Easter Bunny

I took the kids last Friday to an Easter Egg Hunt here at the swimming pool. They had the area roped off for different age groups and Parker and Paige happened to be in the same group. Thank goodness, because I was by myself and didn't want to leave one of then all alone. When the whistle blew and all the kids ran, poor Paige dropped her bag and about got trampled all over. By the time she got up and got her bag open most of the eggs were gone. I kept yelling to her to "pick up an egg" but she looked confused and afraid out there by herself. She kept looking at me like "mom what do I do?" I wasn't allowed to be out there with her and by the time I got Parker's attention to have him help her all the eggs were picked up and she didn't get one egg! Poor thing! Luckily Parker did good and managed to get about 10 eggs and he was nice enough to share with Paige, I think he felt bad for her too. Inside his eggs was a family pass to go swimming, and when we turned the empty eggs in the kids each got an individual pass to go swimming. So we scored at that egg hunt, now we will have something fun and FREE to do for family night! YAY!! We also had the chance to meet the Easter Bunny while we were there. Paige was hesitant to stand my him and seemed a little afraid, but I talked her into standing by Parker so I could snap a picture. Poor little Paxten missed out on all the adventure. He was asleep in the car seat for most of it and then it was so windy and cold that I didn't dare take him out. I don't want any more sick kids. So he missed out a lot on his first Easter, next year will be funner for him anyways!

Relief Society

I was recently put into Relief Society as the Relief Society Meeting Committee member. (the one that does Thursday night activities) and last Thursday was our first activity that me and the other lady that is on the committee had planned. We had a fondue party and had a guest speaker on Relationships. Then we made journals to help with those relationships. It was successful and a fun night. A lot of work goes into those meetings, but I am glad that we have a few people that share this calling so that it isn't quite as overwhelming. Since it was our first activity we overlooked a few things and two nights before we realized that we didn't have centerpieces for the tables. I had seen a cute craft project on HOW DOES SHE and immediately thought of the idea to do. So I was busy the day before putting together these cute Topiaries. I thought they turned out super cute and they were very easy to do. They ended up costing a bit more than I anticipated, but when we had 5 tables to decorate that happens. So we have cute little topiaries all over our house decorating for Spring time now. I just wanted to share how cute and easy they were. Go Here for instructions to make your own for next year.

Matt's Birthday

Matt turned the big 29 yesterday! Whenever he has a birthday it helps me get mentally prepared for mine in the fall. We are getting closer to 30 and that scares me a little bit. Anyways, Matt is a wonderful husband and father and we all love him so much an appreciate all that he does for our family. We hope he had a wonderful days and that he knows how much we all love him.

His parents had us over for dinner last night and we enjoyed ribs and cheesy potatoes and strawberry shortcake. It was so good, one of Matt's favorites. Tonight we are celbrating with my parents and having Steak and baked potatoes and cheesecake. (Matt's choice dinner) Happy Birthday Honey!!

Scrap Weekend

I got home last night after 3 days of scrapbooking with my mom and sister and a bunch of other ladies. We went to Lava again and had a good time getting away. Paxten was super fussy the entire weekend and we all took turns holding him. Some of the other ladies even helped out and held my little man. I wasn't able to get as many pages done as I usually do (50) but I did get 14 pages done and they turned out pretty cute. It was just fun to get away and spend time with my mom and sister and to just be able to relax and hang out. I look forward to next time and just hope that Paxten will be better then!

Kindergarten Shots

I took Parker into the Doctor last week for his last set of shots until he is 11. I have been telling him for the last few months that he will be getting shot to start school and also that they will hurt a little bit. But we also told him that if he was good he could pick out a new toy, he already had a particular weapon in mind. So when we were in the drs. office he did so amazing. I felt bad for him because we had to hold him down for a minute while 2 nurses each gave him two shots in his thighs. I don't think he knew quite what to expect even though I had told him it would hurt a little bit and that it would feel like a pinch. When the needles when into his little legs he had this horrible grimace on his face and I felt so bad for a second, but I love him and I am doing it to protect him and keep him safe. I was holding his arms and told him it would be over soon. The nurses were quick and before he knew it they were done and it was over with. NO TEARS!! not even one, he did so awesome!! I couldn't believe it, after they were done he jumped down and patted his legs and said, "they don't hurt any more mom." I was amazed at how well he did. I am so excited for him to start Kindergarten in the fall, I know he will love it. My little boy is growing up, I love him so much and can't imagine life without him. He can be so sweet and caring and he is full of energy. He has so much excitement and curiosity about life and I love that about him. There are days when he test my patience, but I love him anyway!

