Growing by leaps and bounds. Okay just growing :-)

On Monday I took Natalie and Nathan to the doctor for well checks. Natalie's was a follow up to check her weight and also see if the fluid was off her ears. Happy to report that her ears looked great and she had gained almost a full pound in 3 weeks. She now weighs 14 pounds 5 ounces and is now back up to her 3% weight curve. Very happy news. Now that her body is growing maybe her hair will get the hint and start growing too. Natalie is now sitting for long periods of time on her own and has started a form of crawling. She does a commando inch worm crawl and can get wherever she wants. Nothing is safe anymore. When she first started to do this Nathan said "Wow Mom I can't believe she is crawling I can still remember the day she was born."

Nathan had a perfect score on the charts. (well combined he did) He is 47 lbs (25 %) and is 49 1/2 inches tall (75 %) At times I just look at Nathan and think how is he so big, I can still remember the day he was born. :-) If you noticed Nathan lost his other top tooth the Friday before Easter I just kept forgetting to post it. This picture was taken shortly after it fell out.

Taylorisms for posterity sake

Taylor has said some rather funny things lately that I would like to have record of for the future.

So here they go. I wish I could remember more because she is quite the character. I thought this picture was appropriate to display her personality.

While reading scriptures earlier this week.

ME: (Reading so Taylor can repeat it) And it came to pass

Taylor: We read this already.

ME: (After laughing) Taylor it may sound the same but we are going to be reading these words a lot.

Yesterday afternoon

Taylor:Mom where are we going today? Are we going to the bank?

ME: No I went yesterday while you were sleeping.

Taylor:Was Daddy home?

ME: No Daddy was at work.

Taylor: MOM!!! I was sleeping in my bed all by myself.

ME: (after rewinding the conversation in my head) No Taylor, you were asleep in your carseat while I went to the bank. I promise I would never leave you home by yourself.

Taylor: Yes you would. (I threaten sometimes if she doesn't get ready I will leave her home, I guess she does hear me, usually she doesn't seem phased.)

While my Mom was staying at our house and changing the sheets on Taylor's bed. Taylor was observing at first.

Taylor: Grandma I want to help you. Hey how about you push and I will pull.

Last night Taylor got into my makeup while I was at a church function. She put mascara on her eyelashes. She did a pretty good job. (sorry no pictures)

ME: Taylor why did you put my makeup on?

Taylor: I just wanted to look nice.

Field Trip

I had the opportunity to go on a field trip on Monday with Nathan's 1st grade class to the Desert Botanical gardens. It was kind of a boring field trip to be honest, but I learned some things about desert animals. Nathan was ecstatic that I was coming on the field trip. I will take advantage of the fact that he actually still wants his mom around. I think the alternative will come sooner then I want.

Nathan on the bus ride there.In line with the rest of the group I was helping take care of. Oops I cut his teachers head off in the process of getting the kids faces in the picture.

Nathan in the butterfly exhibit.

Being silly with his magnifying glass.

After the field trip was over and we were waiting to get on the buses. I was grateful to go on the field trip.

Easter Weekend

Warning this post is full of pictures. We had a busy and fun filled Easter weekend. It started on Saturday morning. PReston made these egg and bunny shaped pancakes. He never ceases to amaze me. We had the special breakfast on Saturday because we thought Preston had meetings on Sunday morning and I CANNOT make cool shaped pancakes like him. The meeting got cancelled but oh well.

The kids prior to eating their pancakes. If you noticed Nathan lost his other top tooth FINALLY on Friday afternoon. We told him all he wanted for Easter was his 2 front teeth.
After breakfast we headed to Snedigar Sportsplex for Chandlers Easter activities, only to find that they had cancelled due to rain. They gave each kid a bag with candy and sent us on our way. We then headed to one of the Easter activities at Islands park in Gilbert and caught the tail end of their festivities. Nathan got his picture taken with the Easter Bunny, but Taylor was terrified.THey also had clowns making balloon things for the kids. Nathan got a sword of course and Taylor has a flower hat.

Then the kids got their faces painted. Nathan had an Easter Egg.

Taylor was painted to look like a Bunny. The picture doesn't do it justice she looked ADORABLE.

Easter Egg hunt in our backyard on Sunday morning.

Taylor tasting the candy. I think she liked it, but you can't really tell by the face.


Nathan shocked after opening an egg and ALL the candy fell out.

Nathan with all his goodies and give a thumbs up approval. The Easter Bunny brought eggs with candy in the backyard and some new pajamas a toy and the movie Bolt.Taylor with her new pajamas, candy filled plastic purse and her candy eggs. Love the bed head.



Taylor posing in her new Easter dress. Funny side note Taylors only girl cousins on my side had the exact same dress for their Easter dress.


Nathan in his Easter outfit. To be honest the only thing new for him was the pants. He still looks handsome as ever.

All 3 of the kiddos posing for a picture in their Easter Sunday best.


Sunday night we went to my parents house for the YUMMY traditional easter dinner and an egg hunt. Sorry I didn't take any pictures there, I am not sure why not. It was a great Easter weekend. The only thing missing this year was we never made it to the Easter pageant. We had intended on going Saturday night but with the rain and cool weather decided against it.