Nice weather

It has been fun to get some nice weather lately, so we have been spending a lot more time outside. When Derek is home, Hailey begs him to drag her in the tobagan down the hills, she loves it. She also LOVES to pick the dandilions outside. She then puts them in the compartment of her little car, through the tiny hole on top. Note the spoils of her labor. It is really funny. Here are some pictures, most of them are from when the weather was a little cooler, hence the jackets.

Crawling

Well family, Ashlyn is crawling! It is very interesting army crawl, but it's official. It is a rare view to see her crawl though, but not for lack of ability. She is just so happy to sit in one position and play! But, when I move around the house she follows or when that toy is just too far out of reach. Hailey is growing up so fast. Her newest thing is to assign Derek, her and I roles that we each have to pretend. She usually is the lion, and we are some weak little animal like the snake or chicken. It is so funny. She also is in the why what phase which I am not sure is good. Even when she knows what we are doing it is, "What are you doing, why?" She is also my big singer... watch out American Idol! She sings so many songs, and she actually knows most the words. Hope all is well!

Three fold post...

1. Yes, the first is Hailey, second is Ashlyn on the previous post. And Amber, both of the girls have blue eyes. There'd be trouble if they didn't :)
2. Derek and I had our third anniversary earlier this week. To most this may seem small, but it feels like such a wonderful long time. It seems to have gone so quickly. We have had so many blessings since 2005. I am grateful for all of them, including the trials. I am so greatful for Derek. He is an amazing husband and father. There is no one better!! I am so aprreciative of what we have had already and look forward to the rest of eternity!!
3. Men at work!! This last weekend was the Pinewood Derby in our Stake. Derek is the cub master, and his good friend Jeremy is in it with him. They had a great time helping the boys and making their own cars too. They put in a lot of time, and made some great cars! The boys really had a good time at the derby. Pics below

The same, but so different

Which is which? (I think the ears give it away!)

Finally... Hailey's 2nd Birthday!

It is so amazing how quickly children grow. Back on January 24th Hailey had her 2nd birthday. Sadly for her, dad had the flu and mom thought she had the flu (it was mastitis) so her birthday was a little less exciting. Luckily, a few days before, our playgroup got together and had a birthday party for about 5 or 6 children who were having birhtdays at the end of January, so I think it made up for it! I got to make both of the cakes, even though they aren't very good, maybe I'll make a Barbie cake better next year when I don't have a fever and chills!

Potty Trained!!

So after many hints from Hailey that she wanted to go on the big girl potty, Derek and I have potty trained Hailey. I hate to jinx it, but no accidents for two days and she goes without needing any help!! Why I waited so long, I'll never know. Not to say that it wasn't stressful. Also, sorry to the family for not having put any pictures of Hailey's birthday two weeks ago. I haven't quite figured out how to get photos of our new video camera, but Derek says he will help me today! I promise I'll put some up!

My Girls

Here's the latest picture of the girls. Time goes by so quickly. Hailey will be two at the end of this month and Ashlyn is already four months old and rolling over and eating rice cereal. She has passed that fragile little newborn stage, which is sad, but on to new adventures!