My big boy!

My little bugga-boy is getting so big! He's finally moving up in the world, and is in his "toddler bed." We moved Londy to her big girl bed right after she turned two, but he's been pretty insistant that he wanted to stay in his "cwib." Well about 2 or so weeks ago, we had just put him down for a nap, and then heard, and thud, then the pitter patter of little feet. He came out and said, "mommy and daddy, I just put one leg over my crib, and climbed right out!" He was so proud! (I just couldn't believe that's he's 2 1/2 and just figured it out!) Well, we decided it was time for the big switch, and that night he was in the toddler bed. Yes, I am award that my little boy sleeps on London's pillow and has a freakish attachment to his "Yady-bugs" (the green ladybug blanket.) I consider it endearing, and will continue to do so until he gets made fun of by the other little boys! Another milestone was sleeping through the night without a diaper! He's been potty trained for about 6ish months, but I haven't felt the desire to test him through the night. He's done great! We're so proud of our little guy!

Easter!!!

WARNING! Major picture overload, and some major issues with picture/text placement. For some reason, I can't move the pictures or text around like I wanted. If anyone but Matt or my mom makes it to the end of this post, let me know, and I'll consider you my new best friend!

The kiddos busting out the Easter eggs!

Averie and Londy at Grammy's

My London

London during Grammy's hunt

What a little stud!

Beck all ready for Grammy's egg hunt

Beck at Grammy Jennifer's house- he found these glasses and wouldn't take them off! How special does he look!!!

Beckett Boy

Little miss London Kater-tot

Kids in their Easter outfits-ready for church!

Little buddy super excited on Easter morning!

London's basket

Beck's basket

We love Easter! It's a holiday weekend filled with tons of fun and family get togethers. I love telling my children the story behind easter. I love Cadbury Mini-eggs. I love all the hunts, food, and easter baskets. I love even more that I'm approaching 30 and still get a fantastic easter basket from my mom! We had an especially memorable Easter this year because my wonderful Grandma Cooper passed away a couple days before, and there's no better way to explain to small children about eternal families and the true meaning of easter, than when a loved ones passes away. She will be truly missed!

We had a fun filled Saturday, starting with my mom's annual Easter Brunch/egg hunt. The greatest part, other than the food, is the adult hunt. Did I mention that for the second year running, I found the "golden egg" which is a prize of dinner, a movie, and the best part, babysitting included??? It was a good day!

Sunday, the kids woke up to their baskets, had a mini egg hunt in the living room, then got ready for church. We headed south to Matt's mom's house for brunch and another great egg hunt. The kids had such a great time! We had a quick Easter dinner at my mom's house, then off to my Grandma's viewing. It definitely was an action packed weekend! We love Easter!

The kids getting ready to dye easter eggs!

London getting ready for Grandma Jilly's big Easter brunch/egg hunt!

Opening baskets at Grandma Jilly's

L and B all ready to find some eggs!

The kids getting ready for the hunt

Matter and Beck

Island Park!

We spent a fun-filled Conference weekend in Island Park (just outside of West Yellowstone) in a cabin with friends! We had such a great time! Yellowstone was actually closed, so spent most of our time vegging in the cabin, while trying to keep the kids under control. The kids had the most fun playing outside and hottubbing with daddy and Uncle Yorkie. We took up both our regular camera and video camera, but left the camera's battery and the video camera's charging cord at home, so all the pictures are courtesy of Aunt Jenny. Thanks to our fun family and friends for the great weekend!

Beck couldn't get enough of Uncle York!
Tricia, baby Tyler, Gordon, Me, Beckett, Matter, Kevin, Nat, Cammers, York, and Reesey

London playing in the snow with Daddy!

Striking a snow pose for Aunt Jenny!

Oh, Beck...

So, this morning before church, the kids and I were hanging out. The kids went upstairs for a while, and then London shouted down, "Mommy, look at Beckett! He's coming downstairs! Doesn't he look so pretty???" I could just imagine what she'd done to him! Well, he came downstairs, all smiles! I couldn't stop laughing! I had a huge pile of outgrown clothes on her floor, already to box up and store away, and she took the opportunity to dress him all up! Sadly, he had a great time! Poor kid! He's a little guy in a house run by an older, more convincing sister!

Going for the "layered look" here...

These other pictures are another example of London's "creativity." Matt's step dad is in the process of building us a big wall unit in the loft/playroom. On either side of the window is an activity table for the kids to do their projects on. The other night, London decided that she and Beck would have a sleepover on their new tables... So, they packed up their blankets, pillows, and babies, and set up camp in the playroom. They both stayed there forever, until Beck realized that he had a hard time getting off his "bed." They are too cute! I love these crazy kids of mine!

Dinsey on Ice!

Okay, I'm currently posting about a million different posts! We have been so busy lately! I took London to Disney on Ice last week. She was in heaven! The only downside deciding to dress the little girls up like princesses, and her insisting on wearing a huge hooped Cinderella dress. Good idea in theory, just not in execution. The hoop definitely was in the way when she tried to sit down. Kind of funny! It lasted a couple of minutes, then was off! We met up with friends at the Crown Burger before the show, then off to see the magic! London loved everything! She was so cute! We decided before the show to only let the kids pick out one souvineer to take home, and London suckered me into buying her the world's most expensive snow cone; complete with a souvineer Minnie Mouse cup. At least she still loves it! Thanks to all who came along and made it such a fun night!

Jenny, Cammers, Nat, and Chloe

Me and my girl!

Cammers, Chloe, London, and Isabelle eating dinner

My 'Lil Golfers!

Matt giving our little lefty a couple of pointers...

Matt taking a swingGrandma Jilly helping London out

I'm sorry, but seriously, I could eat these cheeks all day long! I love this little guy!

My whole family, minus me, are huge golf fanatics. The kids love to go out on the golf cart to cruise around the course or just look for stray golf balls. My mom's husband, Dave, creates the software for ginormous golf simulators, and uses Matt on occasion to test them out. The kids love it too; when it's their turn to swing, that is! This is our latest outing with the simulator. We had a great time!

Beck taking some practice swings

My little girl. She's getting way too big!

Londy and Grandma Jilly

London's awesome stance!

London's Preschool Fieldtrip!

Londy had a preschool fieldtrip to the local firestation. Such a cute outing for the kiddos! They watched a video on fire safety (a real winner that starred none other than Little Richard; can you say cool?!?), looked in the ambulance, the firetruck, and toured the facility. The kids had a great time, especially little Beck. He raised his hand to answer every question, and threw an absolute fit when he wasn't in the class picture. We had a great time!

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