Flower Clips!

My sister, Jeni, helped me to discover a new hobby! And, it is probably not a good thing! She has been making flower hair clips for her girls and made Emma a few that I loved! We finally got together and made some...for 5 hours!! The kids just played together and Derrick actually took a nap on the floor! I ended up making 21 new clips! They are so cute and I love picking which ones Emma will wear. She, of course, wants to wear the pink ones everyday because they have sparkles! Thanks Jeni, it was fun!

New Clothes, New Chair

Emma has been getting bags and bags of clothes from her cousin Brinklie! It works out nice that they are just a size apart! She has so much fun picking out which new "Brinklie outfit" she will wear for the day! I am thankful it has distracted her from wearing the same 4 outfits! She still wants to wear a skirt almost everyday, but at least she has some different shirts she will wear now! She has also been asking for a high chair for her dolls. We were at Once Upon A Child last week and she begged me to buy this one! I had store credit left over, so I gave in! She played with it all day! Derrick thought it was fun to put his cars in it! He wants to do everything Emma does, but it sometimes has a slight twist! He involves cars in just about everything! He pushes cars in the stroller, feeds them in the baby chair and almost always has one in his hand!

Celebration

Yesterday morning did not start out good! Derrick was throwing a huge fit about eating his breakfast and after 3 days of that for every meal...I lost it! I just started crying when he wouldn't eat! Well, then he kept saying, "OK Mama, OK?!" I know I shouldn't cry in front of my kids, but this time it got Derrick to eat because he could see I was sad and he was concerned about me being ok! He started eating and I calmed down! Then around 8:45am Jon called, as he usually does around this time. He asked how things were going and I said "Good" then he said very calmly,"I just got promoted!" "WHAT?!" I was so happy for him! He said he was still in shock! His official title, starting on the 16th of this month, will be Senior Manager! We knew there was a possibility of a position like this opening up in the near future, but it was definitely a surprise when it happened so suddenly! Jon is very excited, this will open up new opportunities for him in the future! I told Jon we were going to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate, because that is where we usually end up when we have something to celebrate! He was not thrilled that I brought the camera and insisted on taking pictures! Can you tell by his face?! Oh well, that's Jon! He does not like pictures! But I wanted to remember this night, which actually was one of the worst Cheesecake Factory experiences we have ever had! It took 45 minutes to get our food (on a Monday night when they were not busy at all!) and then we ordered cheesecake to go and that took about 10 minutes to get! When we got home we discovered that they gave us the wrong cheesecake! We were pretty upset! I called and talked to the manager! She was very apologetic and got my name and address and said she would send a gift card out right away! So, at least we will get a free meal out of it! But, anyway...CONGRATS to my hubby!

Random Things!

Here are just a few random pictures of different things! Emma was playing dress-ups the other day and I just thought this picture was cute of her coloring with her feet kicked up! Emma has also been playing with her cousin Brinklie a lot lately! She asks to play with her almost everyday! They are cute to watch together and I'm glad Emma has a cousin close to her age to play with! The next 2 pictures are of a dove with her babies! We noticed about a month or 2 ago that a dove made a nest on an old baker's rack that we have sitting on our back porch! There were three eggs in it that we have been watching! Emma was so excited for them to hatch so she could see the babies. Well, the eggs hatched a few days ago and here is the mama and her baby! We thought it was pretty neat!

Emma & Derrick

Here are the most recent pictures taken by my friend Melissa! She does such a fantastic job! We were at a park near Red Mountain! It was beautiful!

Happy 2nd Birthday Derrick!

Derrick's birthday just happen to fall on Easter this year! So, he was spoiled with getting an Easter basket and presents on the same day! We were up in Young for the weekend and it was nice to spend time with family! I can't believe that my baby is already 2 years old! Time is going by so fast! Jon and I were trying to remember things about when he was born! In the Operating Room when Derrick was born they has the radio on 103.9 The Edge! For those of you that may not know it's an alternative rock station! Jon says he will never forget the song that was playing the minute Derrick was born..."Blister in the Sun" by the Violent Femmes! Nice huh?! If you don't know this song by it's name...trust me if you look it up and listen to it, you'll know it! It has taken me a long time to blog all of these pictures from this weekend, but here they all are! It was a great weekend and I am glad we were able to spend it with family in Young!

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!