Lots and lots

I have a smaller camera I take with me a lot of times. It is way easier to use and a lot more handy. It does not take the best pictures though. Most of these are from that camera. Some are clear back from easter. Better late than never. I have been way behind.

Living planet aquarium

We had a blast. The kids were great, Ever loves this kind of stuff. She is suck an animal girl. Sea World is going to be a blast.

Cousin visit
Ellie and Ever had a good time playing together. Ever made a mess of her room. She has been getting all her clothes out of her drawers which is driving me nuts, but I buy them from her then put them away.

This little dude is my buddy. I was trying to take his picture and he was being so silly, he says Cheese so cute!


Gateway
Since we don't even have to get on the freeway to get here we frequently go. It is so nice when the weather is good, the kids have a blast.

Aunt Marci's House
Ever asks to go here almost everyday. She loves it there, they have the best toys and food. I love going there also,the kids play so well!

Kenzi and Landon
This is our niece, she went to junior prom. I did her hair and her boyfriend picked her up at my house. She is so beautiful! The other kids came to, I was a bit of a slacker and didn't get picture of everyone, but it was a lot of fun having them all here.

Yogurt Stop
We love this little place right down the road from us. Ever gets her own bowl and eats the whole thing, she sure loves sugar like her mama!

Easter Bunny
Teg was scared to death, Ever just sat there really. She didn't mind. Then Ever tried to take Tegan and escape. I love when they hold hands.

Thursday thoughts

I missed last week, for some reason I have not been good at blogging or taking photos. I need to do better.

Ever's naps......should I get rid of them? I feel that it is making her want to go to bed much later. When did you stop letting your kids nap. I feel like she gets so moody without a nap and is so happy after it. Maybe I need to not let her sleep so long. I wish I could nap every day while she does. But I feel that is my time to myself for the day to do some things uninterrupted. Maybe like a few days I could nap? Not sure, I feel so lazy when I nap during the day. I have been awfully tired though and feel like a nap is needed.

If I have snow on my lawn one more time I may freak.

I want to shop shop shop right now for clothes, but actually have with held. Doesn't mean I havent made a few shopping carts on line that I ponder.

I am totally dreading april 24th. That is my birthday, 25 was a hard one for me but 26? Really, that is so hard for me to swallow, more than half way through my 20's. Oh well, can't change it better embrace it right?

Is it ok that I never wear any shoes other than flats? So weird to me because I used to refuse to wear flats, I really cant walk in a heel anymore, I look like something is wrong with me.

I am thinking that it would be a lot of fun to have a girls weekend soon. I would love to go with my hubby, but that means a babysitter which we all know I am horrible at getting. So if he is with her I won't feel so bad. I am thinking overnight, shopping, pedicure or massage, food and relaxing. I want I want I want!

I need to apologize to my hubby for getting so upset when he canceled my melrose place recording. So what if it was the season finale, it is tv and I need to chill, sorry babe.

Shows I am loving right now..........Project runway, millionare matchmaker, americas next top model, fresh meat 2, american idol.

Song I love right now...........American honey by lady antebellum, could listen all day!

I did this at Tara's so I dont have my pics. Lets see what she has.

Love this picture, saw it for the first time the other day. Rhett is the best hubby, I was a sick mess this trip, and he never got frustrated with me, even when we laid around instead of exploring Hawaii. He is the best husband!

My chubby cheek girl!

2 days old!

6 months old, love that smile!

Easter 2010

We had a pretty mellow day. I was horrible about pictures, I barely took any, didn't take any with Ever and her easter basket or our easter dinner at my moms. Overall it was a great day, it's always a great day when you get to spend it with family!

This is the only family picture we got so it will have to do!

Since there was no church on easter I got an outfit that I hoped she could wear again, I felt it was pretty cute for easter though. She is gettting so tall, a 2T was a little short. I probably should have tried it on her first, oh well, the leggings kept her warm, I did put a sweater on the poor thing.

She loved the easter egg hunt and had to bring her stinking basket with her for days where ever we went.

Thursday thoughts!

I sure have awesome grandparents. This is the first set of great grandparents on my side that Ever has met. It was so nice to see them, they are living in alaska and are serving another mission there in the cannery. I wish I could spend more time with my grandparents. They all live so far away so I rarely get to see them.

I actually am really missing family get togethers. Maybe I need to host them. They just dont seem to happen as much as they need to. I am so blessed to live close to a lot of family members. I want Ever to grow up knowing her cousins and aunts and uncles like I did. I love nothing more than family parties! If you are family and agree with me lets plan!

Being that it looks like a winter wonderland outside Ever and I were cooped up yesterday which usually makes me crazy. Instead we had a few tea parties, played with playdough and best of all, WE WATCHED CINDERELLA! I am so glad I thought of that. What a cute movie. Ever loved it, she watched the whole thing with me. She was very into it and has already watched it today. She memorized the whole movie basically and was calling out all the parts even before they happened. What a little stinker. I don't think there is anything cuter than those classic princess disney movies! She loved it!

Ev is getting some serious attitude, oh man. Her emotions are all over the place. What a mess! Love her though.

