Last week I took the kids down to visit my sister while my BIL was on a business trip. We always enjoy visiting their house. We decided to go to the outlet mall to get the girls matching dresses and have their picture taken together. They were so cute. My little niece was being a little squirmy but as soon as I started singing her favorite Sleeping Beauty song she sat very still for the camera. Isn't music wonderful? LOL 
We also got to go see my Grandfather Kay and Uncle Steve and have dinner with them and my cousin and her son. It was so nice to see everyone. 
My Grandfather loves babies and had fun holding Kelsey and tickling her toes. 
My niece loves to dress up as a ballerina and wanted Kelsey to wear this tutu. Aren't they cute? 
My sister and I both love puzzles and so I took one down to do with her. Jeremy had his on the other end of the table and my niece wanted to do one too so hers was in the middle. It was quite a puzzle party!
We also got to go see my Grandfather Kay and Uncle Steve and have dinner with them and my cousin and her son. It was so nice to see everyone. My Grandfather loves babies and had fun holding Kelsey and tickling her toes. My niece loves to dress up as a ballerina and wanted Kelsey to wear this tutu. Aren't they cute? My sister and I both love puzzles and so I took one down to do with her. Jeremy had his on the other end of the table and my niece wanted to do one too so hers was in the middle. It was quite a puzzle party!
I remembered the spa heater was turned off so I decided to stick my feet in and cool down. It felt so nice that I invited Jeremy to come too. 
Kelsey stuck her little feet in and kicked the water. She already likes the water better than Jeremy did when he was a baby. 
Soon I was joined by more hot people. 
Then things started getting a little crazy and before you knew it... 
I jumped in fully clothed! 
Jeremy joined me and soon the other kids started jumping in with their clothes on too! I had to ride home like that, but it felt so awesome to be cool!
On Wednesday we went with our friends to the park. 
Kelsey's getting big enough to go on some of the stuff, with help from us of course. 
It was super windy, but we bundled up and had fun. 
On Thursday, I babysat my friend's 2 little girls. Jeremy had lots of fun. They played in the mud and were outside for hours. It was a gorgeous day! 
Friday was another perfect day and we were at Atlantis Park for the mom's group. 
Jeremy lost another tooth there while he was eating his lunch. He's got 3 holes and another loose tooth, so he has to eat very carefully. 
Saturday started to warm up some more and Daddy and Jeremy both had baseball games. The sun was so bright that the coach blacked the kids eyes. Jeremy was happy for me to take a picture because he wanted to see what he looked like. This is my new favorite picture of him. 
Daddy helps him get his gear on when it's his turn to be the catcher. 
He's been working on his swing. 
He needs to work on his running. He just kind of ambles to the bases. LOL 
Daddy told the 3rd base coach to tell Jeremy it was a race to home plate so he actually ran faster to there. Now we know we've just got to tell him it's a race to each base and he'll run faster. 
Kelsey and I tried to stay in the shade. There was one tree and everybody huddled under it to stay cool.
Ok, I admit it, I really wanted to plant a garden for the fresh tomatoes. I abhor store tomatoes. The fact that it really is prophetic counsel to grow a garden is really just a bonus. Don't you love it when the commandments go along with what you love to do already! Very convenient. LOL
Saturday we had our annual cousins Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard. We invited our next door neighbors as well and had a fun party with a big hunt, games and snacks. 
Easter Family Picture Attempt #1
After that we went to my brother's house for another egg hunt and delicious dinner. 
Jeremy and his cousin both had some missing front teeth.
Easter Family Picture Attempt #2
Here's my Grandfather Kay with Kelsey. She was hard for him to hold onto. 
She just wanted to get down and eat the leaves and sticks. 
They have this awesome greenbelt across the street in their neighborhood which is just absolutely the perfect place for the hunt. Usually the men go hide the eggs but I really love to hide them so I joined in the fun. I had a blast! I don't know why I haven't spoken up sooner. Why let the men have all the fun? They don't care about it as much anyway. We had a million and one eggs to hide and the men were being all careful and easy about it so I showed them how to really hide an Easter egg. They had way more fun after that. 
The kids looked and looked and probably didn't find them all, but they found plenty. Jeremy had to empty his basket more than once so he could fill it again. I think he needs a bigger basket. 
Easter Family Picture Attempt #3 
When we got home I set Kelsey down on the floor. While I was in the other room Jeremy shared his candy with her. What a giving boy he is. AAAAAAH! What a mess. Blue dribbles all over her clothes and the floor. That night I prepped everything for Easter the next day. On Easter morning, Daddy went to church early to practice with the choir. I got us all ready and had to remember a million things to bring to church so we ran a little late. I had a little bit of Sees chocolate to deliver. Luckily it all sold!!! I had to give the lesson in nursery and Jeremy had a talk to give in Primary. Busy busy. After church we went home and made our 4th and final attempt at the Easter Family Picture in our Easter clothes, aka, the kids' new Easter clothes and whatever David and I had in the closet. 
Finally! I was really happy I got everyone looking, eyes open and smiling at once! Miracles do happen. Then we were off to my Grandma's house for a visit and some Easter dinner. We brought ham, sour cream potatoes, homemade rolls, and brownies. Grandma made carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and had grape tomatoes, blackberries and strawberries as well. We feasted! Grandma had made Jeremy a little Easter basket; so sweet! He had fun looking at all his new treasures and playing the games with Daddy. 
On the way home we stopped and visited my parents. Kelsey and Grandma got to know each other. 
Jeremy showed Grandma how he was learning to tell time on this really cool clock puzzle my mom has. She has the best stuff!
I decided to finally tackle some of the stuff that is in my old room at their house. I left a few things when I moved out and have never quite gotten around to going through them. Man, what a lot of junk! It was fun to see everything and enjoy the memories before I tossed most of it. 
The ride home was altogether ridiculous and we decided to never travel on a holiday again! 
I occupied myself taking these cool pictures of the more stop than go traffic. But we had a nice time with everyone this weekend and look forward to being with you again!
Friday we were at the park with our cousins. 
Friday night we played with our neighbors. 
Saturday we skipped Jeremy's baseball game and watched General Conference. Daddy helped keep Kelsey entertained by showing her pictures on his Ipod. She gets happy when she sees her picture.
Between sessions I ran over to my favorite little consignment store and got this purse. I had looked at it the week before but it had a little mark on it and so I left it at the store. The manager called me and told me she had taken it home and gotten the stain out if I still wanted it. It's an Isabella Fiore purse and when I looked it up online, these purses retail for $600! I got it for $29. So fun! 
When it was over we went outside. The weather was GORGEOUS! As much as I love conference and laying around my house, I really just wanted to be outside. 
We had fun introducing Kelsey to the joys of the backyard. 
We swung and slid and the kids played in the mud. 
We bought some yummy homemade tamales from one of our neighbors whose husband lost his job. We have been given so much, and I'm so glad we are able to give a little as well to others.
Sunday Daddy and Jeremy made waffles and we watched conference again. We were happy to have Daddy home after his long trip this past week. 
I switched Kelsey from the bassinet to her pack-n-play. Since she crawls and pulls herself up now, she wasn't safe in there anymore. I was afraid she wouldn't sleep as well, so I waited till Daddy was home in case I wanted help with middle-of-the-night duty, but she's doing great. Phew! Sleep is so good! 
