March 5
Too big for his Car Seat
I just thought it was cute the way his feet stick out of his
car seat now. I love the car seat, even though is a pain to carry it around,
once I put the cover on it he is GONE
March 8
Sleep Deprived
Andrew’s sleeping habits have become so funny lately. He would
be playing one moment and the next he is sound asleep. Here he fell asleep just
5 steps away from his bed. Guess he didn’t quite make it.
March 9
Julia’s first Piano Recital
Julia had her first recital at the Layton public Library. She
was so thrilled to find out that her daddy had his recitals at the same place.
Her piece was Chief Thunder Cloud. She did beautifully, considering we had
barely started piano lessons 2 weeks prior. Grandma and grandpa came over for
support. Josh and Andrew came over because of the cookies.
This is Maria, my neighbor and her teacher. Big applause to her for being such a great teacher.
March 11
Another loose tooth
Julia had been begging me to get her tooth out. It was her
first top tooth and it was hurting her whenever she ate something hard like an
apple or meat. Finally after pulling for 20 minutes we got that bad boy out. So
here is her brand new smile.
March 13
Pan-STARRS
We were so excited to see this asteroid go by. We had an
early dinner and got mostly ready for bed. I had the perfect spot for us picked
in Antelope Island. We got there way too early but we had fun setting up our
telescope and eating dessert while watching the sunset.
The night was too cloudy and we couldn’t see the asteroid but we had such a lovely time, can’t wait for the next asteroid.
March 18
Spencer’s Birthday and Our 10 year Anniversary
This was a very special day for all of us in our family. It
was Spencer’s birthday. This man that I am very much in love with turned 32 this
year.
On Friday we went out on a date. He kept the surprise until
we got to our destination: “The Five All’s”.
The dinner was so romantic. I couldn’t remember the time when it was
just him and me. We left the kids at his parent’s house for the night and enjoyed
a nice evening together at home. We had plans to watch a movie, but at 10:00 pm
we were both out, deeply asleep on the couch.
The kids were excited to pick presents for their daddy. Mainly
Snacks and treats, since he never mentions what he wants. Each of the kids made
him a card. We went to the Olive Garden for Dinner and had Marie’s Calendar
chocolate pie instead of cake.
This year was special also because it marked our 10th
year anniversary. I can’t believe it has been 10 years since we got sealed for
all eternities. I am the luckiest person in the world for having such a great
man to support me, love me and help me grow.
Spencer brought me some beautiful flowers and a very thoughtful card and on the side he wrote:
Your gift is:
N__ L_____ F__
T__ K______
I hope it brings you closer to your dream K_______.
He has never done anything like this before so I was taken
by surprise. I struggle for 5 minutes to try figuring out what in the world my
present was and gave the biggest scream when I realized what I was getting. I think I have dreamed about changing the lights in my kitchen since we moved into the house but timing has just never been right.
I got
paper and pencil and started figuring out the layout and design right away. So on
this day we finally got things started for the big transformation.
goodbye old kitchen!
My flowers, he remembered that purple is my favorite
March 19
Library Fieldtrip
Joshua had another field trip to the Library. It was just so
cute to see them read and pick some books.
March 26
Homework
Joshua does the UPSTART program on the computer every day.
Andrew apparently had really been paying attention to the letters and their
sounds, because the other day we were at the supermarket and he was able to spell
a whole word without help. I was very impressed and sad at the same time; sad
because you have to be able to click the mouse in order to use the program
and Andrew’s hands are not big enough to do it by himself so he needed some help and I had not made it
a priority to sit down and support him on his desire of learning
I asked him later if he wanted to do homework like Josh and
he said he would. So every day I ask,
and when he wants to do homework, we sit down for 30 minutes and learn
together. This has been a specially bonding experience for the two of us.
March 30
Syracuse Easter egg Hunt
I love the free activities that our city provides. We had
the egg hunt this day. There were so many kids that the race was over within 1
minute. Andrew is always the lucky one who gets the prizes on the eggs. This
time he got 3 giant candy pieces which he generously shared with Julia, Josh
and even Daniel.
The kids and The Easter Bunny
Grandma James Easter Egg Hunt
The place where Spencer’s grandma stays has an egg hunt
every year. We love to go and have some fun, yet for some reason we just always
seem to be late. This day we had a soccer game right before the Hunt. The day
was chilly enough to have us pull jackets out of the closet again. The egg Hunt
gave us an excuse to leave the game early that day, which was a good thing
because the boy’s hands were frozen and poor Daniel was so frustrated to have
so many blankets on top of him.
We barely made it on time to the egg Hunt. The kids got so
excited about the treats they got, especially Andrew, who ate all of his treats
before we could even leave Grandma James’s house.
Coloring Eggs
We went to grandma’s house to have some fun with the cousins
and color eggs. The kids loved making dinosaur eggs, jeweled eggs, and Andrew
loved cracking some eggs.
Daniel was happy by being an observer in the high chair as
long as I kept feeding him apple sauce
Easter morning
What a beautiful morning this was. We woke up and had the
kids watch a movie about the resurrection of Jesus and then we headed for
church. The kids were disappointed to see that the Easter Bunny hadn’t showed
up yet. Julia drew him a card and a note explaining that she wanted him to
leave the eggs outside like last year.
When we came back from church they were so excited when they
opened the garage door and found a trail of candy to follow which led straight
to the back yard.
Again didn’t take that many pictures because I decided to
record them instead. Joshua’s reaction to the trail of candy was amazing. I’ve
never seen him so excited. Then Julia and him started jumping together holding
hands. It was cute.
Off they went to the back yard. There were some tricky eggs
this year. They were so happy to find a boxed candy and a little toy amongst
the eggs.
After all that candy, came the sugar crash. Andrew did not
even make it to the bed, so close
We headed over Grandma Smith’s house for Dinner. We enjoyed
a delicious meal and then Elaine showed the kids pictures about Jesus’s life.
Then Grandpa corralled all of the grandkids until all the
eggs were hidden. The kids and their cousins had so much fun finding eggs. By
the end of the night Andrew was an expert picking up eggs because he knew what
was inside of them.
The babies of the family hanging out together
This was March for us, April here I come
