4 years of sweet BLISS and Easter!

We celebrated out anniversary this year by going to the Black Swann Inn!! We stayed in the Rocky Mountain Cabin which was pretty cool. It was hilarious because when we were driving to Pocatello, I called my mom really quick to ask her a question. We got to talking and she said, "Oh that's right it's your anniversary." My step-dad most have been right next to her because I could hear him in the background saying, "4 years, is it still going strong?" And my mom answers him, "Well obviously their going to the Black Swann right now!!" HAHA I love my family!!
It was nice to get away and enjoy one anothers company without children screaming and fighting. Or just needing our attention.
I can't believe we are here 4 years and 2 kids later!! I love Bradey with all my heart. And that love has grown from our very first date, to our wedding, to Now!
It's interesting because that giddy feeling seems to never go away. How excited I get when he comes home from work, or even call me from work (that is a rare occasion!). He is my Superman and I'm grateful that he loves me through my imperfections and malfunctions!! ;)

Easter fell on our Anniversary weekend. And oh boy were the kids excited for their gifts!! WE enjoyed spreading this holiday amongst family. The kids and I went to Malad for my cousins baby shower and Grandparents Easter gathering. We had lots of fun, so much fun that I forgot to take pictures!!
But Easter Sunday I made sure I took all the pictures I could!! Bradey didn't feel well when he woke up on Sunday, so he was stuck at home while the rest of us went and played at both his and my parents' houses. Good food, candy, and Bubbles was what it was ALL about this year!! ;) And I enjoyed every minute of it, minus not being with my husband.

The Easter Bunny CAME!!

I think they liked the eggs the most, probably because they had candy in them!!

So handsome in Orange!

My beautiful baby girl and her Batman action figures!! ;)

Egg Hunt at Ninny and Pappa Kendall's

Egg Hunt at Grandma and Papa Cookies

Bubbles!

Londyn loves to play with these goggles

Kisses from Crystal Horse

We've had a bit of a tragedy on this tramp last year that involved me, a back flip, Londyn's nose, the spring, and a rush to the ER.

So I'm not allowed on it while my children are on it!

He loves to swing

He was determined to get up this bridge ALL by himself

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, and REMEMBERED the whole reason we celebrate it. I am so Grateful to my Savior for willingly sacrificing for my sins and sorrows. Its because of Him that I have baptismal covenants and can be cleansed and purified each week.

Londyn is 3!!

Happy Birthday Londyn!!

Cinnamon Rolls is a GREAT birthday breakfast!!

Birthday Princess





Time for presents!!

Already texting! ;)
She LOVES these boots!

Blow out the Candles!

Lightning McQueen couch

Dressing her new dolly in her new clothes

All of her Lighning McQueen gifts!

What amazing and learning experience 3 years they have been. 3 is most definitely the INDEPENDENT stage. Londyn does everything by herself. Reading, bathing, eating, getting dressed, etc. If you even try to help her with anything (without her asking for help of course) you get the wrath of Londyn!! :)

She loves to dance, sing, and learn. We have a section out of our day that consist of all of these things. Carter joins in when he wants!!
Londyn's has always been diverse with the things that she likes, but lately she's been really enjoying Princess stuff. Her favorite princess is Ariel (what can I say the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree!). So this year we did a Princess theme for her birthday. As you can tell from the pictures the rest of the family didn't get the memo so she got A LOT of Lightning McQueen things, which is just as much her favorite as Ariel, so she's not complaining!! :)

Milestone for Car-Car Man!!

Car-Car and his cars!! ;)

He LOVES to help his Daddy and Pappas!

He is my drummer!

He LOVES FOOD!!! :) He really enjoys Looking out this window!

Silly Face!!

He really likes to play the piano, especially when I'm playing, he kicks me of the bench so he can have his turn!

Always CLIMBING!!

Our little man is 18 months old today!! How fast that went!! What an amazing addition he has been. These last few months his personality has just Sky Rocketed!! He is definitely a climber!! Any high place, he WILL figure out away to get up there. Even if he falls down/off, he gets right back on the horse and keeps trying until he figures it out!! He likes to snuggle, but it has to be HIS idea, so it's a NO GO!! He is JUST like Bradey in EVERY WAY!! He really enjoys his solitude. I am always finding him doing his own thing. He stays in his comfort zone, and if anyone interrupts that zone, it's not fun for them. Everything has to be HIS idea, reading him stories, snuggling, or just being near him. If he doesn't want it, it's not happening!

