Mom & Tot and Itty Bitty

Yep, Benjamin did another round of Itty Bitty. This time it was Itty Bitty Baseball! Isaac is not a huge fan of this sport, so he wasn't to thrilled about it. But I decided to put Benjamin in because he was showing a huge interest in Baseball. When I told him we were putting him in Baseball, he was thrilled!! It was two weeks long and ended last Friday. Below are a few highlights.

Hitting the ball and running the bases

In the "out field"

The Parachute on the last day

They did it!

The other exciting thing was while he was in one gym doing baseball, I decided to put Abby in a Mom & Tot Gymnastics class. She was so excited to be doing something besides watching from the sidelines. She absolutely loved it! Tonight was her Gymnastics meet, they got to march in and wave to the "fans." They then performed all their tricks and finally received a metal at the end. She loved receiving applause and especially loved that Daddy was in the audience. It was super cute! Check out the pictures below. The first ones are from regular class and the last ones are from the meet. Some are from my camera and some are from my friend Yadira's camera.

Practicing the march in during class

Chasing Hula Hoops

Practicing a Spring board jump

This is what our girls did a lot of the classes (running around, while Yadira and I took turns chasing them down and hauling them back to class, they were excited)

Warming up before the meet

The march in

The Spring board jump (I only got the before and after because my camera is slow), As you can see Abby got the biggest kick out of the crowd!

The Bar

Walking the balance beam

The Floor routine

Waiting and walking up to get her medal

She did it!

The Girls with their medals

Boy or Girl?

It's a ..... Girl!!! Wholy cow, were we surprised! My in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, my mom and especially Isaac were certain it was boy. So certain, that I too thought it was a boy. Today in the ultrasound, when they said it was a girl, we were so surprised! We couldn't believe it. We are pleasantly surprised, especially me! I can't wait to put her and Abby in little matching dresses! The one who really knew was Benjamin. He said that he wanted another baby sister, and when we would tell him that it might be a baby brother, he would start crying and say "no, it's a baby sister!" He's an awesome Big brother, that's for sure! We can't wait to welcome this precious little one into our home!

Smithfield Health Days

Last weekend, I drove up to Logan with the kids for Smithfield Health Days! Isaac had to go to scout camp, so he couldn't come. But we had a blast! That Saturday it was super Sunny and warm! I got burnt on the one spot I forgot to put sunscreen. It was a fun day, we spent it with my Mom, Uncle Fred, Uncle Pete & Aunt Whitney and of course my adorable nephew Hazen. Here are the highlights...

Waiting for the Parade to start.

Abby's squinty smile

Pete with the kids

Aunt Whitney and Hazen looking so cool

My kids were impressed by something they saw in the parade. They really loved it!

Especially all the candy they got! They made out like bandits!

Then we headed over to the little fair they had, for lunch and some fun. The kids wanted to go down the big slide, but not alone, so I made Uncle Pete go with them.

Aren't they such a cute little family? We are so happy they are back together.

The Train ride was definitely the highlight. Benjamin wanted to ride in the orange one while Abby wanted the blue caboose.

Pete decided to try the Trampoline thing. The kids got a kick out of watching him.

Taking a break

We decided to let them go a second time at the end. This time they decided they wanted to ride together. They are the best of friends.

The last thing that happened on our little trip was Abby got her first haircut. Well, we've cut her bangs several times before but this time she got an official trim. It was long, scraggly, and kind of look like a mullet. So grandma made it strain across in the back, but it is still long. It looks much better.

What's been going on

As most of you can see (except for what my awesome hubby did for mother's day) I have not posted in a long time. The reason... nothing has been going on. It hasn't been boring around here. We still do our co-op pre-school. We go to the library every once in a while and the last two weeks Benjamin has been busy with Itty bitty Baseball and Abby even took a Mom & Tot Gymnastics class (Future post on that). But the last two months it's been the same old, same old. It's probably been because I am pregnant and the first trimester I am so tired that I rest every chance I get so I end up behind on everything else. The other thing that has been consuming our spare time is that we are trying to buy another house. We are looking at mostly short sales and forclosures because we want to get a good deal. So it has been a long frustrating process and we still have nothing. I'll let you all know when something does go through. So pretty much all my spare time has been house hunting or sleeping. And that has been my life for the past 3 months. So now you know where I've been. But now that I am in my 2nd trimester, I am getting my energy back and I plan to get out a lot this summer, so you should be seeing more frequent posts. This Friday I will find out what I am having (I am 19 weeks along), so stay tuned for that! Well I guess that's it!

