Naughty Stage Not Over

I thought that Shayla's naughty stage was getting better but have recently found that it is probably getting worse. She is sneakier and more destructive than ever before and has now brought Gavin in on her little plots. The other day I was shocked to find Gavin covered from head to toe in marker. Shayla had even gone to the trouble of coloring his toenails bright pink! Apparently Gavin colored on my comforter while Shayla cut my curtains with scizzors and of course all of this happened within a couple of minutes. It was so ridiculous that I almost laughed when I caught them with markers and scizzors in hand. The looks on their faces were priceless. Luckily I kept my cool, snapped a couple of pics and had a good talk with them. We'll see how long it lasts before something drastic happens again. :)

Eris, Future Photographer

Eris got a camera for her birthday last year and has recently been playing around with it. It's pretty amazing some of the shots she has been able to get. She loves to take landscape shots and even poses the kids for pics. I can see a talent and passion in her for photography already!

Happy 4th Birthday Shayla!

I can't believe my baby Shayla is already 4 years old! She had a very happy birthday filled with 2 fun parties, one with family in Orem and the other at home with cousins. She received many wonderful gifts but chose to focus most of her love on her new polly pockets, balloons, gum and a "My Little Pony" card. It's possible that she could have been even more thrilled at the watermelon, animal cookies and pink cake and ice cream that she got to eat. Oh, the simple joys of life!

My Baby Boy!

I love this boy! He is spoiled and crazy and loves to scream but when he lets me hold him, even just for a minute, I melt!

Sweet Baby Girl!

We were able to finally meet the beautiful new addition to the clan last weekend! We were thrilled to meet the sweet baby girl, Kaesia, and spend time holding her. Other than Gavin's first meeting, which consisted of giving Grandpa the stink eye for holding someone other than him, the kids all adored her. We loved the moments we spent with another one of life's miracles sent straight from heaven and look forward to all of the other moments we'll spend with her in the future.

I'm an Auntie!

My sister and brother-in-law were blessed this morning with a healthy, beautiful baby girl. She must have been in a rush to get here because she arrived only 7 minutes after entering the hospital. Kaesia Capri was born at 5:27 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs and 19 inches tall. I can't believe I am officially an auntie on my side of the family. I can't wait to meet her very soon.

Bikes and Balls

Gavin loves to run himself around on his trike or big wheel. One of his favs is to go down the driveway hill backwards. He doesn't like to peddle yet but he is getting the steering down pretty good. We also recently set up our pool table in the garage and he spends hours out there rolling the balls into the holes. I have come to realize that boys' brains are definitely wired for things like that.