March was a fun month for us. It's always fun to see all the new things the kids get to experience or do. Here are some pictures from our month. Below the girls were supposed to just rest quietly in their beds during nap time and apparently they were more tired than they thought and they fell asleep. And then on the bottom left I just can resist this cute boy in the corner. I believe in this one he wasn't listening and refused to fold his arms and join us for family prayer. The bottom right is of Rex on the Sunday before his first big boy haircut. I had to get a picture of his cute curls and usually they look best on Sunday's because he's recently had a bath!
These pictures are in no particular order, just the month of March. The top left and bottom right are from one day when Rex was thoroughly enjoying his macaroni and cheese. He was licking the plate and then he noticed I was taking his picture and he had to do his cute cheesy face. The top right was of Rex pretending to be sick with his sister, Kayley. Kayley had a horrible fever during this month and it lasted for at least a week. It got so high on a Sunday night (Kayley is actually on the other end of the couch but didn't want her picture taken.) but it was so high that night that Nick had to give her a blessing and she actually requested him to give her one, which doesn't happen very often because I think she gets embarrassed receiving priesthood blessings. But what a blessing it was for Nick to be able to give her a blessing. She eventually did get better, but it was a long road. Then the bottom left, Cora actually taught herself how to tie her shoes all by herself!! Kayley said she coached her a little bit but the funny thing is that Cora taught herself how to do it a completely different way than Kayley knows. I was very impressed as Kayley only figured out how to tie her shoes about 3 months or so before this.
The two pictures on the left are of Rex on my birthday this month. Nick and the kids picked up an iPad for me for my birthday while I was at the movies with Michelle. They used a ton of packing peanuts so they could trick me by wrapping it in a huge box. Kayley even had me to do a scavenger hunt to find my package. She did the hunt all by herself it was really cute. The middle picture is of Rex to send to the Felker's...they are huge fans of Florida Gators. The two right pictures are of Rex when he decided to finish off his sister's breakfast after we dropped her off at school. Every morning he and Kayley eat breakfast together while watching Mickey Mouse. He gets so excited to eat with her it's cute.
Rex's new love has become Choo-choo's...really any kind. The top left and bottom right is of him at the library..we had found a Thomas the train book and he immediately sat down and began looking through the book. The top right and bottom left are just of Rex outside riding bikes with the girls. This is one of the girls favorite things to do after school to ride their bikes in the driveway.
Then in the middle of this month I finally got the gumption to get Rex his first haircut. I took a picture of him beforehand (bottom left) and then afterwards on the bottom right was of him after his haircut. And then we got home he started posing left and right for the camera. Doesn't he look handsome?!?! I admit I teared up a little bit when the curls started to get buzzed off but then when all was said and done, he just looked so darn cute to me!
Preston's birthday was also this month. He had a party at the park (top right of Rex at the park party) and then a party on St. Patrick's Day. Rex really enjoyed his cake (top left). The middle is of Garrett, Cora, Kayley and Rex enjoying cheese balls on their deck. And the bottom picture is of Cora who was wiped out after coming home from the Walker's house. I woke her up when we got home and took her out of her carseat. She headed upstairs to go to bed, but fell asleep before she even got into her bed. It was a fun night!
Then Kayley got to go on her first field trip for kindergarten. She had a field trip last year for preschool, but ended up getting sick the day of the field trip so she couldn't go. She was so excited but also so nervous because it was her first one. I got to be a parent helper so she was excited I got to go with her. The kids had a blast and I was super impressed with how well her class behaved and listened to their teacher. Kayley really has a great teacher this year and it shows with how well the kids listen and enjoy her.
Here are some pictures of her doing some crafts. She absolutely loves kaleidoscope because she loves crafts so much! The top picture she is writing a card that says something about she loves her Mom and that I got to come with her (made me melt!) and then the bottom right is of her and one of her really good friends, Kennedy in her class. They really get along really well.
Then with Easter around the corner we headed to Bass Pro for their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Rex got into it more this year than he did last year. It was really cute to see him get so excited to pick up an egg. The eggs were hidden in the hunting department which was great for Nick who got to browse around while the kids hunted.
Then of course we had to do the Easter Bunny pictures. As you can tell, Rex didn't like the Easter Bunny too much, but we eventually got him to sit and smile. Kayley sat with him this year which was a plus because last year she refused to sit with the Easter Bunny for some reason and it really bugged me. And the middle picture is a horrible picture because it was from my phone but they also had a mechanical bull at Bass Pro this year. All three kids rode it, even Rex. I didn't get pictures of the girls riding it because I was video taping them but they all three did great and were so brave.
This is of the three of them sitting on a horse prior to waiting in line for the mechanical bull. It was a really fun day for all of us! This is why Cora loves Bass Pro and of course we all know that Nick loves it!
