Adios!

Our cable/internet is getting shut off tomorrow so this is it. We have 3 days left in our house. It is really sinking in. I have been a mad women cleaning and packing. Jeff and I are leaving next week then I will be back at my moms with my kids until school is out!

Easter

This is about as good as it gets right here. Cheesy smiles and all. Happy Easter. We are so grateful for this time of year. The weather is beautiful and we got to be with our families. We will definitely miss this. We are grateful for the Atonement and the impact it has on our lives. I took the girls to the Easter Pageant and we sat super close and it was such a neat experience to sit with them and answer their questions. I think that really helped them understand why we really celebrate Easter.

Easter Saturday

Growing up, we always celebrated Easter on Saturday so we could do all the fun stuff associated with Easter so we could remember why we really celebrate this holiday on Sunday. We started the day off with a yummy breakfast at the Flight Deck Cafe out at the Williams Airport. Of course we had to go watch a couple of them take off. It was rainy and cold but we had fun. Cooper was loving it. While we were eating breakfast he was looking all around the restaurant at all the little airplanes they have hanging from the ceiling. He didn't even eat he was so happy. Well I saw this older lady at the other table watching Cooper then I saw her leave. She had gone to the gift shop and bought a little airplane and came over and gave it to Cooper. She said she enjoyed watching him and wanted to buy him one since he looked like he was enjoying it so much. Wow! Who says there isn't nice people in the world? That totally made my day and Coop's to I'm sure.

Growing up we had this tradition where we all had a string and we had to roll it up and follow it around the house so we could find our baskets and prizes. We haven't done it for years so even Jamee and Toree got in on the action. My girls loved it. Cooper was stressed out. He would try to go from room to room and cry cause he couldn't figure out how to get there so we told him to crawl but he didn't like that either. But he loved his prize at the end so it was worth it.

Avery had no clue what was going on. We were trying to get everyone to smile and he wouldn't turn around cause he was busy staring at them.

Trying to get a picture with the grandkids. Cooper has a mouth full of candy and Avery is trying to figure out how to get an egg so he can have candy too. We were going to have a BBQ but it was still wet outside so we had our egg hunt inside and ordered pizza. Then Aunt Corri colored eggs with my girls. It was a fun day.

Field Trip

When the light rail opened they had their grand opening and we took Cooper to ride the train. Well everyone else had the same idea. It was so crowded that we ended up riding it for one stop and got off and rode the bus instead. Since everyone was on the train, we had the bus to ourselves. So Jeff started up a conversation with the bus driver. When we got off the bus he gave us 2 free all day passes to ride the bus or light rail. So we have been wanting to take Cooper for a few months. Jeff was home on a Friday so we decided to take our own field trip while the girls were in school. Cooper had a smile on his face all day. We sat right behind the driver and he loved watching them push all the buttons.

We rode out to Chase Field and had lunch at a pizza place then we walked around. We got back on the train and headed home. We ended it with a yummy treat from Sonic! I enjoy doing things with my kids and it really is fun to have one on one time with each of them. I try to go on as many field trips with my girls as I can so I thought Cooper deserved a little of my attention. Thanks Jeff for a fun day!

Seriously?

So at Christmas time we were able to give our crib away. I thought he was ready for a big bed. We even had one waiting for him. We got it set up and the crib taken away and then it started. He would not sleep in his bed. I had to lay by him until he fell asleep so nap time didn't always happen cause I would have to lay there with him and I would usually fall asleep too. This went on from the end of Dec. until March. I finally told Jeff I was going to go buy a pack in play. My mom had a friend that said I could borrow hers. Well lets just say he has slept through the night every night since I got it like 3 weeks ago!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously are you kidding me?  He's gonna be in that thing until he's 5!

Guard Dog

Look at Chalupa's mouth! We were laughing so hard when we saw the picture. I'm sure he could really scare someone off. At least my kids are intimidated. Sometimes.

HaPpY SpRiNg!

The weather has been perfect so we were enjoying our morning before church.