Easter Weekend

I am so mad at myself...I forgot to get a picture of Bella and Jett in their Easter outfits!!! 

What is wrong with me?  Well, in my defense I had experienced seasonal allergies

for the first time this weekend and it was awful. 

It all started Friday night when we decided to take Bella to the park. 

We all had so much fun. 

As soon as we got home, my nose started running, my eyes were all red, I could hardly breath, and my head was pounding.  I took some allergy medicine and I felt like it made it worse (I hate taking meds though). It made me so sleepy and with a newborn, I was nervous I wouldn't be able to hear him when he woke up for his night feedings.  Needless to say, it was an awful night of sleep so all I did Saturday was a whole lot of nothin! 

On Sunday, Judd let me sleep in until 9 am (woohoo!) and he even made us breakfast. 

He is so good to me.  I felt kinda guilty though because I had planned on making a big breakfast, doing a little Easter egg hunt for Bella, and getting everyone ready early for church so we could take photos.  None of it happened. What a horrible mom right?  Thank goodness Bella isn't old enough to really understand what happens on Easter anyways.  We went over to the in-laws for dinner and by then I was feeling much better.  It was a really nice and quiet evening. 

Also, Bella was officially 18 months old on the 21st and was able to go to nursery. 

I did get a picture of her in class.  She did so good! 
I kept checking on her in the little peep hole and she played really well with everyone
 and ate her little snacks.  The teacher said she was a good girl the whole time. 

I am shocked that I didn't get a little teary eyed at all during those 2 hours.  I thought for sure it was going to be hard for me to let her go (kinda like when you drop your kid of for their first day of kindergarten). 

She is just growing up so fast and I am so proud of her.

Bonnie Springs

Today, me, Celestial, Denise, and a new friend, Courtney, took our kids to Bonnie Springs. I haven't been to this place since I was a kid, but its exactly as I remembered it.  The kids had such a blast! 

We first went to the petting zoo.  Bella didn't know how to feel about the animals being so close to her at first, but she quickly warmed up to it and loved looking at all of the animals.  She never touched them and I was glad because I was scared one of the animals would bite her. 

Bella's looking at the rabbits.  She could have watched them all day.

The kids loved that prairie dog.  He was letting them touch him and feed him. 

Poor Deagan got bit by him.

Bella was amazed by the lamas.  I really like this picture.

Bella loved these guys most of all.  I can't remember what they were though.

As it was time to leave the zoo, she got really upset.  She didn't want to leave.

After lunch and the fun little western show, we explore the rest of the town. 

We found this and they all loved spinning around on it.

Before leaving, we got pics of the kids one last time.

Me and Bella.  Don't mind my gut hanging over my jeans.

We had a lot of fun.  Jett was with us too, if you were wondering. 

He slept through most of our outing. 

 For only $5, I would definitely go back again.

2 Months Old

My little man, Jett, is already 2 months old!

I have no idea where the past 8 weeks have gone.  He is starting to hold up his head, make smiley faces, and sleep longer through the night.  Thank goodness!  Also, he got weighed last Saturday at my midwife's office and is 11 lbs 7 oz!   He has finally outgrown most of his newborn clothes and is now in 0-3 months clothes.  Very exciting.  Oh and he looks like he is going to have blue eyes!  I have always wanted a blue-eyed baby. 

He keeps getting more and more handsome everyday. 

Bella is absolutely in love with him too.  She gives him big smooches, sound effect and all, on the top off his head and also points at him and says, "Who sat?...Che!" (Translation: "Who's that?  Jett!).  She also wants to hold him all the time. 

She is a really good and loving big sister. 

Bella will actually be 18 months on the 21st and gets to go to nursery for the first time this Sunday!  We are excited to see her growing and learning so much.  We can't believe she is already such a big girl.  It feels like we just brought her home from the hospital.  Time flies when you are having fun though. I love my two little munchkins. 

Tiko the Turtle

Last Tuesday, I was driving down Forte Apache when I noticed a rock on the street.  I went to swerve around it when I saw that it was a little turtle!  I immediately flipped a U and rescued the little turtle from being ran over. 

Isn't he cute?

To be honest...I didn't want to keep him at first.  I wanted to put him back into the wild where he belonged far, far away from any streets.  Judd, however, wanted to keep him and build him a little habitat in our backyard so I reluctantly agreed.  I am glad that we ended up keeping him.  We named him Tiko (we got the name from Dora which has been playing on our TV a lot lately). 

Bella loves him!  She is really cute around him.  We spent a few hours hanging out in our backyard today and she was totally amazed by him.  She was even saying "Tootal".  

 

Even the dog is really good around him.

Now that I think of it...I don't even really know if Tiko is a him or a her.  Guess I should do a little research on that.  Anyways, here are a couple of photos of Bella in our backyard today, having a blast. 

So I have decided to start a blog...

Every since I found out I was pregnant with Jett, people told me what a crazy time I was going to have with two kiddies so close in age.  Many told me to take lots of photos because these next few years were just going to be a huge blur to me.  

Well...they were right already and its only been six weeks!  I already have enough trouble remembering things as it is (just ask Judd), but now that I am sleep deprived and chasing a toddler around all day, there is no hope for my poor little brain.  I figure that this blog can be my brain for the next few years because I don't want to forget these precious years with my babies. 

I am looking forward to posting more and figuring out how to work this blog.  I hope I'm not the only one who felt this way when they got started, but I feel so dumb trying to figure out everything on this website.