April flew by fast this year. Here are some highlights from this month:
The kids love our new fire pit and have had a lot of fun roasting marshmallows.
Makayla has been begging us for a few months to get her ears pierced because she's, "like the only first grader without ears pierced." We made sure she understood that it was a big responsibility and that she would need to take care of her ears. She promised us she would, and we knew she would follow through.
We picked Daddy up from work and headed over to the mall. There was a girl in front of her getting her ears pierced, so Makayla watched to help prepare her... then it was her turn. She proudly climbed up on the chair and picked out her flower earrings.
They pierced both ears at the same time. I just love this picture of Makayla. She was closing her eyes so tight and holding on to her bunny.
After they pierced her ears she cried just a little bit, but was so excited and went to pick out some other earrings.
If it's even possible, Makayla looks cuter with her earrings and we have been so impressed with how responsible she has been to make sure she cleans them everyday.
Ninja Caden showed off some ninja moves before bed.
Looks like Daddy was really into the Jazz game. #takenap
Well it's not just the Jazz game that puts Tyler to sleep. Just about anything will send him into a snooze... especially books.
We went to the open house for the Jordan River Temple that is right by our house. It was fun to show the kids the inside of the temple. We made sure we showed them the Celestial room and tried to explain what would happen when our family gets sealed.
As we were driving home we asked the kids what was their favorite part of the temple and Caden told us the bus ride. I think he missed the significance of the night.
Tammy got our whole family free tickets to the Bees game! The kids had so much fun doing everything but watching the game. They went on the train and ate a lot of snacks.
This pretty much sums up our dinner conversations every night.
And my response to just about every question the kids ask me.
Caden wanted to spend some of his birthday money on some new Legos. They didn't have them in the store so we had to order them online. Caden asked me just about every single day when his Legos would arrive and when they did he couldn't open the box fast enough.
Spring is officially here and I just love the colors on this tree. It is the weirdest shaped tree, but we love it.
Our kids are so lucky to have such cool parents. Can't you tell from their expressions?
Soccer season is in full swing again. Caden is playing with the same team and with Coach Adam (or Addy-Poo as we like to call him). The team is really working together and Caden is learning a lot about defense and assists. He has really improved this year and we are so proud of our soccer dude!
Oh these two. One day I will have to do a blog post about these two and their love/hate relationship. This particular day was a love day. On Fridays we usually pick Caden up from school and then run to Costco. They always ask if they can get pizza for lunch, and I usually agree because it is the cheapest and easiest lunch.
Makayla had her friend Samantha over to play and they almost dressed alike. They are so cute!
One of my favorite things is when I pick Caden up from school, Makayla is just coming out to recess. She usually stops by the fence to say hi. This particular day she had all of her friends with her. They quickly ran away after I snapped this picture because they had to play, "run away from the boys".
The tramp is up and the kids ask Daddy if he will play crack the egg almost every night. He's such a good daddy!
We ran to Costco one day and Caden was jumping off of the concrete pillars and he slipped and fell flat on his face. A huge goose egg popped up and for a few days after he looked pretty banged up.
When someone would ask him what happened to his face he would reply, "you should see the other guy!"
Weekends are made for treats and we have found a new favorite: chocolate dripped marshmallows and strawberries. Yum!
They are obviously a big hit at our house.
We celebrated my mom's 69th birthday this year with a bar-b-q at our house. Happy Birthday to my mom!
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