Happy Birthday!

Well, here we are! Ransom had been so upset at us because he "never" gets a birthday and everyone else does! Needless to say he was so happy when he woke me up and I wished him a happy birthday and then we went to the store to pick out his birthday balloons! He did not want his sister touching them at all they were his!
In the afternoon while Ashton was at school, and I was getting dinner ready, he kept bugging me when Garen would be there and when he could open his presents. He was so excited!
Daddy was home a little earlier than usual so he cooked up some very yummy dutch oven chicken and potatoes. And Mommy made an ice cream cake! The kids favorite treat ever is hands down is ice cream! It turned out pretty good if you ask me!


Ransom had a great time opening presents! For his birthday he got a buzz light year scooter, a helicopter toy, and a baseball glove and baseball. He loved it all and had a great time.

Hippy Easter!

This year Ashton woke up Easter Morning and was ready to find his Easter basket. It was so fun to see that he remembered and was so excited! Ransom and Tahlia were upset that Ashton had candy and they didn't, so we helped them find theirs. They had so much fun!

Easter Eggs

This year we had help with dying Easter eggs! All of the kids had a great time coloring eggs their favorite colors. After that we cut out Easter cookie and then decorated them. The kids had a busy day and enjoyed all of the activities.

St Patty's Day!

This St. Patty's day we got to celebrate another birthday! So here is our very cute two year old. I would show you her cute birthday day but, well, the camera seemed to have erased those pictures for some reason. Oh well! Tahlia is a wild and crazy one. She loves to have fun and is very friendly. Her favorite toys are balls and cars. But she is obsessed with babies right now, no not baby dolls, does not touch them, the really deal, that is all she wants. She loves to hold them and love on them. (I hope it stays that way!) She is talking a ton! She loves to be outside playing and doing anything her big brothers do! What a fun age!!

Zion's National Park

So Ashton had an entire week off from school in the middle of February. I found ways to keep us all busy and for the last couple of his days off we headed South for a couple of days to visit with Grandma and Grandpa. One of the days we were there we headed to Zion's National Park to get out to enjoy the nature and fresh air. We had a lot of fun walking a couple of trails.



John decided to test his photographic abilities, looks pretty good if you ask me!

Happy Birthday!

This year for my birthday we got a night out, just me and my honey! It was great! We had a gift certificate with a lot on it and set out to spend it at a very expensive restaurant. It was a lot of fun and super yummy!
So the next night I still really wanted cake so I made some and invited a few of my favorite people over to eat some cake with me!

I wasn't sure we would be able to top last year but this turned out pretty great too!

Playtime!

So the beginning of February all of the snow was melted off and it was a whole 45 degrees or so and the kids were thrilled to get out and play. I really enjoyed my time outside too. I have been convinced it is spring ever since. I really don't know if there was really that much less snow this year or moving helped that much.