March Madness

We have a different kind of March Madness at our house!

The kids really want to be more active and go outside, but it's not quite warm enough so we have to find fun things to do inside:)

 It's a good thing the kids all love to play with each other and are best friends!

 Puppet shows were a hit for about 2 days.  The kids love doing new things, but they only last for so long.

 Kelen is great at entertaining himself.  He loves dinosaurs and red and eating!

 Emmet needs help being entertained, but he has older siblings to help keep him busy.  What is impressive is Asher got him to build something instead of just destroy everything.

 The kids get silly too.

 Kelen, the swimming cowboy!

 Cute baby!

 Asher is a great help with the little boys.  Kelen loves to get pulled around on his blanket.

 Of course, he then wants a turn pulling Asher but he can't actually pull him, so Asher helps him out by pushing himself across the floor.

 Bath time is still a favorite thing to do.

 Kelen is still my little baby, even if he won't take naps.

He loves to go places with me, but he does get tired out still.

 Since he won't take official naps, I often find him in different places zonked out.

 Tired boy, but cute boy!

I took him shopping one day and he fell asleep within the first 2 minutes of being in the car.  I figured he would wake up once we got to the store, but he didn't.  He must have been so tired, because I ended up carrying him my whole shopping trip as he slept.  That was not fun and my arms hurt.  He even slept the whole way home and then some.  He's usually a really light sleeper.  I do love being able to carry him still and cuddle him, but he is getting big! (though he won't let me call him that.  He still insist he is a 'little one')

Happy Birthday Asher!

 Asher is 7!  He is in first grade and growing fast.

 He is a great big brother.    Emmet and Kelen love to play rough house with him, and they copy him all the time.  Vaden loves to play games with Asher.

 Asher loves to play pokemon and mario bros.  He is learning new sports.

 Asher loves school.  He enjoys math and science and art.  He is getting better at reading and has shown us that he is pretty good at memorization.

 I'm so proud that he is in the PAL program and he loves his class.

 He loves to go to Morgan and visit Grandma and Grandpa and his cousins.

 When there last, he found where a beaver had been.  He loves learning things from Grandpa.

We love Asher and are so glad he gets to be our little boy. 

February

 The year just keeps going along.  We stay busy with school and extracurricular activities.

 The kids are best friends and love time to just be home and play funny games together.

 I love when the older two are helpful in entertaining and playing with the little boys.

On the 100th day of school, Vaden got to dress up like a 100 year old.

 I love her old person face!  She cracks me up.

 Her and Lila getting old together:)

Vaden also went to her school Daddy Daughter Dance!

 What a beautiful pair!

 She loves her daddy and had a great time!

We signed Asher up to start basketball this year.

 He had a great time playing and learned a lot.

 He is pretty athletic and had a great time.

He is still learning to be aggressive.  He does a lot of watching as he learns the game.  I can't wait to see him play as he gets older.

January Activities

 Living in Utah means lots of snow!

 The kids love to play in the snow.  We went to a park near us and went sledding down the hill.

 It was the perfect size for the kids and they loved every minute.

 They also love to 'help' dad shovel the snow.

 We do have to find lots of indoor activities in the winter.  Storytime at the library is always fun to do.

 Especially when there are activities and fun songs to sing.

 Quite time is my time!  The little boys love to watch shows and play games on their kindles.

Asher's class went on a field trip to the Airforce Museum.

 Here's Asher and Lucas looking at the planes.

 They got to learn a bit too about propulsion and they made helicopters.

 Emmet and Kelen love to play together.  Dance parties are a big hit at our house.

 Of course, it's all fun and games until somebody gets hurt!

 What a sad boy!

 The kids love to play superheroes with the masks and capes I made them.  Daddy's always the bad guy:)

 We went to Courtney's birthday party!  The kids love to get together with family and it's always nice to visit and eat food:)

 The little boys are a fun team.  They love pizza!