ALL ABOARD!

My twin sister, Rebecca came for a visit to Dallas with her cute little boy, Oliver. They stayed for a fun and relaxing 6 days! One of the highlights of the trip was this trolley ride through a shopping/eating district in Dallas. The conductor of this particular trolley was so cute, so we had to include him in the line-up.

Some of the fun things we did included shopping in old town McKinney, a day at the mall (yes- we took all three kids!), the trolley ride, a trip to Sprinkles, a dinner at CPK with just Reba and I, and Rebecca playing at my teams' soccer game. Rebecca and I haven't played soccer together since intramurals at BYU and before that, in high school. So, it was fun to re-live the good ole' days, even if the game wasn't until 10:45 (props to Rebecca for being such a good sport about staying up so late- and for playing so dang good).

Can't wait to do it again!

an ode to sprinkles

I had to take pictures of this ... I've never seen such joy over a cupcake ... it wasn't just dessert ... it was an experience
brian

To my beautiful bride ... a very public happy anniversary. Six years! You continue to be and will always be the most beautiful thing in my life. Love you! Brian

Kate and Taylor are fascinated by water, in any form. This fountain is no exception-every rock within 5 feet is now sitting at the bottom of it.



Kate got all dressed up this weekend to go to a princess party...Cinderella was the chosen princess of the moment. The girls have been keeping very busy lately with Disney Princess Polly Pockets. They play with them for hours every day so getting dressed up like a REAL princess with a place to go is one exciting event!

Hay!

A sunny day in our neighborhood...morning runs...jumping hay barrels....visiting the park...having a picnic...ice-cream cones...exploring with Daddy...quick shopping trip...Panera, mmm...oh, and general conference. That's our Saturday.

Trip to the Ft. Worth Zoo

Saturday was the perfect day for a trip to the Zoo- only because rain threatened all day so there were no crowds. We had SO much fun...they had every animal you could think of, including gorillas, giraffes, White Bengal Tigers, Jaguars, Cheetahs, Rhinos, Sharks...everything.

Kate and Taylor had a blast and so did Mom and Dad. It was totally worth the drive and if you live in this area, it's a must.

Kate's favorite part was probably the elephants and feeding the birds and Taylor loved all of the fish and cows. They kept asking, "What's your favorite animal?" and thought for sure that the Zoo would have unicorns.

Getting BIGGER

Ever since her cousins came to town, Kate has been obsessed with "getting bigger"- it all began when she couldn't go down the big slide at the gym with Sofia and Lilian because she wasn't tall enough. In fact, this morning she woke and said, "I am bigger than this whole house". Here's what Kate had to say about this picture she drew yesterday.

Mom: Tell me about this picture, what is it?

Kate: Its my family...

Mom: Oh, which one is which?

Kate: The first one is Taylor. The next one is Mom. This one is Dad and his head is upside down. And the last one is Kate because I'm getting really big. See, I'm bigger than all of you.

EGGS FOR EASTER


Kate and Taylor decorated Easter eggs OUTSIDE today... it was a gorgeous 80-degree Saturday. Though what made this extra special is that their cousins, "The Fia's", aka Sofia and Lilian, are in town for the weekend. Four little girls in one house...princesses, unicorns, horses, fairies, and chocolate (need I say more?)...

Above picture is of Lilian!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday, Mom. I love you and hope you have a wonderful day.
We need an updated picture ... this is the best I could do.

The cutest little girl to ever wake from her nap...

I'm biased- I know...but, she's so fun to play with when she gets up because she is just so irresistibly happy. I just want to squish her! Don't mind the lips- she had a red popsicle before her nap.