Birthday Party

Paxton's Birthday Party was so much fun! I did a BIG whoops and picked out a cake with RED frosting (as you will see later). But it was still cute and Paxton loved the toys that came with it :-)

Paxton is showing off his new walking skills. He would still rather crawl, but I have seen him becoming more daring everyday:-)

Kid parties are so much fun! The cousins had a blast "bonking" each other with the party toys. And Paxton loved it all!




Paxton blowing out his cake.


Paxton trying the cake.


Paxton not liking the cake.


Getting his car.


Tryng the cake again with his car.


And now he loves his cake.


Until he gets it in his eyes.


But after a bath and some cuddle time with my mom, he is fine (and yes, the bath water was PINK when he was done).

Happy Birthday Pax!!!

Paxton is 1!!!

I cannot believe that my little guy is 1!! He is changing so quickly. He says "mama" when he is sad. He says "no-no" when he doesn't want something. He waves "bye-bye" to everyone. And he says "dada" to everything else.
And he is SOOO different from when the girls were babies. He rarely cries (except when he is hungry or tired) and loves to growl and wrestle. He only wants to play with (aka eat) cars or dinosaurs, though once in a while he makes an exception for a My-Little-Pony.
In one word, I would describe Paxton as fun. He is just fun. He make me laugh with his facial expressions, his fake laugh, the way he beats up his sisters (this probably won't be so cute in a year). Oh, I love my little boy. He has both Sean and I wrapped around his chubby little finger! In fact, as Sean packed for Phoenix last night he joked that he was going to make room in his bag and pack Paxton because he didn't want to leave him behind.
He had a great birthday and now our house has "boy" toys! Yay!

Dance Recital

Taylee's dace recital was at the end of April. Thanks to everyone who was able to come and support her! She loves to dance and was so excited to be on stage and have everyone watch her (yep, she does not suffer from stage fright!).
Taylee is in the middle (the super tall one!)


Here is a pic of Taylee with my mom! She had to sit with her class in the front row during the recital, but she snuck down to us during intermission to give everyone hugs:-)


After the recital Taylee recieved flowers from Sean and from my Aunt Deann. She LOVED them and thought she was pretty special. But she was such a sweetheart and shared with Brynlee. It made Bryns' night too! Here are my two angels! Whenever I see them together I can only think about how much trouble I am in when they are teenagers!! They are both so stink'n beautiful!

Billy Goats Gruff Presentation

Taylee has had such a great time in preschool. Her teacher is so sweet and is always doing fun things with the class. Taylee has learned over 50 words in sign langage, including 3 songs. We have truly enjoyed it. Brynlee cannot wait to go next year!
In April the class did a presentation of Billy Goats Gruff. They did the play twice so that they could play different parts. First Taylee was the Troll. This is her after she was thrown off of the bridge.

In the second go-around, Taylee is the 3rd Billy Goat Gruff and she is tossing the Troll off the bridge.

Aprons By Grandma

A few weeks ago I decided that I wanted to make some aprons for Taylee and Brynlee. They always help me when I bake and they always make a big mess. I bought myself a cute apron but could not find anything for kids. So, I took my kids to pick out fabric, some buttons and ribbon and we went to my mom's house. She had a pattern and agreed to help me. Well, my kids were naughty that day. So naughty that I didn't even pull out the fabric. I left it all there and brought my kids home with the plan to go over a different day to work on it.
But, lo and behold the next morning I get a knock on my door. My mom is standing there on her way to the temple holding both aprons. Completely finished. Isn't she awesome!!!!

Slave Labor

Taylee wants/needs a 'big' bike. Brynlee wants a scooter. I am such a mean mommy and I am making them earn 'kid bucks' in order to buy them (Thanks for the idea Noelle!!). They get 1 Kid Buck a day for doing their normal chores. And they can earn more by doing extra chores or by good behavior. Taylee has to earn 100 Kid Bucks to get a bike. With all the yard work and spring cleaning that we have been doing at our house and at Grandma's, she has been raking in the cash. Literally :-)

(She is over halfway to her Kid Buck goal! Good Job Taylee!!

I know when Brynlee has worked hard because she passes out on the couch at 2 in the afternoon.

Soccer

Taylee started soccer again. She is so excited and can't wait to have a game. She loves soccer and has one of her favorite friends on her team. Aren't they so cute in their uniforms!!!

***Guess who did not volunteer, but somehow ended up being the coach??? Yep, you guessed it. Me. Oh well. Practice was a lot of fun and the kids smiled the whole time. 5 year olds don't care whether you know anything about soccer or not :-)