PLAY BALL

It's here! Baseball season has officially started for our boys.

Tanner played his first game last night. They played the REDS & ended up winning the game by 5 runs. The final score was 18 to 13. It was a great game to watch. The teams were evenly matched. It made for a great ball game & for some awesome plays. I love to watch Tanner play ball. He will slide into the bases any chance he gets. I need to buy stock in SPRAY & WASH.

John is @ the ball field watching Carter's first game tonight. Are you wondering why I am @ home blogging? Brody has a nasty case of pink eye. He has it in both eyes. He doesn't feel well & there was no way I was hauling him out to a 6 pm game in the cold. I can't wait to hear about the game. Carter is great about giving me the details, play by play!

In other news, it looks like our Mama bird has given birth to her babies. We have not officially seen them but she is sitting pretty high up in her nest. I am hoping to get a few pictures in the next day or two if i can do it w/out invading her space. It will be a sad day when she leaves the nest. I look for her as I pull into the driveway several times a day.

Wish us a restful nights sleep tonight. Brody was up off & on all during the night last night, squirming & crying! Poor little guy!

We hope your weekend is great & filled with sunshine!

Easter Morning

Some photos from Easter morning. Better late than never right??? The boys were so excited & were in our room @ the crack of dawn. Do you love Garrett's mis-matched Christmas jammies (top from one year & bottoms from another). This is so him right now. He likes to pick out his own clothes/jammies.

We decided last minute (Easter morning) that we would drive down to spend the day with my family. It was a whirl wind trip but we are so glad we went. We spent 6 hours total in the car (there & back with some traffic) but were able to enjoy some great family time. We stopped to visit with my grandparents & then headed over to my parents & enjoyed Easter dinner with my family. All of the grand kids loved playing whiffle ball with Uncle Brandon & Grandpa. I seriously think it was a 2 hour ball game-FUN! It reminded me of my brothers playing ball out front with all of the neighborhood kids in their younger years. It was a great day! We are so glad we made the trip!

NON-STOP

Carter filled his 8 egg quota @ the ward egg hunt in no time!

The Primary children enjoying the bubbles.

Brothers! Do you think they look alike? We are often asked if they are twins! John & I don't see it!

Garrett showing Mommy what he scored!

Dad getting ready to color eggs!

We sat Brody in his Bumbo chair @ the table. He went right for the eggs & was so proud of himself for snatching one before we could catch him.

Our finished products! We had a great time coloring our eggs. The boys actually had patience to wait for the colors to take :).

***I am too tired to fiddle with my blog tonight. The pictures should have followed my blog entry!

I have been up since 5 am. The rest of my family has been up since 6 am & we have seriously not stopped all day long. I was in charge of the ward Easter Egg Hunt/breakfast this year. We enjoyed breakfast, an egg hunt, bubbles & all sorts of games for the children (thanks Jamie, she rocked the games). All of the fun started @ 8am!! What was I thinking??? Then from the egg hunt, we headed to a friends birthday party. We enjoyed all sorts of bounce houses, pizza & cake. From that party, we headed over to the church for Susie's baptism. She looked so sweet in her white dress. After the baptism, we enjoyed dinner with the Sugdens. Once we returned home, I started to boil the eggs & then got all of the egg colors ready. I am happy to report that our eggs have been dyed & it is not even 10 pm. We have dyed them that late in years past.

John & I are so exhausted that we are ready to head to bed. We better hurry before the BIG BUNNY stops @ our house . Happy Easter & may the Big Bunny find his way to your home tonight!

A thru Z - All about Me

A fun "All About Me" tag from my friend Steph.

**It is not a blog post unless I include photos. These photos represent letters A,B, K, L, P, R,S, X

A--Attached or Single? Attached to my hubby, 12 years this September

B--Best friend? John & many wonderful girlfriends that I am so blessed to call friends.

C--Cake or Pie? Not a huge fan of either but I do/will enjoy a good piece of cake or pie once in a while.

D--Day of Choice? There is something about Monday mornings that I love. Back to routine, a clean house & our schedules. The weekends are too crazy right now! Too many sporting events to really enjoy Saturday!!!!