Mother's Day Hollywood Stars

Babe-

These are our children wishing y0u a Happy Mother's Day. We rehearse about 3 times. Abby picking her nose was not part of the rehearsal. It's her originality and personality just for you. The second one is take two.

I LOVE these Angels.

Happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day - Beautiful Mama

From Benjamin and Abby your life's greatest treasures. Mama we just want to tell you how much we love you and appreciate everything you do for us. From whipping our tush to hugging us and feeding us. And let's not forget bringing us into this world. We owe everything to you. Truly your are the best Mother in the whole wide universe. On this Mother's Day we hope you feel special and know how much we LOVE you.

Your Angels - Benjamin & Abby & Daddy

Easter!

This year for Easter, we had a few different activities. It started with some early Easter crafts in Abby's Mommy & Me class.

What cute bunnies!

Then the Thursday before Easter we had an Easter party at Benji's Pre-school! It was so fun, but I was so busy that I forgot to take pictures. Luckily I was able to steal a few from Yadira. ;)

And Egg balancing relay

Crafts

Look at my Easter Egg!

And we ended with a super fun Easter Egg Hunt

It was a Blast!

Then on Saturday we went to a nearby city Easter Egg Hunt and it was horrible! Way too crowded and my kids only got one egg each. Lindy came too and as you can tell by her face, it was kind of lame. So we decided to go to Walmart and buy some candy and have an egg hunt of our own at my house. That was way more fun and it lasted more than 5 seconds.

Abby looking for Eggs

Benji looking for Eggs

Lindy also did great! And she had a lot more fun!

Cute kids!

Later that evening we decorated Hard boiled eggs! Benji was pretty proud of his eggs.

This was a first for Abby so she was especially excited!

Look at our eggs!

The following day, Sunday, was the actual Easter Day. But there were no egg hunts, parties, or chocolates. We had a normal Sunday and after church we talked to the kids about the true meaning of Easter and that is the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is why we have Easter, to remember that he overcame death and lived again, that all of us might live again someday! What a glorious thing to celebrate. I hope next year to do something a bit more spiritual and fun on the actual Easter Sunday, but for this year we had fun!

I'm 30!

Well, last Wed. the 23, I turned 30. I was hoping my hubby would write something significant on my blog about how awesome I am. :P But twas not so. Oh well, I know he loves me anyway. So yes, I'm 30. It's weird, but I technically feel the same. It's sad that I can't say that I am in my 20's anymore, but I am looking forward to this next phase of life. It seems like just yesterday I was a poor, struggling newlywed. And now, we are in a totally different phase of life. We are progressing in so many ways, and we feel so blessed to be out of those struggling years. Now mind you, I am not saying we are rich, we still live on a budget, and I still coupon in order to stay in that budget. But if I need to buy something, I can and if we want to go out to eat, we can. And it's nice. And I know it is a blessing from our Heavenly Father. But it just makes me realize how excited to see what the next 10 years brings. I know there will be ups and downs, but hopefully there will be more ups. 30's... hear I come!

The Zoo

Yep, here we are at the Zoo.... again. We just love the Zoo and who can resist when it is Free! The last Wed. in Feb. (the last winter month) the Zoo had a free day and although it was cold, it actually wasn't too cold and it was sunny. So it was actually a pretty good day! And the kids had so much fun!

Benji, checking out the map

The girls checking out the elephants

The Rhino is always fun to see

Aaron has this great kids digital camera and Benjamin was so happy to have a great friend who was willing to share with him.

Monkeys!

Abby got the biggest thrill out of getting so up close and personal with this little monkey

Getting a better look

More fun animals

Nap time?

The three musketeers

And we ended with the ever so fun Zoo carousel!

A fun day!