What we did in April. Picture Style.

I took so many pictures in April but besides Evan's birthday I didn't blog any. So hold on to your pants. It's picture overload time!

Batman! (Max)

They love these Superhero capes Dan brought back from guatemala

Evan thought it was awesome too. hah

take advantage of the church gym one chilly day

Met up with Aiden and Aunt Cass at the train park and went hunting for craw dad shells

snuggles with my Max!

These boys love taking group pictures!

a brief venture down into the coulees

on our first family bike ride

Worm hunting

At Emery and Wren's for their birthday!

Bowling date night!

I love this girl!

Double date fun. It was our first group date in a long while! gotta make them more frequent!

My evan! 

having Aunty Nix around is the best!

Morning shenanigans

FOOD MONSTER!

Dierks Bentley concert!

another bike ride

Sean had my phone in church... at least it shows us being reverent...

My handsome boys

Sean started up soccer and LOVES it

More Aunty Nix fun!

Almost made it! You're a trooper!

evan loving on cousin Ben

helping Dad install a new toilet

discovering the joy of jumping off Grandma and Grandpas deck.

Max enjoyed it a lot....

He loves this chair now

he has no idea...

My early morning running buddy

Congrats! You made it!

Easter is coming up in its own post!

Sean boy

This last Sunday was quite hilarious and super cute for me just to see Sean and his little personality.

It all started before church. We were all in the kitchen and Dan pulled out his Ipad and started playing on it leaning up against the kitchen counter. Sean sees this and says "Dad, go lay on the couch"

Dan "I'm good here buddy"
Sean "But Dad go lay on the couch."
Dan, "It's okay bud. i'm stayin here"
Sean "Go lay on the couch Dad."
Dan "You go lay on the couch"
Sean," I'm not the one on my Ipad"

He said it with such sass that I DIED! oh my goodness. It was hilarious. Dan was laughing too but that might have been at me.


Our ward had fast and testimony meeting on Sunday because we have Stake Conference the first week in May.
So kids and adults start getting up and bearing their testimonies. Seans watching and listening. He eventually says to me Mom I wanna go up there. So I told him to go ask Dad for help. I was feeding Evan and covered in his food. So Sean walks over to Dan and repeats his statement.  Dan says okay bud. Do you wanna go yourself? Sean said YA! Dan asked him what he was going to say and gave him a few suggestions and then sent him on his way at the next moment he could. Sean just about ran up to the pulpit but another kid got there first so Sean stood about 5 feet away and slowly inched closer. When the other kid was done Sean jumped right up and bore his sweet little testimony.
"I love to bear my testimony. I know the church is true. I love my family. We come to church. uhhh my family...uhh... we do things.... and we be true.... uhh.... and do things... AMEN." and proceeded to jump down and run back to us and say in a loud voice. WOW that was a huge talk! High Five! and gave all of us high fives. everyone around us was enjoying him and his cuteness!

I do love him and his joy in sharing his testimony. Its so sweet and pure and makes me feel wonderful seeing that I am raising him alright. I make mistakes but he still knows he has a Savior and Heavenly Parents who love him and that church is the place to be. Never lose that buddy!

Another Monster Bash

As always when my kiddos turn one we have a Monster Party. We invite our families to come and join us.
This time around we did it the Sunday before Evans birthday because Dan would be gone the week of Evan's birthday. It worked out alright.
Lots of food and fun.

 I may go a bit crazy on the cakes but they are so fun. The cakes are what I do best. haha THe banner is the only other decoration. I don't so much plan parties as just plan on eating cake and icecream, haha

It was a good party and Evan sure enjoyed his cake.

What a way to ring in his first year! Love you baby boy!

A Whole Year!

Well, we did it. We made it to another first birthday!

This one seemed like a long time coming. Now looking back though it wasn't as long as it felt. Bittersweet day today as we say goodbye to his first year of life. Many more to look forward too.
As I tucked him into bed last night I was more emotional than I have been with any other of my babies. I am not sure why. I am grateful (not always) that he still likes to cuddle. He is a really good snuggler.

This year has been the hardest first year yet. Juggling three really little kids. One who was a baby and one who thought he still should be a baby and one who was trying to be so independent and helpful.
I'm glad to say we all made it through. Hopefully with few traumatic memories.

Though the first three months were the absolute worst with all the crying and screaming Evan did I am glad he is over that now and is really a super happy (clingy) baby. He is defintely a momma's boy. He's gotta be in my arms if he is at all near me. He doesn't like it if I hold Max. Sean he's alright with but man oh man. If I hold Max he LOSES it. Good ole brotherly rivarly. Probably from all the times Max has sat on him or drug him around the house or whatever else Max has done to him. Though they are much better friends now. I love it.
The three of them are starting to play so well now. Makes my momma heart just melt.

Evan is walking. More so than crawling. If he falls down he gets right back up and at it. Zombie walk and all.

Still only two bottom teeth. I don't know where those other ones are hiding but I really hope they all pop through together on the next teething round. This little boy and teething SUCK! He gets mild fevers, needs snuggles 24/7, doesn't sleep well, and just cries. and then pops one tooth. So the next time he goes through all that if he could just pop 6 teeth that would be great.

Food monster. He's my little vacuum. crawls under the table and looks in his chair for any leftovers. Lets face it.. he finds them. haha.

Now that the Spring weather is here we've been able to get outside more. He loves it. The stroller not so much. Probably because it means he has to sit by Max and not be in my arms. That two strikes againest me. haha. But once we get going he Loves it. Especially now that he can wander the parks we go to. When his big brothers go out to the back yard he makes a break for it as well. haha Oh He's going to love this Summer.

I am so grateful that this spunky little boy came into our lives so quickly. Yes it has been rough and I've lost more marbles than I can count but I can't imagine life without him. He brightens my day with his toothy, gummy smile. It makes me so happy to hear him laugh and his brothers making him Life.

I love being a Mom. I would choose to do it all again exaclty how I've done it. I wouldn't want to change a thing.

Happy Birthday my Evan!