Evy's hair

I don't think even I realized how much I desperately wanted a little girl until we had Evelyn. Now that her hair is long enough to fall in her eyes, but not quite long enough for a ponytail I'm having fun doing some styles with it! As long as she has a cookie to chew on, she's quite content to sit our bathroom counter while I do her hair.

Easter Weekend in CA

We drive out to California over Easter weekend to see my cousin, Ryan, his wife, Chrissy, and their new baby boy, Tyler. They'd flown out from Ohio, so we were excited to see them and meet Tyler!

We went to Paradise Cove in Malibu. It was windy, but that didn't stop the boys from playing in the sand (and a little in the water!). Afterwards we got some Mission Burrito & enjoyed the awesome view from grandma's backyard. Evy was so funny with Tyler! whatever toy he picked up, she would just grab from him! It didn't matter what he had, she'd drop what was in her hand & grab it. I guess being 4 months older gave her a huge advantage for now. Tyler's already bugger than her though. That night we did glow sticks in the eggs, which the boys loved!

Sunday morning the boys hunted for their Easter baskets, then we went to church with grandma, & then the boys got to do another egg hunt!

Egg hunts

This year the boys participated in 5 egg hunts. I tried to remind them that eggs symbolize birth & the resurrection of Jesus, so I'm hoping it wasn't just about the candy for them!

I thought the nighttime one with glow sticks in the eggs was pretty fun!

Black Beans

It's what she had for dinner.

Little Miss refuses baby food at dinner time-she wants what we're eating, so I just mash up bits for her. She's not above using her 'banshee scream' to protest anything she dislikes. Nobody will be pushing her around, I guess.

Alec's story

PBS was hating a Kids' Writing Contest. So, I asked Alec to tell me a story & I wrote it down, then had him write it out & illustrate it. I thought it was pretty cute! He's really working hard on writing neatly.

Kindergarten has been a learning curve for him. He has such a hard time sitting still & listening-he's always trying to be silly. But, he's come so far this year & I'm very proud of him for working on it.

Cute Kids

It was just a slow morning when all three kids were hanging out in bed with me...

Disneyland

We took our family vacation to Disneyland for 3 days, Feb. 28-March 2. It turned out pretty hot & crowded, which seemed crazy that time of year, but the boys still had a blast. I was pretty proud of them, because they'd decided to save all their Christmas money & only pick one gift each, so we could pay for the trip. Sometimes at Walmart (back in December), the boys would want a toy, but when I asked if they wanted the toy more than a trip to Disneyland, they always chose the trip!

It was a little rough with Evy still nursing & James still too short to ride the roller coasters (my poor vertically-challenged babies!), so we did a lot of turns on the Buzz Lightyear to amend that.

Alec was chosen again for the Jedi Training Academy (his fave!), so that made his trip! We also had a character breakfast with Chip and Dale, which is always fun. The buffets are always fantastic & having the characters come around to the tables is so nice!

So romantic

We were so excited that Paulwood be home for dinner one night this week. And luckily it fell on Valentine's Day. We kept up our tradition of Chinese takeout, and the boys desperately wanted maraschino cherries with some ginger ale and cranberry juice. They had picked out a three dollar toy from Deseret industries earlier in the week as their presents, so they were mostly excited about that...and the candy!

Alec already had a bag of candy from his school party, but he'd been very good about only taking two, as I'd asked.

The children and I had had a special Valentine breakfast at my parents house, with stuffed French toast and banana compote. Yummy!

More snow time

Paul wanted to take the boys up to Mount Charleston for one last chance to go sledding in the snow. James definitely gets tired first and wants to go home. Alec could sled for hours.

It was fresh snow, so great fun! Nice powder.

Spring is coming!!!

The weather has really begun to warm up lately, so the boys and I have been thrilled to hit the parks again. Evy liked swinging for a few minutes, then got tired of it. Oh well, I'm sure she'll change her mind later.