It's a Boy!

Last week we found out this baby is a BOY! This is very exciting for our family, especially for Todd. He's been waiting for a sidekick. I've been a little nervous since finding out this is a boy because I'm much more comfortable with the "girl thing", but the excitement is growing daily.

Addy's first reaction to the news was "I don't like brothers" but soon that changed to acceptance. I think this little boy is going to have to learn to hold his own with our two tough little girls.

I am so grateful for this child. I am in awe our Heavenly Father trusts Todd and I with another spirit to raise. Having a little boy to be part of our eternal family is simply wonderful. The blessings keep piling up!

Now we just have to think of a name...

Face Painting

This past Saturday Addy was invited to an awesome birthday party. Her friend Faith turned three years old! Lilly the Clown came to the party and painted every one's faces. Then she put on a magic show and made them the balloon of their choice. Addy had a great time!

Here is Lilly the Clown painting Addy's face.

Addy chose to be painted as a princess. I tried to get her to get painted as an animal so her whole face would be painted but she insisted on being a princess. Not really a big surprise!

Here is everyone who got painted up.
Addy chose to Lilly make her a wand balloon. Cute!

Easter 2010

This weekend was great because of General Conference and Easter but also VERY LONG because we barely left the house. Keeping two little girls entertained through hours and hours of General Conference is proving to be very tricky.

-Saturday morning Brynn and I woke up early and heading over to Smith's for the Easter Egg Hunt. Long story, but Addy chose to do another activity and was not able to attend the hunt. I told her it would make her sad not to do the egg hunt, but she said she wouldn't care. Of course, the next morning she was really sad after she saw all the candy Brynn got. Brynn happily shared though so all was right.

-We came home watched morning and afternoon Conference and had a girl night while Dad went to Priesthood session with his brothers. We made dinner and cookies, had a bath and watch a movie. I have the cutest stinkin' girls:)

-Sunday, the girls found their Easter baskets and we made a big breakfast. Then we watched conference, dyed eggs, had nap time and watch more conference. We all had cabin fever by 4pm so Todd took the girls outside for a little while. That helped a ton and we made it through Easter Sunday.

-It was really fun talking to Addy about the real meaning of Easter and reading her the Easter story. I love that she's starting to get some of these things, at least the basic concepts of the holidays. It makes the holidays more meaningful, and not all about candy and presents.

Here is Brynn finding her basket. (Our bunny hides the baskets.)

She is way into this goofy smile with her chin sticking out. It makes me laugh.

Addy found her basket down stairs.

Brynn got a hold of the chocolate before I could even stop her!

Best Friends!

Dying Easter Eggs

Addy got really into it. She did pretty good!

This was Brynn isle at Smith's for the egg hunt. It was only for one and two year olds. It was A LOT of candy for such little kids because there were only 20 kids that age there. It was nice though because they took their time filling their baskets and no one got pushy.

Brynn doing her thing.

After this much candy I thought it was time to go. There was still a bunch of candy on the floor but I figured this was more than enough.

March

Now that it's already April, I thought I'd better catch up on March. Besides the pictures that follow here are some fun things that happened in March.

- The first Sunday in March, Addy bore her testimony all by herself in church. She had been asking to do it for months and so finally we practiced some things that she can say because I refuse to go up to the podium and whisper in her ear and she did it. I did walk up with her and sit behind her in the chair just in case but she did great! She constantly amazes me. Todd and I were both very proud parents.
-Addy and I got to go on a mommy/daughter special this month. We went to see the Chipmunk movie at the dollar theater. We had a great time and I love spending quality time with each child individually. The whole time we go on these specials Addy talks about what a great time she's having. (Don't worry, Brynn got special time with Dad so she wasn't forgotten:)
-Brynn is hilarious. Every day for our morning devotional we only sing one of the girls' five favorite songs. Brynn's favorite song to sing is Book of Mormon Stories. She knows all the actions and requests it daily but sometimes we can get away with Sunbeam or Popcorn Popping. Nursery has really influenced her music choices, but we think it's adorable.

Addy was given a big kid bike this month. She loves it and we can't wait for Spring to really start.
Here are the girls at the annual Grandma Bassett Easter party. They had to eat some of their goodies right away.
Easter party. Ready to start the egg hunt.

Dad and Brynn. LOVE THEM BOTH!

This is Addy playing hide and seek. Either she'll lay down in the middle of the lawn with no covering or else she'll hide in the exact same place that I just hid and tell me she's hiding there. But I still have to count to 10...go figure?

Girls just being silly.

It was beautiful out one day so we took a picnic to the park. It was perfect.

Preschool is killing me! There are all these holidays that I really don't celebrate, like St. Patrick's Day but after a school party Addy is expecting the "sneaky leprechaun" to come and hide something fun in her back yard when she wakes up the next morning. It's actually a fun tradition but, my goodness, another one I'll have to remember. I didn't get a picture of her finding her "gold" because Brynn fell down the stairs the right when Addy was finding the goodies. That's why Brynn is kinda sad!

I turned 28 this month. Late twenties...ahhh! Great birthday weekend. Todd took me to a Japanese steakhouse, my absolute favorite, and then to a movie, which is beyond rare for us. It was a wonderful date!

The Gift

Yesterday I received a package in the mail and inside was a gift for me. My sister Sarah sent me a neat little calendar. She said the minute she saw it she thought of me. I'm not quite sure what that says about me but I'm just gonna go with it because the calendar makes me laugh! What would I do without my wonderful sisters who are always thinking of my needs?!?

The Cover

Each month has a scene from the movie displayed...

and a quote from the movie on the bottom of each month!

Thanks Sari, you're the best! You've made my week...or year!

Fire Station!

This past Tuesday Addy's preschool went on a field trip to the fire station. I was able to come along as one of the chaperones. The kids LOVED it! They got to practice "Stop, Drop and Roll", get a pencil, meet the firemen and watch the firemen put on all of their gear. To top it all off the Fire Chief of the station is the grandfather of one the little girls in the preschool so they got to ride around the block in the fire truck! They never let kids take a ride in the fire truck so it was a big deal! They put the sirens on and everything. Right when it was time to leave, the fire station got a real call so we watched them get ready, get in the truck and ride away.

Addy driving the fire truck.

The preschool kids with the firemen.

The kids watching the firemen put on all the gear and learning what to do if there is a fire in their house.

ABCs

Addy has been learning her letters since preschool started last August. She has loved learning and practicing each letter she has learned, but lately she has really gotten the hang of it. The last couple of weeks she has been writing her name constantly. I am so proud of her! What a big kid! She even wrote her name on all the Valentines she has given out. Sometimes she writes her 'D's backwards but I figure that still spells 'Abby' and since that's a real name it's not a big deal:) I'll have to post a picture of her name soon.

Brynn is in the stage of reading the same book over and over again. I can read it to her a dozen times and then she'll go to Dad to read it another dozen times. It's cute and annoying and funny all at the same time. After I finish her most favorite book, Bubbles Bubbles, I'll say "All done" and then she'll say "more, please"...oh she's cute.

Brynn is starting to get into dress-up now. How am I doing to deal with two little girls changing their clothes constantly throughout the day? The funny part is Addy encourages Brynn to 'try something different on'. I keep telling myself this stage won't last forever so enjoy the crazy outfits while it lasts.

Our family has turned into professional artists as of late. We color all the time. All of us. It cracks me up when we have all four of us at the table coloring pictures from a princess coloring book. Dad colors the pictures of the prince...so it's more masculine! Addy actually does a pretty good job of staying in the lines and Brynn just loves to scribble everything in sight.

I am so blessed to have such a great husband and two wonderful little girls.