckett, and I drove up to Salem to meet up with Sharon. We started the afternoon off with a trip to Five Guys (oh, how I miss their delicious burgers) and then we headed to the company stores for an afternoon of shopping. It was quite successful.

 

After shopping we had dinner at McGrath's and then went to the movies. It was so fun to have some grown up girl time without the kids. A mom needs a break every once in a while.

 

   

The next morning we did breakfast with Ben's family and then hit up Old Navy, Costco, and called it a day, and headed home.

I am always glad to come home to these faces....

 I had to miss the kids' soccer games and of course Andi had to score while I was gone! Stinker.

Carter's 7th Birthday Interview

How old are you? 7
What's your favorite color? Green and yellow.
Why? Because it's Oregon ducks colors
What's your favorite food? Peanut butter and jelly
What's your favorite drink? Milk
What's your favorite toy? That's a hard one....my Legos.
What's your favorite song? The Leathering Bat (we learned it in school)
What's your favorite game? Legos Star Wars (on the Wii)
What do you want to be when you grow up? A chiropractor like Dad
What's your favorite movie? Star Wars
What's your favorite thing to do? Play pass and soccer
Who are some of your best friends? Carson and James and Gideon
What's your favorite animal? Giraffe
What does Dad do? He works. He adjusts people.
What does Mom do? Takes care of kids.
What's your favorite part about school? Reading and writing and math too.
What's your favorite book? The White Giraffe
What's your favorite cartoon? Tom and Jerry

Happy 7th Birthday Carter

 I can't believe my first baby is seven years old. SEVEN!! How did that happen?! We met up for ice cream and presents with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Alli on Carter's birthday before soccer and his party that night. He LOVED all of his presents, mostly having to do with Legos or Skylanders.

 And then we had a friend birthday party. It was pretty last minute and pretty low key, but fun. We did a movie theme, with popcorn popper and all.

I was happy with how my marshmallow/popcorn cupcakes turned out.

 

The boys played some games. First they tried to shoot marshmallows into a popcorn bowl with little shooters we made out of paper cups and balloons. Boys shooting things is always a hit!

Then we took a movie quiz, which the kids got really in to!

Glow sticks turned light sabers....

 

(Carson, Beche, Carter, Gideon, Kelson, James, Andi)

I think he likes it...

Then to finish up the rest of the evening we watched "Rise of the Guardians" per Carter's request.

The boys all went home with a popcorn tub filled with microwave popcorn, candies, glowsticks, and the likes. They all had a great time and I feel so lucky that Carter has such a great group of little friends.

Carter is such a special boy. I know I say it time and time again, but he really remains so good and smart and kind. I am so lucky that he's my first born and is setting such a good example for his siblings. I love him!