SPRING BREAK!

What a week we have had!

Monday we went to the zoo all day long! The kids had a great time. I met about 4 other parents with their kids and we just took our time letting the kids enjoy every moment.

Tuesday we went to a park called "Chutes and Ladders". It was awesome. I decided to leave my baby Kayla with Grandma so she could get a nap in. Monday was really hard on her because it was such a long day. Well it turns out that Kayla was too much fun for Grandma so she didn't get a nap. That is what Grandma's are for, to spoil those little ones. So we had 2 long days in a row for both of our kids.

Wednesday I decided it was a day to get some laundry done, dishes washed ,and the house cleaned. I put Kayla down at about 1 and Alex played outside. My sister-in-law Trish came over so we sat in the nice warm weather and talked while Alex played in the dirt. He was digging in my flower bed and at one point I asked him what he was doing. He said mom, no don't look over here. . . .look at her, talk to her (her meaning Trish) He is so funny sometimes. Well, Kayla fought her nap. She played in her bed for about 2 hours until I finally got her out. We then got ready and went to the movies. We met with some friends again so Alex went to Chipmunks with his friends and I took Kayla to The Princess and the Frog. They were both showing at the same time. Then we went to and got little Caesars $5 pizza and took it to a park. We ate pizza and played with the kids until almost 8. What a day this turned out to be

Thursday we went to Inver Grove Park to the indoor water park for kids. It is only $3 per kid on Thursday's in the winter. So $6 for all 3 of us. We played for 2 hours in the pool, and then we went outside and played at their playground. I packed a lunch so we ate lunch in between climbing and going down slides.

Friday I took the day off. Alex woke up and asked where we were going to go. I started a new trend that he wants to continue. Now it is Saturday and he wants to go play with his friends again. It is the first thing he says when he wakes up. He is going to love the summer. My house is not going to like me so much this summer, it will be neglected a little with all the playing I am planning to do with my kids. I am excited that Kayla is old enough to enjoy all of these things with us. This year is going to be so much fun for both of them.

Today we are going Easter shopping for our big Easter plans for tomorrow!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Private

So let me know if you have friends or family that like to look at the blog! If you want, you can give me their addresses too so I can add them as well. I am mostly thinking of Alex and Kayla's birth family's. I know you might have kids, sisters, parents, and even grandparents that like to look. If you want me to add them just send me an e-mail with their addresses. You can also give them your address with your password if you want! Also, if you want me to add you and I haven't yet, it is because I am not sure who you are. Some of you have just said to add you but I only have your e-mail address to look at, and the e-mail isn't clear on who the person is.

Going Private

Well I have decided to go private with my blog. No offense to you readers that I don't know, but it scares me a little bit to get comments from people I don't know. They are nice comments, but it makes me wonder what other kind of weirdo's are looking at my blog. I have decided this is the safest thing to do for our family. If you would like to continue to look at our blog please send me your e-mail address so I can add you to the list.

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Alex shaving/Kids dancing and more!

We got this shaving kit for $1. I saw at this Christmas time and almost got it for Alex but it was about $15 then. Well we went to good will and evidently Target takes there stuff, that doesn't sell, over to them. I got this kids shaving kit brand new, plus 3 pairs of shoes for Kayla that still had tags on it. I love finding really good deals! So, Alex was really excited to shave with dad.

I found this spider man shirt in a box while cleaning things out in the basement. Either my sister Rebecca or Tia left it the last time they came. Alex had it on first and then Kayla. She looks like a little rag a muffin. So cute! She would not let us take the shirt off of her. Alex wasn't happy that she had it on. He wanted it back!

We turned music on and let the kids dance! They had so much fun. In the last few clips Alex is dragging Kayla instead of dancing with her. He keeps knocking her down but she is having so much fun that she keeps going back for more. I can't upload long videos so there is several short clips!

This last clip is Alex and I doing the "ELEVATOR" I just learned how to do this last week. The kids can't get enough, especially Alex. Kayla is still a little fearful.

Kayla is 18 Months/ Alex lost his tooth. . .not in a good way!

