Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day was such a great day this year. I am so thankful to be a Mom and am thankful to be Ella and Easton's Mom. They bring so much joy to my life. Being a Mom is a lot of hard work and a lot of tough days but it is so worth it in the end when they give me hugs and kisses and tell me they love me. They have their moments of being grumpy and being naughty but the good moments far outweigh the bad!

Mother's Day was so wonderful this year as we got to spend time during the day with my mom and with Andrew's mom. This was my first Mother's Day as a mom spent in Utah with family. We were able to go to church with my mom and then go and spend the afternoon with Andrew's Mom. That night we went to my aunt and uncle's house for dinner. It was a nice night but a little cool. I had such a good day and was spoiled. Andrew does so much for me and took good care of me. It was nice to not change a single diaper! I am thankful to be a mom and am thankful to have such a wonderful Mom and Mother-in-law.

I got them to sit for 3 seconds for a picture with me!

My cousin Andrea's little girl Hannah and Ella have quickly become friends and love to follow each other around and make funny comments!

I don't know what my kids are going to do when Spencer leaves on his mission in a few months they love him!

My cousin Olivia loves having the two little girls to play with. She is so cute with them and does anything they ask.

Easton loves to swing!

Ella and Spencer enjoying their dessert together. They were having quite the conversation! She was so excited to eat with Spencer. Thanks Spenc for putting up with her she just loves you!

Tool Belt and Hat

Grandma and Grandpa Brown came home from some garage sales with some fun things for the kids. They found this cute tool belt with all the tools and the hard hat. Easton loves the tools and he looks pretty cute with it all on!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

During Andrew's break we bought a kite and the next day went to fly it. It was windy, perfect for flying a kite. We went and got some food for a picnic at the store and decided it was too windy and a little chilly to eat it so we flew our kite and saved our picnic for when we went back home. The kids loved it, although Ella wasn't to sure in the beginning.

I love the green green grass! One thing we missed about being in Mississippi was the grass is awful there and some has bugs!

 A big field is perfect for Easton to run free!

 They each got a turn to try it!

 He kept getting right in my face and in the lens! I just love this little boy he brings a smile to my face!

 He didn't want any help! He kept trying to run away and laughing his little head off!

 After we played on the playground for a few minutes and then went home!

Snack Time

Ella and Easton as starting to take snack time very seriously, maybe because they think it is better than the next meal is going to be. I used to get away with not giving snacks very often but Easton literally wants to eat every hour. I typically each breakfast after them and he always is trying to get to my food and eat some and gets so upset when you don't share with him. He did it to me this morning and before that ate half of Grandma Brown's breakfast after I had given him a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of yogurt. So if he comes up to you while you are eating be prepared to give him some or he gets mad!

I love this one of Ella and Easton is showing his true Easton side!

 Another time from last week while Grandma cut up an apple for herself the kids gladly took some when she offered! They conveniently placed themselves on the tile so they could still see the TV and eat!



Sleeping

Easton has been so tired lately. He has been waking up earlier then he ever has. He almost needs two naps a day again. Most days when we go somewhere in the morning he will fall asleep in the car within two minutes. I know he is slowly getting the rest of his teeth so hopefully when he gets done with that he will be more awake! After church a couple weeks ago he was so tired he fell asleep before getting two bites down!

City Creek Center

Last week Andrew had the week of for his break. We spent the week getting settled in and doing a few fun things as a family. One day we had to run downtown for something and so we decided to go and see City Creek (the new mall the church built). It has a lot of high end stores and it is really nice. It is an indoor/outdoor mall with retractable roofs. There is a creek running through it and is set up really nice. We walked around and got some lunch in the food court. Then we went over to the Disney store where Ella was in love. She kept running all over and grabbing things. They have a magic mirror and a projector playing Disney movie clips. You can choose which clips so we chose a Tangled one and a couple Little Mermaid ones. The next couple of pictures were her reactions to the movies. She was in Heaven. Also while we were down there Andrew was told to expect his board scores by two that afternoon and so he spent the day checking his phone for that email and refreshing the website with the scores. They were posted finally while we were in the Disney store and he PASSED! It was such a relief for him. He has two more parts to take but this was by far the hardest and the one with the most need for studying. I am so Proud of him I knew he could do it!

 We then walked across the bridge over the street and stopped for a picture with the Temple in the background.

 After we walked over to Temple Square and walked around and sat for a little while enjoying the scenery. It was such a nice day and so fun to spend it together as a family!

Dance

Less than an hour after we made it to Utah we found ourselves sitting at my little sisters Dance Company recital. She was in a quite a few dances and helped coreograph a few others and her and a friend did a clogging duet. She is really talented and Ella loves watching her dance. Ella was mesmerized with the whole thing.

 After she danced we went to Leatherbys with my family and then we went home and crashed we were so exhausted!