Rice, Rice And More Rice Bags!

My sister-in-law, D'Lynn, works at Legacy House assisted living in Ogden and asked me to make a buch of rice bags for her work. Total I will have made 39, but I still have 4 more to buy the stuff for and finish. I get burned out after each set, but I'm ready to get them done and just finish! I'm proud of these though. They are a lot of work and I think they turned out good...I'm especially surprised they're straight! They're pretty big, too. They end up being 15 x 30.

LAKE POWELL!!

Memorial Day weekend we headed out with Justin's family to Lake Powell! It was so fun! The drive down Mya did get car sick, but we just turned off the movies, gave her some Dramine and she was good to go!

We stayed at Paige, Arizona. Mya loved the hotel and would call it our "Pretend House." Our kids loved the boat and both did really well. I wasn't sure how Parker would be since he's so busy, but he did good.

The water was cold so there wasn't a lot of swimming going on. Those who did wore wet suits. So Mya would just put her feet in the water from the back of the boat. Because it was still so cold, there was hardly any people there and the water was way nice for playing on!

Dentist!

Mya was so brave! She went to the dentist for the first time! Since she's so little, I was able to help mold her opinion about the dentist to not be scary. She actually thought it was really cool and overall liked the experience. I told her before we went that they would use a special toothbrush to brush her teeth and the dentist would just check to make sure there were no owies on her teeth.

When we got there, they had me go first so she could watch everything they did and if she had any questions, she could ask them so nothing would seem scary to her. When it was her turn, she had me hold her hand, especially when they moved the chair to have her lay down, but she told me after she really liked it. She thought their toothbrush was really cool and her favorite part was the scraper that the dentist counted her teeth with. After she was so brave and finished, she got a new toothbrush (a princess tiana one), toothpaste, silly bands, eraser and a little toothbrush toy she uses for her barbies and dolls.

I was so glad that first visit went well. Hopefully it stays that way for a long time!

My Baby's 1!!!

Parker's birthday was awesome! I took the day off so we could play all day! So we took it pretty easy, but he definitely had my attention all day! We got him a car seat so he can turn around (which he absolutely loved riding in it the next day. He kicked his feet and smiled all the way to grandma's house), ball popper and clothes. Parker has 6 teeth (4 on top and 2 on bottom), his main words are mom, dad and dog. He says dog when he sees a dog, a picture of a dog, or any other animal including our rabbits and fish. He also started walking just days before his birthday. That night we had everyone over for brownie sundae's while Parker enjoyed his over sized cupcake cake! It was so fun and he definitely enjoyed the attention.

Parker brings us so much happiness! He's always smiling, giving huge wet kisses, and loves playing with Mya. He follows her around everywhere...most of the time she likes it. He watches out for her - if she's crying, he cries or gets very concerned. They really love each other and they get along really well. My favorite is car rides when they laugh at each other in the back or Parker starts singing/humming because Mya is singing.

At his 12 month appointment, he weighed 23.5 pounds and was 95th percentile on his height. He's very curious and into everything, but I love it. It's so much fun being his mom!

Justin's 28!

Justin's birthday was on a Saturday this year so he only had to work until 1. So what did we do to celebrate? After he got home from work he opened his presents (clothes, air tools for work, bow stabilizer). We had Jimmy John's for lunch. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting...of course. This year Justin requested mint ice cream without the chocolate chips so we made homemade mint ice cream. We went to the Pizza Factory for dinner then finished it off with the arcades at Fat Cats.
The kids were getting a little restless at dinner since they "lost" our pizza so we had to find ways to entertain the kids. Parker loved the lemons and they both loved playing with the sticks the breadsticks came on. I'll just say it got a little noisy by us.
What are they shooting??? Elk, of course...are you surprised?
I love this guy! He amazes me all of the time! He is so considerate of others and he has a way of making everyone like him. He's so sarcastic and has a comment for everything...I'm not even sure how he comes up with them sometimes, he's pretty witty. He's an amazing dad. There's a reason he's Mya's favorite person in the whole world! He has a very strong testimony and he's such a great example to me and the kids. One of my favorite things about him is how he can always make me smile or laugh...even if I don't want to. He's always looking for ways to help others and if someone asks him for help, he won't hesitate. He's very handy. If he doesn't know how to do something, he'll figure it out and it always turns out great. He seems to always be busy with projects...last year was re-doing our fence, this year he's re-done the outside of our trailer, he's made our mailbox, swingset, and rabbit cage. He's fixed our car and saved us $600 and he's usually busy with projects his grandpa has lined up for him :). He helped his brother fix the front of his car and painted flames on it. A common phrase from my mouth to him is "That turned out better than I thought!" He's great with picturing things and creating it and I have a hard time picturing them so I'm always pleasantly surprised when they turn out at least 10 times better than I imagined. It's never a dull moment with Justin and I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love you dear!

Easter

Easter was so great this year! It was Parker's first Easter and this year with Mya was great. I loved that she could tell me why we really have Easter but then she was so excited for the Easter Bunny. At the beginning of April we went and saw Hop to get her excited for Easter. She loved it and couldn't wait for the Easter Bunny to come to our house!

This was definitely the year of Easter Egg Hunts! We had the traditional one at Justin's Parents and this year we did that the week before Easter. Then we went to Legacy House (my sister-in-law, D'Lynn's work) and the kids had one there. Easter morning, the Easter bunny left eggs around our house for Mya and Parker to find. Then Easter evening my side of the family had one. Mya loved them all! At Legacy House, Mya got to see the Easter Bunny!...who happened to be my other sister-in-law, Heidi. If Mya didn't know it was Heidi under all that fur, she wouldn't have dared go near the bunny. She was still hesitant even knowing it was really Heidi.
Easter morning was way fun! Mya woke up and as soon as she went in the hall she found her basket. The Easter Bunny had hid it on top of the wall that divides our kitchen and family room. She was so anxious to go see what everyone got but had to wait until we all got up and woke Parker up. It was great seeing them get excited about the things in their baskets.






We went and visited the Ropelato side of the family. We of course had to stop and see the week old puppies! So cute!


After that we went to the Wayment side of the family and had our monthly family night at Bridgette's house. That's where we had delicious food, games for kids and the Easter Egg Hunt. It was definitely a memorable Easter!