Father's Day weekend

So I still have no camera so I borrowed these pictures from the Lebaron's blog.  Thanks Alisha!

On friday I helped with preparations for BJ's Grandma Olsen's 80th Bday party.  That night we went up AF canyon with Brian, Alisha, Annika & Adalyn.  The girls all had so much fun playing on the rocks.

On Saturday we went to the Pl Grove parade and they went to Mt Pleasant for the Bday party.  The parade was fun for the kids but about half way through McKell told me she was done and just wanted to lay down.  Gma Olsen's Bday party was fun to see.  They had lots of pictures of her growing up and married.  It was fun to see BJ's extended side of the family and the girls had a blast playing with all of their cousins.

Missing in Action!

We had an Easter egg hunt the week after Easter and since then my camera has been missing.  BJ and I think that it got left or thrown away after the party.  I have a hard time blogging with no pictures but thanks to my Dad and Kathryn who let me borrow their camera for McKell's Bday party I have a few pictures.

McKell is 4

McKell turned 4 while we were at my sides family reunion.  We were at Zions Pondersosa.  They had lots of activities and a big swimming pool that the girls loves.   They had a zip line that they open the door upstairs and you step out and fly out into the middle of a field.  Well McKell had been watching people do it and she decided that she wanted to go on the swing too.  We got all the way to the top which was 63 stairs (Yes I really know how many stairs there were,  the guy at the top asked if we counted and then told us how many there were,  my legs felt like I had exercised for an hour when I got down) and McKell looked out the window and started bawling hysterically. 

So for her birthday we took her back over and told her she could pick her activity.  She choose to jump on the trampoline that has a harness that you can do flips on.  She only jumped she didn't understand doing a flip but she had lots of fun.  Being that her birthday day we were out of town we had her party on the 15th of June instead.  She had friends from preschool come which was a first for us.  She was really excited to see them.  We also had lots of cousins and friends come as well.  We played pop the balloon, Duck Duck Goose and eat the donut off the string. 

Pop the balloon was really funny because they didn't understand the concept for the first 5 minutes of the game. 

The donut game I don't think anyone played without cheating. It was lots of fun and she got spoiled with presents from everyone. 

 I also made her a Tinkerbell cake that turned out alright.

We love McKell and she is getting so smart.  She can spell her name and write it.  She can also identify alot of the alphabet.  She also knows when BJ and I are doing something that we have told her not to do and will call us on it.  She is truly our girly girl who loves to dress up, sing in her microphone and lets not forget the makeup that she loves to put on whenever I leave it within reach.

Easter Day

Kennidee was ready to go outside and find eggs.  The Easter bunny was nice enough to broom most on the snow off of the lawn in the back.

Kennidee liked picking up the eggs she didn't realize that she had a basket to find.

McKell found about 2 dozen eggs.  She was a great egg finder.

BJ look I threw in a picture with me in it.  McKell and I finding more eggs.

Kennidee found her basket it was on the porch swing.  See all that snow.  BRRR!!

The brilliant Easter bunny put McKell's easter basket on the top of the playset.  Oh yeah she had on a skirt that Grandma Kathy made for her and Kenni.

Then her dad tells her " McKell slide down the slide".  Wet snow makes you go fast down the slide.  She had a look of pure terror at the bottom of the slide.

The Easter bunny also hid a basket for BJ and I in the lawnmower that I got to find.

Look, Look both my girls looking at me at the same time.  It's a miracle! 

The Robert's Cousins and their Easter loot.

Easter 2010 the Roberts Family.  I know BJ looks weird in this picture but I looked weird in the other one and I am posting so he loses.

Easter egg hunts

Easter Celebrations started out with McKell's Easter Egg hunt at school.  Miss Lacy and the Easter bunny hid the eggs in Miss Lacy's garage.

They found the eggs in record time.  They even reached eggs that the Easter bunny thought would be too hard or too high.  He learned never to underestimate kids who want candy.

We went to the Bluffdale Easter egg hunt in the sagebrush.  It was really cold.

Kennidee nose was running her eyes were tearing from the cold wind.  I went with Kennidee and she ended up getting 6 eggs.  Right after I had BJ take her to the car because her fingers were red from being so cold.

McKell did a good job and she got 11 eggs.  She was cold but more interested in the Easter egg hunt.

I tried really hard to get a picture with my girls and their Easter egg baskets but Kennidee just wanted candy.

We dyed Easter eggs at Grandma Kathy's house.  I actually let Kenni dye the eggs by herself.  When McKell was that age I didn't let her I will show you why. 

