Brotherly Love

Ammon loves his little brother Jared. Kevin was the same way with Hunter, getting his bottle or diaper and climbing in his playpen with him.
It's great watching them have fun with each other.

Happy Easter!

How can a child playing in a pool still be so dirty?

I love pictures like this, where I feel I caught a real smile even though they posed.  They are just having so much fun that it shows.  I love for my kids to have fun, I love to have fun with them.  I wish I was better at managing my time so I could better share the everyday adventures of our family.  But I suppose the most important thing is that the fun is happening, I often don't grab the camera in time, or even try when you are in the midst of those special moments, but those moments happen, and that is my first priority.

Kids are fun!

I've missed you!

The kids liked watching "Wimpy Kid"

Hunter's impression.

Hunter is 4!

A while back when Bryan asked Hunter what he wanted for his birthday he said "something wrapped in yellow"
"What do you want me to wrap in yellow for you?"
"Oh just go find something in your room."

Well, almost every present was wrapped in yellow, but most everything was made or purchased just for him.  Only Katie was the one who took him up on his offer, but went into his room to get it.

Smart girl, he's 4 he didn't care.

It was great to have so much family over, and he was in love with every present.

 

Ammon enjoyed decorating his cousin Talon with some ribbon.

I made him a strawberry bunny cake just like he asked and he told me how to decorate it.

 

  

He requested worms to be on his bunny.  There's also smarties scattered throughout, which I don't recommend actually eating with the cake, kind of yucky in my opinion.

Thanks to everyone!

Katie's Baptism!

I am almost a full month late on this post and I have no good excuse, but I will no longer procrastinate this one task, because I've always got plenty of other things I'm putting off.

Katie was baptized on February 6th.  She was first in the font before the 2 boys from other wards, and she was freezing!  She was shaking before she went under, and everyone was asking later if it was the temperature or her nerves.  After the baptisms she sang "When I Am Baptized" with her friend Katie.  We forgot to record it and I don't really know how it sounded because I was playing the piano.  I heard many compliments though.

 

  

  

  

  

We're so glad so many friends and family could share in this special time.  We felt the love far and near!

Our princess is growing up, and as always is an awesome big sister.

It's a BOY!

Once again, Katie is taking the news very well, and is always so excited to be a big sister again that the news it's not her first choice is a momentary disappointment.
For me this means I don't have to switch modes or wardrobes.  Only problem is we had a girl name all picked out since Hunter, where are we to find another boy name we like?  Bryan is still not giving in to John Jacob Jingle Hiner.  I have a few months to convince him though :)

Yeah for new toys!

Why do they make pants so long?  It's been a problem for a long time now.  Most of the time I'll take the lazy way out and just roll them at the bottom, but some won't stay.
Good thing I have a sewing machine now to feel all Suzy Homemaker and hem them up.  Task one on sewing machine complete.  Task two... we'll just have to wait and see, I'm a busy woman.

Birthdays!!!

Katie had an awesome party with a bunch of her friends.  She also got loaded up with so much fun stuff she hasn't registered all her webkinz or played with all her things yet.  She is now 8 which means we are getting ready for her baptism on the 6th of February.  All are welcome!
Here she is with a game the boys opened the next morning while she was away, and the plans for a puzzle Daddy's going to make for her.  So really it's a gift for him considering how much he loves making those things right now.  :)

 

It wasn't scary or anything, turning 30, but maybe it was because I didn't really think about it.  It was a few days later as Bryan and I were sitting doing stamping and sanding (I love it when the kids are in bed), that I realized if someone asks me how old I am, I have to say 30.  I told Bryan this and he said, "You don't have to say that."  Then I reminded him that I'm not a liar.  It's just weird to not be in my 20's anymore, that was a long run.  But the 30's will be just as long, and yet go by just as fast.
I'm so blessed, and happy to start a new year.  Especially with a sewing machine!!! Yeah!

All is well.

Had a Dr's appointment today and all seems fine. I'm about 14½ weeks and still haven't really gained any weight and am also much colder than everyone else all the time. Two symptoms I would love to have continue throughout the pregnancy, but for now I'll just enjoy enjoy them while I can. Even without the weight gain I'm probably not going to wear these jeans again. Baby's floating all around with a nice strong heartbeat, and after my ultrasound on Feb 1st I will get a new Dr at Caring for Women, because mine will start working at a different hospital. So far, Bryan is the only standard in the delivery room with me. That's fine it's really the anesthesiologist that I care is doing his job right!

Ouch!

Katie had quite the spill as her friend and her were running out of Aunt Kristi's house last night. Of course Aunt Kristi had nice big bandaids, but this morning I told Katie she might want to take them off before they get gross. She wanted to pull them off herself and was a trouper about it, but would not put new ones on, all so that she wouldn't have to go through taking them off again.

She says she likes the smiley scar she has on her knee so we'll see how these turn out :)