Park Discovery

I was so much fun to watch the kids play at Park Discovery located in Cedar City, Utah during our quick weekend trip .

Parker ran around telling us he was fishing, running through tunnels and exploring every inch of the park.

Kora was much more excited about the wood chips and the slides.

Parker also got to try out his new kite he got from his cousin Macady for Easter. He was an excellent flyer he would run in circles towards the wind and away to watch the kite dip and rise. He looked so grown-up .

Spring in Parowan

We recently made a trip to Cedar Cedar City trip and we stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Gray in Parowan, Utah. This is just a few shots of their beautiful backyard and some fun on the lawnmower.

Little Bit of Easter

For Easter this year we had a blast. Parker had the hang of the "hunt" from the beginning but Kora had a little less enthusiasm. They were so cute and loved both family hunt we went to.

What We've Been Up To . . .

It's been a few weeks since I've really posted our fun family pictures, so I'm going to do a bunch at once and call it good. I hope you enjoy!

Here's a Kodak moment if there ever was one. Our kids love books! Parker actually has to go to sleep with a book in his hands, even if he can't see it because it's too dark in his room. Parker loves it when Quinntin read Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies because dad makes awesome pirate voices. Parker's current favorite is Knuffle Bunny Too.

Kora has also started to get attached to her Piglet. She loves to "give loves" and sleep wrapped around him.

These were taken when we got that week worth of warm in March. The first thing Parker did was find his showel and bucket. Kora isn't sure what to do with grass and dirt yet but I'm sure she'll figure it out.


Then this is our backyard one week later.

Easter grass and two toddlers what more can I say? The picture show's it all.

This one makes me laugh. Parker was feeling a little sick so he spend the morning in bed and we brought the TV in. We'll now he's feeling better and we NEED to take the TV out now.

A Unique Bath Time

Yesterday I was giving my children a bath, it sounds simple and uneventful right?! Well not so, let me explain:
Parker learned that if you squat and then push backwards you slide across the tub. He only has half a tub since I usually bathe the children together. The first and second time was a blast but the third time he hit the back of the tub harder than either of us would have wanted and I think he hit his tailbone. Well, he actually recovered pretty quickly, not wanting to have to get out of the tub. But before he felt completely better he leaned over pointed his tush in my direction and asked "Mom, kiss." I couldn't bring myself to do it so he got a kiss blown in that direction. ( Oh, the power of a Mommy kiss)
Next I was sitting next to the tub playing back and forth between Kora and Parker. I had my attention on Kora because she was in distress and I couldn't figure out what was wrong, while Parker was minding his own business with the water cup I use to rinse the kids off. Then I hear Parker say, "ball drop." I was confused because there isn't a water toy, that is in any way, shaped like a ball in the bathtub. I look at Parker trying to pull a brown "ball" he had dropped in out of the cup.

Then It All Becomes Clear.

Kora felt better and Parker "found" the cause. That's all the detail I can give without dry heaving onto the computer. Needless to say we vacated the tub pretty quickly, bleach cleaned the toys and tub and had to have another bath.

Oh the joys of Bath Time.

Kora's 1st Birthday!!

My baby girl is growing up way too fast. We celebrated Kora's birthday with cake and presents,family and fun. It was a little over whelming for Kora with so much paper to play with, not to mention the toys, and the noise.

Elmo's mouth had a lot of food dye in it, can you tell?

I wanted to show off her cake, Elmo was quite interesting to make especially since I was to do a lot of it. My mom usually makes the kids cakes but because of her hand surgery she had to pass the mantle. I am a little proud of how it turned out. Kora loved it so much she wouldn't even touch it. I had to feed her one of the cupcakes to try and get her going but it didn't work. We even told her to give Elmo loves and she blew it a kiss.

HEAR, SEE and SPEAK no evil (at the table)

We were taking pictures of Kora and Parker just wanted to have his turn so he went along with this series of pictures, just for fun.