Presents!

With having 2 birthday parties and presents in between...I was having a hard time thinking of what to get Derrick for his birthday this year! I had bought a few little things and then when I was at Target I saw that "Pat, Pat Rocket" was on sale! Derrick is absolutely obsessed with the Disney show "Little Einsteins"! He has a bathtub rocket and a soft rocket that he sleeps with, so I knew he would love this present! I have been wanting to get it for him since Dana told me about it at Christmas! So, thanks for the tip Dana...it's a big hit!


Cars, books and pajamas from Rachel and Ron!

A green Hummer! (Green is his favorite color!)

And..."Pat, Pat Rocket"!!! He was trying to pull it out as soon as he opened it!



Here is Jon trying ot find all the right spots for the characters to sit in! Emma was helping!

BLAST OFF!!


Derrick, of course, would not look at the camera so Jon finally just made him lay down with his toys in top of him so I could get a shot of his face! :)

Cake!!

I made a simple cake for Derrick's birthday! He did not cry this time when we brought it out and started singing! Maybe a run through the week before was a great idea! :)


Trying hard to blow out the candle!
He wanted to lick the candle so I put it in his mouth and he took a BIG bite!
Yummy, wax!
He was hesitant to pick up the cake! He doesn't like food on his fingers!

Finally, I just gave it to him! But, he was still holding it very carefully!!
Savoring the flavor!


He eventually got the hang of it and ate quite a bit of birthday cake!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DERRICK!!

Happy Easter!

The Young Branch arranged a nice Easter service that combined all different religions throughout the community! With Jon's dad being the Branch President he had a final say in the program, and it really turned out nice! It would have been a lot nicer it I wasn't in the hall with Derrick for most of the program! He was being an absolute pill!! Jon and I kept taking turns taking him out and then Grandpa Brenay finally took over! He said he just sat and talked with him and he calmed right down! I guess it was fitting for Derick to have an extreme 2 year old fit on his 2nd birthday! This was the best I could do for a picture of the kids together! Derrick does not like to look at the camera!

Easter Baskets

The kids were happy to find that the Easter Bunny brought them baskets even at Grandma and Grandpa's house! Emma got a new coloring book and crayons, a fancy ring (because she always wants to wear mom's wedding ring!), and some gloves and lots of candy! Derrick got a new car, and a soft, cuddly "Gunk Gunk Frog"! Grandma Clark always sings a song with them called "Gunk Gunk Frog", so the kids have really taken a liking to frogs! Derrick loves it and had to sleep with it last night! Derrick's favorite candy are "num nums" (M & M's), so after he saw those that was what he wanted! He also really likes the chocolate balls and thought they were real balls he could throw! I'm sure I will find melted chocolate balls under my couches some day! :)

Easter Egg Hunt

On Saturday there was a big Easter event for all the kids in Young! They had the Easter Bunny there, an Easter Egg Hunt and a lot of games for the kids to play! Emma was so excited to see the Easter Bunny again (who was actually Aunt Annie this time) and Derrick went up with her and didn't cry, so that was a step in the right direction! He just wouldn't smile at me! For the Easter Egg hunt the kids were allowed to find 26 eggs each! Well, we were out there for quite awhile and I think they each ended up with around 15-20!

Easter Games

After the Easter Egg hunt the kids went to play a couple more games! The Egg/Spoon race (where you have to hold the egg on the spoon and race) and hopscotch! With the kids being so little they pretty much cheated! :) Emma just held her egg in one hand and her spoon in the other and walked to the finish line! But, they awarded her 3rd place! She was so excited to get a ribbon! Derrick thought the egg was a ball and the spoon was a sword! So, he didn't get very far! At the hopscotch game Emma just ran back and forth and they awarded her 1st place! She was thrilled to have a white and a blue ribbon! She told everyone she got 1st place and "another" place! :) It was fun to watch the kids having a good time!

The Phoenix Zoo

Yesterday the kids and I went to the Phoenix Zoo with my sister, Jeni, and her kids! It was really crowded because if Spring Break! But, luckily we got in for free, and walked right up to the gate, with Jeni's mother-in-law's Zoo membership! My guess is the people who were waiting to buy tickets were probably waiting close to 30 minutes! We were there for about 4 hours! It was a long day with 6 kids...but they did pretty good! My legs hurt from pushing the double stroller up all the hills and I put sunscreen on the kids, but not myself! So I got pretty sunburned! Emma and Derrick had a fun time though! I don't know that we will go back any time soon, especially if I have to pay! :) There just wasn't that much to see! I haven't been in years and I didn't really remember what they had there! The new Stingray exhibit was pretty neat! And the kids liked the Giraffes and the Rhinoceros the best! At the gift shop Emma picked out a giraffe and Derrick picked out a leopard print car! :) It was a fun day, but definitely one of those "every-once-in-awhile" trips!