My baby is 18 months today! She is growing out of the baby stage and becoming a little girl. She is all girl too! She loves to sit and watch me get ready and I will use my makeup brushes on her eyebrows and cheeks and she loves it. If she finds a Barret she will try and put it in her hair saying "pe ee" She loves to do things that makes her pretty! If I give her a bath before bed I will blow dry her hair and she loves it. She loves getting all dolled up.

We finally got her some snow boots. I got a great deal at target this week on these boots. They were about 75% off. She LOVES her boots. After I put them on her she would not let me take them off. She is a size 4 and these are 6. We went to pick Alex up from school yesterday and while we were waiting I was talking to one of the other moms. Kayla kept pointing at her boots and saying "shoos. . .shoos" She wanted to show off her NEW shoes. She is such a funny character. She LOVES baby dolls! She will rock them and shush them, and hug and kiss them. She is a good little mommy. She likes to rough house and wrestle too, she is all girl with a little bit of tom boy to her. As long as it is all in fun. If she thinks I am getting hurt she will come and push the person away that is hurting me. She was with me at the Chiropractor last week and while he was adjusting me she was trying to push him away, while screaming at him. She was cussing him out good. She is definitely Mommy's girl but I could see that changing and her becoming daddy's girl. She does love her daddy. Right now she prefers mom. . . .unless Grandma Audrey is around. I am glad that she is still so attached to Grandma! I hope she always feels that way. Grandma always gets a warm greeting when she comes to visit. Squealing and laughing and cheering. Both kids get way excited to see her!
I tried to get a picture without the bottle but she was not letting that happen. She did not want the picture taken so I gave her the bottle to get her 18 month birthday pic in. I also did my 1/2 Year measurement. I have a wall that I mark every 6 months to see how tall they are. She is close to 30 inches. Alex was over 30 inches at 6 months. LOL She is my little petite peanut I love her so much and I am so grateful she is a part of our lives.

HAPPY 18 MONTHS KAYLA!

Erik and Alex were playing on Monday night and Alex collided with the cedar chest. It knocked his tooth almost out. We called several dentists and ended up talking to 3 total. They said to try and pop it back in. So we pinned the poor boy down and tried to pop it in twice. It would not stay up so we guessed it was broken . Tuesday morning we went to the dentist and they did an x-ray first. Sure enough it was broken. They said the best thing to do would be to remove it. So pretty soon we are holding him down while they numbed him with gel, then with the needle, then yanked the tooth out, and then stuffed it with a gauze of some sort. Poor little guy!

His first dental experience was so traumatic. I guess not his first. Our dentist has had him sit in the chair while they counted his teeth, and then another time they polished his top 4 teeth. I am sure getting him back to the dentist in the future wont be an easy task.

He is doing fabulous now. He is so cute even with the missing tooth. I will post some pics soon of him with the hole in his smile. He is adorable!

Our family photos from OCT! All of them!

These are all of the pictures that my cousin Melissa took for us. She is an excellent photographer. We will definitely be using her again in the future. I think she did a great job. Next time I will plan it so it is the only thing we do that day. We had a lot going on that day and it makes it hard on the kids! They were pretty good sports though!

Our Christmas card! I am still hoping to mail it out. I know it is a little late but if I can I am going to get it done!

One of my favorites. I love how sweet Alex is to Kayla!

Love this one!

I love the look of curiosity miss Kayla has!

I absolutely LOVE this one!

She looks so angelic here. I LOVE this one too!

I LOVE this one! Alex had to go pee in the middle of the photo session. There was a tree in the back of the alley where we were. I didn't know she took this picture until she gave us the CD. Both Erik and I got a good laugh. Especially because Kayla is holding up one finger.

He is going #1!

I like the uniqueness of this one!

This is when we first came out of the temple! I wanted to show off how beautiful Kayla was in her dress! She looks like a little princess!

This is such a great photo! He is such a sweet boy!

There is my smiley girl! So SWEET!

I love this one. . .our eternal family looking at the gorgeous temple!