A Few Pics from Easter

Jackson preschool class became bunnies for Easter. I loved the Cheetos for a carrot!

Coloring Easter eggs. This was the first year Jackson didn't get color all over his hands that remained stained for several days afterwards.

Easter egg hunt with the cousins at the Norris house. Jackson is the one with the orange basket over his whole head!

Easter morning (the hair-do's give it away)

Cute Kids

My friend who is also a photographer (and may I just add a very good one) was taking pictures yesterday, so I dressed my kids up and went and got a few snapshots. She did such a good job making my kids look cute that I when I look at these pictures I totally forget about the gum in the hair or our kitchen that became a temporary swimming pool yesterday. Her professional website is www.photographybyjocelin.com

Happy Easter

We wish every one a happy Easter.

Sad face

Yesterday morning while I was in the bathroom getting ready for the day I heard this very loud, very blood curling scream. I looked out to see Halle wedged in between two pieces of furniture in our bedroom. She had such a cute look on her face (while she was screaming) the camera was right above her and I couldn't resist taking a picture. The whole rest of the day she would run by that spot like it was going to suck her back in again.

This is why I love gum!!! (sarcasm added)

I know that you can't tell what Jackson is holding up by his cheek, but that is his hair mixed with gum. The other day he came into the room where I was just about to change Halle's dirty diaper. He said he had stuck the gum in his ear and then hooked it to his hair. He had managed to get the gum out of his ear but had not been able to get it out of his hair, this was when he had come looking for me. I told him that I would change Halle's diaper then I would help him. Right as I was finishing up with Halle Jackson came in the room with scissor behind his back and the gum hanging below his hair with more hair hanging under the gum. I asked him if he had tried to cut the gum out and he said yeah (like duh, what else was I going to do). I am already not a big gum lover, but he had gotten some (I mean a huge bag) from Richard so I had been letting him have one piece a day. Is all I want to know is where was his mother?!?.... oh yeah, making beds, cleaning up dirty socks off the floor and picking up toys that seem to find their own way out of the closet. At least this time there were no broken bones or oozing wounds!!!

Florida is calling me back

So here it is the moment you have all been waiting for, what you have been checking my blog for hourly just to see the beautiful pictures of Florida. Well, your wait is over here they are and may I just add that I am definitely moving there. Every thing about that place was wonderful.

These two pictures are the view from our balcony. I took these pictures Friday night, it rained a little bit that night, but the rest of the weekend was sunny and a nice mild 75 degrees.

This is out front of the hotel.

The couple we went with are pretty fun and outgoing so Colton (Jays cousin) decided that we were going to rent scooter to see the town on. Well I wasn't too into the idea, but as soon as Jay got a feel for the scooter and as soon as I dared I jumped on and we were off. We drove through a beautiful state park. We ended up at an old fort, Fort Clinch, it was build in 1847 and took almost 20 years to complete. It was used through 4 wars starting with the Civil War and ending with World War II, but it never saw any battle. I can't believe how much fun we had on those scooter. It just goes to prove Jay is a little bit right (occasionally that happens) I do need to loosen up!

A picture of the ocean at Fort Clinch.

The best part was when we met Frank, a Confederate soldier, that was a ground keeper at the fort. We started asking him question and he ended up taking us through the whole fort. There were a lot of locked door that most people don't usually go in, but the ground keepers still use the kitchen, the blacksmith shop and a few other places he told us all about it. Really a fun place to visit.

Picture on the outside of the fort.

Many pelican in Florida... ... in fact I think pelican are to Florida like seagull are to Utah.

After we went to Fort Clinch we took a boat ride to see things like dolphin and such. I think because I was on the boat nothing came our way. Oh well, they took us all along the islands and told us a bunch of history about the islands. We did she shrimp jumping which was kinda cool.

Jay and I walked along the beach the last night we were there. I know we are so romantic!!!!

