"I can do it by myself!"

Ashlyn is at that age that she wants to do everything by herself. She will persist quite a while before having a breakdown and asking for help. 

Here she is after her 2nd attempt to get her shirt on.

 She got one arm in just fine. 

 She can't find the 2nd arm hole.

Here comes the tantrum...

She finally asked for help getting untwisted. She is very stubborn, and not happy she had to get help. 

Look at how stretched out her shirt neck is now. 

Easter and a sandbox

Easter is so fun with young kids! We colored eggs on Sunday morning.

 We had Easter dinner at our house this year with all my siblings that are in the area, and our parents. All of us but my sister, Kris, who is on her mission, were there. It was really fun. I hope all of us settle in the Rogue Valley because holidays are so much more fun with family. The kids did an egg hunt, and after they did the first one, the did it about a dozen times on their own; taking turns being the "easter bunny".

Joel and Drew were there, of course.

I have been wanting to build a sand box for the kids for a while. We have the perfect spot for it in our back yard. We finally did it this week. Dallin has already spent hours in it. He is the most interested in it, but they all enjoy it. 

Kids photoshoot

 I was taking pictures of my new niece yesterday, and I left my backdrops and stuff out, so I got my kids to take some pictures. They are all at good ages for picture taking; very cooperative.

 It baffles me how big Tanner is getting. I am going to have a 7 year old this summer. Crazy!

 I love this face. Dallin has a great mouth, and eyes. Such a handsome kid. He goes to Kindergarden this year! Seriously? I will have two in school? Unbelievable.

 Dallin and Ashlyn are buddies since they stay home together while Tanner is at school.

I know I have like, three times the number of pictures of Ashlyn, as I do the boys, but she is just so fun to photograph. Such a doll.

Sunday hike

 We went for a walk this afternoon. It was gorgeous. I love the spring.

 Dallin posing.

Ashlyn is such a doll. Can't wait to meet our future baby girl, and to see how she is going to look.

I know these sunglasses are huge, but she makes them look good. :) She loves them.

Tanner LOVES his basketball uniform (wears it all the time, even to bed most nights) and the medal he got when he finished. He does really well with basketball. I think it may be his sport, although he is a little short. But he is very coordinated and focused.

My first picture of me pregnant. I am 25 weeks. I am feeling pretty decent. Good thing I am married to a physical therapist (not that I am the best at listening to his advice) though because my sacroiliac joint is giving me grief; pops when I walk. And I am getting bigger faster with this pregnancy. I still have 15 weeks to go! Can't imagine how big I will get, and how bad my si joint is going to get.

Boys' room

I got lots of ideas from Pinterest for the boys' room. They wanted to do superheros. I painted this simple superhero city mural on one wall, and put some Avenger decals on it.

I saw some pictures of these superheroes and painted some of my own. 

 Here are some close ups.

 

I covered their light switch cover with some fabric and mod podge. [I actually put a white one back on since it blended in better. This one is in our pantry. :) I am too cheap to get another]. I made Dallin's pillow sham out of this same fabric. And this is one of the Avenger decals I put on the mural wall.