March catch-up!

It is no surprise but time is flying by as usual. The weather here in Utah is all over the place...one day it is Spring the next it is a blizzard. We headed with the kids to Sundance for Ian's last day of skiing lessons and surprisingly no one needed a coat. It was warm and sunny which did not make for the best skiing but the kids didn't mind.

The end of February we celebrated my 29th birthday. Daddy and Ava built a new coat rack for guests and put in a shoe cabinet. I think these two pictures are my absolute favorite! You can see how much Tim loves Ava in the first picture and how much Ava loves her daddy in the second picture. So sweet!

That evening the boys decided it would be fun to go and see the Lego movie for my birthday! We all agreed and had a blast! We spotted this Muppets advertisement on the way out and the boys thought they would join in ;) 

Ian was also a "Very Important Person" the first week of March. The whole family went to his class and talked about how wonderful he is! He even showed them how he can always make his sister smile and laugh :) So cute! All of the little kindergartners started giggling along with her.  Ian was VIP for the whole week...he gets to be the line leader, lead the pledge, all other kinds of important things. Unfortunately the next day round two of the dreaded winter bug hit and Ian missed the rest of the school week :(

When Ian told Aaron that they say the Pledge of Allegiance at school he was so excited to show us that he already knew the Pledge of Allegiance. Don't forget to turn up your sound ;)

As usual this nasty cold made it's way through the whole family. Somehow Ian and I ended up with a mild cold. Poor Tim, Ava and Aaron had an awful cold. Aaron loved taking nice hot showers to help with his congestion. He was seriously confused for a good 4 minutes before Tim started recording this video...poor boy just felt awful but still managed to give us a good laugh. Don't worry the video is clean :)

At just over nine months this little girl finally cut her first tooth. Her bottom right! You can just barely see her pearly white tooth poking through. 

I finally caught a decent video of her crawling. Yes she always goes after the boys toys which Aaron is not too happy about.

We headed to Logan for a quick baby shower for a friend one weekend. Ava decided that she loves Grandpa's hat. She also still likes to crawl over things, and goes after all electronics.

When we were in Logan the boys and I got some nice haircuts! Ian has been begging to cut his hair short so I finally agreed. Well almost -I wouldn't let him cut it like his dad (no buzz cuts) especially with family pictures coming up. The boys have been the best of friends (for about five minutes) but mostly enemies the other 23 hrs and 55 minutes. Occasionally when they are getting along I usually take a picture just to remind myself that they really do love each other.

Just another ordinary day!

One things is for sure everyone loves this cutie!

She is still growing way to fast and thinks it is hilarious to stand up in her crib and wait for me to get her. Or she moves to the other side and chews on her mobile. 

What I want I get!

It's official this little cutie is clearly a diva in the making! She is now nine months old and moving...everywhere! If she wants something there is a high possibility that someone will get it for her or she will find a way to get it herself!

At her nine month appointment her pediatrician couldn't believe how perfect she was :) We completely agree!  

Weight......16 lbs 10 oz.....22nd percentile

Height.......27.5 in.....41st percentile

Head Circumference....43 1/4 cm....31st percentile

She eats everything (except the eggs, nuts, and honey of course). She is crawling everywhere and doesn't let anything get in her way. She pulls up to a stand on furniture, people, and anything taller than her. She is slowly starting to transfer from one piece of furniture to a nearby (a few inches away) toy. She loves her brothers and they love her. She tends to stare people down and then give them her killer smile. She loves playing peek-a-boo. Dog toys are her favorite. Unfortunately she has also discovered the dog food and water bowl. Ryder eats his food extremely fast so there is never food left over but she loves dumping his water all over herself and the floor. She loves bath time and splashing in the water. We recently went swimming at a friends house and she loved playing in the pool! She is suddenly growing like a weed. She has officially outgrown all of her 3-6 months clothes, was in 9 month clothes for about a week,  and is now in 12 month clothes. She is growing up too fast. She also loves to babble and grunt. Can't imagine life without her! So blessed :)

MacNair Ski visit

Just as we were about of over our first round of the dreaded winter cold Tim's family arrived. Thankfully for them we were just about over it -which hopefully meant they were not going to get it. Don't worry they actually did not get sick. The boys loved have family around and thankfully Maddie was wonderful reading with them, playing superhero's, coloring, building Lego's, and doing anything the boys could think of.

Ava also loved the company. You have to be a little careful and cautious around little miss grabby hands. If you get too close there is a high chance she might pinch and pull. Ava also enjoyed her first time sitting in a high chair at the restaurant. She spent most of the time trying to steal Nana's plate, drink. and placemat. 

Of course we had to get in some skiing. The boys loved going all together as a family. 

As you can see Ian has no fear....still! Just like his dad he wants to find the best powder and zoom through the trees. Thankfully it was really steep here so I was glad to see that he slowed down a little.

Ian also likes to ski backwards like his dad. Aaron loves skiing and is doing great with his turns (when he feels like it). I think skiing has become he favorite activity -as long as it is accompanied with chocolate milk. 

Cousin Maddie showing the kids what not to do with their ski poles. I can't believe Maddie's arms did not get tired! Sweet Maddie was so excited to be skiing I think every video and picture she is excitingly waving her ski poles in the air :)

Of course after a little while the lodge does get kind of boring. So when Aaron would take a break we would do our best to keep entertained. Aaron and I had fun sending funny picture messages back and forth to my family. This one was my favorite!

When we weren't skiing we usually lounged around the house and relaxed. With the occasional movie night! Tim took this panorama of us all watching a movie. It is quite possible that Jim is actually asleep sitting up :)



A few times we headed into town. The kids spotted the carousel and had to ride. Even sweet Ava loved the carousel!

We had a great time and can't believe how fast time flew by.

 We are looking forward to seeing them in June and finally getting to meet our little niece Charlotte! I can only imagine how much fun these two girls will have together! I am sure they will just look at each other and giggle like sweet babies do :)