Lounging in the Sun

There is a cat (we don't know who she belongs to) that likes to come around once in awhile and lounge on our back porch. The kids love animals so they love when she comes around. Yesterday the cat was lounging in the sun taking a nap and Maddie decided to join her.

Family Circus

I decided to redo my blog background today. I am so happy we are having such warm weather and I am ready for spring! I found some pictures that I haven't posted yet and I wanted to share them. Here are some pictures that Bret took one day at dinner. I am constantly telling the kids, "We are having a family dinner NOT a family circus. They have the hardest time staying in their seats and eating their food.



The next few pictures are some I took of Max and Maddie with their cute cousin Avery. She is five months old but they wanted to play with her. They were reading her Where's Waldo books.

Good for a Laugh

This morning we were walking back home after dropping Max off at school and Maddie pointed to the crosswalk sign and said, "Look Mom, that sign says, the gingerbreads are having a race!" So I looked at the sign and had a good laugh. It is so funny to hear some of the things kids come up with.

Max's Birthday

Max turned 6 years old on Saturday. He was so excited to finally be 6! We went with my family to the Draper Temple Open House in the morning. It is a beautiful temple and it was fun to show our kids what a temple is like on the inside. Max's favorite part was the chandeliers, they were so big and sparkly. We then came back to our house for a BBQ and had ice cream and cake for Max's birthday.

Big Girl!

We had a big girl weekend with Maddie. She traded in her binky on Friday morning for a set of Princess Belle dishes and toy food. She was so excited she has played with them for hours everyday so we know she thinks she made a good trade. We also took down her crib and put her in a "big girl bed." She does go to sleep at night fine but she has not had a nap since Friday! I am not sure if it is the absence of the binky or that getting out of bed is easy for her now. I put her down for a nap and she ends of playing with toys instead of sleeping. I hope we can get her back into the nap routine she needs them and so do I! :)