McKell had fun.  She did really well this year not making a huge mess.  We redid some of her eggs to make them darker but overall she did a great job.

Enter exhibit A the Green Hulk!  This is why I didn't let my 1yr old in the past dye eggs.  Why do parents want their kids to have stained hands.  Kenni screamed when we took away all the eggs and dye away. 

I tried eggs a new way.  I used silk ties and wrapped them around the egg.  Then you boil them in vinegar water like normal.  I thought they turned out really cool!

I love my girls but sometimes......

So I feel like I have been ran through the ringer this month.  My girls that I love to death have just been trouble makers.  I know it is because I am always saying how well they play together and it is coming to bite me in the butt.  This month McKell has opened the nail polish all 7 of them and her and Kennidee painted my hope chest, bed and floor.  McKell told me that Kennidee opened it. Uh Huh the 1 year old is a genius in McKell's eyes.  They took me bridal bouquet that has survived for almost 8 years and crushed more than half of the rose all over my front room.  They also took the loaf of pumpkin chocolate bread that BJ and I won in a raffle and smashed it all aver the couch and the carpet.  That is just to name a few of our messes.  I don't write these down because I don't love my children but sometimes I think people think that stay at home moms are so lucky because they get to loaf around the house all day.  Don't get me wrong I don't wake up at the crack of dawn but when your kids are up you have no choice but to be up and alert.  I love staying home but it is the hardest most rewarding job I have ever done.  Sometimes I consider going back to work because it would be so much easier.  Someone else would be dealing with the messes.  But, I would hate to only wake them up and send them off to the babysitter.  Bring them home feed them and put them to bed.  I love being with my kids!!  Just in case anyone who is reading this doubts this.  Every once in a while I just feel like I need a break.  Men feel like they need time to unwind when they get home from work but I don't feel like women get that time.  Because when dad gets home it's time for dinner etc....  Okay I am done complaining I just felt like I needed to put my feelings down and be done with them.

Our February

My girls have been getting playing so well together.  Kennidee always wants to be by McKell.  I think it is so cute.

McKell's valentines party at preschool.  They had so much fun but it was chaos to hand out the valentines.

McKell thought it was so fun to get treats for "Balentines".  She is always asking me in it's Valentines again.

I went to the homeshow with the women in my family over Valentines.  So the girls and I went and wrote on BJ's windows after school so that he would have Valentines early.

I love it because, I think coming out of school with other teachers to have his windows wrote on was a little embarassing for him.

My mom bedazzled our condo for Valentines.  It made me smile because it was so like my mom.  A few highlights of the trip - My mom got her ears pierced at the age of 66, I hate the DI and I sat in a changing room for 2 hours while my mom was trying on clothes and we had a birthday party with my brother.  If I get pictures from my mom I will post them.

This is one of those they were playing really great together.  They were being quite so I knew they were in something.  Makeup all over them and my bedroom floor.  I think Kennidee looks like at accident victim.  McKell did a good job on herself i think.  I still like it that they have been playing so well together even though I got to clean up a mess.

Red Tag post

So Britney tagged me to do a red post of 6 pictures with red in them.  Here they are in no particular order.

McKell at about 6 months she was learning to roll over.

BJ's SUU graduation.  Don't we look hot!

 

Kennidee all dolled up in red this was my favorite Christmas outfit for her in 2008. 

Last summer in Disneyland McKell with the Incredibles.  I love Disney!!

What is a red picture without Santa. 

We can't forget our sexxeee!!! dad in his hat hair!  Ha I love this picture!

Music that makes you feel good!

Okay so many people may not know but I sang in choir for most of my youth.  I still to this day am addicted to good music.  This if you have not seen it is the best that I have heard in a really long time and I have listened to it several times since I watched it on Oprah.  I hope you enjoy it and BJ if you are reading I really want to go to Vegas next year and watch her show.  PLEASSSEE!  I took the music off my page so that you could enjoy every moment as I have!

Projects for January

So my mother in law gave aprons to all the girls in 2008 for Christmas and this wonderful specimen of a man became quite attached to mine.  I took it upon myself to make him one.  Thanks to Alisha for showing me where the discount material is in Joann's I made this apron for a $1.00.  I was pleasantly suprised at how well I did.  I also started writing my family newsletter for my mom, dad and siblings.  I thought that the first one turned out fairly well.  I have also been doing alot of bargain shopping and trying out new recipes.  My favorite recipe has been the new Mexican Rice recipe thanks to Brian via Recipe Zaar.  I love Recipe Zaar. Next month I will try and be more up to speed on my blogging duties as BJ would say "Neish when are you going to blog".  My response Soon!