Not that I'm biased...

Not that I'm biased, but aren't my kids so stinking cute? We got their pictures taken today and I am so glad they are over with. Pictures stress me out like crazy. It feels like a lot of work to keep everyone looking nice with no throw up or food stains on them until we are finished. And of course Daxton decided he was starving right when we got there, so I had to shove the bottle in his mouth in between pictures to keep him happy. Oh well, the end result turned out nice don't you think?

Baby Blessing

This Sunday was Daxton's baby blessing. Everything went really smooth, especially considering we had about 45 people show up. My grandpa Bartschi gave the blessing, and even though he was really nervous, he did a great job. Thankfully Daxton waited to do an explosion of bodily functions until the festivities were almost over. Thank goodness for small miracles...

Good Ship Lollipop

Last week Kaylee got to perform with her ballet class at The Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden. She and her friend Quinn have been practicing for this dance since December, and she couldn't wait to show me her moves. She did such a good job, and even Gavin liked the dance. Good job sis!

He's Finally Here!

The newest member of our family is finally here. His name is Daxton Leo Simmons. He was born on Friday, May 29th and was 6 pounds 9 ounces and 18.5 inches long. Much much smaller than he felt, that's for sure. He has a lot of blonde hair, and he's super cute. Now I know why Kaylee talks about wanting to eat babies, he really looks delicious...

Party Like it's 2009

This last weekend was a busy one. We had two birthday parties for Gavin and Kaylee. The Bowman family came over on Saturday, and the Simmons family came over on Sunday. As you might have guessed from the cute background, the theme this year was puppies. I'm kind of running out of party themes that aren't gender specific, and at some point I'm going to have to get a little more creative.
The advantage to having the parties a day apart is that I could keep all the same decorations up from one day to the next. The disadvantage was that I was pretty pooped by the end of the second one, and I'm pretty sure my kids are still coming down from the sugar high they got from having cake and ice cream twice in a row.

Bear Lake

Thursday afternoon I headed up to Bear Lake with some friends. We stayed there until yesterday afternoon. The water was so clear and blue. There were only a handful of other people at the beach and at the condos we stayed at so it was very peaceful. One of the days I even took a nap! We walked on the beach and collected some pretty cool sea shells. We had lots of snacks and some really good meals. I'm really hoping that the banana and granola bar that I ate will cancel all of the naughty stuff out. We'll see...

Booger Ghost?

My daughter came down with a cold last night. Thankfully colds rarely slow her down, they are just a minor inconvenience. Anyway, she came out of the bathroom with a big smile on her face and said "I just made a booger ghost!" When I asked her what the heck that was, she explained to me that if you put a kleenex over your finger and stick it up your nose, you pull out a booger ghost! So now you know that every time you have done that, you didn't just make your tissue snotty, you made a real booger ghost. Who knew?