Date Night

 For Mother's Day, Eric got us tickets to go see a one night showing of "Love Never Dies", the sequel to "Phantom of the Opera". It was beautiful and I loved every minute of it! When I had chills during the first song, I knew we were in for something good! Gwen tagged along and was an angel the entire evening.  It was nice to have an evening out with Eric and enjoy some theater!

Our Killer Bee

Adam started T-ball a couple of weeks ago. It has been a busy month for Adam! His birthday is this Friday and we are counting down the days for that as well! This boy loves his sports and is having lots of fun playing with the Killer Bee's.

 His first game he was third baseman. The ball never got out to him, but he stood by that base patiently waiting and waving at us like crazy!

 We laughed as Adam stayed put and every other member of his team left their spots to chase the ball. Watching them play is my comic relief for the week!

 Up to bat!

 Running from first to second base. He is a fast little runner!

Go Killer Bee's!!

Adam's Graduation

Today our Bug-a-Boo "graduated" Kindergarten. All 3 Kindergarten classes put on a program for their families. Each of the students had a part they recited for us and they sang about 8 songs. Adam said, "We've been learning these literacy keys." They have been practicing for about 2 weeks and they all did so well! We were way in the back so we didn't get very many pictures. 

 Once Adam found us he was waving like crazy. 

 Receiving his diploma from Mrs. Jarvis

 Once last picture at his table.

 Mamma came to watch Adam. We were so glad to have her with us!

 Our late Mother's Day picture:)

We love you so much Adam and are so proud of the good boy that you are!

Hopefully First Grade won't come too fast!

Mother's Day 2012

We had a busy and eventful Mother's Day. We were excited to talk to Uncle David in Brazil and were happy to get to visit with Ma and Mamma. Our car broke down on our way home, so it ended up being a very late Mother's Day as I didn't get home with the kids until after 10pm. Gotta keep life interesting!

Eric and the kids spoiled me! Eric bought me beautiful flowers and is taking me on a special date next week!

Adam and Tessa both drew me beautiful pictures! And little Gwen hardly spit up on me! 

 I am so thankful to be a mother and for all of the Mother's in my life! Especially my Mom and Karen. I am  so thankful for my beautiful and healthy kids! I am truly blessed!

Pictures with Mamma to come soon.....

4 Months Old

The day we left for California (May 3rd), Gwen turned 4 months old. It makes me so sad to have her get so big! She is such a wonderful baby! She is so pleasant, she spits up constantly, (I have just gotten used to smelling like baby barfiness), she loves bath time, loves being naked, loves to see her Daddy every night when he gets home from work, loves to laugh at her brother and sister, loves to eat, and loves to pull on my hair while she nurses. She still isn't sleeping through the night, but that's ok. It is easy to wake up for someone so cute!

She had her 4 month check up yesterday. She is a health 14 lbs 12 oz! That puts her in the 75th percentile for her weight. She is 23 1/4 inches long, which puts her on the short side. Only in the 15th percentile for her height. So she is short and chubby! Tessa calls her "Our Chubby Monkey".

The Big Surprise-Part 3

On Saturday we headed out to Newport Beach for Nathan Waitman's wedding. It was fun to visit a new temple!

 Gwen was a hit. It was fun to see the kids I used to babysit holding my babies.

 The beautiful Waitman family

 We had about an hour of free time between the wedding and the reception, so the kids took full advantage of that hour and hit the hotel pool.

 Uncle Matt helped Tessa swim and Daddy worked with Adam on holding his breath under the water.

The reception was awesome! A true Cali wedding with delicious food and awesome music! We were excited to finally get to hear Doug's band after all these years. Adam and Tessa literally danced the night away. Tessa took breaks every now and then, but I think Adam danced for 2 hours straight! They had so much fun!

 They even got the lead singer out on the floor dancing with them during "I Got A Feelin'".

 Aunt Katy danced most of the night with the kids.

 Adam had some sweet moves!

Mommy and Daddy even got some dancing time in. It was wonderful to visit with  friends and family. I had the surprise of my life when my Mom brought my old camp director over to say hi. It was SO good to see her! She made camp an amazing experience for me and all the other girls in our stake. 

We had a fun trip and were sad to have it go by so quickly. The kids did really well on the drive home. Gwen was an angel, Tessa didn't fall asleep once the entire drive, and Adam finally slept for about 40 minutes when we were practically home. Strange children! Now Mommy and Daddy need a vacation from our vacation.

The Big Surprise-Part 2

 We had such a fun day at Disneyland! It was an overwhelming and very long day for 3 little kids, but they handled it very well. Adam rode on every fast ride he could get on. His first question after we got off of Splash Mountain was, "How is my gel?" He is so worried about his hair lately. Tessa couldn't wait to find a princess and loved riding Dumbo and Small World. She also loved Pirates. She said the Snow White ride was "a little frightening".

Adam and Tessa tried getting the sword from the stone, but had no luck. Pa even tried.....

 Uncle Mattman was a bit miserable without his girlfriend. We had lots of fun teasing him:)

 Adam and Ma

 Gwen did so well all day. She was perfectly content sucking on her carrier.

 Katy, Matt, and Adam tried to see how fast they could get their teacup to spin. Luckily, Adam seems to have an iron stomach.

 The kids were thrilled to find Eeyore and Pooh Bear. Gwen was fascinated by Pooh.

 A train ride and nursing break:)

 Tessa got to hear Belle tell a story. She was excited to find a princess!

 We watched the parade and Tessa waved to all the characters!

 This is what my shirt looked like most of the day. Luckily the baby carrier covered me up pretty well. Gwen spits up like crazy!!

 Adam watching the parade.

 All ready to ride the new and improved Star Tours ride with Mommy and Daddy!

Keeping it real...it wasn't always the happiest place on earth.

Look who we found!! We were eating lunch and I looked up from our table and saw our Brother-in-law, Jake, sitting just across from us! Eric's sister Angel and her family were down for the week and we all just happened to eat lunch at the same time and the same place! Talk about a small world (haha!) The kids were excited to see their cousins. We bumped into them a few more times throughout the day and evening. We even watched the fireworks show together!

Adam, Tessa, Roxy, Zeke, and Ellie

We ended our very long day with a sleeping Tessa and Gwen and an awesome Fantasmic show! Adam fell asleep right before the show started, so Aunt Katy bribed him awake with a churro (his favorite!). Thankfully it worked because he said watching Fantasmic was his favorite part of the whole day!