Our Story...: April 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

David's birthday

For David's 31st birthday this year we decided to take the kids bowling. It was the first time ever taking the kids and they had a blast and it was absolutely adorable to watch them bowl. I had thrown out my back so I wasn't able to bowl but I loved watching David help the girls bowl. Dutch did so well bowling. No fits, he didn't get upset when that he didn't hit down every pin, he was such a good sport and had a lot of fun. Afterwards we went to an authentic pizza place David picked out. Lets just say three picky kids who like there pepperoni pizza did not enjoy an authentic pizza place that didn't serve pepperoni pizza. We had a great time celebrating David's birthday.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

I failed to get a picture of the kids in their Easter clothes on Easter Sunday. It ended up being a busy day with Craig's homecoming and Easter activities. So I had the kids wear their Easter clothes the following week to our ward so I could get a picture of them. Grandma got all their clothes and they looked absolutely adorable. Although Dutch was a bit grouchy and these are the best photos we could get.

Thomas the Train

Remember back when Dutch was obsessed with Thomas the Train. That's pretty much in the past but when David and I heard that Thomas was coming to Boulder City we got pretty excited and wanted to take Dutch to see him. We thought about letting him ride the train, but we've done that before and didn't think it was worth paying $100 just because it was Thomas pulling it this time. So we just went and watched Thomas and took some pictures and Dutch still thought it was just as cool.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

No training wheels

Dutch is finally riding his bike without training wheels, YAY!!! We tried just taking the training wheels off and having David push his bike and run along beside him, but Dutch must not trust his Dad very much because that just wasn't working for him. So we took Celynda's suggestion and took off his pedals so he could learn to balance his bike while sitting on it and walking. We did that for a couple of days and then put the pedals back on. Once the pedals were on he sat down and rode off without looking back and has been a pro ever since.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The girls can be found doing some funny things together. Talli has really attached herself to Maylee. If Maylee leaves the room without her she cries and she wants Maylee to carry her around, unfortunately the 10 lb weight difference makes it difficult for Maylee to pick her up :) This particular day they got a pot full of water and took drinks out of it with baby spoons, forever.

Dutch has also gotten really into his leapster. He can be found playing it all the time, usually in a hidden location because he knows I don't like him to play video games very often.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Saturday evening we went to Dawn's house for Easter Passover dinner. And I just have to say it's the best dinner. I look forward to it every year. The food is delicious, company great. And after dinner all the kids colored Easter eggs. Talli I think colored her body more than eggs, but they all had a great time coloring eggs together.

Sunday morning the kids woke up to Easter baskets from the Easter bunny. Then we got ready for church and headed to Craig's Homecoming.

After church we headed back to Grandma & Grandpa's house with the Walterschied cousins to hunt for Easter eggs. The kids had a blast. Unfortunately in the AZ heat the chocolate was melting fast and some kids were finding eggs covered in ants. Other than that it was some fun hunting.

Dutch Clay

Dutch is going to be two next month and already I am understanding why everyone calls it the terrible twos. The kid can throw a fit and he can also completely ignore me and his dad almost as if he is deaf. But aside from all that he is the best little boy I could have asked for. He can recognize and say all the letters in the alphabet and he can count to five once I get him started. He loves to play with his baby sister but doesn't understand why he won't let him wrestle with her like he does with his dad. He is still obsessed with cars and I really don't think that will ever come to an end. He can't play with just one car, he needs two, one for each hand. He loves to play out in the backyard and loves to swing. He loves when I say, "on your mark, get set, go" and he runs all over the backyard. He really enjoys taking a bath with Maylee. His favorite thing is for me to put him and Maylee in the crib together so that he can bounce her all over the place and she loves it too. He doesn't like to eat and trying to get him to eat is a big challenge. It's not that he is picky about certain kinds of food, he just doesn't like to eat in general. He loves to watch Starfall on the computer. His favorite movie is... you guessed it, Cars and he really enjoys Finding Nemo. He loves to play with his cousins Maxx and Jace. Anytime that I ask him if he wants to go Bye-bye, he always say Jace, in hopes that he are going to play with him.

Dutch is now 18 months old. He is starting to say lots of different words. Usually he only says them between 3 or 6 times and then he is done. I am thinking that one day he is just going to start talking in sentence because I know that he knows the words. He is all boy. Playing with cars is his favorite thing to do. He also really loves playing and wrestling with his dad. We are pretty sure he loves his baby sister he just doesn't understand what being nice is all about. He just started nursery and he seems to like it ok as long as he doesn't have to stay the entire time. His favorite part is snack time, when he gets to drink like a big boy out of their little tiny plastic cups. We love Dutch so much and we are so blessed to have him as our little boy.

Maylee Jane

Maylee is getting to be such a big girl now. She is six months almost seven and such a joy to have in our family. I just can't get enough of her. She is extremely mobile for her age. She crawls all over the house and is starting to pull herself up on things. She loves to play with Dutch but more often then not it ends in tears. The girl loves to eat paper and cries big crocodile tears when you take it away from her. She hates to ride in her car seat, she does not like to lay on her back and being strapped down really doesn't go over very well. She loves to take a bath especially now that she is allowed to sit up and play in there. We are so blessed to have her as part of our family.