Mud Lovin'

This past year there has been a lot of digging of large holes in our backyard. Michael finally decided to fill them back in and finish landscaping our backyard. In the process a lot of mud was made, which made a perfect spot to play for the kids. Josh and Avery loved the mud and played in it for a few hours. Ethan not so much...

This is him sitting and refusing to play with the other kids.

 

And this is him after we stripped his clothes off and threw him in. I know we are cruel parents : ) but actually he had fun and starting playing after we made him get dirty.

Rhett 2 months

These are the pics I took when Rhett turned 2 months old. For his 2 month apt he was 9lbs 5oz and 21 inches long, so still small but good growth from where he started. He got his shots : ( and actually Avery freaked out more than him. When she saw the MA do the shots and Rhett started crying she started screaming bloody murder. I am not excited for her to get shots again next year I think will need to bring Michael for back up. 

Rhett's Blessing

Last month Rhett was blessed at church. Grandpa and Grandma Barnum and Aunt Rebekah's family came down from St.George to spend the weekend with us. My family also came over on Sunday in the morning for breakfast and then to church for Rhett's blessing. Michael gave Rhett a nice blessing and we enjoyed sacrament meeting. New babies are sure special!

Looking handsome in his blessing outfit.

My family that came: Uncle Will, Grandma Sandy, Grandma Connie, Aunt Dena, Aunt Maddie, Ryan, and Cousin Peitin

We sure love our cousins: Kenzie, Kayden, Madison, Lydia, Boden, & Luke

Science Center

This past year our family had a membership pass to the Arizona Science Center. We were able to go multiple times with different friends and family members. When Aunt Beka and the kids came to visit for Rhett's blessing we decided to go enjoy the Science Center one more time. We had a great day together! 

Before going into the museum we ate a picnic lunch outside and played on the trees.

Both Kenzie and Kayden accepted the challenge to ride the SkyCycle.

We even got Grandma to lay down on the bed of nails!

Cousin love! Avery and Bo played together well on this trip.

San Diego!

One Friday last month Michael was working from home, we had no plans for the weekend and I was feeling bored! I threw out the idea that maybe we could just get in the car and drive to San Diego, it sounded fun but we just couldn't commit. After sitting around talking about it for a while, I went on my Ipad booked a hotel room and told everyone to get in the car! We left 15min later with a change of clothes and our beach stuff. Maybe a crazy idea for a family with 3 kids and a newborn but it sure was better than sitting around all weekend! We were only gone about 24 hours but made good memories while we were there.

San Diego ended up being freezing cold and windy but we stayed at one of our favorite hotels and found a sunny place in the cove at La Jolla to play at on Saturday.

Rhett stayed warm in the Moby wrap and underneath my jacket.

Our little princess was so excited to play on the beach.

A mom and baby sea lion were super close also playing in the cove.

Michael using his wet suit for the 2nd time in 4 years ; )

Easter

We love Easter! It is so great to reflect upon Christ's resurrection and what that means for us.When discussing why we celebrate Easter in family home evening, my Joshua asked if it was to celebrate Jesus' half birthday ; ) So I knew I had a little work to do!

We watched a few videos and discussed Easter's true meaning the week before Easter. On Easter morning we followed the jelly bean trail the Easter Bunny left to find a few surprises. Then we went to church and enjoyed some great music and talks. After church we drove up north to Grandma Connie's house. She has the best yard for an Easter egg hunt with tons of little hiding places.

Josh saw this outfit at Kohls and said "ooh Mom I really want this" I was so shocked by his enthusiasm I bought it for him!

Ethan never smiles for pictures and always looks like he is dying instead.

We also colored eggs and Grandma's house and the boys got to play with their friend Jacob.

Sweet baby Peitin and her pretty blue eyes.

More Rhett Pics!

I'm always a month or two behind on posting pictures on my blog : / So Rhett is already much bigger than these pictures. It makes me sad that my sweet boy is growing so fast...

Our four kids!

I couldn't resist trying to pose Rhett for a few pictures, all that sweet baby skin is just so soft. This is him when he turned 1 month old.