Happy Birthday Brooklyn!!

Today is my niece's 1st Birthday. She is so adorable! I can't believe that a year has gone by that fast. I was there the day Brooklyn was born, it was such a great experience and I thank Sam for letting me be apart of that. I haven't seen Brooklyn since Christmas, but Sam tells me that she is quite the character. She is getting into things and from the pictures Sam takes she definitely loves to have her picture taken. She is so cute!! I know that she loves to play with other kids and she sings, just like her mommy. Sam and Micah will be going to China in June and Brooklyn get to come stay with me. I can't wait!! I am really excited.

From this picture looks like this is a daily occurrence, pulling out all the movies is lots of fun!! Brooklyn is at such a fun age. Learning how to walk, eating table food, no more formula, interacting with you alot more, talking. I loved it!! I think it even gets better as they get older.

She has a blankie to...I think it is cute. Brooklyn is getting so big, I wish I could be with her all the time. I can't wait until December when we move back to Utah. I am going to love being able to see Brooklyn and play with her all the time!! Sam has a really fun party planned for her today, I wish we could be there. We will be thinking of our sweet little Brooklyn all day.

Happy Birthday Brooklyn.....We Love You!!!

Fun Weekend

We had a really fun weekend with Myllie and Ethan. Since this was the first weekend Scott hasn't had to work in weeks, we decided to take the kids to Boise for the day. We all went and saw " Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who ", it was so cute. We all laughed really hard throughout the movie. I would highly recommend it to anyone!! Myllie and Ethan really enjoyed it. This was Ethan's first experience at the movies. He did very well, he had his popcorn and treat. At one point he wanted to stand but he kept watching the movie. It will definately be one that we will buy when it comes out on DVD. We had some lunch and went to the mall. We had a nice relaxing day with the kids. It was a blast!! Easter Sunday was laid back and relaxing also. We got up and started getting ready for church. Myllie came in all excited that the " Easter Bunny " had left stuff in their baskets. So we went and got Ethan up and went to see what had been left. It was cute to see Myllie and Ethan get so excited about what was in their baskets. We went to church, it was really a good meeting. After we came home we all took a nap, it was wonderful. It was nice to be lazy and just relax. After we all got up we took the kids out in the back yard to see if the " Easter Bunny " had left any eggs out there. It was really windy, and cold!! Not the typical Easter we are use too. Even though it was cold the kids were really excited to hunt for Eggs. Ethan wasn't quite sure what to do at first, but in the end he had alot of fun.

By the time we found all the eggs we were all cold and ready to go inside. The kids had alot of fun despite the windy cold weather.

We missed being with everyone on Easter, but we had a really fun weekend as a family. We hope you all had a very Happy Easter!!

" Our Little Buddy "

So Adorable!!! I Love this picture. Ethan is my little dare-devil child. No matter the danger he will try anything he sees. He loves to get as high as he can and jump. Most days I am lucky that we aren't in the ER. He is all boy!! He LOVES being outside, now that the weather hasn't been as cold we have been playing outside alot. He loves watching movies. His favorites are " Toy Story 1 & 2 " "Finding Nemo" and " The Jungle Book " He will sit in "Daddy's chair" to watch the movies. It is so funny. He likes to recline but can only do it one way.

He is so cute!! He also loves books, playing cars, and teasing Myllie. Already he has figured out how to tease his sister. He is quite the character. Recently we moved Ethan out of his crib and into a toddler bed. He did very well, until he realized he could get up in the middle of the night and play. He also loved getting up at 5 am every morning. Because he was getting up so often at night he was very crabby throughout the day. So we have put him back in his crib for a few more months. He is sleeping alot better and is a whole lot happier during the day. Ethan is so sweet and loves to give hugs and kisses.

He also loves Bath Time!! Just like Myllie, he is a natural fishy. As you can see he has his Nemo. I have been blessed with two very easy going kids. He talks pretty good and is a very good listener. He also enjoys helping me clean. His newest interest that kinda surprised me was potty training. I wasn't even going to attempt the potty thing until after he turned 2 in July. But the other day he said " Peepie " So we went and sat, sure enough he went a little. He was pretty excited. I am not going to push anything and kinda let him be the guide here. He isn't shy at all. He has no problem saying a big " Cheese " for the camera. He is a pretty happy kid. We have been blessed with two very wonderful children. Ethan makes us smile all the time. He is at such a funny age. We love it!!

Happy Birthday Myllie!!

Yesterday was Myllie's Birthday. I can't belive she is 5 years old. She had a really fun day. Here are some of the pictures.

Myllie picked out all the stuff for her cake. She helped me make it also. She was very excited for the big # 5 candle. We made it in the afternoon and for the rest of the day she kept asking when she would be able to blow out the candle. She is so funny!! Our Little Family

Unfortunately the cute jewelry box Scott and I ordered didn't get here in time. But our friends Steve and Kelly came over and brought Myllie a really cute necklace and a bunch of earings. So when we do get the jewelry box Myllie will have plenty of stuff to put in it. She was so excited. We love our little Myllie so much. Happy Birthday Myllie!!!