Easter Eggs!

Angela and her boys came over one night before Easter & we dyed eggs.  My dad was also in town & he came by for a bit also.  Blake picked out an awesome monster egg kit at the store.  It was sweet!  We made some of the cutest eggs that I have ever seen!

Angela mentioned that you can't crack a UNCOOKED egg in your hand if you hold it the long way & try to crush it. Griffen tried so hard!  He was squeezing the egg so hard that he was turning red.  Then my dad tried.  Leave it to the power of Zeus to get er done.  After a bit of a struggle he cracked that egg open.  From across the counter raw egg hit me in my face, went all over my cupboard and window also.  It was funny.  Just yesterday I noticed some egg white streaked down my kitchen wall.  If you want to try it - I think it is an outdoor activity :)

Caleb Bo Baleb

This boy & his babies.  I think it is adorable.  He loves to talk to Luke whenever he can.  If either one of them is awake before school he actually speeds through breakfast (which is making a bowl of cereal last 20 minutes instead of 30) so that he can sit by them for a minute.

 He loves to make Alexa laugh.  It is so cute!  Caleb has said several times how sad he is going to be when his babies won't be babies anymore.

 I can't smile enough when I see this picture.  My cute boys!!

 He is such a good helper too!  I couldn't make it through my day without him.  He feeds them once in a while, takes dirty diapers outside to the garbage can, and he tries his hardest to make the babies happy if they are crying.

Caleb mentioned again tonight how sad he will be when his babies are gone.  He also said he can't wait to see what their faces look like when they get bigger.  After another moment of thought he said, "I'm going to have 5 kids.  Two boys & three girls.  The first boy is going to be named John & the second boy will be Russell.  The girls will be.....um....Beautiful, Dance & Princess!!"

Soccer - Cake - Babies - OH MY!

I took the plunge this spring & signed Caleb up for spring soccer.  He did pretty well!  He was so funny.  He was wearing blue & whenever a red player was in his way he would angrily say, "Get out of the way you RED!"  He pushed a little more than I think is allowed & he can glare like no one's business.  I'm excited to watch him learn how to play.

 I wanted cake one day.  I asked Caleb to come help me make one & he didn't want to.  He went to go back to his TV show & suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Can we make a rainbow cake?"  How could I say no to such a fabulous question?!?!

 My sisters, Angela's friend Jerri & I got together last month to bust out some very cute Easter decorations!  It was quite inexpensive to make all of the cute string art.  I think the rabbit & the tulip are my favorites.  I love glitter!!!!!!!!

 So - this is happening.

They are growing up!  They are both rolling over,  getting their legs stuck in between the crib slats & then they have panic attacks.  Alexa is in LOVE with her thumb.  Luke LOVES to suck on his sleeve to put himself to sleep.  He also loves to put blankets over his face....I'll have to keep one eye on him at all times.  They are both eating baby food & both seem to really like it!  No matter where Alexa is - in a bouncer, in the high chair, in her car seat, on someone's lap - she is always in crunch mode.  Legs out & head up.  That baby girl has to have abs of steel!!  I am exhausted - but I do love these cute babies & I am happy that they are mine.

Some January Favorites!

Skittles, tote lids, The Little Mermaid.  Life really can't get much better!

 "HELPING" Casey shovel the driveway & clean of the cars one day.

 Ashley gave Caleb some window markers for his birthday.  He loves them.  He had me draw the outline of a castle & he colored it & added knights & flags & a drawbridge.  Adorable!!  I love his artistic creativity.

 Yes.  I know that you two are adorable.  Yes.  You can go to sleep now!

 Kind of funny.  Both of the blankets they have are "Grandma Cloe" blankets.  The yellow one is my baby blanket & the red one I got when I was a teenager (so yeah...a couple of years ago, wink wink)  She does good work.  They hold up well!!

 Playing with Shadow in the snow.  We have the coolest cat.  He jumps on the tramp...he plays with the kids...he jumps on the kids...if they are just sitting on the lawn, he will come & sit by them.  I hope he sticks around for a long time!

 These 3 love to bath together.  Obviously...I need a bigger tub ASAP.

 I seriously can't get enough of sleeping babies.  So adorable, innocent, comfortable, and priceless.

 Watching a show.  I hope they love each other forever.

 Little Alexa is a GIGANTIC thumb/hand sucker!  I'm glad a got a picture of her just before she tried to cram a hand into her mouth.

Tearin' it up

I can't believe that 2 years in a row there has been enough snow out in promontory to play in!  I think that the dogs LOVE when everyone goes out west.  They get a lot of lovin' when the little kids arrive.

 Once there was a snowman.....seriously.  Once.  My dad said that he was almost certain there hadn't been one out there EVER.  With some assistance - I got er done.  His mouth, buttons & arms are dead sunflower stems and centers.  I love him.  I think he lasted almost 24 hours.  The rain washed him right away the next day.

 My dad had a heater going in the shed & it was rather warm!  We ate with the dead rodents.  Sandwiches, chips, donuts.  Delish!  Rylee sits with her knees together all of the time.  It is adorable, but it looks so uncomfortable!! 

 Everyone loves a good snowmobile ride.  I think that Eva & Taylor enjoyed them they most.  Ashley & Griffen somehow managed to tip one over....I missed that action, but I imagine it was good watching.  Glad no one was hurt!  Blake loves being pulled on the sled.  All afternoon Rylee would grab a snowball & run up to whoever was closest & scream, "SNOWBALL FIGHT!" and throw it at them.  It was funny.

My mom was so nice & watched Luke & Alexa for us so we could get some snow time in with the older kids.  I'm positive that everyone had a fun afternoon.

Who is turning three??

Look at what is happening this week!!!!  My little girls are turning 3 years old. 

 It is mind blowing how much they change & grow up from year to year.

 They LOVE princesses lately & they got a lot of fun princess stuff.   (In fact...as I type this Taylor is going pee singing, "I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream!")  Angela took them to see 'Frozen' last week and they loved it.  They sing "Let it Go" from the movie every single day. 

Their party was FANTASTIC.  Casey's family & my family came over for the festivities and the girls were adorable.  Casey & I gave them a cute trunk that had dress up clothes & jewelry inside.  We also gave them some pretty realistic looking play makeup.

 They had princess balloons & a princess cake.  Taylor looked sick she was eating so much.  She LOVED it.  They were both funny trying to blow out their candles.  They couldn't quite get it done.

 Since their party they have played with their new makeup and stayed in the princess attire.  It is so adorable.

Here they are the morning after painting in their new Beauty & the Beast books from Colby's family.  They were so excited to put on their new Bubble Guppy pajamas from the Bodine's.

Rylee is a spunky little girl.  She LOVES to tease!  I think that teasing her big brother is her favorite thing to do.  She loves to sing & dance more than Taylor does.  Taylor is into coloring, painting and saying, "No" to whomever she can.  It's hilarious.  I have a hard time not laughing when she folds her arms & tells me no.  I usually repeat it and she'll stare at me and say, "FINE."  They love music.  Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Let it Go, Marry You (Bruno Mars), Roar (Katy Perry), The Wise Man & the Foolish Man (from church), and Just Give Me a Reason (Pink) are a few of their favorites at the moment.  My life wouldn't be complete without these two.  I am so happy that they are mine.  I am so glad that they give others a smile everywhere we go.