Easter, Julie's B-day

We had a great time at Hunter Park with the Fail family.  The kids got to play on the playground for a long time, they got to frost some yummy cookies that Aunt Molly brought, and they got to do an Easter Egg Hunt. Very Fun!!

 Camrie, Jamie, Hunter, JaeLynn, and Lexi.

The kids got a few things they needed and a few things they wanted for Easter. The girls got up just after 7:00 and dug right in, so I trudged out of bed to get pictures before they demolished the living room. Hunter didn't wake up until about an hour later, but his face was so cute when he saw the couch and went running for his little wolf.   

On Easter Day we had dinner and an Easter egg hunt at Zach and JaNae's house.  The sand box is ALWAYS a huge hit.  I was glad to be able to get a picture of all the Grandkids plus a couple of other big kids (Colby and Zach).

 Zach, Kiptyn, Lilly, Logan Colby, Hunter, 

Camrie, Abbie, Jamie.

My birthday is ALWAYS a rough day.  Some years I try to ignore it and get past it as soon as I can, but I have family that love me to much to let me forget that it's a day I should celebrate and not mourn. I miss my sister Jamie, and I miss celebrating the day with her.  My mom told me that Jamie is probably up in Heaven celebrating our birthday, and I should be celebrating too, and that she wouldn't want me to be sad on such a special day. We decided we'd call our tears "tears of joy" because we're lucky to have had her in our lives. I'm so lucky that she was chosen to be my twin, and I love her and miss her so much.
Happy 29th Birthday Sis!

 

Happy 7th Birthday Jamie, Dilly Beans, and some random pictures.

Jamie had a super fun birthday. It was her first "friend" birthday party, and I learned a lot. First, don't have a friend party last for two hours. One maybe even one and a half is okay, but two is just a little to long. Second, only invite a handful of friends. Letting Jamie pass out invites to who ever she wanted and then expecting some not to show doesn't work. I guess kids LOVE parties and WILL show. lol. Anyway, Jamie had a great time.  After the friends left we had a laid back party with the family, much less stress. Happy Birthday to my beautiful 7 year old girl. I love you Jamie!!

 

I picked up a crate of green beans from Bountiful Baskets, so Ron and Nancy came over and showed me how to make Dilly Beans. The kids call them Jelly Beans, but believe me they do NOT taste like Jelly Beans.  It was a long evening, but we had great conversation and enjoyed spending the time together, and I learned a thing or two about canning.

 

Here's a couple fun pictures. Hunter was getting jealous of Jamie and Camrie dressing up, so Jamie helped him out. What a ham.  

My wonderful kids!!

Jamie just turned seven years old, and is in first grade.  She loves everything about horses, especially riding them.  She also likes dinosaurs and dragons.  Her birthday theme was all about toothless the dragon, from How to train your Dragon (which is perfect considering she's missing 6 teeth right now).  Jamie is a little artist, she's always drawing pictures or creating little master pieces.  She also loves to read, and is on the accelerated reader program at school.  Jamie is a great big sister and is always playing with Camrie and being a little mom for Hunter. Jamie is always helping out with chores around the house.  In April Jamie will be playing softball for her 3rd year in a row.  Jamie is an amazing girl, she's so smart and she's a great example for Camrie and Hunter, and I love her to pieces.

Camrie is four and a half, and is in pre-school, and she is a little princess.  She is very into dress up right now and will change her clothes three or four times a day. She loves to dance around the house and sing with Jamie.  Camrie is starting to enjoy coloring and is getting very creative.  We have a wall full of her beautiful artwork.  Camrie is always excited and willing to help out with the chores during the day.  She's my little helper.  Camrie really looks up to Jamie.  She's almost always attached to her hip, whatever Jamie's doing that's what Cam wants to be doing, they are truly best friends. Camrie is so excited to get to play softball with Jamie for her first time this year.  Camrie is such a delight and always makes me smile or laugh.  I just love that little girl!

Hunter, my little Hunt Man is 17 months old and a bundle of joy.  He is the most cuddly, kissy, huggy child I've had and he loves his Mama.  He is also very curious and is into anything he can be.  If I forget to close a door I know where I can find Hunter.  He's very good at dragging chairs around the house, and when you put the chairs away he'll find a bucket, or a box, or a toy horse, or anything that will make him that much taller.  I love listening to him try to talk.  I can't understand much, but he does say: Mama, Dada, boo, ball, nose, eye, look (or gook), and a few others I can't think of.  I taught him a little sign language and when I hear him say "na", then I know he's probably doing signs behind me so that I'll get him a snack, juice, milk, or more of whatever he just had.  It's so easy to make him laugh or smile, and that just makes us laugh and smile. He has been just a joy and I love him and I love having a boy! 

Basement gym, UofU gymnastics, and then some...

So we have a make shift gym downstairs that we workout in often.  While Colby and I stretch we let the kids hang on the bars and play on the rope and they just love it.  A new workout we've been trying is called Crossfit and it has to do with lots of pull-ups, push-ups, plyometrics, heavy weights, circut kind of training.  So far we both really like it, and so do the kids. 

We went to a U of U gymnastics meet with all the Holmes's, and the girls had a ball.  Jamie was disappointed when she found out we were just watching, but after she said she's glad we went because she had a lot of fun.

My cute little 16 month old Hunt Man is getting VERY good at climbing, and getting into everything.  He's getting good at getting what he wants too.  He cracks me up and makes me crazy at the same time.  I can't believe that my little baby is now a toddler.  He's growing up to fast.

Jamie had this front tooth that we could not get her to pull.  It was so gross.  It was like that for about 3 or 4 days, she finally bit into something and it fell out.  I told her it was hanging by a thread and when it came out she was staring at it funny and I asked her why, she said because she couldn't see the yarn. lol.  Took me a second to figure out what she was talking about, then I just laughed and said "you mean thread?" lol. Silly girl.  So as of this moment she has 6 teeth that are out, and loves that everyone calls her Toothless, just like the dragon.

Camrie has been my little poser lately.  You take out the camera and she gets all dramatic. I love it.

I got a play dough recipe from my Aunt Molly and so we had a play dough day.  We made it and played with it and had a great time.  More then a month later and the play dough is still great, but I think we're going to have to make a couple more colors soon.

My beautiful kiddo's.  I love them more then they'll ever know.

I just love this picture.  Hunter just wanted to play by Kiptyn, it was so cute.  I just know they're going to be best buds.