Her first Ponytail

The Beach

This was Maggie's first trip to the beach. She wasn't so sure of the sand
Daniel was digging before I had his sunscreen on

Maggie loved the water

Daniel and Maggie were both the same age when they took their first beach trip. Maggie has more hair but I think Daniel is chubbier

Girls.
(Notice my hot hiding husband in this picture?)
A beach tradition is to make a sand turtle.
We buried the boys

Grandpa hid under the shade so this is the only picture I have of him

I love this man

Our week with Jake (and Grandpa)

Jake came to play for spring break
Daniel played a lot of games on his ipod


We took a trip to the zoo even though we didn't see any cool animals it was PERFECT weather
We also went to the aquarium (we have a pass to both so we take everyone)
Grandpa treated us at Chuckie Cheese "where a kid can be a kid" according to Daniel

Jake got a little relax time but not without a babyWe played at the beach

Daniel "buried" JakeThey shared a towel
and then we said goodbye. It was really hard to see him go. We really miss him. Jake is an exception when it comes to teenage boys. He always has been. What 15 year old would choose to drive for 2 days straight just to spend his spring break week with his nephew and niece? When Daniel was born he would walk to my house after school. He would come in and just hold Daniel while I frantically got ready for the day or did laundry or cleaned up. Their bond started early. I don't know anyone like him. He is Daniel's best friend. Daniel loves him and really looks up to him and I couldn't hope for a better friend. As Daniel put it "I want you to stay forever and ever." We love him our house feels a little empty tonight.

reunited

weekly round up

So we had a crazy last 3 weeks!

BYU made it to the Sweet 16 bringing more visitors from "home"!!! (Thanks Jackson)
We were able to go to the game for free, which was crazy exciting!(again thanks Jackson)

Maggie did great at the babysitters (thanks Loader girls)which means I got a much needed break from my sweet little angel.The Emery family stayed with us. Which meant 24/4 entertainment for Daniel. He was SO excited when they got here and loved playing with them especially old maid and teaching them not to use bad words.
More family came for the game, my grandma, and half of the Jensen family.
We hit up the French Quarter for shopping and good food

We all ate alligator

While on the river walk Daniel sang the ABC's with this 87 year old man it was so cool. I didn't get the video out fast enough.Everyone went home which left me really homesick

Patti kept her promise to Daniel and is sending Jake back. (Daniel said she could only go home if she sent Jake back to him. He and my dad should be here by Sunday!!!)

We enjoyed conference weekend with our NOLA family having yummy dinners (grilled burgers and homemade Cafe Rio) and yummy breakfast, cinnamon rolls, peaches and cream French toast and pancakes.

Maggie now pulls herself up to the standing position in her crib, the high chair and any other object regardless if it's sturdy or not.

Daniel decided to try out polygamy He was playing house with two girls and they were both his wives he called them saying "come on sweeties." No worries David set him straight.