Dentist

Ethan and Chloë had their first dentist appointments on Thursday. They were SO good while we were there and held still for the x-rays and the cleaning. Neither of them had cavities or any other problems so it was a very good first visit!

Gavin's Birthday Party

On Saturday we went to a birthday party for Gavin who turned 5. He had a "Bug Party" and they had all sorts of creatures for the kids to see- snakes, spiders, lizards, cockroaches, and even a ferret. There was also face painting and a pinata!

Ethan loved holding the geckos

Ethan's spider, he kept forgetting the word "web" and called it a "worm"

Gavin, Ethan, and Chloë with the snake

Chloë's turn with a lizard

Ethan taking a turn at the pinata

And Chloë hitting the pinata

Chloë really wanted a spider on her face so she got a girly version

Easter

Saturday evening after Gavin's birthday party we went to the store and got the stuff we needed to decorate eggs. The kids had so much putting stickers on the eggs and Ethan was trying to make a face on his so it "looks like Ethan"

Sunday morning the kids opened their Easter bags (i didn't have any baskets). They loved their new books the most!

Chloë all dressed up and wearing her new dragon sunglasses

Sunday afternoon we headed to the Farnworths for some yummy Easter dinner. After we ate we went outside to play. Travis made and fire and the kids helped throw sticks on it.

The boys climbing the tree

Silly Girl

Not sure why she was closing her eyes to chew but its pretty cute!

Tangled

A couple of weeks ago we decided to chop off all of Ethan's hair. It was getting to be a lot of work to keep it looking nice and out of his face. Even though he made a couple videos telling mom and dad "no cut the hairs" he was really good through the whole thing and was so excited to have "daddy hair" now. What a handsome boy!

Before

Cutting

All Done!

And by the way: There are no posts about Chloë's haircuts because she has NEVER had one and I don't plan on giving her one anytime soon. She loves her "long long hair" more than ever since seeing Tangled and tells us that she looks like Princess Rapunzel, she will even let Ethan brush her hair while they act out the movie.

Zoo

A couple weeks ago we took advantage of a warm day and headed to the zoo... always a favorite with the kids!

5 Wonderful Years

My Husband

is a man of character

who understands commitment

and does more than his share

to make his family comfortable,

safe, and secure.

I adore him.

My Partner

is a man who is patient,

optimistic, caring and wise.

His sense of humor and support

hold me up when I can't
do it myself.

I am grateful for him.

My Friend

is the only man

with whom I can share

my deepest secrets

and know they'll be safe.

Time with him is always good.

I cherish him.

I LOVE YOU TRAVIS, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Playin with cousin Killian

Lips

Chloë loves everything girl- perfume, makeup, dresses, etc. I love the faces she makes when putting on lipstick (she just calls it "lips") and then showing it off!

Almost There!

We're in the homestretch! I wish i had a picture of what was here before, this is where the "office" was. When we moved in it was the only finished room in the basement and the people who did it did a terrible job. So we ripped it out made this side of the basement the family room. Travis worked really hard for the last 6 months or so (with lots of help from his dad, thanks Wendell!) on getting this done. We can't wait to live in it. I will post a pic once we get the flooring in and the trim up. Hopefully we can start living down there in a couple weeks!

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(the picture doesn't do the paint color justice)