Carter turns 4

Today was carter's 4 th birthday.  We stated off opening his presents.  Lexi used her own money and got him a pirate chest with goldenblooms. We gave him a spider man toy and imaginex toy. He then got to go to kneaders for breakfast.  Then we worked on cup cakes. He then had his first soccer game.  He played 5 minutes and then just stood there for 10 minutes.  He came out for a rest and we tried to get him to go back in.  He did but sat on the ground.  Eventually he just came and sat by me. Then we took family pictures.  He then went to Maleah's for a family gathering.  When that was over we came home for a cake party with my side of the family.  He had a great day and was so tired he put himself to bed.

Easter

We had such a fun Easter.  Before Easter Grandma had the kids over to decorate eggs.  The kids did 4 egg hunts and were spoiled.  We had an egg hunt at Maleah's, the Highland city hunt, Grandma's hunt, and a few others.  It was so fun to watch them get their eggs. I got to help at Lexi's school easter party and loved it.  Lexi made easter baskets for my parents and gave them eggs filled with things she had she thought they'd like.  She gave my mom some bracelets.  It was all her own idea.

 Trevor called them balls and just wanted to carry them.  It worked well until he had more than two eggs and didn't want to give any up to pick up the others.  Then when he figured out there was candy in them it was over.  He got to have candy for the first time and did really well with it.  He didn't get sick from it.  Now that's all he wants. The kids got shoes from us and kites, bubbles, and stickers from the bunny.  I love Easter.  It was General Conference so we got to enjoy an uplifting meeting as well.  I am thankful for my Savior and his love for us. 

Update

We've had a nice end to winter and beginning of spring.  Lexi's artistic abilities have blossomed even more.  She makes the cutest cards.  I treasure the ones that say I love you .  You are my best friend.  She is so sweet.  Carter got to go on a date to Cookie Cutters with Grandma.  He loved it and I was glad he got fussed on.  Trevor has loved being outside.  He will tell me more and bring me his shoes first thing in the morning.  He will even bring me my shoes to try to get me to take him outside.  He is hard once he's out there because he tries to go across the street to get the neighbors balls.  He is obsessed with balls and balloons.  Cole has been working so hard to put in our fence.  It is close to being done.  He has had to dig 75 feet worth of holes in very rocky ground.  He works tirelessly night and day doing it.  I will wake up to him digging before work.  He is such a hard worker.  The kids got new dress ups and matching outfits for their stuffed animals.  Carter started soccer.  He's only had one practice but he loved it and Cole said he was really good.  I can't wait to watch him.  He told me he did awesome.

Cole's Birthday and Valentine's Day

Valentine's day was a fun day.  The kids got spoiled and each got to have parties at school.  Carter got to go to an extra party held by a neighbor.  It was nice for him to get to do something Lexi didn't get to do.  We made truffles to give to our family and had fun delivering them.  I did Lexi's hair in hearts for school.  She got to stand in front of her class to show them.  It was fun to do something special.

Cole turned 33.  The kids each used their own money and got him a gift from the dollar store.  Carter wanted to get him a treat so he gave him Andes mints.  Lexi insisted on giving him a new lighter.  Lexi made him a cute card. She made him a telescope and but a picture on the end.  Trevor gave him a balloon.  I took him to Carrabbas for dinner and it was delicious.We had sinful delight for dessert.

15 Months Old

Trevor is now 15 months old.  He sleeps through the night and eats non stop.  I never thought the day would come but it has.  He is weaned and thriving.  He has always had the best hair and it curls a little in the back.  People always touch it and comment on his hair.  I can't bring myself to cut it.  He is learning a lot of new words.  He says night night, hi, bye, mom, dad, thank you, love you, grandma, ought ough, more, and all done.  When he ways all done he sticks his arms out to the side and says it.  It's really cute.  He loves to wave at anyone he sees and blows kisses with a nice smacking noise.  He dances and made me laugh during general conference because when the Mormon Tabernacle choir would sing he'd get up and start dancing.  He bites a lot and has left marks on all of us.  He is very ticklish.  He likes the song in you're happy and you know it clap your hands.  He likes to eat bean with bacon, chicken noodle, hot dogs, pears, peaches, mandarin oranges, froot loops, lucky charms, oatmeal, pb&j, and any treat in sight.  He drinks almond milk but I think I am going to try regular milk again soon.  He takes reflux medicine and it he misses a dose throws up.  He loves Cole's beard.  He bangs his head into anything he can find when he's mad and has had a few good goose aches as a result.  He loves to give tight hugs and will randomly come to give me them throughout the day.  He does a cheesy smile with his eyes closed that makes me laugh.  He is so fun!

Winter

It has been an odd winter.  It snowed on Christmas and then it stayed dry and sunny for most of February and January.  We even took the kids to the park it was so warm.  The kids have been doing well.  Lexi has been asking to learn to sew so I helped her make a little bag.  She did really well.  She has been working hard on reading and has a natural ability to do math.  I love that about her!  The other day she brought home a paper with addition on it.  She told me they used their hands to figure out the answers but that 5+6=11 was the hardest one.  I asked her how she did it since she didn't have enough fingers.  She told me she knew 5+5=10 and 6 was 1 more so the answer was 11.  I loved her logical thinking.  The other day she asked us the difference between boys and girls.  I asked her what she thought was different.  She said boys have smellier arm pits.  I laughed so hard. 
Carter has been showing an engineering side to him.  He is always building machines.  He likes to make things that have a domino effect.  Cole helped him make a machine out of straws.  They attached straws together and ran water through them.  Cole was so proud of Carter.  It's fun to see the kids have talents and interests similar to ours.  The other day he got in trouble several times and I was quite frustrated with him.  He came up to me and said, "I forgive you."  It was so funny.  I'm glad after he was naughty he forgave me.  I asked him what it means to forgive someone.  He said it means you still love them.  I was then humbled.  He has such a deep spiritual connection.  His prayers are the best.  He always prays that we will be nice.  One day he said thank you for Mommy, even though she's a little bit naughty, but she can try to do better next time.  Oh that boy!
Trevor has quite the personality.  He loves to wave at everyone and I mean everyone.  At the store he waves at every person we pass.  He blows kisses and even makes the smacking noise when he does it.  He gives open mouth kisses.  He can be mean when he wants to.  He has bit every member of the family hard.  He also pulls hair and scratches.  He signs more when he wants more and asks for food by puckering up his lips and saying foo.  He says more, foo(food), mama, dada, hi, wow, ought ough, and baba.  He likes to dance.  He had an obsession with socks for a few weeks but his most favorite thing are balls. He went to feeding therapy for the second time.  They were very impressed by his progress and he has done well enough that he's "graduated" from it.  I've just finished weaning him and we've been working on sleeping through the night.  For about two weeks we got up with him in the night and rocked him to sleep but that could take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour and might happen more than once a night.  I was more exhausted than ever.  I actually went to my Moms house to sleep on two occasions just to get a good nights rest.  Now we are letting him cry and he cries for 15-30 minutes once a night.  Hopefully he'll stop soon and just sleep.