April and May

Thanks to my Aunt Joani for reminding me that the blog needed a new update, I decided to get on it. Thanks Joani for helping me out, I appreciate it.
The months of April and May are going to be combined as you can guess so there are going to be more pictures than usual. Which I'm sure no one minds seeing pictures of the boys :)
April was the month I watched Theo the most, he came over Tuesday through Friday from sometimes 8 or 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening. Playing with him and the boys, then cleaning up after them what I did most of April. Jackson and Theo also got the chicken pox in April, poor little guys, they were so good for being sick. Jackson continues to pass out, but we noticed it happens when he is super tired or overwhelmed. We're hoping he wont do that for much longer, anyone who sees it happens see how scarey it is. Jackson continues to be his happy self during the rest of the time, we try and stick to his routine he is comfortable with but it can't always happen.

Here are some of the adventures and fun times we had with Theodore:

                                  We went to Maddison's house and looked at the baby cows.

She knows exactly whats going on!

 

We had an indoor picnich with our neighbor friends, Isaac and Carter.


Made lots of messes, this one I thought itd be fun to play with cereal and put them in different containers. Cereal ended up in every room in the house. No joke!




I love Jacksns face!

The boys had lots and lots of bubble baths together and they loved it!



Happy Easter!

Getting ready to go on a Easter Egg hunt

Easter Sunday at Grandpa Kent's and Grandma Kathy's. Phillip likes to ride and sit on Gordo

MAY

The month of May has come by quickly as well, especially the weekend of May 12th. Friday the 11th, I got to drive up to Boise Airport and pick up our friend Nate, who we havent seen for 2 years so he could visit his Grandpa. While in Boise, we stopped by and saw my old roommate Evoni and her husband Ian. It was fun but not long enough catching up with them and visiting. Nate and I drove home and when Phil got home I made them stay up with me and had them cut fruit for my Activity Day Party. When we finished that up Sierra came over and shortly after she arrived, Shan drove in from Oregon. We went to bed late and woke up early.
That morning I had an Ettiquite Activities Day Brunch for Mother's Day. The girls and their mothers were invited to dress up and enjoy a breakfast and have a program. My partner Mallory and I decided that we would like the girls to know basic manners, such as graciousness, posture, and generally being kind towards others. Our girls are amazing and so kind already but sometimes we need a friendly reminder.
Anneli Crouch was our speaker and hostess. She was amazing and the party wouldnt have been the same without her help. We aslo had Kelly Williams also spoke to the girls about the importance of having a good relationship with their mothers. She did a wonderful job as well.
The rest of the weekend we spent with Shan, Sierra, and Nate. It's hard having family live so far away, there is never enough time to spend and share with them. But we were happy with what time we did have. Sunday Mother's Day was also Phil's 25th Birthday, so we got to celebrate all day with one another.
The next Saturday was my 25th Birthday as well, I got to spend the afternoon with Phil and the boys. After lunch we came home and all took a short nap, when Phil had to leave for work I took the boys to my parents house and my mom, sister in law Hilary, and I all went and saw the movie Battleship. It was fun having girl time with no little boys :) We came home and had a nice dinner together, and Chanell and the Tony's came over and celebrated with us. It was a great birthday and I loved sharing it with family.
The rest of this month we are going to be preparing for the Farmer's Market that starts June 2nd at the Crossroads Point across from Flying J. Please come and support your local famers! Itll be great!
Here are some more photos and events that happened in the month of May. Hope everyone is doing well, take care and love you lots!
Love, Ana G.

Phil and his birthday cake

Phillip and I on Mother's Day



Jackie boy getting some sun

Slipping sliding with Isaac

Elora Jane playing

Jackson moved from climbing on chairs to the table....

The best way to eat a honeydew!



Jacks now 18 months and can now go into nursery! Yay!



Phillip is adventerous as ever and is saying more and more words

Sometimes the boys scare me with how brave they are :)

Phillip is helping me unload manure so we can start planting our garden soon!

March 2012

Well this month of March has been a busy one, we have all had the cold and flu bug that went around and are getting over that now. Poor Jackson was congested in his lungs and he cried so hard a couple of times that he passed out! It scared me for a little bit, but then he came around again. I took him to the Doctor and he wasnt too concerned, just need to keep an close eye on him for a while.

Phil is working hard with his jobs and staying busy with school. He is so amazing and we are grateful for what he does for our family. Him and I have been doing projects together around the home inside and out, I love spending time and working along with him. 

I got a new church calling with the Activity Day girls and I love it! We meet twice a month and we have about 10 girls at a time, they are so fun and Im really looking forward to be with them more.

Jackson is 16 months and just discoverd that he can climb onto the chairs and get things off the table, such as this banana :) he was so proud!

We are currently working on Phillip for potty training, he does good when were at home. Soon I will only have to change one set of diapers! Sorry that he is a nuddie :)

I started watching our nephew Theodore during the week, he is only a couple of months older than Jackson, and they are great buds. He is an easy going little guy and is so fun! It defenitly is keeping me busy, but the weather is getting warmer and we can play outside together.

Happy New Year!

Phillip and Jackson helping me with laundry. Jackson was just upset that Phillip was in the dryer with him, he wasnt hurt at all.

Hello everyone! I know that I say that Im going to try and update this more often and then a long long time later I do. So this year Im going to try and do at least an update once a month. Wish me luck :)
This 2012, I've decided to try and accomplish goals that I set. For example

• Read the Book of Mormon - I have done this before but its always good to read it again
• Everyday I want to have the boys discover something new
• Phil is so amazing I want to do more special things just for him - it doesnt have to be anything big, but just to let him know how much the boys and I love him.
• Blog once a month at least :)
• Finally, Im going to try and be happy and uplifting to those around me

There are more things I'd like to do this year, I have a lot of fun projects such as scrapbooking, gardening, and other to do's around the home. As the year progresses I'll try and remember to post them up! Happy New Year and we love you.