Grandpa Erv's visit

Grandpa Erv came to visit from Florida....we had a great time.  The boys loved having him here and are asking everyday when he's coming back.  The boys were spoiled this month by visits from both of their grandpas :-) 

Lots of fun time on the trampoline and we had awesome weather!!!

Emery

We were in the garage riding bikes this morning (because  you know that's how we roll at the our house :-)  and Emery was on his bike and he says "mommy, I hear someone speaking in my heart" and I say "you do, who?" and he responds "it's Jesus mommy, he's telling me he's so proud of me for learning how to ride my big bike, I can hear him" and he grinning from ear to ear.  What a sweet moment, love that kid!

Mr Emery

I just have to document what happend with Mr. Emery on Sunday.  I was in his primary class at church with all the kids and a lesson was being given by the teacher about making good choices and following the example of our Savior Jesus Christ.  A story was given about a little boy and lots of examples were shared with good choices and poor choices and the kids had to give a thumbs up for a good choice and a thumbs down for a poor choice.  One of the examples was about the little boy's parents asking him to take a nap and the little boy said "ok, I will go and take a nap" and he didn't give his parents any trouble and just obeyed them. 

So on the way home from church (keep in mind it's 1:00 and nap time), Jason says to Emery, "we are going to eat a little lunch when we get home and then it's nap time Emery".  Emery replies, "no nap, just lunch".  So I chime in and remind Emery about the lesson in primary and give him the example from above and Emery replies "I'm not going to take a nap, bad choice, thumbs down".  I am SO glad that lesson sunk in, oh man, what are we going to do with him???  He's so strong willed and stubborn, wonder where he gets that from???  HA!

Happy 1st Birthday Jake!!

It's hard to believe it was a year ago today that Jake was born......he had quite the entrance to the world.  We were scheduled for a c-section at 7:00am on April 11 and instead Jake decided to come early at 2:40am.  Jake weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.    Labor was intense and so fast....I will never forget that drive to the hospital at midnight with contractions 2 minutes apart and me screaming from the pain and from all the deer that kept jumping out in the road in front of us :-) 

I was so in love from the minute I saw him!

And his daddy was too!

Your big brothers thought you were pretty cute too :-)

You are SO loved by your grandmas!!

It's hard to believe you were so tiny.......you forget how fast babies grow!

We love you SO much Jake Alton......you have brought your family so much happiness this past year.....we can't wait to see what the next year brings.

Here you are this morning on your big day!!



Happy Easter!

We spent the afternoon of Easter at my mom's house.....we had a wonderful dinner and another egg hunt for the boys.

This was too funny.....my mom, Steve, nana and Keegan were in the background making us laugh :-)

The boys were spoiled with fun easter baskets and they had a blast!!!

It's easy to get caught up in the egg/easter bunny part of Easter.....but the true meaning of Easter is so special.  Easter is a beautiful holiday when we can remember Jesus Christ and worship Him as the Son of God and as our Savior and Redeemer and celebrate his resurrection.

Easter Egg Hunt

Dying easter eggs for the first time.....so fun!

We made some great memories with Papa Tony :-)

Emery & Owen had SO much fun on their egg hunt around the house.....unfortunately my camera battery died before we went way down on the property.....the Easter bunny made them work hard for their eggs :-) he hid them down below the backyard, the boys thought it was great.  Jake got to observe from above....next year he will be running around with his big brothers!!!

Jake's 1st Birthday Party

We had Jake's 1st birthday party today at a place called Monkey Bizness, it's a fun place with lots of inflatables that the kids just love.  Jake seemed to enjoy himself :-)  Papa Tony is here from California which made it extra special.  I still can't believe he's going to be 1 in just a few days.....kind of crazy how fast a year goes by!

My friend Stephanie made these amazing cakes for Jake.....the one on the left was for Jake to destroy :-) and the giraffe was so awesome, it tasted great too!!

Isn't it the cutest thing you have ever seen? 

Jake liked when we sang Happy Birthday!!

And then he started to dig in...........

It didn't take long for him to get messy!

HA!

Owen was being a stinker and Emery was hiding behind the high chair :-( but we tried, that's all you can do right?

Such a fun party......we love you Jake Alton, our big 1 year old!!!!!