That is our hotel in the back. Somebody actually told me that they could tell this hotel was "older" because the amenities were out of date.....I couldn't tell and it is by an immeasurable difference the best hotel I have ever stayed in. Somebody even came in each night to turn our beds down and give us mints.

Funny how I can barely pull my body out of bed each morning, but I can wake up at 6:30 (4:30 Utah time) to go watch the sun come up out of the water when I am on vacation and better yet I didn't even have any children telling me it is time to fix breakfast. I think I need help!

This was a picture of a house that I took while driving down the road on our scooter. The town was beautiful, very Victorian. It reminded me of the movie Sweet Home Alabama. There was even a chili cook off going on on main street that Colt and Lori participated in. I was waiting for my steak that was coming that night, I was actually able to cut it with a butter knife.

Late Valentine Day greetings

Sorry we are so late publishing things, but this is my life I try to live by the motto "Better late than never."

Chelsey stayed over night and ate pink pancakes and pink OJ with us. The pancakes were ok, but you should never put food coloring in orange juice-it just doesn't look right!

I'm such a boring mom is all they got was a book and a home made card that Halle ripped apart in under 5 seconds.

Halle never has any problem eating sugar! Most of the frosting was licked clean, the cookie still remained.

Jackson's preschool teacher was sick, so he didn't go that day. This picture was taken a few days later, she made them all love bug hats. She does the cutest things with the kids. She also gave them each a straw with turned into a musical instrument at our house, somehow after a few days the straw magically disappeared-it was the strangest thing:)

Florida Here I Come!!!!

So, just to rub in the winter blues to all of you cold dwelling people, Jay told me about a week or so ago that I can come to Florida with him on his business trip. I wont see him much, but hopefully I will see lots of sun. It is going to be a quick trip, we will travel all day on Friday I will have Saturday and Sunday to myself at the Ritz Carlton, and then we will travel home on Monday. No children, so I went to the library and checked out a bunch of books, I wish I could bring my scrapbook stuff. Thanks to our good parents for watching our children. Stay tuned to see pictures of me soooooo tan (or extra crispy!!!)

P.S. Have I mentioned that I am rather scared to leave my children home that many miles away from me. Jennie and Christina knows most of my wishes if my plane was to make a crash landing. Yeah, I know I am crazy but I really am scared to leave my kids, I never thought I would become this paranoid of a mother. One good phone call from my mom while Halle is screaming should cure me while I am on the beach.

I've been tagged!

4 "people" who email me regularly:
1. Jay
2.Kristine Fronk (Real Estate)
3. Probably number one should be junk mail
4. Things like Kiddie Kandids, Baby Center, Pinching your Pennies and other coupons

4 places I would like to visit:
1. All of Europe
2. Washington DC up to New York City and everywhere in between, actually lets just say the whole east coast.
3. Hawaii and/or anywhere else that is tropical
4. Church history tour
(Now I am depressed because I just remembered how few places I have been!!)

4 favorite restaurants:
1. Wow I don't go out much, does McDonalds count?
2. Bajio
3. Red Robin
4. Olive Garden

4 things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. A new home
2. Summer
3. Camping
4. Florida

4 things I am not looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Packing up and moving again aahhhhh!!!!
2. I'm sure there will be a broken arm or stitches or something
3. Looking for a home (we have had a few bad experiences)
4. Winter returning again

I tag Holly Meagher, Carrie, and Kimber

Jackson's 4th Birthday

Jackson turned four on January 26th. I can't believe that my baby is getting to be such a big boy. Jackson loves the color red and wanted to have a red birthday party. This was a synch since it was so close to Valentines Day. We ate on red plates, used red cups, napkins and forks, we had a red birthday cake and even red jello and red cool aide to drink. He had so much fun. Richard and Anna drove down to see him from Providence and gave him some more gun balls his favorite thing from Richard. He got a big 4 wheeler (little tikes version) and a lot of other presents that were wrapped in red, including a cool red James (the tank engine). We had a fun day.