Mothers day

For Mother's we stayed in town because Kevin was ask to speak at church. He invited his mother to come up since obviously the topic would be about moms. The girls were really excited because Aunt Jill was at Nana's(aka Kevin's mom) for the weekend so they would come with Nana and Grandpa. We went to church but left after Sacrament Meeting so that his parents could get back to Twin at a reasonable hour. Kevin did a great job on his talk. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

We came back to our house for dinner. The girls had lots of fun playing while we were getting dinner ready. Allison taught Grandpa how to bowl on the WI. It took a while to figure out why he was having such a hard time but once we clued in that he was left handed he picked it up. He even beat Allison who is an old pro.

Madison had a great playing with Ashley and Kylie. She had the baby stuff out and had a great time. She is so good at getting down on there level and playing with them. She just amazes me more and more everyday. Words can't describe how proud I am of her. I am very lucky to have the privilege of being her mom. Ashley and Kylie had a great time with her. They play so great together. It is so fun watch them grow up together. They are lucky to be so close in age. Cousins can be great friends.

Quick update

Things have been really crazy and I have wanted to blog about a few things but have just plain ran out of time. Right now I am watching TV with my dear sweet husband and happy that he doesn't mind me multitasking. First of all I would like to brag on my two wonderful little girls. On Thursday last week Madison and Allison both received the Responsibility award at school. We are very proud of what wonderful children they are growing up to be. We could not be prouder of the girls that they are. Second Ashley finished preschool and we took a trip to the Zoo to end out the year. Ashley doesn't quite realize what it means at this time but when she does figure it out she is going to be upset. She looks forward to school every week. It is funny she is always talking about what she did at school with her boyfriends.(she is the only girl in class) She had a great time in preschool and looks forward to next year. This Ashley with all her boyfriends. We tried to get a good picture but 2 and 3 year old don't always cooperate.

New baby geese

For weeks now Kevin has been coming home and telling us about the baby geese that have hatched at work. We have either been too busy or the weather hasn't been that good so we haven't been able to go see them. This weekend was perfect to go see the baby geese. We first got a tour of Kevin's office and Ashley kept on saying "Daddy this your Blue Cross work." Madison and Allison really liked it because Kevin let them leave him a note on his dry erase board. Next we walked around the grounds of Blue cross to check out all the new geese. While walking the girls had alot to say about the geese and what they left behind. Madison wants to potty train the geese so they will all use the restroom in one place. Allison didn't say much because she was afraid that a goose would attack her so she had her eyes wide open and was on guard the whole time. Ashley kept saying that the geese were naughty. We never really got an explanation to why they were naughty. It was funny watching her tip toe through the walking paths so she wouldn't step on anything. There were a few geese that were still sitting on there eggs. The girls liked to see them. I never realized how territorial geese were. When we would get too close they would start hissing at us and walk briskly the other way. When we were heading back to our car apparently we got closer then one particular goose liked and it chased us for a while. Allison did not like it one bit and was very ready to get in the car. Allison always makes me smile. We had a great day.

Ashley exercising

My mom spent most of the month of December with us and she brought an exercise ball with her so she could work out. The girls thought it was so much fun. Ashley really liked it but she was not tall enough to sit on it like the other girls. Kevin bought her a big bouncy ball this weekend and I walked in on her "exercising" today. It was so cute.
I thought of my mom when I saw her and just had to share with everyone but especially share this so my mom can see it. I hope you enjoy it mom.

Easter

This year for Easter we went to Kevin's parents house. The girls were so excited. It has been awhile since we left town so it was nice to get away. Kevin's sister came from Pocatello with her family. We had a great time and lots of fun. We went to church and the girls wore the dresses that I made them. They didn't cooperate when I wanted to take pictures but here is what they looked like. The girls colored eggs with their cousin Kylie. While the girls were coloring eggs Grandpa went out and hid eggs for them to find. This was Ashley's first egg hunt she was so excited. It is hard to believe that Madison is growing up so fast. She was a great help with Ashley and Kylie this weekend. She was right there doing everything with the girls and such a big help. Allison loved looking around for the eggs and then counting to see how many she got. (Madison took this picture and it is one of my favorite. I think I have a little photographer on my hands.) Since it was such a nice day on Sunday the girls continued with their fun after Easter dinner. Ashley and Kylie jumped on the trampoline. They had the greatest time. Madison and Allison had fun on the swings and hanging out with their Uncle Nate. We had a great time with everyone. I love holidays as it is but they are always so much nicer when you can spend it with family.

To finish our trip off we stopped at Shoshone Falls on the way home. With all the spring run off they were just amazing. It had been awhile since I had been down there and the girls don't ever remember going so it was nice to be able to do that with them and Kevin's parents. It was a beautiful site to see.

Guess who is three?

Ashley turned 3 on Friday. I don't know if I am ready to have a three year old again. People say that two is hard but I think that three is way harder then two or at least it was with Allison. I am optimistic that three will be great this time.

Ashley has been very clear on what she wanted to do for her birthday. She wanted to have a party and invite Hailey and Capri. She wanted to go to Build a Bear, Panda Express and Chuck E. Cheese. We tried our best to do everything she wished.

We started celebration on Thursday so we could do a couple things while Madison and Allison were in school. First we had lunch with Dad at Panda Express. We ask her why she wanted to go to Panda Express so bad and she told us it was for the cookies.

After lunch we headed to the mall to get Kiddie Kandids and go to Build a Bear. Ashley got her Monkey that she has had her eye on. We had a fun day together.

On Friday the day of her birthday we invited our good friends the Moellers and the Ewings over for lunch and cake. Ashley had a great time playing and goofing off with her friends. And yes Hailey and Capri were there.

We finished our night off with dinner. Our tradition is to let the birthday girl pick where they want to go to dinner. Ashley had said she wanted to go to Chuck E. cheese but we know that is only because she wants to play. We told her that she could go later in the month with dad on a date so she picked to go to Cafe O'le. They give you fried ice cream if it is your birthday and that is topped with a cherry. She is so easy to please. This is Ashley eating her ice cream that she would not share.

Ashley had a great day and is already talking about her plans for when she turns four. We love having her in our family. She is the final piece that our family puzzle needed to be complete.

April Fools

Last night Madison volunteered to set the table for Allison. I thought it was kind of weird but just went along with it. She was being sneaky and when we all came to the table this is what we saw. When Kevin came out and saw it, I could see that he was irritated. He asked what is this and Madison said, "April Fools." A smile slowly came across his face and we all had a lot of fun with it. She knew that she would have to set the table normal so she had all of that ready and ran over to get it ready in a jiffy for dinner. She is so much fun.