2 Months Old

Paxten was two months old on the ninth, but we didn't get into the doctor until last Thursday the 14th. He weighed 10 lbs 3.5 ounces and is in the 19th percentile. So he is still pretty little. It was quite the adventure taking him to the dr. I had made the appointment for Thursday, forgetting that I was leaving later that night for a scrapbook weekend with my mom and sister. So I was nervous about taking Paxten with me know he will have just been immunized. But we went ahead with the appointment and took Parker with us as well to get his Kindergarten immunization. We had out appt. scheduled for 3:00. After 45 minutes in the waiting room, we finally got in to the room. Another 20 minutes to see the Doctor, and another 15 waiting for the nurse to come back and give shots. I was so ready to leave and walk out the door early, but didn't want to have to come back another day and got through that again. It was ridiculous to wait that long, why did I even schedule an appt if it was going to take that long!!!

Anyways, Paxten is growing and becoming more and more alert. He is smiling quite frequently and LOVES to be held. He is such a sweet little spirit and brings so much joy to all of our family. I can't imagine life without him and he has only been here a short time. I can't believe he is 2 months old already, it is going by so fast!

Paige Turns 3!

Yesterday my little girl turned 3! I can't believe it, where has the time gone? It is amazing to me that she is already three years old, I so remember the day she was born and it feels like a few days ago. Now we have another baby and Paige is growing up into a beautiful little girl. Matt and I convinced Paige that she didn't need any toys for her birthday (our kids have WAY too many toys!!) and so she said that all she wanted was REAL makeup and a big girl bike. She told my parents that she wanted a bike, so that left Matt and I to handle the makeup part. She is all girl and loves to watch me get ready and always asks me to put makeup on her too. I am going to be in trouble when she is a teenager if she is already that into makeup!

Paige wanted a Dora cake for her birthday party and I was able to find a Dora pan so I thought that decorating would be a breeze. Well I was wrong. It wouldn't have been too bad if I didn't have a whiny baby that thinks he always needs to be held and 2 other kids that seem to always need something as well. I was about to have a breakdown when one of the piping bags sprung a "leak" and almost messed up all of my previous work. But somehow I managed and 5 hours later we had a pretty darn cute cake. Amidst all of the work I kept wondering why I was doing this, and what I had started with making my kids homemade decorated cakes for their birthdays. Now that I have started this tradition, they look forward to it and love to watch the progress of the cake. I guess it is something special and will be something they remember as they grow up..I hope!

We just had my sister and parents over for a quick little celebration. I semi-homemade pizza and salad for dinner. I say semi-homemade because after all the work on the cake from the day before I was tired of a messy kitchen and doing dishes so I bought the pizza dough from Papa Murphy's and did our own topping. What a lifesaver! It worked out great and was half the mess! We had pepperoni pizza, Hawaiian, and tomato basil pizza. All of which were so yummy. I even made homemade croutons for the salad, just for Matt! We had cake and Neapolitan ice cream for dessert. Paige only wanted the chocolate ice cream.

We opened presents in between pizza and ice cream and Paige was outfitted with a whole new summer wardrobe. She got a cute brown zebra print dress, 2 pair of shorts, 2 shirts, 1 pair of pants, and a cute pink velour sweat suit from Matt and I. Along with the clothes we got her 24 mini nail polishes, lip gloss, chap stick, and some eye shadows. She also got a Dora swim suit (which is too small) and Dora flip flops and beach towel that is also a bag. From Aunt Charyn and Uncle Mike she got a Purple flowered rain jacket and goulash's. My parents got her a cute new pink and orange outfit and a NEW BIKE and helmet!! It is adorable with a pink frame and polka dots all over. It even has a seat for her baby to ride in. She loves it, but it will take her a few weeks to figure out how to ride it. She was spoiled and didn't even miss the fact that she didn't really get any new toys for inside. I am so glad that I don't have one more thing to pick up!

Here are some fun facts about our little Paige:
1. She loves all things girly. Makeup, purses, shoes, dresses. She doesn't like hair bows or having elastics in her hair.
2. She love to watch Dora the Explorer and Max & Ruby
3. She loves the colors pink and purple
4. She love to have her clothes match. If she is wearing black pants, the shirt must be black as well.
5. She is feisty and can hold her own against her big brother.
6. She is a great big sister and love Baby Paxten Wayne...when referring to him she always uses his full name.
7. Her favorite food is a hot dog and cheese
8. She loves the movies Cinderella, Tinkerbell, and Tangled
9. She loves to sing Intsy Winsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and The Wise Man and The Foolish Man.
10. She loves to give hugs and kisses, but at her own discretion, you can't force this girl to do anything.

We love her so much and can't even remember what it was like in our family without her. Happy Birthday Paige!!