I started this a long time ago...

Month ago I started a catch up post and I just found it today so here is two months of catch up from March and April. 

MARCH

I love that they are small enough to ride around together. Lila loves this car and Cedric is very willing to be the driver

St. Patrick's Day is a big deal around here.  We decorate leprechaun boxes the day before at at midnight when the moon shines on their box the leprechauns come fill it.  C got some growing dinosaurs

St. Patrick's Day is a big deal around here. We decorate leprechaun boxes the day before at at midnight when the moon shines on their box the leprechauns come fill it. C got some growing dinosaurs

Lila got some socks and a new shirt

Here they are in their new outfits.

Also in March we met my sister in Monterrey and went to the aquarium.  It was amazing (and way expensive).  The kids enjoyed seeing the sea otters and penguins.  We only lost one kid for a minute so in all it turned out great

At the beach, the waves were so loud C was scared and hid behind his cousin.

My beautiful sister and baby B

People who say there is not a difference between boys and girls have never had a boy and a girl.

Cousins in a Clam shell

(sung to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle theme song)

                             

This was at a park near the aquarium.  It had an old train that had a sign stating that it was not a playground.  Funny how they put it right next to the playground.

I love to craft and sew although I am not a very good seamstress. I did make these suspenders for Easter and a bow tie to match. The problem with me crafting is that laundry (or anything else) doesn't get done which is why the suspenders are holding up liners to our cloth diapers which my potty-trained-for-a-year son is wearing.

APRIL

My friend and I went to Davis to the arboretum and went for a walk with our kiddos. C loves C (my friend) and her baby. 

Here is the other C. She just moved away and we miss her so much!

                                            

The joy of having small children.

We also took a family trip to Utah in April.  Here are some of the highlights

Neal rode the Salt Lake City Marathon route on his bike and I ran the 1/2 Marathon.

We bought a new van, our little wagon died on us.  We bought a Toyota Sienna 8 passenger.  It rocks!

Spent lots of time with family.

We visited the pioneer museum while in Utah.  They had cute little kids areas, this was inside the tepee.

There was a car mat that had the original roads of SLC for the kids to drive on.

Little antique car for them to drive.

On our trip home I asked C what his favorite thing was that we did at Grandma's and he said it was watching the diggers outside.

Easter bow-tie

Hair clip to match Cedric's bow-tie

Thats it.  So much for my monthly post.  Maybe next year :)

Joyschool Day 1

Cedric started Joyschool today (a preschool curriculum based more on values than academics).

Today they had sharing time and Cedric wanted to share his train James

He got his train and said "This is James he is black and red and is the number 5 engine.  He says choo choo"

He has always like trains and cars but lately he has become obsessed. He doesn't even want to go outside to play, all he wants to do is play with his cars and trains.

A day in Roseville

We took a trip to Roseville a whole 20 minutes away and checked out the HomeTrends store (love)
Ate at the Squeeze Inn using our Groupon
Played at the park. The reason there are not many pictures of Cedric is because he was off running around with his new friends.
It was a wonderful warm day to spend with family.

But before we got out of the house this happened









Cedric tripped in the bathroom and flew right into the door. We got him an ice pack and gave him some Tylenol.

After the trauma

This afternoon we took the in-laws to a Tepanyaki style restaurant (where they cook your food right in front of you). Both Neal and I thought Cedric would love this. He loves fireworks and he loves cooking. We all sat down and I explained to Cedric what would happen and I pushed his chair back, the chef put the oil down on the grill and started the fire. I was covering Lila's eyes because I knew it would scare her, then I looked over at Cedric and he was so scared. As soon as it was out he sat on Neal's lap for awhile hiding his face and then he got down on the ground and hid under his highchair. When I asked if he wanted to come out he said "No I want to hid" As long as he was on the ground he was perfectly happy. We eventually got him to sit in his highchair but I had to hold my hands over his eyes and feed him. He loved the food, rice and calamari. He soon let us put our hand down and was doing good until he saw fire a few tables away. This did not scare him as bad but he still wanted to cover his eyes. After Grandma was done with her meal she held him and read him a book we had brought in. My favorite things Cedric said there were

Neal: Cedric is our chef good?
Cedric: No he is a "bad guy" (he is into good guys and bad guys right now)

Alanna: Cedric, please come sit in your chair and eat this yummy rice.
Cedric: No thank you Mommy, I go home and eat

He also has become quite good with chopsticks. He is able to pick up cheerios and eat them (they do have the kid helpers on top)

So after our adventure out we come home took naps and made sugar cookies.
A very low stress activity.

Our Christmas thank you

I know we are really late but never late than never.

This is what we will be sending out as soon as I get it printed to say thanks for the wonderful Christmas gifts we got this year. We were really spoiled

Happy Belated Valentines Day

Jesus says what?

 As we were getting ready to go to playgroup today I explained to Cedric that we were going to a Three Kings Day party. I told him we were celebrating when the wise men came to Jesus. To which he responded “Jesus says 'Ho Ho Merry Christmas'!” “No” I say “Jesus says 'Love everyone'” “No” says Cedric with a devious smile “Jesus says 'Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas'” At least he has connected Christ with Chrismas right? Right? Okay we'll work on in.