Fun in the Sun... I mean, SHADE!

It's getting to that point where it's even hot in the shade. Good thing we are heading to Utah for vacation soon! So we spend lots of time in the backyard which actually has quite a bit of shade... under the patio, shade from the trees, and such...

I still fill up the water table on the back patio and let them play in it quite a bit. However, right off our patio there is a spot without grass and so it gets super muddy, and mud is often slippery! So this is what happened to Garrett when he stepped off the patio into the slippery, wet mud! Oops!! 

He slipped and I guess caught himself with his hands, arm, knees... and face!!! I think it just startled him more than anything and he was a bit confused at how stuff got all over his face all the sudden. It was one of those sad-that-he-fell-but-funny-at-the-same-time kind of moments. It was funny because of the way he reacted to it all. He didn't cry but had a very concerned look on his face. Hehe :)

Garrett loves wearing his little backpack around and playing with that huge stick!

And of course we like to have snack time outside sometimes... in the shade! And yes, Kimbri is still in her pajamas ;)

Doctor

Playing "doctor" is a common occurrence in our home. It's something that entertains Kimbri and Pearl for quite a while! I found the doctor kit at a garage sale for a couple dollars and it has been well worth it! 

They use the doctor kit on their babies, stuffed animals and on each other.

One time I suggested that Kimbri go and get her Minnie Mouse and play doctor on Minnie. She ran to her room and came back with her Minnie Mouse jammies, rolled up with a bandaid on them! Haha!!! I laughed and thought how funny that was, because technically there is Minnie on her jammies so why not use her jammies instead of her stuffed Minnie Mouse?! Haha! I love the way little kids think :)

Some day when Rick is a doctor Kimbri will have a real live daddy doctor to play with!

Dress Ups

Playing dress ups is a common thing at our house. Kimbri loves it! 

And of course Garrett wants to feel a part of whatever Kimbri is doing so he often gets into all the dress up stuff too.... oh boy... I need to find some boy dress up clothes!!! 

Kimbri all dressed up and ready for her dance class! Stopping to smell the flowers on our way :)

Tired Kimbri

Today seems like the perfect day to write about Kimbri being tired... why? Well, she didn't take a nap yesterday and you would think that, that would mean she'd sleep extra good that night! Right? No. She woke up a couple of different times after falling asleep for the night just really sad and cranky. And then she woke up at 6:30am! This might be a looooong day! We'll probably just have to have an extra long "quiet time" today. And a nap is a for sure thing in her schedule today!

Kimbri never wants to miss out on anything so she sometimes fights going to sleep. This makes it so when she finally does get really tired, she falls asleep in funny places doing whatever it is she's doing at the moment. 

Like this picture below: we had just returned home from the swimming pool and I was going to feed them but she was just too worn out for food, I guess! Haha!

Garrett Lately

I finally took Garrett in for his 15 month well child check-up. He is a growing boy! He weighs 28lbs and is 32 inches tall. They told me that he's in the 90th percentile for weight and height! And I believe it because boy does he love to eat! 

Lately Garrett loves to read books. When Kimbri is napping, that is what we usually do together. His favorite books are the Finding Nemo ones! He gets soooo excited about them, and points and grunts at all the fish on the pages. 

He loves to stand up on the step stool on his tippy toes to barely see in the mirror... then he turns around and grins ear to ear because he thinks he's such a big boy. It is so cute the way he does that. His grin seriously melts my heart.

This is what happens when Garrett eats an M&M... it gets everywhere! 

And when I put him in the pack n play for a nap and it was too close to the book shelf. Haha! Oops. I learned my lesson there.

Cheesy grin! 

Kimbri and Garrett have a powdered donut love.
They got some donuts in their Easter baskets :)

Garrett LOVES this little backpack! He wears it All. The. Time. And he often collects things in it like toys and even his bottle. If I can't find his bottle? I check his backpack! 

Garrett is growing up so fast! I just can't believe how grown up he his. He loves climbing on things like the couch and our bed and the chairs at the table and onto his highchair... the list could go on and on!

He just learned to give kisses and it is the sweetest thing ever! 

Garrett is such a content little boy. He loves going on walks and playing at the park. He loves kicking the ball around the backyard and playing in his little car. Swimming is a favorite too! 

He's been sleeping like a champ. I'm thinking it's probably a growth spurt or something because all this week he has gone to bed at 5pm and slept all night until 7am!!! And he has been taking about a 1 and a half to 2 hour nap on top of it! I guess our big growing boy needs his sleep! 

Garrett is really such a joy around our house and I can't imagine my life without him! He has such a tender, gentle soul and he just brights up my day, every day. I love you, Garrett!

Hamburgers

This was probably about a month or so ago but I thought these pictures were too cute not to include in our family journal/book. Rick was out on the back patio grilling hamburgers and the kids couldn't take their eyes off him! I don't know what was so interesting about grilling hamburgers but they were very entertained by it! 

And then Rick came over to say hi through the glass...

and they gave each other daddy-daughter kisses through the window :)

Oh, and by-the-way, the hamburgers were delicious!!!! Can't wait till next time!

Easter Egg Hunts

So went to about 3 Easter egg hunts this year. A.T. Still University had a hunt for the students that have families so we of course went to that one! Garrett learned really fast what to do :) Haha! And he loved it! Rick was helping Kimbri and so I didn't get any photos of her at this one.

Then that night Kimbri got really sick. She was having a really hard time breathing which I explained in the previous post and so she didn't even end up getting to go to the ward Easter breakfast and egg hunt. Poor girl :( I still went with Garrett though since I'd signed up to bring fruit for part of the breakfast. Once again, he had a blast and filled his bucket right up!

And since Kimbri didn't get to go to the ward hunt we of course had to have an egg hunt at our house on Easter morning, well, Easter afternoon, since church is at 8am! So I finally was able to snap a quick picture of Kimbri picking up eggs. We just bought some Sixlets and put one or two pieces in each egg. Probably not a great idea because once they discovered there was chocolate in the eggs they would find one and then sit down and eat what was in it before finding another one. Haha! It was just too funny! 

For Easter Sunday dinner I made lasagna and we obviously had to make deviled eggs! The deviled eggs actually turned out really well. Rick loves those things so I'm glad they turned out good.