Water!

We have almost lived in Arizona for a year now, come June. But this is our first April in AZ! And I can't believe how hot it is already! Water has become our favorite thing to play with. And popsicles are a favorite treat around our house and probably will continue to be all summer long, until it finally cools off in October or November. Here are some pictures of the kids playing with or in or around water that I've taken the past couple weeks:

Pearl & Kimbri

I can't even say how much Garrett LOVES popsicles!

Popsicle juice running all the way down is belly!

Don't worry, this is just RED popsicle juice :)

Bath time is also a huge hit at our house! I sometimes fill up the tub extra deep and let Kimbri pretend like it's a pool. Pretty sure she could spend all day in the tub if I let her! That girl loves water. 

Evening Walk

I love evening walks in Arizona right now. The weather is perfect as the sun is setting. We love walking around this lake not too far from our house. Yes, Kimbri was already in her pajamas but we needed to just get out of the house! Rick was super busy studying and so I figured I'd take the kids for a nice long walk! The sunset was beautiful and Garrett was so content to just enjoy the ride in the stroller while we followed Kimbri around to wherever her heart desired. It was very pleasant and peaceful.

She likes to try and push Garrett in the stroller but,
sometimes can't keep it going in a straight line!

Pudding

This little table that my mom got for Kimbri for Christmas has been a huge hit at our house! And Garrett is now big enough to sit at it too and is loving feeling like a big boy! 

Here they are enjoying pudding... and oh how they are really enjoying it!

I love ALL of Garrett's facial expressions! So funny :)

And Kimbri couldn't stop at just one so I caved and let her have another pudding. This is why there is chocolate pudding on her face yet she is eating a vanilla pudding in the picture. Haha! 

Date Night

Last Friday was ward temple night at the Gilbert Temple! So naturally, date night for us! We got a babysitter and went to grab a bite to eat before the 7pm session. It was my turn to pick where we went to eat so I chose Joe's Farm Grill. It is on the way to the temple and sooo yummy so it was perfect. If you are like me and love pesto, then their pesto chicken sandwich is to die for! I looooove it! And I totally am planning on going there on my birthday to get my FREE birthday meal... and yes, I will be getting the pesto chicken sandwich. We also decided to splurge and get milkshakes, which we don't do very often, but now you can trust me when I say that they have delicious milkshakes too!

Here are a couple pictures of the Gilbert temple that I quickly took while we were walking across the parking lot up to the temple. It is such a beautiful place. I'm so grateful for temples. And for date nights :)

Kimbri the "Real Princess"

The reason for the title is because Kimbri is always saying, "I'm a real princess!" and twirling and dancing around. She loves dressing up in her tutus. But I want her to know that being a princess isn't just about wearing pretty things and being beautiful, even though Kimbri is and likes to be both of those things :) I want her to know that being a princess also means being kind, and smart, and friendly. When we read books together I tell her how she is like Princess Belle, on Beauty and the Beast, who loves to read books. I tell her that she is so smart just like Belle. I want Kimbri to know that she is perfect just the way she is!

Here are a few pictures I've taken lately of Kimbri doing some of the things she loves:

Which include eating strawberries,

building towers with her blocks,

and painting! Oh how she loves to paint!

She also has so much fun playing the piano and singing along.

She likes to play out of the "Witch Book" which is really the music from "Wicked".

She likes putting together these princess foam puzzle pieces. She was so proud and wanted me to take a picture. I love making her feel special :)

Lately Kimbri will get on the edge of her bed and say, "Look mom, I'm flying!" She is so fun, creative and has such a great imagination!

Kimbri has such a vibrant personality and I love that about her. She definitely keeps me occupied with how busy she is, constantly going from one thing to the next, but I love it and wouldn't have it any other way! 

She says the cutest things, like when she randomly will kiss me on my back and say with a giggle in her voice, "That's a good kiss!" Haha, she is so funny! And I love her with all my heart!

I love you Kimbri!

My Little Boy

 Garrett is the sweetest little boy! He has such a calming personality and I love him so much. He is such a happy little boy and reminds me every day to smile and love life :)

He loves his dump truck that Grandma Sundee gave him for Christmas! 

He loves to eat Goldfish crackers!

One day Kimbri sat down in the bin that usually has blocks in it and Garrett apparently thought that was a cool idea so he went over and plopped right down on Kimbri's lap. He thought he was hilarious! ;)

Garrett loves food. Here he is loving mac and cheese and pears.

More car pictures. Pretty sure he could spend all day playing with that thing!

He decided he wanted to get in the water with his clothes on!

And here he has black beans smeared all over his face and tray, along with corn and apple slices. It's kind of random but Garrett LOVES black beans! 

Caught in the action... he stuffed a whole mini donut in his mouth and could barely chew it up. Haha!

And who doesn't love bath time? I mean, come on, it's water! My kids loooove anything with water!

And yes, sadly, that is a bruise on the left side of his face :( Garrett walked right in front of a swing before I could stop him that had someone swinging in it  and the swing rammed right into him which caused him to fall and hit his head. I cried and was so sad for him... and I felt so bad since I was the one who didn't get him away from the swing in time. But he was a tough boy and only cried for a few minutes and then wanted to be on his way playing again. 

Garrett, I'm so happy to have you in my life! Thank you for blessing my life. I'm so grateful to be your mommy :)