Easter 2014

Easter was a little hurried this year but we did manage to squeeze in some egg dyeing.

Love these kiddos!

SpRinG!

After a long cold winter I loved seeing these signs of Spring right outside my window!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

We love shopping at our local Smiths Marketplace! After one of her visit's at the grocery store's Play Place we took home a paper for the Easter Coloring Contest. 
Mallory spent an hour or so working on the paper. Then I kept forgetting to take it back to the store. Every time she would see it on our counter she would remind me. 
Finally the day it was the deadline day... I remembered to put it in the car and then had Kylie run it into the store. Well it was a good thing I did because Mallory won FREE Ice Cream for a Year for her Easter Masterpiece!

JaZz GaMe BaBy!

I had wanted to take the kids to a Jazz Game for a while so when a man in our ward provided free tickets to the families in the ward we jumped at the chance.
We got a babysitter for Baylor and loved every minute of our lower bowl seats with our friends in the ward!

Spring Geoge Saint Break!

Actually it's Saint George for Spring Break.  We were so excited to head down south and enjoy some warmer weather for the kids break from school.  What made it even better was our cousins came with us!  The first night the kids swam in the indoor and outoor pools (not even wanting to stop to go to the movies). After we headed to Nielsen's Frozen Custard for a treat.
The next day we headed into Zions for some hiking. We did any easy hike to the narrows. And then gave the hike to Angels Landing  a try.  The kids were real troopers and we made it halfway up before it got really steep.  The guys and Taylee went on a head and we headed back.  Then we grabbed some dinner and the kids swam while my sister and I hit the outlets.
It was a nice break and we enjoyed being outside...because we came back to snow ;)

Luck O' the Nelson

St. Patrick's Day was great this year.  I don't think I have the energy to have a leprechaun come to our house...him and our elf on the shelf have run off together...but I DO love dressing the girls in green and having our Green & Rainbow snacks.

 My favorite find this year was these special "Green Marshmallow Lucky Charms."  Awesome!  No dying milk.

 With all this green we knew the day would be LUCKY!

18 MoNtHs...and then some

Oh how I love this little boy!  He is the busiest, craziest little tornado but he is ours! I have wanted to do his 18 month post for about 2 months now but our photo shoot didn't go so well and I swear this boy is so fast and active that I can hardly get a non-blurry picture...hence all the pictures at the table while he is strapped in.

His 18 month stats:  23 lbs (33rd %tile), 34.8" (98th %tile), and his head is 18" (10th %tile)...a long, lean little peanut head :)

We moved him to a booster seat at the table after he started standing up in his high chair..even when buckled in.

HE is also now a "sippy" man and it is a bittersweet moment for this mom to not have any more "ba ba's" in the house.

 

He loves to open and close cupboards and lift the flap books.  He is also a fan of wheels and anything that plays music.

He has the cutest toothy grin and is generally a happy guy.

He has a big appetite and eats more than Mallory.

 

He has a favorite blanket. When I put him to bed he gets angry and throws it out of his crib.  I assume this because after listening to his desperate cries I come into his room to see him trying to reach it on the floor through the slats of his crib.

He is starting be a great little walker.
Baylor goes into Nursery with no crying but kicks and smiles when we come to get him.
This boy is SOOOO ready for spring and cries whenever the door opens or closes...he loves to be outside!

He likes the tub and has a habit of pushing away from the table and putting one foot on it :)