Carly's straight hair

Carly has been asking me for awhile to straigten her hair and we finally got around to it on Thursday. She absolutely loved and instantly wanted to take a picture for the blog! She looked at herself in the mirror more times than I could count that day. She kept flipping it with her hand as well. So funny. We also straigtened it this morning for church because she was giving her first scripture and prayer in primary. She did a great job and wasn't nervous at all. She never ceases to amaze us and keep us on our toes.

(Another) Ballet Recital

Seems like these things are happening a lot lately! After a few tears here is what we got!

And if you still haven't had enough...

Carly Part 1 and then Part 2 (too long to upload as one)

Happy Easter

It was a beautiful Easter in California - over 80 degrees! The kids had a fun day. Happy Easter!

St. Paddy's Day

After much fretting and debating Anna finally decided on her outfit for St. Patrick's Day. She and Carly even went to bed with green pajamas so she wouldn't get pinched in the morning. She was all about the green even wanted to take a picture on the green chair.

Yuba City

We had a super fun time visiting Todd and Chelsea in Yuba City. It was a quick trip but definitely worth it to see everyone and have fun! All the grandkids on Hallie's blessing day.

Everyone went bowling together too. McKay found his bowling game and beat us all. Carly only lasted two frames this time. She was exhausted.

Anna and Lori at the park. Our kids thought we were the coolest parents ever since we were at the park for over four hours.

A definite bonus is when your hotel has an indoor pool.

Todd and Chelsea's garage is basically like the mecca of all cool toys. Everyone had fun riding on the motorcycle. Mac didn't actually go for a ride but McKay wanted a picture with him on the bike.

Kate, Melinda, and Rachel are sooooo cool. Thank you!

Flying Kites

The kids had been waiting forever for a day when it was windy enough to fly kites and when Daddy was home to do it with them - their wish came true on President's Day. We had a lot of fun playing at the park flying kites and Mac even got to go on the swing for the first time.
Mac didn't know what to think at first on the swing but soon realized that it was really fun. He loved it!

Anna thought it was so cool that she got to lay down flying her kite.

Carly's idea of flying a kite is running with the kite! Once she was done running she was done flying her kite and she wanted to play on the playground.

Funny...

Anna has been learning all of the verses of the song 'I am a Child of God' in Primary. The other day she was singing it around the house and this is what came out:
"I am a Child of God, and so my knees are straight..."
I was holding my laughs in as best as I could trying to explain to her that it goes:
"I am a Child of God, and so my needs are great..."

We are trying to teach Carly the difference between her left and her right. Last night I told her which was her left hand and which was her right. She then explained to me that her left hand used to be her right hand and vice versa. Clearly she thinks she can decide which is her left and which is her right and it changes frequently. Anna was laughing hysterically on the bed.

The other day Carly came to me and told me she wrote on the wall. After looking at the wall she told me she didn't even know the wall was there when she wrote on it, it just appeared. Wow... now that took some thought.

Seven Months

The Mac Man just keeps growing! He has now successfully mastered crawling backwards (we are still waiting on the forward.) He also has one tooth barely showing through. I know I am biased but he is such a cutie pie - we love him!

Happy 33 McKay!

McKay is the big 33! McKay and I have definitely reached the point in our lives where our kids are more excited for our birthdays than we are. Anna and Carly had been planning this since Christmas (their lives revolve around holidays and events.) In case you can't tell he had a golf cake. Very appropriate since he got to go golfing for the first time this year on his 33 birthday. Happy Birthday hon!

Road Rally

The Monday before the California primary we went to a busy intersection and showed our support for Mitt. Even though he didn't win, it felt great to be involved and rallying for someone we believe in. Even little Anna was doing her civic duty holding up a sign. Go Mitt 2012! :)