Thursday, April 26, 2012

An unwanted haircut for Livia----but a very wanted birthday for Ashton.

Livia got a hold of a pair of scissors and chopped off her "long princess hair" as she likes to call it. I didn't even dare try to fix it myself. It looked like a classic 80's style mullet. AHHH! So she got her first haircut. It made me sad to see her pretty, long hair go, but for now---she'll have a nice, SHORT haircut for summer.

 She was so somber for the whole haircut. And held on tight to her fruit snacks.
 Livia with short hair!
 She even got a sucker for holding so still.

 And our most looked forward to birthday of the year.....ASHTON turned 6!!!!! (He'd been counting down the days since Aaron's birthday!) He was sooooo excited to turn 6.
 He got a cool Star Wars card from Grandma.
 And Adam had hid one of his presents in his truck, so he had to go outside to find it. And do you notice the sun is still coming up? Yep--we started the festivities EARLY!
 He got LOTS of Legos. EVERYONE loves Legos in our house. Ella even told me that's what she wants for her birthday now.

 It was such a beautiful day! Preston and dad took a ride on the mower. (Preston's new favorite "vroom, vroom".)
 Livia in the swing sporting her new haircut.
 Ashton climbing on the swingset.

 They played Legos all day!
 And as requested---A Green Ninja Legos cake. :)

 Preston and Grandpa
 Make a wish!
We love Ashton so very much- he is an important part of our family. He has taught us so many things, and I love watching him turn into his Dad! hahaha. Happy Birthday buddy! LOVE YOU!!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Easter time!

Happy Easter!!! The kids didn't even wake up too early! (In fact we just let Preston sleep since he was battling ear infections again.)

Finding their baskets

I think these were the coolest eggs we've ever decorated!! And I just got a cheap dye packet from the Dollar Store for it. Super easy, and the kids of course loved decorating them.

That evening we went on a hike down by the Snake River. Adam found a lizard. Can you spot it?

Preston on dad's shoulders :)



We stopped for a minute and some of the kids and Adam went down closer to the river. Preston and I were content to sit and watch them.


Pretty view of the river
Then I had some random pictures on my phone. This princess was tired! She fell asleep listening to music on her floor. Cute!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter, and remember the reason we celebrate. (It's not about the Easter bunny or the candy. Although I did love our Easter feast- especially the potatoes!)---The reason we celebrate is to remember our Savior- Jesus Christ. We remember His life, His death, and His Resurrection. I am so grateful for a Savior that did all that for me, for my family, and for you.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Brian Regan Show!


Adam got us tickets to see Brian Regan at the Performing Arts Center last week. It was soooo funny!! He's one of our favorite comedians. He's got clean jokes and just plain funny. We had a great date!
The man that sat down next to me handed me this paper right when he and his son sat down....it says that this show was a surprise for his son and that his son thinks it might be a dog show or a monster truck show- so to please pretend for him. Adam did a great job talking about how excited he was about the dog show, but I could not stop laughing. (I tried not to be to obvious though! hahaha) It was pretty funny.
Here's a clip of one of his jokes. A lady got up at the end, walked up to the stage and requested him to do this one. hehehe