Terrible Two

I have some catching up to do. Dallin celebrated the big 2 on the 13th. It was a Sunday so we didn't do much, but it was memorable enough that he and Evan still talk about it. Evan and I put up the birthday sign and streamers and made his stellar birthday cake. I was feeling pretty lazy since I had played in a basketball tournament the day before and I'm not as agile as I once was. So, that meant only a small creation for the poor fella. We tried to recreate the tractor tipping scene from Cars We ate our yummy dinner and cake and then he ripped open his presents. He's a professional present opener these days. I think he had a pretty great day. He still walks around singing Happy Birthday every once in a while.

Notice he always has a car in his hand. ALWAYS! I sure am grateful for my little dude. He still looks like a miniature of my dad to me with his big head and hands and puppy dog eyes. He's got a great laugh and loves to sing. He's pretty darn sure he just turned 4 and can do everything Evan does. They get along great (most of the time) and Dallin is always up for a good time just so long as it involves running, jumping, throwing and yelling. He came in so quietly into this world but is anything but quiet these days. He just wants to make sure that everyone knows he is here and loving life. We love you Dallin!

These are for you Mooma & Pop-pop. Can you believe he's so big?

Timeout

I think it's time for me to find a safer timeout chair. Dallin has been spending a lot of time there lately since he's developed a habit of throwing his cars at our heads whenever he gets upset. What's a mother to do.

Conference Weekend

We decided to spend Conference out at Bill & Marsha's so we could watch it on the big screen. Unfortunately their BYU channel went wacko and so we missed most of it. I've been enjoying catching up on lds.org the last couple of weeks. Thank goodness for the internet.

Mike & Heidi were there too so we got some good cousin time in. The boys have such a fun time together. Maddie even made it over for a bit to play. Of course we ate way too much delicious food, but we had a blast. The boys took a dip in the swimming pool and we enjoyed the wonderful sunshine.



We also took the opportunity to have a little birthday party for Matthew & Dallin with the family. Dallin devoured the cupcakes and loved opening his Horton present. Thanks Grandma & Grandpa Nielsen.

Barrett & Kendra

The day we flew in from Denver my brother Barrett and his cute family came to visit. What a great time we had! We had a BBQ at the beach followed by wet little boys and kite flying. We spent the next day in the city riding the Cable cars and historic street cars and seeing some of the usual sites; Palace of Fine Arts, Union Square, the Wharf, China Town. The next day we explored the Marin Headlands and went out to the Lighthouse. Of course we couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend some more time at the beach and watch Evan and Anson play in the waves until they were shaking and blue. Of course it just wouldn't have been a party if we hadn't played Rock Band, and that we did. Barrett, Kendra and Anson were naturals. We had a fabulous time with you guys, thank so much for coming to play.

I'll have a . . . .

I remember my Grandpa telling me a story about my mom and her beverage of choice. They were sitting at the dinner table serving up their delicious grub when my grandpa asked my mom if she would like a glass of milk and she quickly replied, "Just Papst Blue Ribbon for me please."

Okay the particulars of the story may not be 100% accurate but close enough. For those who don't know their acholholic beverags my mom was asking for a nice cold beer. She had apparently hear a jingle on the radio or T.V. about Pabst Blue Ribbon, funny right.

Well, Evan is definitely her grandchild. When we were at my uncle's house chowing down on some pizza I asked Evan what kind of soda he would like to drink. "Just real beer Mom." You know, none of the stuff from a root. Oh the things children say!

Spring Break

In hopes to solidify where we might be headed once graduation comes we flew out to Denver to talk with some dentists looking for an associate. We had a great vacation staying in a hotel for a couple of nights and at my Uncle's house. Evan & Dallin loved swimming in the hotel pool and jumping on the beds. We got to see Horton Hears a Who and eat Who-cakes at IHOP. We were even fortunate enough to dance in snowflakes. We had a fabulous Easter with snow in the morning that melted so we could have an Easter egg hunt after church. We really had a wonderful time with my Uncle Tim, Aunt Laura and kids. Zach, Spencer and Kylie showed Evan and Dallin a real great time. Evan's favorite make-believe game to play as of late is flying to Denver. He packs up a bunch of random things around the house and drives to the airport, rides on a plane, then takes the train through the airport, a bus to the rental car lot and then drives his racecar. It's pretty funny and makes a gigantic mess since he wants to pack up the whole house. It's fun to have him instruct me on what I'm to do. "We need to check here on this sign to see where our airplane is and what time it's leaving. We have to take off our shoes and put them through the machine. We have to ride the bus now to get a new car." I guess he really enjoyed his trip to Denver.

The Easter Bunny was smart and gave them some new Cars. They are crazy for Cars.

Dallin aspires to be a professional egg hunter!

Here the boys are playing my all time favorite trampoline game. You jump 1..2...3 and land on your bums and see who bounces the highest. I use to play with my big brothers and they would always send me a soaring. I swear sometimes I went higher than our 2 story house. As you can see, they weren't exactly getting that high, but they LOVED being on that trampoline.

Dallin is CRAZY about scooters. I thought about getting him one for his birthday but I think he's legs are still a little bit too chubby to push him along. We'll see what we can find.

Evan just loves anything that goes FAST!

Good ol' Spencer finishing the day off with a great bedtime story. They had a slumber party that night and Dallin insisted on sleeping on the top bunk with Spencer. It was too cute seeing them all snuggled up and sound asleep. Aren't my little cousins just the greatest!