happy easter

dying easter eggs. the girls loved it. they wanted to help alot.

we didn't ruin any shirts or the table!! amazing!

momma with her girls.
easter morning. the liv and mal got 2 sets of dresses for easter!
thanks grandpa and nana and papa.
i got the hats, gloves, purses and necklaces at target for $1! YA!

i think she is the cutest girl EVER!

beautiful older sister.

next set of dresses. doesn't olivia look like a little english girl.

she is ready to go to a polo match or a tea party!

she doesn't really like the gloves

eating it up.

easter baskets!

we had a very busy easter morning because brett had to sing and i had to speak in our ward. i also made up the program for sacrament! yikes. i don't know what made me more nervous, the program or speaking. everything went really well except i had some help with my talk.

kale and mallory were both crying, so while brett tried to calm kale down mallory made a break for it. so mid-talk i had to bend down and try to talk mal in to sitting back down. she would have none of that. mallory ended up spending most of my talk on the bishop's lap. it was fine and everyone thought it was cute. then after church brett had a 1 1/2 meeting. but everything turned out great and we had an enjoyable day.

HAPPY EASTER.

fun and easy easter treat

bird's nests

here's what you need:these are just like rice crispy treats.

4 cups mini marshmallows

1/4 cup butter (i only put in 2 TBS)

6 cups SMALL chow mein noodles

1 bag jelly beans

melt marshmellows and butter for 2 mintues on high. stir together. put on noodles and make sure all noodles are coated. then form into nests on to wax paper and place jellybeans (eggs) into the nests. let harden for a while. cute helpers.

they made sure the jelly beans were good.

hooters hidden

i tried my hand at a hooter hider (nursing cover). this is how it turned out.

i think it looks pretty cute. it works too!!

ps, i LOVE to say hooter hider.

2 months old

yikes. the third kid grows REALLY fast. i know i say this everytime i post about him, but i really can't believe he is 2 months old. i have these mixed feelings: he has always been here but can't believe it has already been 2 months. such a happy boy what brett is jealous of.

so sad.

kale on his 2 month birthday. he loves to stick out his tongue.

he is getting so fun. he smiles and talks and plays. he has even started to laugh a little. we just love him and can't get enough of him.
2 month stats:

13 lbs 1 oz

24 inches

he sleeps for 7 to 8 hours most nights and has really good naps during the day.

we sort-of already have alittle bit of a schedule.

he is such a good baby and only has moments of crying

he loves his sisters

he is a very happy boy and we are glad to have some blue in our pink world.

a conversation with kale!

big girl mallory

now that mallory is 2 she is getting quite independent. it is adorable.

she has to do everything by herself.

she got herself ready to leave one day. these are the results.coat on upside down. notice the hood by her bum. shoes on the wrong feet!

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.