April's Happenings!

This month has been chuck full of fun things. First we had Easter...

...Then there was Baby Animal Days...
...Miss Malaya turned 5 and we had a Birthday Party for her....

...and the girls had their dance concert.

Happy Birthday Malaya

My baby Girl is 5 today. I can't believe how fast time flies. Malaya is such a joy! She is so excited to start Kindergarten this August. She is reading, can count to 100, she loves singing and dancing. Her favorite color is red and I think that fits her personality well :) She is an excellent helper and is just fun.

Malaya was 5 days late, which wouldn't be so bad except that the Doctor said that it would be any day from 36 weeks on. Scott and I were still in school but rapidly approaching finals. Scott came home from work at midnight and promptly fell asleep I started having contractions. At that point I was convinced that she was never coming out. I finally woke Scott up when I started throwing up. We went in and confirmed that I was in Labor. They gave me an epidural and we waited. My Parents came and were awesome. At 10:32am Miss Malaya joined our family at 7lbs 11 oz and 20.5 inches long.

Yes, this is the face that greeted the nurses. She was not happy about the situation. She didn't cry though just grunted in protest.

We Graduated when she was 3 weeks old.

I didn't realize how little she was when she started dancing.

She thought that Diaper rash cream was lotion. We learned not to have the Diaper supplies hanging on the crib.

She has some issues with her legs and was in braces for 6 months. She was a really good sport!

First Day of Preschool

Her "Boyfriend" Jeremy

Happy Birthday! We love you

Easter Weekend

This weekend was so much fun. Some friends of ours told us of their tradition to have the Easter Bunny come on Saturday so that we can focus on the real reason behind Easter on Sunday. We tried it this year and we really enjoyed it. We were able to enjoy our Easter baskets without worrying about getting ready for church. The kids got to see the Easter bunny. Unplanned, of course, so I didn't have my camera. We just played and watched conference. Conference, by the way, was amazing.

Sunday we dyed Easter eggs. The kids loved it. They cracked a bunch of the eggs trying to draw pictures on them but had a great time doing it. They were very excited about their Easter dresses and I was very excited that they didn't actually have to be done until next week because they still need a zipper and hemmed. With Conference we were able to keep the kids focused on their savior. Kids are so smart and sensitive when it comes to spiritual things. It was a wonderful Easter weekend!

On a side note... Steven is such a cutie.

We have a safari hat in our dress ups and he loves it. He wears it whenever he can find it.