Easter Sunday

I know the shot of Gi and the older girls is a bit fuzzy, but Reagan's pose and face was so cute I had to use it anyway. Boys in blue, the girls in white... what a great day.

Easter Eggs...

We started the day with Bailey arranging the matching outfits, and then went to an Easter Egg hunt with the Easter Rabitt at the care center here in Nephi. We also got to go to Grandma Frames for our traditional Marshmellow Egg pat (and colored eggs, and cookies, and an egg hunt) The kids were sugared up and we didn't get home til 10pm. But it was a fun day and Reagan only screamed once at that Scary Easter Bunny :)

Bailey's 6

Pretty low-key party, frosting and decorating cupcakes... regardless of how quiet the events might have been, we couldn't have asked for 6 happier years than we've had with Bailey in our family. I'm amazed all the time at what an incredible big sister she is and how many things she does to help me out EVERY day. I couldn't do it without her. I love you Bailey Sue!

Hiking the "J"

Got the crazy notion about a month ago, that even though Gi was going to work on a Saturday, I was NOT going to be cooped up insided all day w/the kids. It wasn't quite warm enough for hanging out at the park so I figured we'd try something active and give myself a much needed dose of outdoor remedy for the Cabin Fever!

The closest parking spot was about one mile, and one barbed-wired fence further than I was hoping for. Especially the last 1/10 mile when I ended up with Ally in front and Reagan on my back. But if you look closely, that J way in the back of the first shots, are the rocks Bailey and Chance are conquering here in the latter shots. The kids were CHAMPIONS, and even though Reagan whined a little, looking back at our feat, it was a stinkin long way to walk on flat ground for a 2 year old, let alone up hill. Thanks for the sunshine kids! And even though the "J" is for Juab, thanks Dad for training my kids to know that it really stands for Jerry... miss you!

Smilin again... this time for G Frame

Cutest darn thing you ever did see.... lovin on Grandma!

Silly girls...

I had to make a special spot for Bailey's 1st place ribbon at her schools "Reflections" contest. We were so thrilled and surprised when she won I had to walk her to school so I could take a picture. She got home and was being so cute playing with Reagan, the both of them giggling for a good 15 minutes while I sat and fed the baby that I was glad the camera was within reach.

My other "boyfriend"

So Chance and I have this ongoing history, that when Dad is out of town, then he gets to be my boyfriend... you know the head of the house and all. He loves to tease Giegh about it and regularly giggles when I kiss him when he adds "DAD... mom just KISSED me :)" anyway, these two shots were just too funny to not share, him asleep in our bed, and the next... well what do you expect w/three sisters. I'm sure its not the last of the flowers or fluff!

Aly's Talkin

Can't ever figure out how to layout the picture w/the text, but here she was about a month ago when she really started to talk and coo back.... and now its even better. What a happy baby!!

St Patricks Day

Lets face it, I'm a slacker, no excuses but I'm going to do a very brief overview of the last 6-8 weeks to try and make up for it. The kis ALL had to wear green, and Bailey even found a green sweat suit for Aly to wear. And then she and her two "Tuesday Twins" (they come over every Tues after school) had to strike a pose for me.. Thanks Jaki and Jeri!

6 Weeks and Counting....

Two Weeks

then Three...

Four Weeks

Five Weeks (Bailey's got me)

Six Weeks and I'm smiling :)

I can't ever figure out how to get the layout on this blogging stuff to work the right way, but hopefully, you'll get the idea that our little bug is getting bigger by the minute. I love the interaction I can have with her now, her smiles, the way her little lips curl up into an "O" when she's trying to talk back to me. We're sure all having a lot of fun with her.

I'm also realizing in a hurry that my idle time to e-mail, facebook, and blog is a bit crunched for now so be patient with us as the clock ticks by and know that we are surviving in this crazy little zoo we've created for our family of six... YIKES there are six of us in total, how did that happen :)