Enjoying a powdered doughnut! I was craving one but had to buy a whole package, Ever didn't mind, she was loving it!

Ever also had her 2 year well check and for my record here is the stats...........
29.6 lbs 81%
31.5 in. 90%
head was in the 70%

gifts in the mail

For a few days she received cards and gifts in the mail. Grandpa and Grandma Yates sent her a darling car which she loves, she calls it her race car. Papa and Yaya sent this table sand and water center, she loves it. It was a sunny day and Ever would say on sunday so we spent sometime playing in it. She loves water, and sure makes a mess, but its fun! Grandma Joyce sent cute toys to play in the water with also. She sure is one spoiled girl. Her grandparents all spoil her rotten. Grammy bought her way to many gifts as well, also helped with the bouncy house since it was her idea!

I so so love this picture




She loves playing with her princesses!

This was her actual birthday, I wanted to get pictures of her on that day, what better time with bed head eating cereal!

She got a chalkboard and white board from mommy and daddy, she loves it! She also got a lot of birthday phone calls.

She is one loved little girl!
Thanks everyone from all of us and especially Ever
You made her birthday so special!

My big big bouncy house

Ever had the best birthday party!

She loved every second of it. She kept saying all my friends came to my birthday party and brought me presents! I went with a bouncy house because all our family kids are such different ages and I wanted to entertain them all. This was perfect, I may do it for all her birthday parties. It was a blast.

This is what her cousin Brodi taught her to do on the slide, it was hilarious. She is pretty fearless.

We were initially doing family only because we have a lot and didn't want to crowd the bouncy house. A few couldn't make it, so we made up for it with a few neighbor kids who were outside looking at the giant house.I should have just invited them all, I over think everything. I definitely dont think it would have been to crowded. I was so glad they came, it was a lot of fun.

She got so many great gifts and she was in heaven. When they came and took the bouncy house, she would look out the window and say " where did my big big bouncy house go?"

2 years old

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Is she really 2?
This is for sure the fastest 2 years of my life.
And I know it is because I am loving my life.
She makes every day so exciting and fun.
She is so funny. She tries to make me laugh.
She is definitely getting some serious attitude.
She sure makes me feel loved though.
I love when she hugs me and says I love you mommy.

She is very supportive, she did learn it from Gabba, but she told me to keep trying and don't give up the other day when I was trying to get the lid off something.
She also says be nice to everyone and they will be nice to you a lot.
She still loves her Dora.
She recognizes Jesus no matter what picture, and I think it is so sweet.
When I ask her is she feels sick or tired she says, no I am happy.
She is a champ now at taking her medicine, I am pretty sure its because she usually gets a cookie
She is getting the funniest imagination, and I love to listen to her play with dolls and make up things.
She has the Best memory, she remembers everything.
She still loves gymnastics and is way more coordinated than I thought she would be.
Still kinda shy around some men, she says hi, but her lip starts to quiver and you can tell the tears are coming.
She asks everyone when their birthday is, and says I am going to be 2 on my birthday,
she also says it on march 25th.
She loves babies. We had a friends baby here the other night, she wanted to touch her face and love her, she was so excited to see her.
She eats really well, not to picky, her favorite things are strawberries, animal crackers, alfredo noodles, cereal, grapes, mandarin oranges, and for sure chocolate and suckers.
She has to feed herself now. I am kind of a freak about her clothes getting dirty so this is a hard one for me. She says "I do it by myself mama, in my high chair." When I take her shirt off which I do when she eats she says "be so careful of my earrings. "
Still doesnt like the idea of the potty, not sure when to really try. It would be nice before disneyland, but also thats a long drive, not sure if she will be able to hold it yet.
She loves to dress up.
She compliments me all the time, like I love your dress mama, or I love your shoes.
She loves to pick out her shoes.
She is still not a great sleeper and is VERY demanding at night time, wants all sorts of things. She is lucky her daddy loves her and gets her what she wants, mama is not so nice.
I love that she calls me mama, occassionally mommy but mostly mama.
She sings so many songs, and remembers the orders well
some of them I wish she didn't sing......Sexy chic, yeah not such a great song for a 2 year old.
She loves I gotta feeling, she sings rock a bye baby to her dolls, her abc's perfectly, I need you now is one of my favorites, once there was a snowman, that's just a few.
She kisses her stuffed animals goodbye when we leave.
She is getting possessive over toys, and is kinda becoming a bully to little kids that try to take it.
She doesn't love time out, but when she is there she says sorry and I didn't mean to when I get her out.
She gets things she should'nt and hides in her closet or under the kitchen table to play with them
She would stay in the bath for hours if I let her.
She is getting so skinny, well to me she is, she hasn't really gained weight since like her 15 months well check, according to my scale at least.
I love the way jeans look on her.
she is really quite bull legged still and I think it is so cute.
I love to talk to her on the phone when I am at work
She says I missed you mama when I get home, best part of the day.
I could go on all day.
I love her more than anything in this whole world. I can't believe it has been 2 whole years since she was layed on my chest and was instantly in love with her. Still makes me cry. I am so glad to be her mom, and can't wait to see the person she becomes.