Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny left eggs all over the house on Saturday night. Evie had so much fun finding them. All 12 of them :) Then she found the "presents" that he left for her and Zayne. Zayne didn't wake up for another hour after Evie, so she put his present in her princess chair downstairs, so that he could find it easily! The Easter Bunny brought the kids these super cute blankets that came with a plush stuffed animal from Costco :) Evie's is a piggy and Zayne's is a doggy. The Easter Bunny also left a carton of a dozen eggs with different symbols, in each egg, leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection. (thanks for making those last year Jenny!) Then it was off to church :) 

 Our two best family shots of the day.....it was a little bright, but we managed :) I wanted to get a picture of us in our Sunday outfits, but Zayne was not happy and is sick and it just didn't happen. We had to rush home to go to my parents house for dinner and an Easter egg hunt for the kids.

 The older cousins hid all of the eggs for the younger ones. They had a lot of fun gathering them all up. Evie has so much fun with her cousins. I thank Heavenly Father every day for giving us the opportunity to live back here in Boise by our families :)

While we were reading the different scriptures for each egg in our remembering Christ eggs this morning, I felt so strongly that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Redeemer. I know He died for us and atoned for our sins. But more importantly, I know that He was resurrected and that He lives! I am so grateful for that knowledge. Because of His great sacrifice I will be able to live with my little family forever! Happy Easter!

Our sweeties :)

This little guy had his 9 month check up on Evie's birthday. It was nice to have both of their well check ups at the same time. It only took 3 hours :/...So he weighed 20 lbs 12 oz. which puts him in the 50-75 %. His height was 28.5", so the 50% and his head is still pretty big.....but cute :)

 He has a big sister who loves him and tries to help when she can. This particular day we had just come back from Winco and I turn around and see her dragging him across the floor.....He thought it was pretty fun :)

 I wish Evie would stop moving enough to get a decent shot....but this was all I got :)

 He loves his daddy :)

 He loves Minnie :)

 He loves his cousins :)

 He loves his mommy :)

 And he loves getting into things :)

 This is cousin Morgan. She is beautiful and so sweet with the kids. I tried to get Zayne to look at us in this picture.

 ....and this picture......

 ....and this picture.....and it never happened!

 Evie is silly :)

 And she loves reading books :)

More birthday celebration!

 These are some pictures from my phone that I took. This was Evie on her birthday. She had preschool that day so I let her open one present before she left for school.

I bought her this Birthday Princess shirt and some cute, pink, sparkly shoes :) She loved both of them! I stayed up until 1:00 AM the night before/morning of her birthday decorating the house :) She really liked it when she woke up to party decorations! Oh, the things we do for our children!

The Saturday after her birthday we had a joint party, on my side of the family, with her Cousin, Felicity. She was born 10 days after Evie. This is a picture of my mom holding the two girls. Felicity was only a few hours old and Evie, obviously, was 10 days old :)

 And here they are 4 year later! I can't believe it's been 4 years! What sweet little girls :)

Gotta love Chuck E Cheese!! These girls love each other! They play and fight like sisters :)

The Big 4!

It's hard to believe that I have a 4 year old.  Here is a picture of me just a few days before I had Miss Evie. 

She was 10 days early and more than welcome to be at that point! She was a beautiful baby. She had the biggest eyes and everybody everywhere we would go would comment on them and tell me how beautiful, cute, gorgeous, etc.....our little princess was. She still gets comments everywhere we go :) She was pretty bald up until her 2nd birthday.......actually, her hair really started coming in after she was two! 

Here she is on her 1st birthday!

Here she is on her 2nd birthday!

( I had to do a double take because I thought I uploaded the same picture twice. Nope! She just wore the same outfit and we used the same birthday banner two years in a row. She loved, and still does, Minnie Mouse!)
And here she is on her 3rd birthday!

Its amazing how much difference a year makes! 

Evie had her well child check up on her birthday. I'm glad she didn't need any shots. At least until she starts kindergarten. The nurse was happy, too! She said "I will give shots any time you need me to, but I don't want to do it on their birthday!" We love our Pediatrician and her nurse :)

Evie's is as healthy as can be. Her stats are: 75% Height and 50% Weight

Currently she loves: Dora, Diego, Princesses, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Reading Books with mommy and daddy, playing pretend (mom, sister, dog, baby), cooking and baking with mommy, putting her laundry away, going to preschool, being a big sister, reading the scriptures with mommy and daddy, saying prayers, going to primary, eating a variety of foods, playing with her cousins, jumping on the trampoline, and going to the library!

This year, Evie decided she wanted a castle cake. Ok, so maybe I thought it would be fun and Evie agreed :) Anyway, She wanted to help me make it. She really wanted a crown on it and she wanted the cake to be PINK! At first I was hesitant, but I think the crown is what made the whole cake! The drawbridge had silver sprinkles on it like the top of the towers did, but she decided the bridge needed to be closed and I didn't frost the bottom of the gram cracker!

 Evie got a free meal for her birthday from Famous Daves. Luckily, Wilbur makes his appearance on Tuesday nights, which worked out perfectly for Evie! She was so excited to see him! My parents came to dinner with us and then came over for presents, cake, and ice cream. She got pretty spoiled :) She had been wanting a Doc Mcstuffin's Dr. Kit for a long time. However, Santa couldn't find any during Christmas because they were a pretty hot toy. Mommy and Daddy made up for it. Evie LOVES her Dr. kit. She keeps trying to give Zayne his check ups ;) I was super excited to find a "My Little Pony" bike on Craigslist for $5 BUCKS! It was in really great condition, too! She loves it :) Grandma and Grandpa got her a Baby Alive doll and she has been really loving it! Feeding her, rocking her, singing to her, sleeping with her...she LOVES It! She also got: A magic princess oven, a Dora backpack, Dora walkie talkies, a stick horse (which she has been riding around on all day,) some pink sparkly slip on shoes, a shirt (which she refuses to wear) and I think that's it! We will be having a joint birthday party this Saturday with her Cousin Felicity (they are 10 days a part.)

 Zayne was all about the presents. He wanted to open all of them. Evie wasn't about to let him do that! I can't blame her. It was her special day :)

You are such a little ray of Sunshine, Evie! We could not imagine our lives with out you in it! You make our family so happy! We love your cheerful disposition and your beautiful, little face! We feel so lucky that Heavenly Father picked us to be your parents! We are so joyful to know that we get to spend eternity with you! Love you, princess! Happy Birthday!

Zayne's First Haircut!

Owen's sister, Rhonda, is a beautician, and she is very good at it :) While she was here for their Grandma's memorial service, she stayed at our house. I asked her if she would trim Zayne's hair for me. Luckily, his other sister, Raina, grabbed my phone and took these pictures!

 I don't know how she did it. He DID NOT want his head touched. He didn't cry or anything, just squirmed a lot! Thank you, Rhonda! You are the best!!

 Here are some pictures, all trimmed up! It was getting long over the ears. He looks so handsome! Everyone loves his hair! I guess we are just a family of good hair...never thought I would say that :) Except, Owen. He is lacking a little in that department ;)

Zayne is such a big boy! He is 21 lbs and has 4 teeth, now! He pulls himself up to things really well and says "dadda." His new thing is shaking his head "no." Too darn cute!!! He is also sleeping better = Happy mommy! I had to let him cry it out. But it only took 1 night. He cried for an hour straight. Poor little guy....it was for his own good. I had to remind myself that Heavenly Father makes us learn things, sometimes the hard way..............also, I talked to my mom the whole time for distraction...thanks, mom! :)