Easter

We colored Easter eggs the night before...

Daniel, Staucie, my mom, and Parker

Staucie
Parker

My mom, Parker, Kyle

Bensen (Tyne held up and egg for him)

Parker and Bensen

Bensen, my mom, Parker, Tyne

Easter Morning!

(Our shelves are looking bare)

Bensen on Easter morning, he just "played" with a toy.
We went to Daniel's grandparents for dinner on Easter Sunday and the kids went on an Easter egg hunt in the backyard..

Parker

Staucie

Parker, Staucie, Sadie, and Spencer

Pictures of Kids for Grandparents

Parker loves to take care of Bensen.

Staucie wanted to hold him too.

The kids decided to nap on the floor one morning.

Bensen
And BensenThe boys in the laundry basket.
Grandma Randall reading to the boys. My mom is here helping me pack. She has been a lifesaver. It was so hard to do anything with the 3 kids and I was making very slow progress and freaking out. I am SO glad she is here.

Good-bye Utah, Hello Texas!

So we are moving in 2 weeks. This is kind of sudden. Daniel had a job interview in November and we have been waiting forever to find out. We didn't really think it was going to happen. Then a week ago he got the job offer and we accepted. He starts soon so we are busy trying to figure things out...

Lets start with the good...

1. Great career move!

2. Daniel will be happy at work.

3. Daniel's sister, Brittany, and her husband, Matt, live there. Daniel will actually be working for the same company as Matt.

4. We will hopefully rent a house and I will be able to send the kids in the backyard to play almost whenever they want. (We live on the 3rd floor.) So, all day long when Staucie asks to go outside, I can say, "Sure," instead of, "Parker is sleeping, Bensen is sleeping, it is snowing, I have to cook dinner, I am still in my pajamas, etc."

5. It doesn't snow.

6. A new adventure.

And the bad...

1. I will really miss my family and friends.

2. BUGS!!!

3. I love our home. It is new, clean, open, and I just love it.

4. BUGS!!!

5. It will be too hot in the summer.

6. BUGS!!!

7. We will be renting an old place.

8. BUGS!!!

9. So far we haven't been able to sell or rent our condo.

10. BUGS!!!

11. My family will be far away.

12. BUGS!!!

13. BUGS!!! (I have a very serious fear of bugs.)

Birthday Video

Happy Birthday

Grandma Randall!

Tyne's Wedding

My little sister, Tyne, got married to Kyle Gleue on Friday, March 6th in the LDS Oakland Temple. My parents flew us there for the wedding. It was a busy, fun, too quick weekend. I wanted to stay longer. Tyne looked gorgeous and she was so giddy with happiness! Kyle looked great too.

The Bride and Groom

Staucie. She was so excited for this day to come. She thought it was all about her.
Parker and Staucie running on the grass.

Staucie joined them for pictures since it was about her.

Sitting on the steps for pictures.

The Bride's family.

Parker thought he was supposed to sit there still. What a good boy!

My Uncle Steve and his wife, Traci, and their kids, Kyle and Keana. Aren't they beautiful!

Bella and Staucie in their matching dresses.

Cute Parker. They had a blast running around.

Me and the Bride. I do NOT look good in this picture, but Tyne looks gorgeous!

The siblings, Shea, Sheena, Tyne, Austin.

My parents and the Bride.

What a cute couple!

Happy Wedding, Tyne and Kyle!

California

The kids at the Oakland Temple with Grandma and Grandpa Lees, waiting for us to come out.

The kids on my dad's bike. Is this the one he just sold???

After a nap Parker munched on some chips while watching an animal Baby Einstein movie.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Great-Grandma Mortensen,

We hope you have a great day!

We love you.

Staucie got some Fancy Nancy stuff for Christmas from my mom but she didn't wear the skirts a lot because she didn't have a matching shirt, heaven forbid. So my mom made her shirts to match the skirts for her birthday, now she wears the oufits everyday.

My mom also made her this white dress with a veil for her birthday because Staucie was jealous of Tyne's wedding dress. She also wears her wedding dress everyday. She is a little put out that she does not have shoes for this dress.
Daddy and Bensen.

My kids are all sick and Parker was eating Fruit Loops the other morning and got a piece of one stuck to his face, glued on by snot. Isn't he cute!
The kids found the bowl of grapes while I was making dinner. When I open the fridge they climb in so I can't shut it and like to take all the condiments out of the door. Then they found grapes!

Parker is already growing out of naps. He didn't take one on Saturday. Then on Sunday we got home from church at 2:00pm so he didn't take one either. (I like them to go to bed on time instead, or even early.) Well, since he didn't nap Saturday either he was pretty tired and fell asleep on the couch when I was making dinner. We thought it was cute since he has never done that before.

And my baby Bensen. He is growing SO FAST!!!

Birthday Party!

Staucie was SO excited to wake up in the morning and see all the decorations and balloons for her birthday. She was also excited for Aunt Tyne to come over and make her birthday cake. She picked out her own outfit for the day and this is what she wore...

Aunt Tyne made her a Barbie cake. The only Barbie Tyne could find was dark!
Opening presents, there were lots.

Aunt Lindsay and Bensen. Lindsay held him all night so he wouldn't cry. Thanks Linds!m

Staucie, Sadie, and Parker playing with Staucie's new kitchen.

Staucie had a blast opening presents. She had been looking forward to it for a long time. Thank you to all that came. She got lots of dress-ups, clothes, and kitchen stuff. She has worn all her new clothes MANY times. She loves to change her clothes all day and accessorize each new outfit.