The Little Lady Turns 1!!

I can't believe that our little lady is 1!  We had a fun little party on April 21 to celebrate her (and the fact that she survived us for a whole year).  Kamryn got spoiled and wasn't sure about her cupcake, but she loved opening the presents.  We love this little lady and can't imagine life without her!

The cupcakes turned out adorable!

When Kamryn would see the smallest part of her present she would say, "Ooohh" and wouldn't really care to open it any more.

Uncle Brandon, Aunt Marissa, and Kooper got her a chair that is just her size and she LOVED it!

Such a big girl.

 

Kamryn had lots of help opening up presents.

Checking out the birthday candle.

She really was not interested in the cupcake, but after a few minutes, she couldn't get enough of it!

Happy Easter!!

Our Easter celebrations started off on Saturday without Carl. He had to work all weekend and we missed him a lot, but the kids and I had a fun time! We hit the Mona city park for a nice candy hunt and then headed to the Young Living Farms for their celebrations and it was SO much fun!! There were games, animals, bounce houses, face painting, and an Easter egg hunt for kids to enjoy. Gavin had a blast and I think Kamryn enjoyed it too, but hopefully next year she will be able to do more. She did have a good nap so that worked for me:)

Gavin loved petting the donkeys (after which he put his hands in his mouth) and wants to be Old McDonald so he can have a farm full of animals!

He sat very still and got an awesome fire breathing dragon painted on his face...it was tragic last night to wash it off during his bath.

He was so brave and rode the pony all by himself! He said its name was Bullseye and that he was a real cowboy. He did awesome!!!

YEEHA!

We ran into our friends Alisa, Carter and Darin Gledhill and had fun tagging along with them! Gavin sure loves Carter!!

Bouncing, or sliding head first, down the slide. This was Gavin's favorite part of it all!

And like I said for the most part Kamryn slept. It was such a fun day and I am looking forward to it again next year!!

Last night before we went to bed we planted our "Magic Easter Beans" to see if they would grow something.

Getting ready to plant.

Planting the magic beans.

Watering them.

And look what they grew!! A lolipop for Gavin and Kamryn.

(Thanks Mom for the idea)

And the Easter Bunny found us! Gav got new shirts and a bubble gun. Kamryn got new clothes and a new dress...because the Easter Bunny forgot to get her a prize (I know, some Easter Bunny!) What a fun couple of days we have had. And to top it off, we read the Easter story in the scriptures about Christ being risen. I love my family and am so grateful for all my blessings. I know that our Savior lives and loves us all. Happy Easter everyone!!

Loving the weather and the kids!

The weather has been awesome and we have loved every minute we can spend outside. Gavin has been practicing every sport possible and has been getting lots of energy out lately. He is so active and has so much fun playing anything that involves a ball and running. We love our little man!

More "soccer" practice.

If Gavin wants to play baseball he can't just play. He has to get his full uniform on and then he is set. He uses some of Carl's old batting gloves, his Yankee shirt, and of course one of Dad's hats too. I am so excited for tee ball this summer! That will definetly keep us busy!!

Our little Yankee...he calls himself Jeter when he plays baseball. Maybe one day he will make millions and support his mom and dad :)

And now for our little Miss Kamryn! Can't believe she is almost 1, I swear she was born yesterday. She is such a drama queen! If she doesn't get her way she gets very mad and will let you know how she feels. She loves Gavin and wants to do everything that he does too. She is not really into her girl toys but loves to play with trucks and cars. She loves the vaccum and tries to hitch a ride on it when we have it out. No, she doesn't sleep well at night...Gavin didn't either so I guess that runs in our family (they take after Carl). She has two teeth right now, but that doesn't slow her down from eating everything she can get her hands on. We lovingly call her our little garbage disposal:) We can't imagine life without our little diva and love every minute we have with her and Gavin!!

Kamryn is obsessed with her tongue. I love this picture!

Family pics

We have had these since October, but I'm finally getting them posted. I love the way they turned out and love the pics of my kiddos! It's also been since our wedding that Carl and I had a pic of just the 2 of us...Since that's where it all began I thought I would begin the pics with us:)

Kamryn hated every second of this but I love how it turned out!

Our cute little family

What's not to love about these faces???

Handsome little Gav Man. 3 years old and full of life, he keeps me running constantly but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Gav and Daddy

Gav and Mommy

I just can't get over how grown up he looks! And I didn't put any pics of Kamryn on this post because I did some of her below...I can only figure out so much when it comes to the blog world:)

Miss Kamryn is 8 months old! I can't believe that she is getting so big and crawling everywhere. She is such a blessing in our lives and we couldn't imagine life without her!

Love you little lady!

The things we do for our kids...

Gavin's imagination has been running wild lately. The other day he got our laundry baskets out and said he was riding his motorcycle and asked if I wanted a ride. He then continued to put a cereal bowl on my head and wrap my head with his blanket because I needed a helmet. What a kid! I looked like a dork but it was really a fun ride!


Scary picture I know! Fun motorcycle ride with Gavin.

Then Gavin decided to have a choo choo train. He put all his stuffed animals in one basket and was prepared to sleep in another. Then he asked if Carl wanted a ride...What a good daddy to get crunched up in a laundry basket aka train for his little boy. We have had so much fun with
Gav lately and look forward to what his imagination brings us next. Wish us luck!

We have had some pretty fun times the past few weeks. It was so great to get together with my family and spend time with them. We also had a great 4th of July.

Random pic of Gav and Mater. He thought he was the coolest thing ever and it sure made him interested in seeing the new Cars movie. We had a Mommy and Gavin date to the movie which we both loved. I really enjoy spending time with my little man!

Nothing beats Salina during the 4th of July! Gavin, Kamryn, and I spent the day with my parents and Hillary and had an amazing time. I got to spend more time with Gav playing games and winning prizes while my mom kept Kamryn in from the heat. I love the 4th of July and I love the Salina celebrations. I am so proud to be an American. Gavin had to get a firework on his face and we couldn't wash it off for a few days after, but he sure loved it!

And of course, we had to play the dime toss game to win a fish. When Gavin didn't make any in the cups I figured we were done, but they were handing out goldfish to everyone. Now we have 2 goldfish which we lovingly call Nemo and Dori and we can't get enough of them. I'll pay .28 for a goldfish any day if it will allow me to see Gavin's eyes light up. He loves them and I love making him happy. It is great to be a Mom!!