Happy Easter

Thula's little notes to the Easter bunny.

The Easter goodies. Thula wrote in her note to the bunny that he should hide her basket really hard. Stuart hid it in a book shelf with cubby's. Of course she couldn't find it and got frustrated, so when she wasn't looking I showed Lela where it was and she 'helped' Thula to find it. We hid Lela's in the washing machine and Stuart's in his high chair. We also celebrated Easter a week later, so that daddy Stuart could be here to celebrate with us. It was nice because it was conference weekend and we could just relax together as a family without feeling rushed. 

Their new swimsuits!

A new dress. 

Stuart was really confused over the bubbles. 

Painting with Lela's new giant coloring pages and paint set. 

Flying Thula's new kite. 

Playing outside. 

I liked this photo, because Lela loves to play with her barbies. In a very serious voice she asked Thula to take her picture of her with her barbie. It reminded me of this post that is floating around Facebook about kids from around the world being photographed with their favorite toys. 

Watching General Conference. It was great!

Spring is here

Lela loves to play with her ponies and dinosaur.

Easter egg hunt at church. Lela felt like wearing her princess dress for this activity. 

Stuart crawled around stealing all the kids candy. 

"Wrappers don't taste as good as they look!"

Stuart returned home from Zambia and brought us all clothes. Here is Thula modeling her dress. Pictures of the rest of us soon to come....

To fight jet lag Stuart soaked in the tub and Lela invited herself along. She was so happy to be with daddy. Just before he came home she asked, "Is daddy never coming back?"

Stuart LOVES fruit, especially berries. I love his little rabbit teeth. 

There is a little farm here in town with a menagerie of rescued animals. They have emu, ostritch, bison, water buffalo, a camel, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, deer, and elk. The animals are all very tame. We brought some snacks for the animals and had a good time walking around.

Playing at the park. It was such a warm day and I got my first sunburn of the year (when will I learn to put on sunscreen?!)

Baby Stuart loves his Thula.

Jumping on the tramp with church friends and water hose. 

High Chair time

                                  He's such a smiley boy. He likes peas, sweet potatoes, and toast the best.

      It was 3 A.M. but I just had to snap a photo. He wakes up once a night for a little snack and then I move him back into his own bed. He's becoming such a big baby boy.

                                                            Lela likes drawing.

Happy 9 months Birthday!

He looks like my All-American little boy

Telling a great story

This is how he looks most of the time. He is fast little crawler. Looking at his beautiful smile in these pictures makes me realize how far we have come since those scary days in the NICU. I love my happy little baby. What a blessing he is to our family.

Kiddos

Thula and her friend Nya from church.

He's a happy little fella!

Couture Lela

What in tarnation?!

My Bless N' Angel (haha)

Baby Stuart is becoming a big boy playing with is blocks.