Swimming!

I am starting to get back into the swing of things with my scrapbooking, Now just to scapbook Bella's first year! I only have one page done-oops:) 

Mother's Day 2009

So Daryl got up the kids while I slept in and he and the kids made me breakfast. Well really Daryl made me breakfast as the kids pesterd him the whole time. So the day before Mother's Day Daryl took all the kids shopping for my gift and when they got home Emma came to find me and looked like she was going to burst. Parker behind her at this point saying" It's a secret- I can't tell you". Emma blurts out " We got something for your ears!" to which Daryl says - "q-tips". She was go excited to tell- it was adorable.

Parker also made me a cute little magnet from preschool. He was so cute about it- telling me it was Mother's day and that I had to wait to open it. Appently he couldn't wait to open it because by dinner time he was begging me to open it. It was a great Mother's Day!

Bella's First Steps!

So I had to write this post tonight so I wouldn't forget the date of Bella's first step! Yup she did it today, a little wobbly but it was a step so I will take. I even took these pictures of her today. She is growing up too fast. She is starting to want to play with Parker and Emma. It's cute to watch her get so excited to see them. As you can see from the picture she has is starting to get red hair, Daryl has started calling her little red. Oh how she melt my heart! I love that she is always so happy to see me, jumping up and down, huge smile on her face.

Trip to Zion National Park

Bella took naps where she could take them, this one was on the bus.
Parker loved riding on his bike, too bad it broke by the time we got home. Maybe that's a good thing for him since he got a new bike out of the deal.




We went to dinner with Tawyna and Brian and their two boys. The kids loved playing with them. After dinner we played on the buses, whiched the kids loved, went to the candy store and had chocolate covered pretzels, mmmmm. Then we took a short walk and the kids found this bench and requested that I take a picture!
Bella found a little boyfriend on this trip. This is Eric's little boy. He showered Bella with kisses and even let her try on his hat.

So we headed out of town April 22 and didn't come home until the 26th. This trip was so fun and filled with lots of hikes, bike rides and friends. We camped next to Eric and Kristy (Daryl's best friend from High School) and then my old room mate, Tawyna and her husband Brian and their two boys camped with us the last night. 

This was up on our hike to the Emerald pools. We took the wrong trail and ended up hiking twice as far as we had planned. It beautiful but Emma was pooped by the end, Daryl ended up holding both the girls on the way down.

Here is proof that we can fit all three of our kids in our bike trailer. 

Baby Animal Days

So a friend of mine told me about Baby Animal Days in Wellsville and I am so glad she did because I think we started a new tradition. The kids loved it and Daryl and I had a pretty good time ourselves. Who doesn't love adorable little baby animals. Parker was a natural with all the animals, didn't matter what it was, snakes,rabbits, cows, he wasn't afaid but as for little Emma she was more content to just watch but she was brave enough to ride the pony all by herself! Bella slept most of the time in stroller, I think she woke a few times apprently we went during her nap.

Easter 2009

Some how I can only get one child looking at the camera and she's not even one. How does that happen!

I don't what happened here, appently little Bella was feeling the stress of getting a good shot and Emma was kind enough to help her loosen up with a little massage.

Our yummy dessert, bird nest if you can't tell. Daryl and I loved them but Parker and Emma just wanted it plain, no coconut or eggs!

Spring?

Well it's spring inside but not so much outside! So I am not a green thumb at all so I was so pleased when the kids and I planted these flowers and they are actually growing. I have to give props to Daryl since he clued me in on putting it in the window so it could get some sun ( kind of important). The kids are loving it and go and try to water them every day. Parker tells me "it's growing mom, it's really growing". Sometimes the simplest things bring me so much joy.

Camping at Red Cliffs

This is pic above is of Quail Creek Reservoir, where we camped. 


Emma found her Shadow!



Snack break on our little hike!



Cooling off in the wash after the hike. Emma loved this but Parker wanted nothing to do with it.

In his words"It's too cold, the sun needs to warm up the water". 
Watching a flick in the Trailer!
Playing go fish- they are still trying to get this one down but it was fun to play and see how competitive Parker is! He always wanted to win.
It was so good to get away even if it was only for a few days. The kids have been telling up that it was time to go camping because the snow had all melted on the grass so we made good on our promise and went camping. 

Spring?

So Emma, Bella and I went on a walk last weekend and the weather was so nice! Now not so much:( We have been taking advantage of the nice weather so on a another day we went to the park for the first time since Fall. Emma was full of pure joy! She was laughing about everything and really just full of excitement. I love seeing her so happy. Funny little thing happened while we were there- she told me she needed to go potty but the door was locked and just to add insult to injury there was a dead bird in front of the door. So I asked her if she hold it until we got home- she said yes. So we went about playing and then when I picked her up I felt that she was wet so I asked her "Did you pee your pants?" to which she responded in matter of factly "No, I peed my tights"! That she did, she was wearing tights instead of pants!