E--Essential Item? I would have to say my camera & the good ole' diaper bag these days. It holds all of the essentials (diapers, wipes, bottles, lip gloss, cell phone, & sunglasses).

F--Favorite Color? Red

G--Gummy bears or worms? Not a fan of either!

H--Hometown? San Jose, CA..

I --Indulgence(s)? Pedicures, new books, & scrapbook supplies.

J--January or July? I'm with Steph on this one, I don't like the July heat where we live but I love the 4th of July. I love what Independence Day means for me & my family. I love the parades, events, colors, family, swimming, & BBQ's.

K--Kids? 4

L--Life is incomplete without? Family, friends, the gospel, & good music.

M--Marriage date? September 2o, 1996

N--Number of siblings? 2 brothers, 2 sisters I am the oldest!

O--Oranges or apples? I like them both

P--Phobias or fears? Something happening to one of my kids. I really don't like rodents or snakes. Just thinking about them gives me the willies.

Q--Quotes? "Do unto to others as you would have them done unto you" Great words to live by.

R--Reasons to Smile? my family, a clean house & all the laundry getting done! Can you tell what I am working on???/

S--Season? FALL! I love the cool air, the colors & all of the sights & smells.

T--Tag 5 people? Katie, Ashley H., Jamie, & Steph T., Camie

U--Unknown Fact? I can be a total worry wart about everything!

V--Very Favorite Store? I will say Green Tangerines (www.mygreentangerines.com) for this one. I like to shop... it is hard to narrow my favorites down to one.

W--Worst Habit? Staying up way too late! I am trying to go to bed earlier.

X--X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound.I Loved seeing my babies for the first time, each & every time.

Y--Your favorite food? Hands down it is Mexican. John swears I was born in the wrong country.

Z--Zodiac? Libra

10 months old

Brody is 10 months old today

Here are a few things that you can find him doing/enjoying @ 10 months:

-he is into everything & can always be found giggling & smiling while doing so.

-he still weighs about 23 lbs..

-he is wearing a size 4 diaper.

-he is wearing (mostly) size 18 month clothes.

-he is standing for 30 seconds or so on his own.

-he took 3-4 steps by himself last weekend-watch out world, here he comes!

-he is cruising all over the place with his Fisher Price walker.

-he has three teeth (two on bottom, one on top) & one working its way in.

-sleeps thru the night unless he is sick.

-he is still taking 2 good naps each day.

-he is still drinking about 32 oz. of formula each day.

-he loves water in his sippy cup.

-he is eating 2 solid meals each day (getting better with the thick & chunky food).

-he has the cutest chubby cheeks. I love to smooch on them.

-he has another nasty cold-AAARRRGGGHHHH need I say more.

-he loves to say & wave hi. Loves to wave bye bye. He loves the Wal*Mart greeters because they will ALWAYS say & wave Hi & BYE!

-he loves to smile & chat it up with strangers while we are out & about.

-he laughs (out loud) at the thing he FINDS funny-it is pretty cute. (see photo #3)

-he loves to sit & read books with any willing family member-Carter is his new favorite. see photo #4

-he will show you how BIG he is when you say "How BIG is Brody"? He will stretch both hands/arms way up in the air.

-he loves the park. he enjoys the swings & the slide with Tanner.

Brody is still such a good baby. He is very easy going & happy to be in the mix of things with the older brothers. He loves to snuggle with his blankie. I really enjoy his sweet spirit in our home & am so happy he is mine. He brings me so much JOY on a daily basis.

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Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!

The long awaited day is FINALLY here. We are celebrating Carter's 7th birthday today. I think we have talked daily about his birthday since January! Carter is a great kid. He is happy & easy going. He is very athletic & loves all sports. He is enjoying baseball right now. He loves to chew gum & his favorite color is still red! He loves to ride his bike & skateboard whenever he has the chance. He is very tender hearted & is always looking out for the under dog.

He has enjoyed a couple of days worth of Happy Mail. He has run to get the mail for the last week & has seriously come back each time with a HUGE smile on his face. Lots of birthday wishes & presents have been sent his way-thank you!

Happy Birthday Dear Carter, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!! We hope your day is fabulous! We can't imagine our lives or family without you! You have brought us so much joy from day one! We are proud of you! Enjoy YOUR day!

XOXO Mom & Dad