Rice Cereal

I finally decided that it was time to give Kash rice cereal. He eats SO much that I thought this might tame his hunger a bit. I'm not sure how he felt about it....I think I got a few bites in him!

I've Been Tagged!

I have NEVER done one of these and I think I might kind of hate them, but I'll give it a try (for Kristen).

Ten Years Ago....
I don't want to try to figure this out so if Kristen says we were in 9th grade, I'll believe her. 9th grade was all about the girls! I swear we had some kind of party every weekend. I loved it.

Five Places I Have Visited....
1-New York
2-Jamaica
3-Haiti
4-Hawaii
5-Cozumel

Five Things on My To Do List....
1-Clean out Ella's closet
2-Pay Bills
3-Dust
4-Get a Bday present for Bob-by tomorrow!
5-Laundry

I Enjoy....
My family. I could hang out with my parents and sisters everyday. I love to play games, we do that a lot because we can have friends over to our house and not worry about the kids so much. Date night with my husband, it's only once a month and oh so needed! Playing with my kids. Summer-I love to be outside and can't wait to be at the pool everyday with Ella and Kash!

Three Bad Habits....
1-I get stressed out when I shouldn't.
2-I feel like I have to have a treat after every meal.
3-I don't floss

Five Things You May Not Know About Me....
1-I moved away from home when I was 16. So little!
2-It is SO hard for me to fall asleep, I take melatonin almost every night.
3-I have the worst memory ever (it was so hard for me to remember the jobs that I've had).
4-I drink hot chocolate all year round.
5-I am a compulsive list-maker, I write things down just so I can cross them off.
Five First Jobs I had....
1-Gitzit
2-Oshkosh
3-Cleaning Lady
4-Pasta Factory
5-Full time mom

*I tag Becky Glauser and Cody Pickett*

Bath Paints

Bath paints are so fun! My mom got these for Ella to play with and she loved it. It washes right off, so its easy to clean. I think its a fun way to switch up bath time.

I love this one because she's clenching her cheeks together! She must really be concentrating...

Twins?

I have never really thought that Kash looked like anyone, he just kind of has his own look. But my mom pulled out this picture of Ella when she was Kash's age, and they really do look a lot alike!



Try to ignore the huge t.v. in the background....

Vegas Baby!

So at the last minute yesterday I decided to go to Las Vegas. Matt said he would watch the kids and somehow I talked Corinne into leaving work a little early(which is NOT an easy thing to do!) and we went! We just had a couple of hours to do some shopping, but it was worth it. Our last stop was Town Square, which I had never been to. It was so fun, I definitely want to go back when I have more time to walk around. The only store we went to there was H&M, but who needs anything else? I LOVE H&M and if you've never been you need to! They have such cute clothes for good prices, and you can shop for the whole family there. It was a fun spur of the moment getaway!

We did it!

So the day Matt got home from his trip he cut the nipple off of Ella's binky. She was SO mad when he gave it back to her! She was trying so hard to put it in her mouth and suck, but it just wasn't working. I have been planning to do this, I have just been putting it off. I guess I'm just selfish and didn't want my life to get any harder! The thing that is so frustrating is that Ella never took a binky when she was a baby. When we started having them around for Kash (he won't take one either) is when she started figuring out that maybe she liked them after all! She has definitely been more fussy since she can't have it, but it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Hopefully she will completely forget they exist!

CORINNE

For those of you who don't know, my dearest friend Corinne is engaged! She is marrying Alec Trueblood on May 24th here in St. George. If you are a friend of Corinne's and you don't think I have your address, please send it to me! You can leave a comment here or send me an email to lindsaymclaws@hotmail.com. We want everyone to get an announcement. Thanks.

(I didn't have a picture of the two of them together)

WELCOME HOME

Matt finally came home late last night after just over 3 weeks of being out of town. Today he took the day off to hang out with me and the kids, I just feel so lucky to have such a good husband! It took Ella a few minutes to warm up to him, she is such a Daddy's girl but for once she wanted me over him! It was sad because he wanted to play with her SO bad and she wasn't having it! It only took her a little while to adjust and now it is like he never left. He is such a hard worker and I am so thankful he is home safe. Love you babe!

Valentines

We were at my parent's house for Valentine's Day so to celebrate we decorated sugar cookies.

My sisters Whitney and Karlee are up north at school, so we made this cookie for them and sent them the pic.

Ella got a hold of the sprinkles and ended up dumping the entire container.

Even Kash got in on the fun!

Matt was still in Arizona working, but he sent me these pretty flowers.

My mom wearing her favorite apron--this was made from one of my Uncle Tony's military shirts that he wore in Iraq.
Nikki and Mandy had just as much fun as Ella.

Fun in the Sun

All of these pictures were taken in my parent's yard. The weather has been SO nice, yesterday it was 83...today it was in the 70s...is anyone jealous? I am not one for cold weather so I have been loving it! I was seriously considering borrowing a swimsuit from my sister yesterday, seeing that all we brought are pants and long sleeves. California definitely has its perks.

Ella hiding.

Kash hanging out on the grass.
Ella LOVES Bailey. They chase each other around the house all day.

Papa Ben helped Ella climb the tree.

Best Friends.

Basketball Game

So my youngest sister Nikki is 15 and on the freshman basketball team. It was their last game of the season so we decided to get the kids out of the house and go cheer her on. Of course we didn't see much of the game, we were busy chasing Ella and entertaining Kash, but it was still a lot of fun. They ended the season undefeated--Congrats NIK!

My cute sister Nikki and Kash

It was a good thing she had a hood-it made it easier to keep her off the court.

At half time we just let her run free.

Papa Ben and Kash

Ella giving Nikki a hug.

California

So we are officially in California at my parent's house. I always dread the drive, its only 5 hours but with two kids screaming the whole way, it seems a lot longer. My mom and I decided to get the kids up early on Sunday morning, hoping they would sleep in the car. It was actually the best trip yet! Kash was an angel and slept the entire way, and Ella slept about half of the time and was happy watching her movie for the rest. So from now on I think Matt and I will have to travel this way. It is definitely worth it. Anyways we are going to be hanging out here for a while enjoying the warm weather! (Matt has another 2 weeks until he'll be home...)