Easter

So even though we're a month late, here are our Easter pictures. We spent Easter with the Gonzales family. There is an Easter tradition here to hunt for confetti eggs. They are real eggs that are emptied and then filled with confetti and then taped back together. The eggs are hidden like normal, but then as the kids find them, they break them on each other's heads. I was very skeptical of this tradition that we were about to participate it. It sounded very silly to me. But then as we embarked upon our hunt and confetti began to fly, I have to say that it was the most fun that I have ever had on Easter. I LOVE this tradition!!! The kids were so cute running around with colored and sparkly confetti in their hair. We all had so much fun!!!! We will continue this tradition always, provided we live places where confetti eggs are available to buy, cuz there's no way that I am saving eggs all year long and making them myself.

Random Pictures

Just thought that I would share some random pictures of the kids being cute. Have a great day!!!

Bat-Munk

So the kids are really into "Alvin and the Chipmunks" right now. Not the new movies, but the cartoons that Adam and I watched when we were kids. For Christmas they got a bunch of DVDs of chipmunk episodes. They LOVE them!!! One of the episodes is about Batman, but of course it's renamed "Batmunk". Since Christmas, AJ has not taken this make-shift cape (that is a baby fleece blanket) off. He swears that he is BATMUNK!!!! It gets so gross and full of dirt and dog fur. When he goes to sleep I have to sneak it out of his room and into the laundry to wash it. Oh little boys are so cute!!! Here he is being Batmunk!

Marshmallows, Yummy

The other night for FHE we roasted marshmallows in the back yard. The kids love to help Adam build a fire in the fire pit and pretend that we are on a camp out. We talk about Nephi and how they had to "camp out" for 8 years!!! We also solidified the kids memories of the 1st and 2nd Articles of Faith. They're doing great. We always have fun when we roast marshmallows and build s'mores. Here are some pictures of our night.

Sad Day

We found out today that we're not going to have a baby in September like we thought. At my appointment we found that our sweet baby has passed away. I was only 13 weeks along, but I am so sad. I/we were all so excited about this new baby coming, but I guess Heavenly Father had other plans. I am thankful that I can be sad and feel the spirit, knowing that it's OK, all at the same time. I am so thankful for the Gospel and that our family is forever. I really feel the love of the Lord today and peaceful purpose in all things. I love this family that Adam and I are building and I am so grateful that they are all so healthy and such wonderful spirits.

New Table (It's about time)

So we finally have our new table! We bought it way back in November. We wanted it for Thanksgiving. But the store gave us an incredible deal if we were willing to wait 2-3 weeks for them to deliver it. So we decided that it would be worth the money to wait, and we would still have it for Christmas dinner. However, they forgot to tell us it was back ordered and that it wouldn't be available until the 2nd week in January. We were not very happy about that, but the store was very gracious about it and threw in 4 extra chairs for 50 bucks a piece, (normally 130 dollars a piece). So we decided to be patient again.

When we finally got the call that the table and chairs were in and set up a delivery date, I decided to make a huge turkey dinner, because I didn't get to serve a big dinner during the holidays like I wanted to. Well anyway, they didn't come and they didn't come, and we finally had to eat our turkey on our tiny table. Just as we finished, the delivery guys showed up. They began to set things up, but as they got the table up, and we pushed the chairs up to the table, we discovered that the chairs were pub chairs and not counter high chairs. That means that they were way too high and didn't fit at out table. OH WE WERE SO MAD!!! So we sent them back, and had to reorder the proper chairs, with the promise that they would be in with in a week. (Ya Right). In the mean time, (3 weeks) we have been standing at our table or sitting in "traditional" chairs that are so low that the new table is up to our necks.

So tonight, after 3 months of waiting, we finally had the correct chairs delivered and were able to sit down as a family and eat dinner. It was wonderful!!! Here is our new table!!!

This is what we looked like with our old chairs and new table. The kids just had to stand on the chairs.


So here is is. Right now as we have it, it seats all 6 of us great!!!


I know what you're thinking. I'm having a baby this year; what will we do then? Well not to worry, we just throw in a leaf and Presto! Seats up to 8!


"But what", you ask, "if you have company? "Where will you put your guests? "On the couch to eat off their laps?" Well I say to you , "no way Jose!" We just throw in another leaf and WAH LA!!! Seats 10. We love our table. It will last us for forever, through our growing family that's for sure. We will all be able to sit together as a family, for a very long time!!!

Christmas Eve

So it's a little late, but better late than never, right? This was our Christmas Eve Nativity. It was very rough around the edges and I think a little sac-religious. But we gave it a valiant effort. The boys played all the parts except for Mary and Joseph, and they kicked and screamed the whole time. AJ didn't want to dress up, except for his boots, so he played all his parts a little bit country. Did you know that Gabriel was a cowboy? We didn't either.


Gabby was our Mary, and her time aboard the Donkey was short lived.


All the kids wanted to ride the Donkey (played by Daddy). They stormed him all at once and then I think there was crying for the following 8 or so minutes. Who came up with this tradition anyway???


Lydia played Joseph. As you see, she is trying to be Joseph with a splash of Paris Hilton.