In January life was fantastic, for about 2 weeks. We played in the snow. Nate built a sweet sledding hill in the backyard. He really enjoyed it. And it stayed there forever.
The kids liked playing with the shovels.
We also bought a van. You've probably seen it. It's nice.
Then I discovered I was pregnant, and that ended all fun for a few months. I spent the rest of January, February, and March in my bed, puking my guts out and getting my fluids through a tube. Blerg. I went to the hospital several times for IV stuff, then they let me do it myself at home, which was an expensive blessing. Nate, my mom, my in-laws, and my neighbors were amazing at taking care of me, my kids, and my house. I couldn't have asked for more.
Welcome to March. I curled Kate's hair one day before church.
Gray took his diaper off during his nap. It made me laugh. And thankfully he didn't poop in his crib or anything.
I let Kate comb my hair. I made a huge mistake.
My little monsters pretending to be monsters. Or maybe zombies?
I had to leave the house one day to run an errand at the mall. It wasn't open when we got there, so we played at McDonald's for a few minutes.
Happy Easter! I can't remember if I went to church that day or not. Probably not. But here's what the kids looked like when they got home. They are super photogenic and dedicated to taking quality pictures!
The family Easter basket. The Star Wars PEZ dispensers were a big hit.
And then it was April! I was starting to feel a little better, which was awesome. We built some sweet forts in Kate's room. I was really proud of my creations. They weren't destroyed for several minutes.
Gray wanted his to be a house.
Gray insisted on eating the pineapple before I cut it. I was busy trying to put away other groceries, and I got sick of listening to him whine for it, so I gave it to him. The experience was not all that he hoped it would be.
Welcome to May! On May 3 (my dad's birthday) I got a new niece! Margaret (Maggie) Grace Williams is the first cousin on my side of the family. She's a beauty. Gray was in love. He wouldn't let her go.
Colin was proud of the office he built. Looks legit.
Gray loves to dress up with Kate. He puts together some sweet outfits.
We stopped by Seth's new digs one afternoon. He lives with Fake Uncle Doug these days. Kate claimed that bear as her own. It is seriously the biggest stuffed animal I have ever seen.
My neighbor's tulips were dying, so she let me kids pick as many as they wanted. We walked the long way home after this so the kids could deliver flowers to their friends in the neighborhood. They made many a housewife happy that day. And it was all their idea—definitely not mine.
My sweet Princess. This is her Rapunzel crown.
We love Mo Willems! His books are my favorite.
Gray knows the importance of looking good while gardening.
And also while saving the planet. This Spiderman costume is a size 5 I think. It looks really nice with the Iron Man mask and the princess shoes.
Brad and DeAnna came out to Utah for a visit. This is the only picture I have of them. We went out to eat at a Chilean restaurant in Provo (which was delicious), and then we got a snow cone at a shack in the parking lot. This is after the four of us had already been picking at it for a while. And the bottom of the cup is under the table (the table conveniently had holes drilled into it to accomodate the snow cone cups). Best $4 ever spent. That single snow cone fed the four of us, plus four kids when we got back home.
We drove out to Topaz Mountain one Sunday evening while Brad's family was in town. The kids loved it, but it was not my favorite. Nate stayed home with Gray, and I took the other kids. Two and a half hours to drive out there, two hours to eat s'mores and hunt for topaz, and home by 1:00 am. Granny made little treasure bags for the kids to put their treasures in. Looking for topaz with flashlights/headlights is fun, especially for the kids, but to me it just isn't worth the drive. (Or the late hours. I likes to get to bed early, I does.)
June comes next. But I think I will put June/July in a separate post.
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