Kiddo Updates

So there are a few updates on the kids. I took Kevin and Paige in for their 3 yr appointments early just to establish care here. Paige is 26lbs (10th percentile) and Kevin is 29lbs (25th-50th percentile). We're working on potty training (again) with Kevin. I decided last Monday that he would no longer wear diapers during the day and I tell you what, he has done GREAT! He's only had one #1 accident (I know since I'm posting this he'll probably have more). #2 is another story. He decided he does not want to go poop on the toilet. So I'm trying to think of a good way to bribe him. Any suggestions?


Darci is doing great, I had to take a picture of her sleeping today. Sorry its blurry, but I took it quick not wanting to wake her up. If I put my arm on her chest, she wraps her hands around it, so I thought I would give her a little stuffed animal to hold while she sleeps. I'm trying to get her to sleep in her crib and not the swing, so I thought it would help her. She's so cute!

Easter

Happy Easter everyone.... If you haven't seen this, here is a good talk from Elder Holland about Jesus and the real reason for Easter. Click on this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFhS0dAduc

For Easter this year, I took the kids to an Easter Egg hunt at a nearby library in the Village of Corrales. As we left our house it was sprinkling, but I was hoping it would clear up. Wrong! As we were waiting for them to start the hunt, we had to take cover by the library front porch (it's more a house than a building). Then when they started the hunt, we ran out there and it really started coming down. I know we have an umbrella somewhere in our apartment, but I didn't even think to bring it. Darci and I were getting wet, but she slept most of the time beneath her blanket. The kids really had fun running around in the rain. And yes, it was cold!

My little sweet pea

Time is flying! Darci is 3 months old today. She's such a sweetheart! Especially with the move it's been such a blessing that she's been as good a baby as she is. And she just makes my heart melt!!

Snow, baseball and American Idol

Last weekend it snowed here in Albuquerque and so of course we had to go play!

Here the kids are getting ready. Next winter for sure we'll have to break out and buy good snow clothes and boots for everyone.


This was the drive to the mountain. It takes about 25 minutes to get to the ski area from where we live.


We didn't even go up to the top. This is at a picnic area near the bottom of the mountain and you can see how much snow was there. It was really cold!








This is the drive back home. And the Albuquerque Temple with the snow in the background. This is our side of the mountain. We don't get as much snow as the other side.


We went to this baseball game later in the day. Snow in the morning, baseball in the afternoon.


Well if American Idol is still running in 2025, here are the future finalists.....
Paige:


Kevin:

Big Fat Bull

So tonight Derek asked me why my butt was so big... He said, "Why is your butt so big? Why is it so big like a big fat bull?" Nice.

The cute things they say

Every time the kids say something cute, I tell myself to write it down but I always forget and then I forget the cute thing they said! But, here are a few of the cute things they've said over the last week....

Paige: She walked up to me and said "I'm learning" with a serious look on her face. She thought she was so grown up.

Paige: I have to go peep (pee)

Paige & Kevin: Hot balloon (hot air balloon)

Paige & Kevin: Snake rattle (rattlesnake)

Paige: "I'm mad at you" - I asked her if she even knew what that meant and she she nodded and then growled.

And it's always cute when they remember something and say that they did it "last week". Everything is last week whether it was yesterday, this morning or months ago.

Chunky Little Girl

I took Darci in for her 2 month well check (she's 2 1/2 months) and she is a chunk! She weighs 11lbs 9 oz! She's 22 1/2 inches tall. She did so great there until her 3 shots! ouch! She's such a sweet pea! She's doing great, sleeping until 7 to 8am in the morning. She wakes up at least once at night and I just give her a binky and put her in the swing and she goes back to sleep. She's drinking 5oz in each bottle and the doctor says she'll probably have to start on rice cereal before the other kids did because she's gaining weight so good! My chunky little girl....