He has some lungs on him, and last Sunday our ward family got to experience him exercising them!! We took him to nursery I stayed the first 1/2 hr, then Bradey came for the next 1/2 hr. Apparently Daddy left because I could here him ALL the way in the Primary room with the piano playing, and 60+ kids filing in the room!! Wow!! Bradey had left and about 5 mins later Carter realized that Bradey was gone and FREAKED OUT!! Like I said, if it's not HIS idea, it's a no go! We're just going to have to be patient for him to get use to nursery! (cross your fingers!)

When he throws his temper tantrums (which mostly are over not getting food in his mouth fast enough, all the food is gone, or him wanting MILK, the boy LOVES milk), I'll tell him to go to his room or that he is excused. Then he heads to his room and shuts the door. He comes out still upset, turns back around and goes back in his room. He does this until he's calmed down. It is SOO hilarious and adorable that I totally forget why he got in trouble!! :)

Another thing he does that I LOVE is he grabs my hand and pulls it to his back so that I'll rub/scratch his back. Or he'll pat his tummy so I'll rub it!! :)

WE have mommy/Car-Car time every day while I'm making dinner. One of Londyn's favorite shows is on then and Bradey is taking a shower, so he comes and sits at the table and plays with his favorite cars and "talks" with me. It really is a priceless moment each day! He has his list of vocabulary, but his favorite words are Cookie (of course), Go (after we say Ready, Set, he ALWAYS says this!!), and DAD (EVERTHING is dad, Dad, DAD!!).

Londyn properly nickname her little brother. He is a car man! Very rarely will you see him without a car in each hand! HE loves to play with anything that has wheels! He also enjoys bath time. Whenever he hears the faucet running, he comes running like there's no tomorrow! He enjoys splashing, sticking his face in the water, and playing with the knob that turns on the shower! After is bath he has to go streaking for awhile. He does a few laps around the kitchen and living room, NAKED, before I can finally get him into clothes! ;)

He has the best smile, it melts my heart each time he gives me it! And I am truly bless to have this handsome blond haired car man in my life! :D

I'm READY for SPRING!

The past few months are a bit a blur! The days seemed to run together. But I guess I can catch everyone up on what I do remember.

At the first of the year I started RE-potty training Londyn. Yes I said RE! As in she was before and decided she wasn't ready! So we took a wack at it again. And were SUCCESSFUL!! All I can say is my method was LOTS of bribery and PRAYING, seemed to be what worked best for this little girl. She has been really turning into a little girl. I painted her finger nails about a month ago for the first time. And she LOVED it. The next time we did it a couple of weeks ago, she wanted her fingers and toes done!! She's really enjoying dance class. The girls had a "recital" just before Christmas. It was too funny to watch her spin around, and then a little boy had a Lightning McQueen car. She stopped dancing and tried to take it from this poor boy, who is just a little older than Carter!! :/

Another thing we started working on this year is getting prepared for Pre-school. I've been going back and forth whether I wanted to teach her pre-school or take her somewhere else. And with the loving council of my husband, we've decided she needs the social aspect of school already!! And I've notice she learns more quick when someone else is teaching her. Anyway, she now recoginzes almost ALL 26 letters in the alphabet, all her colors, and we're still working on which number is which. Although she can count to 20 (skipping numbers here and there) by herself.

Poor thing is getting Cabin Fever along with me. She's asked me many times if we could WALK to the library. The weather has been nice enough here and there that I've taken her and the dog on a few walks to the elementary school.

Carter has been keeping me on my toes as well, but I'll tell you more about him in a couple weeks when he turns 18 MONTHS!! WOW!!

February has been a crazy, busy, sickly, SHORT month for this family! With church calling for the both of us. I don't think I have posted our calling on here, we've been in them for awhile now. Bradey was put into the Young Men Presidency as the 2nd Counselor (which is also the Scout Master in our Ward) around Thanksgiving timish. I've been one of the Achievement Day Girls leader for over a year now. And sometime Sept/Octish I was put in a the Primary Chorister. I tell you I LOVE both these callings, and want to keep them FOREVER!!

We also had an issue with Londyn a few weeks ago. She's was having some weird symptoms for Strep throat. When we first went to see the doctor he thought she might be leaking protein from her kidney's (Uhhh...Yeah totally freaked me out) but come to find out it was only strep! THANK GOODNESS!! The kids have had mild coughs, we had one night of throwing up with Car-Car, and now we're dealing with runny noses and coughs!! Ugh!! Maybe SOME DAY this house will be without sickly viruses!

Also for Valentine's Day Bradey sent Londyn and I flowers. Then came home with a golf game for Carter. He's teaching him early so he can have a golf partner around ALL the time!! ;)

Then that weekend after Bradey took me out for a dinner and a movie. We went to Texas Roadhouse (YUM!) and watch "Just go with It" SO FUNNY!! We really enjoy most of Adam Sandler's movies.

Hopefully I won't go so long between post!! ;)