St. George Easter

Paul and I went to St. George for Easter weekend! We all had so much fun, and the drive wasn't too bad because we split it up pretty well with breaks in Riverton and Beaver. The best was being around family. Working backwords with pictures, we spent Easter Sunday in Panguitch with my parents. Monday morning we helped my mom feed the lambs before we drove home, and Gavon had so much fun chasing them around. He got kind of tired near the end there, because they are hard to catch.

Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of the Tebbs Reunion, but it was very good to see everyone. The kids played at the park, and we all had yummy food. Paul and I also got to go on a special date for our anniversary coming up and ate at a fancy restaurant in Cedar.
Riley and Ashlin were laughing at Gavon pulling faces behind the camera. It's a little blurry, but so cute!

Holly carrying Shayden after we reached the top of the crack.
Hiking up "The Crack" Shayden said, "I can fit, because I'm a little kid." It got a little tight in 2 spots, but we made it up.
Gavon loved the candy the most.
Trisa and Sheila were treckin it even in the hot sun and babies so close to being here. They didn't hike the crack.

Hiking Sugar Loaf.
Ashlin always has her eyes open so big. She likes to smile if she's in the mood too.
The kids had so much fun hiking around.
Family!
Happy girl.
Kami surprised Mom by driving down from Washington. We got her on video seeing Riley in my lap...super happy.

Kiddos

Gavon likes to dress up lately, and run around with his shirt off.



We just got him some Cars underwear, but we haven't really had success. I thought he would realize when he was wet, but he really could care less whether he makes it or not. My friend watched him the other morning, and she has a little potty. She said he pooped in it...maybe that's what I'll have to get.
Ashlin likes to hold her hands together, and suck on her fingers. She coos a lot, and is a really good baby when she gets her naps. The kids love her.
While Shayden's at preschool, I'm able to take Ashlin and Gavon running with me. Sometimes Paul can watch them for me. Shayden has been loving Head Start.
The kids like giving her toys. I can't believe she's already 4 months. I'm gonna start her on rice cereal soon.

Paul's Training

I wish I had some cool pictures of Paul's drill this weekend, but here's a link to a ksl report: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=15178759

Cool stuff! If you live near Camp Williams, you might have heard all the explosions. Paul is really working hard, and is almost done with the semester. His last day of Home Depot was yesterday, and he's going to start helping a neighbor with a sprinkler repair business this summer. He will be leaving for the Dominican Republic soon, too. We've been staying pretty busy.

Here's a picture of his hot new ride. We sold our car and bought a truck that he could drive with all the sprinkler supplies he'll need. The back is a double door and the sides open too. If we could just the natural gas to work, it will be perfect.




We also went to Beaver and Cedar City last week, which was super fun. My nephew Luke got baptized, and it was cool to think about how this ordinance has been important from the beginning. Jesus was baptized, and Joseph Smith was too as he restored the gospel. I could feel how true The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is. So awesome. We didn't get any pictures, but Trisa took care of us, and we had lots of fun. Due West, a country group was going on a Southern Utah tour and my mom and dad, Trisa and Jared, and Paul and I went to their concert that night. Holly and Karri took really good care of our kids. I like how Valerie said, "What's with your kids and grunting?" Gavon and Ashlin grunt a lot.

Medicine

Gavon just spit his medicine out in my eye, got it all over his face, and then got it up his nose. Whoever made augmentin that nasty....

Ashlin doesn't like amoxicillin, but she's at least been happy through the whole gargling and sucking on my finger until it gets down. Only 4 more days!!!!

Potty Training Gavon???

Gavon just started to take his diaper off and run to the bathroom yelling, "Pea Pea Pea Pea" In a really high girly voice. He pooped the tiniest tiniest bit after I changed a big diaper just a few days ago, but has never had any other success. He likes to go through all the motions though. I'm not so sure I want to jump into underwear for him right now. I know it would be months of torture, but is there no other way??

A Regular Friday?

Today has been non stop craziness. I fold clothes and put them in drawers, the kids throw them everywhere. I try to make some kind of food, they get into whatever is out and it ends up everywhere. Milk got spilled 3 different times in lunch today. It's days like today I just need to give in to whatever happens. Stay calm, it will be okay.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody!!

Tonight for dinner we had spaghetti; one of our fast and easy meals after an insane "Stay out of that person's back yard! Keep on walking!" walk around our neighborhood. Gavon thought all the cool things were his to play with. I was struggling to incorporate something cool for St. Patrick's Day, so I just set the green food coloring on the table with dinner, and we had green milk, green noodles, and a big green blob on our bread. The kids loved it, as you can see.
This is Paul right before he took off for Drill. It's a muta 7 this week, so he'll be working hard.
Shayden loves to hold Ashlin. She likes me to take pictures of her holding Ashlin; you'll be seeing those a lot.
Gavon loves his little sista.
The other day I found Shayden trying to put Gavon in a bunch of shirts. He's wearing over 5 shirts in this picture, and he's trying to show me his muscles.
Shay holding Ashlin again.

This video is kind of long, but I was trying to capture Gavon at this age. He likes to sache (sp?) around the house, and does a high pitched hum at people because he thinks it's funny...it really is. His personality is fun. He can't say "K" sounds yet, so when I ask him to do something he'll say, "Otay, Otay!!" and start to do it. His laugh is the most pure and genuine laugh I have ever heard.