Easter

Easter came and went really quick at our home. I haven't really gotten into the holidays much this year =(. I hope that changes soon! Our ward did a community Easter egg hunt the Friday before Easter. There was a HUGE turn out!


Ummm....So...I did my Easter shopping the night before....There wasn't much left so it wasn't as great as last year but the kiddos didn't notice (of course). They were just so excited that the Easter Bunny came!

It didn't take Mason long to figure out how to open the eggs =)

I'm glad that they were just as excited about the fruit as they were the candy! =)

I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Easter and got to spend it with friends and family!

Valentines Day

Valentines Day came and went too fast!! I made some yummy treats this year for a few of my friends.


Thanks to Dorne & Nancy, Anthon and I were able to go on a nice Valentines date, kid free =). Anthon and I met at his parents house so we could hop in his car to leave. When he opened my door I saw a dozen roses waiting in my seat for me =).


He took me to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. We had a very enjoyable evening and Anthon was a sport and walked around Borders with me. He doesn't understand my obsession with books but he humored me anyway. After that, we went to get ice cream at Dairy Queen and then picked up our kiddos. It was nice to get away for a while =).

Valentines dinner for our kids

Valentines Day at my house, when I was growing up, was lots of fun. My parents would cook for us a nice dinner and then tell us to go up stairs and get in our Sunday best. While we were getting ready my parents would set up their formal dinning room with their good dishes and decorate the dinning area. We would come down to a candle lit room and my parents would be our waiters. It was so much fun for us and I decided that I wanted to start that tradition with my kids.
My parents came down to visit on V-day so my Mom helped me decorate while Anthon and my Dad got the kids dressed and played with them until we were ready.

The decorated room

The kids were so excited to eat in the candle light!

Daddy the waiter =)

I hope everyone had a great Valentines Day!!

First trip to the dentist

I know I shouldn't have waited so long to take them to the dentist for the first time, but I know how much I HATE the dentist! I didn't want to put them through it too =).
McKay was scared at first. I had the most HORRIBLE experience that anyone could ever have at the dentist (and I ended up crying) and all of my kiddos happened to be there, watching. So, McKay thought it would make him cry too. He was so good and went along with it anyway.

Waiting for an x-ray

Still scared =(

This is about the time that he realized it wasn't so bad. He was happy after he got his teeth cleaned and actually asked when he would get to go back.

Makenna has always been a brave little soul =). She walked right in and did exactly what they told her to do. She enjoyed being there.

Trying to watch the movie while they were cleaning her teeth.

Birthday parties!

Masons birthday is just a couple weeks before Makennas so we had lots of birthday party planning to do in the past month! I still can't believe my baby is already 1!!!
Here are just a few pictures of their birthday parties!

Of course, McKay HAD to play with all of the toys first to make sure none of them were broken...

He burned his fingers on the candle =(

He loved the cake though!
Makenna had lots of her little friends over for her birthday. She had so much fun!
My Mom & Dad got her this radio with some children's song book cds and she listens to them EVERY NIGHT when she goes to bed.Clothes from Nanny and Papa!

Some of the kids playing 'Ring, ring, who's got the ring'

Makenna said she wanted a flower cake for her birthday!
The cake was made out of Rice Krispy treats. Made them and then used a veggie tray to shape the flower. I thought it turned out pretty cute =).

Mason is 1!!

I can not believe that my sweet little boy is already 1 year old!! The more kiddos you have, the faster time flies! He is such a sweet little boy. He has been my most cuddly child and I LOVE it! He is a little bit slower than my other two were but I'm okay with that. He has already grown up so quickly, I would hate for it to go that much faster! He says: Bye-bye, Dada, Mama, Thank you, Uh-oh & a couple others that I can't think of right now =). He will copy other things that we say but won't say them on his own yet. Here is just a quick peek at his first year of life.

I was scheduled to be induced 3 weeks early. I wasn't dilated AT ALL, so they gave me cervidil to help me dilate before they induced me. After 12 hours they realized that he wasn't head down anymore and since I had already started contracting....I had to have a C-section.

Getting ready for the OR

I was SO spaced from the meds they gave me in the OR that I don't remember even taking this picture....glad I have it though =)

Born at 8:01 am and weighed 8 lbs 1 oz

Home from the hospital

When Mason was 3 weeks old he was rushed to the hospital and spent 2 weeks there. 8 days on a ventilator and 6 days in the recovery room. If you haven't heard the full story you can read about it here. It was a horrible time and we almost lost him. I'm so glad everything turned out okay and that we still have him.

Blessing day

Makenna and Mason are going to be such good friends

I love this little boy SO much! He is so happy and FUNNY! He is going to bring so much laughter and joy into this family in the years to come and I can't wait!

Happy Birthday Mason!

Family pictures

My wonderful sister, Sarah, took family pictures for us while we were in Thatcher for Christmas. We had planned on doing nice pictures with dresses and white shirts and ties but it was WAY too cold for that so we kind of found whatever we could =). Thanks Sarah!!

These next 2 are my favorite of Mason