Joseph is 3-almost!

Tonight we got an early start on celebrating Joseph's birthday. Becca, Karl, & fam came over, along with Stephanie & Travis (Rick's sister & bro-in-law). Joseph opened a few presents & we had cake & ice cream.

Every time we asked Joseph what kind of cake he wanted he answered, "One with sharks & dolphins & balls & trucks & trains & tractors & dragons & dinosaurs & robots." After discussing and designing a three layer cake we decided that was too much work and showed him pictures of cakes in magazines to convince him of what he really wanted.

Easter 2008

When we lived in Maryland we would go up to Connecticut for Thanksgiving to visit my sister, Heather. She would come down and visit me at Easter. Shortly after we moved here, they moved to Utah, making it easier to continue the tradition.

On Saturday the kids woke up to find a very "Suessical Surprise." (The Easter Bunny comes either early/late to our house so Sunday we can focus on the Resurrection of the Savior.)

That afternoon, we went to the Barnum's ward & house for 2 Easter Egg Hunts. Although there were eggs everywhere, Joseph would only stop to pick up the blue ones. Can you guess what his favorite color is?
Coloring eggs is always a fun activity. They did a great job-none of the kids spilled any of the dye (can't say the same about the adults).

We sure enjoyed having so many cousins here. The kids love playing with their cousins. Thanks for coming. Come back again next year!

Highlights of the Week

Andrew added carrots to his diet. As you can see, he is a big fan.

We had a little incident with Joseph involving blue crayon and the wall. When questioned on the topic, Joseph stood in front of his masterpiece and said, "Dad, you're not supposed to look here." In the following days, he did it 2 more times, and upon getting caught said, "You're not supposed to hear me doing this-don't see me" and "You shouldn't see that, Mom." So, tonight, sadly he got to throw away all of his crayons and spent some time scrubbing the walls. Lexie was sweet enough to help him.

Rick fulfilled one of his lifelong goals: Beating the computer at Hearts with 0 pts (& it only took 4 rounds). Yeah, he has pretty lofty goals!
Andrew had his 6 month appointment and is now 18 lbs & 28 inches tall. He's starting to become quasi mobile (he rolls and wiggles himself all around the room). We sure enjoy this happy little squirt.

"Mom, take a picture of me going BBRRRRGGGHHH!"

Guitar Hero

Okay, so Rick only knows a few chords, but the kids had fun learning to strum with him.

Colorado's Jekyll and Hyde Weather

Yesterday we enjoyed a beautiful day in the park with a high of 71 degrees.

Today, it snowed all day.