March Madness

We needed to go down to Provo so we made a little vacation out if it. The kids loved swimming in the pool (though it was a little cold!) and lasted over three hours at the outlet stores in Park City. It was a miracle people.

My attempt at getting both kids to wear their sunglasses at the same time. Will probably never happen.

Celebrated the birthday. Cade and Clay decorated my cake. Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us. We sure are blessed.

Visiting daddy at work.
These two make my life so exciting.

We've all been trading off whose sick for the past month and I am ready for us all to be healthy with good weather to play outside. We are still playing the waiting game with PT schools and may even be open to the idea of another path. So if anyone has an awesome job for us let us know. Everything will work out as it always does! Thanks for your love and prayers.

P.S. My bracket is totally beating Clay's right now though it won't last long since I had Missouri picked to win it all. What will we watch after March? How long until the Olympics?

Lazy Days of Winter

Today was a lazy day. Didn't do any of the things on my list and I kind of feel like chocolate chip cookies but I dont know if that desire is strong enough to get me to actually make them. We'll see. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be more motivated and make up for today but until then - yay for lazy days!

Catch Up

So Thanksgiving, Christmas? Was that really almost two months ago? I still haven't gotten the Christmas pictures from my parents because genius here remembered to charge the camera battery but didn't put it back in so I borrowed theirs. But it was great and we are very blessed. And we got to cut down our own tree this year.

Paige turned 1 in November. She had fun getting girly, pink things and loved her pig cake.

Cade turned three and Clay turned 27 in December. The cake didn't really look like Curious George but hey I tried and he loved it.

We've been enjoying playing outside but have to resort to playing in rocks and mud instead of snow.

Cade asks everyday if there is snow so he can make a snowman. Come on Idaho - seriously? The weakest winter ever.

Cade is improving in his photography and took this lovely one of Paige. Basically he gets the camera depending upon how desperate I am to have him leave me alone for a few minutes.

Cade loves learning new songs in Primary.

Paigey just being her cute self. Yes my kids are this cute and perfect all the time, they beg for vegetables and always go to sleep on time. We are waiting to hear from five more PT schools including our top two - ISU and Rocky Mountain in Provo. We are on a wait list at Tuoro University in Henderson, Nevada and won't find out until May where we rank on the list. I hate this waiting game. Do you think the blessings can still come even if you totally fail the trial of your faith? I can't wait to find out what the future holds for us.

Parents of the Year

We pretty much have the Parents of the Year award for 2011 all wrapped up as evidenced by this video. (I may have posted this last year - I can't remember.) I don't think I am in the running for blogger of the year. Stay tuned for more news and updates.

Halloween = Candy for me too!

We ended up with a striped theme this year!

And Paige's hair looked even better the next day.

Cade was kind of a little diva about trick-or-treating. Maybe it was because he got vip treatment and got pulled around in the wagon. We would be walking up to a door and he would say "I no say trick-or-treat", he wouldn't ring the door bell and wouldn't hold his bucket. He would just sit there, get the candy, and walk away saying "I go nother house."

So I don't know if he enjoyed the trick-or-treating part but I do know he enjoyed the sugar high afterwards.

Paige should model for the starving child please feed me commercials. The bruise above the eye courtesy of Cade adds a nice touch. She'll be one in a couple of week and took six steps yesterday. They grow up so fast!

And here is the "I not only need food but obviously some clothes too" child who is forced to earn money on the streets by selling his art. Cade loves to show his little sister tough love and he will be three in December.

Paige's Adolf Hitler hair do.

Life's not perfect but we're pretty darn blessed. Six out of the sixteen PT school apps are done and we're hoping we get in somewhere. We've applied to Maine, Miami, Arizona and everywhere in between so it will be interesting where Heavenly Father wants to send us.
"Come What May and Love it!"

Our Little Lady

We've been ....

Hanging out with the guys.

Tractor rides at Grandma Great's ranch.

Swimming with cousin Ellie.

Horsey Rides.

 Wagon rides.

Car rides at the Fair.

 Beautiful family pictures by my amazing friend Brenna!

Too much fun!