a welcome visitor

my niece, sara, came to visit us for her spring break.

it was so fun.

she is almost 17! i was a little nervous because we don't really DO anything that cool around here. then i remembered back to when i use to go visit her family when she was young and just hanging out was fun. so sara, i hope you had fun.

here sara is with the girls! they loved her. sara was such a great help too. she held the baby, tied shoes, helped clean up. you name it, she helped with it.

i guess that comes from being the oldest of 6 kids!

we did do some "fun" stuff while she was here.

we helped the girls "make" some crowns. this is olivia being ariel. check out the seashells!
we made some wood 3D puzzel things. sara made this skeleton and i made the effiel tower.

pope kale ivar the first.
sara and i laughed for about half an hour about this one.
the girls just looked at us and didn't really know what we were laughing about.

we also went to the park, took some walks, did some origami, laughed and laughed and played princess.

thanks for coming to visit sara.

we loved having you here!

not an april fool's joke

i almost quit my job yesterday. the people i supervise were being down right rude to me. not doing what they are assigned, bad mouthing me and i think they were planning a mutiny. there is alot of drama here and sometimes i just can't deal with these diva's. luckily the big boss came to the rescue with flowers (not even knowing that i had a bad day), took over with the employees and gave me a much needed break. thanks boss man. i think i can this day job a little longer.

child labor laws??

olivia and mallory LOVE to clean.

here they are wiping the table.

they will also vacuum, clean up all the shoes and do dishes.

they are for hire if anyone needs some help.

happy st. patty's day

we celebrated by going to the indianapolis parade.

it was fun and SO warm. it was nice to get out in the sun.

we were at the end of the parade and only got alittle bit of candy.

olivia was disappointed so next year we will go alittle earlier and get a better seat.

just incase you're wondering, no we didn't adopt, we had quite a few other kids sitting on our blanket with us.
we also had green milk and made sugar cookies with green sprinkles!!
oh, and of course we all wore green.

smiley boy!

kale is getting to be so big. he is 7 weeks tomorrow!

i can't believe how fast time is going!look at that sweet face!

stats at his 1 month dr. visit:

23 inches

11 lbs 6 oz

the dr. said he was very strong and quite alert.

he still has all his hair.

he is smiling, talking and best of all he has started to

sleep 7 ish hours a night!

we love you kale!

some videos from mallory's birthday

i love that she couldn't blow out her candles. i think all the air was going up! i am so glad we caught it on camera!

happy birthday sweet mallory

happy birthday sweet girl. mallory gail turned 2 on march 2nd. she was so excited to have a birthday.

her ladybug cupcakes. she LOVED them.i put some streamers up across the door and let's just say they were a hit with the girls.

they ran through them until i took them down just a couple of days ago.

i didn't know they were going to have such fun with them/

here they are running through them.presentssilly facesome presents and a new outfit2 years old. where did the time go?cupcake face big sis liv. she did so well with the whole "not HER birthday thing". she helped unwrap the presents but didn't once ask where her presents were. she was a really good sister. it was so fun to have her pick out a present for mallory. they both thought it was very cool.

some facts about mallory:

loves to laugh

gives really good squeezes (hugs)

loves her big sister and little brother

loves to eat just about anything

(salsa, jalapenos, sour cream, spinach dip, fruits, plain broccoli to name a few)

she is a great sleeper

always wants to read

speaks really well

two things she can't live without- b (her blanket) and pluggy (her pacifier)

we love you mallory and are so glad you are in our family. thanks for being such a sweetheart and always wanting to hang out with mom and dad.

daddy daughter dates and sleeping beauty

brett has started to take liv and mal out on

daddy daughter dates

once a month. they already love it.

here is mallory and him after going to lunch at mcdonalds. mal was really cute, she didn't really understand why olivia and i couldn't come. she had alot of fun with daddy. here is liv and daddy. they got to go to target and pick out a brithday gift for mallory from olivia and then went to eat at subway, olivia's choice.
sleeping beauty
this is how a found olivia one day napping!
isn't she funny.
yes, that's right, her head is UNDER the big stuffed bear.
i love it.

chop, chop

i have been meaning to cut my hair for some time so today i went and did it. i cut alittle more than a trim. this is the before picture.

after....

um, who the heck is that??

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

yikes! NEVER in my whole life have i had it this short!! ok, maybe when i was 7 and wanted my mom to "feather" it everyday but not since i have been making the decision has it been this short! i think i like it?? we will see tomorrow when i have to style it myself!

this ones for you nana

my mom spoiled us while she was here.

she bought the girls some matching outfits. i wanted to show her how cute they are.
i cannot say how much a enjoyed my mom being here. i not only didn't have to touch a dirty dish, make dinner, or vacuum for 2 1/2 weeks but she is one of my best friends. it was just nice to see her and have her here with us. i didn't worry for one minute when i was at the hospital because i knew she was at home with the girls. i almost didn't let her go, really. she almost stayed a couple extra days for me but in the end, i let her go home. not without ALOT of crying, i cried for a couple days before she even left. thanks again for everything mom. you're the best.
PLEASE come back soon or better yet just move here!

the cave

so i didn't take a very good picture but in this picture the girls are inside they "cave". brett makes them tents in their room. they love it. one day when the cave was made, i heard the girls screaming and laughing. i grabbed the camera and ran. this is what i found...














the daddy monster. all i have to say is AWESOME. this is why i married him.

little photo shoot

this is an outfit that grandpa (brett's dad) got for kale. isn't it adorable. i just about died when i got him in it. i think he looks like such a little man. we can't get enough of him.stinky little toes

still has more hair than dad.

sweet girls

blessing day

nana and wendy helping kale get ready. nana bought a really cute outfit

and kale looked so handsome. this picture is becoming a trend with our kiddos. doesn't he look happy! mallory's blessing day picture is the same, crying, screaming! ohhh, aren't they adorable. proud pretty sisters.three generation picture! how awesome is that! we were

so glad that grandpa could make it. (don't tell brett i told you, but i am pretty sure he was crying for this picture!!). LOVE YOU BABE!

brett did such a great job with the blessing. it was very sweet for me to see those strong men holding my little baby boy in the circle. those men (and other's that couldn't be there) will be such great influences to this little buddy! thank you for all who came and to those how couldn't, we missed you!

it was a great day. after sacrament we all went home and had a great dinner. brett used his bar-b-que for the first time and made some great chicken and ribs! then we all just hung out and chatted. what could be better, good food and great people!