Dyed Eggs

We finally got around to dying eggs on Friday. I know its a little late, but easter just came too quickly and I wasn't prepared. So, I let the children dye eggs, decorate them and have an egg hunt in the house.

Finished eggs

Dragonfly hiding them for Ladybug

Ladybug on the hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Yesterday the children participated in a easter egg hunt. A bunch of families from church got together and put it on. They had a blast. Ladybug won in her age group for finding the most eggs. I didn't even help her. Dragonfly didn't fare as well. He is older and went after all the little ones and by then the eggs were picked over pretty well. He still had a good time.

Random Cuteness

Dragonfly and Ladybug modeling a few of Grandpa's hats. Grandma J got a great shot. I love these faces!

Childrens say the darndest things

Dragonfly gave his 1st talk in primary on Sunday. I typed it out in big font and went over it with him about 4 times. I had to bribe him with a couple mini PB cups to get up and read it in front of the primary. Fortunately he did a wonderful job (no robot noises) and read the entire talk by himself. Then as he is about to get down he says (into the microphone) "now, can I have my treats?" Now everyone knows how I get my children to do stuff. :)

After church, we are sitting at the table eating lunch and discussing what we learned at church. When it was Ladybugs turn, she replies (in a very matter of fact tone) "playing, bubbles, drawing, snacks, playing...) She has become quite the conversationalist. Also, the potty training has FINALLY clicked. Every time she goes now, she proudly tells me, "I hold it, mommy". Yeah!!!!

Today we were at our friends house playing, when Dragonfly comments "Mary-Ann, you really shouldn't comb your hair with the combine." (He is playing with play doh and some John Deere tractors at their table) Mary-Ann replies "Oh, did you find a piece of my hair?" Dragonfly says "Yeah, you really shouldn't do that or the combine won't work!"

Ahh... these are the moments where I just laugh or smile and feel so blessed to have these children.

By the way, MG's trip went well and we won't know until next week if he'll get an offer.

Dragonfly and Ladybug

Ladybug has been on a "princess jasmine" kick lately and watching "Aladdin". Her favorite line from the movie "Say goodbye to Prince Aboo Aboo" in her best Jafar voice. We here this a lot; makes us laugh every time.

Dragonfly has discovered he can read. He has about 6 books he can read by himself. He is constantly asking what does this say and how do you spell that? I discovered this the other night when I found him reading to Ladybug. Then I went through the books with him and found out which ones he could read on his own. This is one of those melt your heart parent moments.

M's Birthday

Here is M with her birthday cake. I know its not as cool as B's, but I am just happy I was able to get it made. I will make it up to her next year. Also, here she is with her new outfit from Aunt Robin. As soon as she opened it, she took off her pajamas and put it on and slept in it. It was really cute. Thanks Robin!

Here is M with her gifts from Grandma A. She really loves "my little ponies". That's my girl. I loved playing with these when I was little. I am happy they are back!
As for the other picture... Monkey see, monkey do. I guess M saw me in this position with my book too often and is mimicking me.

Happy 2nd Birthday M!

These past two years have gone by too fast for us. M is celebrating her 2nd birthday today. She has been a wonderful addition to our little growing family. She adds so much life and personality that there is never a dull moment when M is around. She is also very independent and opinionated (my kind of girl), which sometimes makes for difficult parenting, but she is also quick to understand, say "okay" and move on. We are so grateful for this burst of sunshine in our home.

Oops!!

As bedtime draws near, M gets her umpteenth wind of energy and starts bouncing off the walls. In the bouncing, she often gets on B's bed to jump. Tonight, as I tried to get her to stop her antics, she made a b-line for the foot of B's bed. When she got to the end, she didn't stop running, hit the foot board, and did a head-dive into the clothes hamper. To it's credit, it could have been a bloody (literally) mess without the hamper such that nothing would have prevented M from smacking her face on the bed-board. So now, M is head first in the hamper with the gardener trying her best to stifle a laugh. Well, that's what M gets for jumping on the bed. Incedently, she does know the story about the monkey jumping on the bed.

First Kiss

That was actually caught on Camara. Apparently the boys in her nursery class have had their turns as well. This is M's good friend J. They don't always get along, so they must have been having a good day.

3rd Times a Charm...

or maybe it will be until I do laundry.

M received this outfit from Grandma on Monday and wore it Tuesday. Then into the hamper it went. Tuesday she dug into the hamper and pulled it out to wear it. I thought, "that's fine, its not worth the fight that will ensue". Into the hamper it goes again. By this time, it has 2 days worth of food on it. Surprise, Surprise, she went into the hamper again this morning and dressed herself. She also added the sunglasses, purse and shoes herself. Steven is concerned, but I have to remind him, its just a phase. M seems to have a lot more phases than B did.

Dancing Shoes

M is our little dancer. She loves these shoes because when she dances across the linoleum, they make a lovely LOUD clicking sound. Much to her dismay, she is only allowed to wear them to church and inside the house, but last Saturday we made an exception for our ward spring fling. We couldn't let her go without her dancing shoes (what kind of parents would we be). She had a ball and for once she actually kept her shoes on.