Tulip Festival

For Valentines my parents bought all of us a season pass to Thanksgiving Point, and last Friday it was finally nice enough to go. So we got 3 golf carts and piled 6 adults and 12 kids on them to drive around the grounds--it was so fun! Maybe next time we will invite the guys to go with us...

trying to get a picture of the three of us but Tate just wanted to pick the tulips

his favorite part way driving the cart with Brooke

the whole gang! (well, minus Paige taking the picture)

Happy Cinco de Mustache!

Jord looks like a creepy trucker in this picture!

So we had our 3rd annual Cinco de Mustache party at the Perkins' the other night and it was just as fun as always! But I've really grown to hate the month of April because the guys don't shave the whole month, and I'm not a fan of facial hair...Josh, Jord and Tyler--Jord has even gotten the guys at work to do it too

You know we're all parents when our parties have a mean game of "duck-duck-goose"

All the guys with their creepy 'staches

Marley's pictures

My cousin Hollee came over and took some pictures of Marley for me, and they turned out so good! I am so happy she got some great shots, and the best part was we didn't even have to leave the house! Here's just a few...

A Utes fan in the making.

Tate and Jordan have been doing a lot of fun things together these days, and one of them is going up to the "U" and watching the football players play. This past weekend was the spring Red and White game and Tate loved it! After the game they got to go down on the field and meet some players and also meet Swoop the mascot, he thought that was really cool. Jord had to even carry him out because he didn't want to leave the field, he was having so much fun. He's definitely going to be a big Utes fan like his dad!

Marley's blessing

We blessed Marley this past Sunday and I'm so glad it's over! It went perfect and Jordan did an amazing job, but I was just so stressed. I worried about getting my house all clean, having enough food for everyone (whoever came up with the idea of bringing everybody home and feeding them after is just plain ridiculous) , and of course the pressure of bearing your testimony--you know everyone expects you to get up. But after all was said and done, it went well, and it was a great day!This was the best family picture we could get....oh well

"huh?"

4 generations...and it was neat because she wore the blessing dress that I wore on my blessing day.

What the Easter Bunny brought us...

a new bike and helmet!! I think Tate liked the helmet even more than the bike...

which one is the doll and which one is the baby?

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Things are starting to calm down a bit around here, we are getting into a groove and I don't feel as overwhelmed as I did. It's still hard sometimes, but if there's only one disaster a day, I consider that a good day! Some "fun" things we've (translation: Tate's) done lately are dumping out a whole box of baking soda, breaking raw eggs on the kitchen floor, pop all over my carpet, and diaper rash cream all over himself and Marley's room....just to name a few. Life of an almost 3 year old I suppose:)
Marley has still been a great baby, she is so sweet and calm and I could just squeeze and kiss her face all day long. I'm not a fan of the newborn stage, but I can honestly say that I really enjoy her.Marley's first Easter dress, I had her wear it last Sunday since there's no church this week

Macy and Marley in their first of many matching outfits. I love it! The fun of having cousins only 6 months apart..

Tate can't get enough of his scooter, he flies on that thing, it's really cute.

The annual coloring of Easter eggs with grandma Kathy--the boys love it!

Kaige, Max, Banks and Tater with their 5 dozen eggs-no really, they boiled 5 dozen eggs!

And of course, the colored hands. You would think they'd find a better way to to make egg dye without having the color stay on your hands for a week after. Oh well, he loved it.