Mommy's 35th Birthday!

Today was my 35th birthday! The four of us went to Macaroni Grill. This has been tradition since we have been married. It is our favorite place to celebrate birthdays. The kids love it when they sing happy birthday in Italian. Our waiter was the one that sang. He even brought me a flower.

My wonderful husband took the day off to celebrate my birthday. The two of us were able to spend a couple of hours together without kids. We spent the afternoon picking everything out for our new house that we are building. We have become experts at this since it is our third house we have built. We are so excited and anxious to have it finished so we can get settled. This will be our 11th move in 8 years...crazy! Thank you honey for working so hard to make this happen.

Thanks for the wonderful birthday!

I love you!

Daddy's girls!!!

Ashlynn's favorite part of celebrating birthdays is cake.


Ahlynn eating calamari which she loves. This time she decided to go for the entire squid with legs. She at 3 with legs.

Jackson with pizza face. Trying to eat a play his new DS game.

I failed to mention that Jackson was thrilled that he was getting out of school early today and shared with his class that it was his mommy's birthday the day before. So, when I went to pick him up today his entire class wished me a happy birthday and sang to me. It was so cute and he was all smiles.

Saving Money!

Jackson and Ashlynn have been learning how to save money. They have been trying so hard to save all the money they get to buy a Nintendo DS game. They finally had enough money to buy their game. We decided that we would stop and let them buy their game since we were in Salt Lake today. They both bought the game of their choice. We are so proud of them for working so hard at saving their money.

Ashlynn bought MarioKart
Jackson bought MarioParty

Easter Day!

The kids were so excited Easter morning that they forgot it was even Easter. The Easter bunny left a lot of stuff in their baskets and sent them on a treasure hunt for a golden egg. They had fun looking for all the clues and once they found the golden egg they were thrilled to find $5 for each of them inside it.

We took family pictures after church. The kids had so much energy and all they could think about was getting in the house to eat their candy. At least we got to take pictures outside with no snow.

We had a family Easter egg hunt at the Blackham's. The kids had so much fun getting more candy and more money. Thank you Grandma and Pa!

April is a busy month for birthdays. Grandma's is on the 13th, Tyler's is on the 14th, and Uncle Jake's is on the 17th. And two more to come the following week. Happy Birthday Grandma, Tyler, and Jake!

We love you!

Easter Egg Hunt & Decorating Cookies

Today we went to an Easter Egg Hunt. Jessica, our cousin went with us. We ran into some friends which made it fun for Jackson since he was in a different group.

The kids made Easter cookies and decorated them at Grandma's house. They had a lot of fun making a mess out of Grandma's kitchen. Ashlynn could not seem to get enough flour on her.

Thank you Grandma!

Easter Egg Roll!

Today the kids had fun dying Easter eggs at Grandma and Pa's. We had an Easter egg roll contest that turned into an egg toss. The kids had a blast destroying their eggs.

Swimming!

Today our cousins came up for a couple of days. We had fun swimming and hanging out.

Spring Break in St. George With Grandma & Grandpa

When we visit Grandma and Grandpa we eat out a lot. We hit up all our favorite restaurants...Texas Roadhouse, Samurai 21, Olive Garden, etc. We got to eat at Pirate Island Pizza for the first time. We all ate dinner and then Mommy and Daddy went on a date to the movies while Jackson and Ashlynn stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and played games.
Thanks Mom and Dad
for watching the kids.

Jackson and Ashlynn smiling for Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids to the Splash Park downtown while Mommy & Daddy went on another date. Two date nights in a row...WOW. Next time we might have to go on a two day trip and leave them behind. They had tons of fun climbing all over the rocks. Afterwards they went to Blue Bunny and got an ice cream.
Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Grandma and Grandpa took Jackson shopping and bought him is first Jazz Basketball jersey. He was so excited and could not wait to show Mommy and Daddy.
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Now Mommy and Daddy need to take me to a Jazz game...a playoff game!

Park+Basketball+Friends=Fun

We had fun playing at the park and ofcourse playing basketball. Jackson would play basketball all day if he could. We also enjoyed just being able to be outside in the yard. The weather was so nice. It was a good break from the snow.

One night we stopped by and said hi to our friends. The kids were so excited to see each other. We have not seen them for over 6 months. It was a short visit, but well worth it. The kids had fun and we were glad that there were no tears this trip about they did not get to see Sage, Roston, and Aspen.
One day we took Jackson to visit his first grade class he was in. His teacher, Mrs. Hunt and all the kids were so excited to see him. All the kids went crazy as soon as they saw him. They were all yelling "Jackson". It was so cute. What a wonderful group of kids he went to school with and his teacher...amazing. This was our only regret of having to move. All that matters is that Jackson is happy, which he is. We will always remember the two years he attended Bloomington Elementary and the awesome teachers he had.

Ashlynn's Field Trip

Ashlynn's preschool went on a field trip to the fire station. They sure had fun interacting with the firemen and checking out the fire trucks. She was so excited to tell Jackson all about it. She even had to have an extra fire helmet and coloring book to bring home to him. She is so thoughtful when it comes to her big brother.

Our Daddy is #1

Our Daddy just found out that he was the #1 producer in the Region for both Washington Mutual and JP Morgan Chase Banks for the month of February. We are so proud of him and thankful that he works so hard for our little family. He is our family's successful business man.

We love you!