Thursday, April 15, 2010

Lots of Chicks

Last night for mutual we went with the Young Women to the Maricopa County fair. A few of our girls have animals they were showing or selling and so we went out there to show some support. It was so much fun hanging out with all the girls, showing Eli all the animals, showing him the rides. I remember I went as a kid every year because my brother would show pigs so it was a walk down memory lane for me too. As you can tell we had a blast!!

Gabby was all by herself on this ride she was so brave!!

Eli wanted to hold all the animals he was so brave too.







The other girls wanted to take a picture with my however Kaylee wanted to take a picture with my tummy!






Funniest Chicken I have ever seen







Monday, April 12, 2010

Another Weekend Camping....Kartchner Style

This past weekend we thought it would be nice to head up to the cabin with a few friends. We had a wonderful time going for walks, relaxing, playing cards and just enjoying the weather. Wayne his wife Rachel and their little girl Regan came, as well as Sean and Nicole Echoles. Eli feel instantly in love with Regan and even started calling her Ray Ray. Out of no where he would walk up and take Regan by the hand...he NEVER does this. Even after the trip Eli and Regan both ask about each other.






























Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Swimming Lessons

Eli started swimming lessons this week. It was so fun taking him and seeing what he remembers and what he can do now. He laughs a lot when he knows I am about to take him under. He loves jumping in from the side, and off the diving board. Last year he would work on floating on his back. However this year he hates it and cries, but I know he is fine because as soon as I flip him over he stops. We will just have to keep working on that. He talks so much during his class it is so funny. He talks about everything, counts, makes choo choo noises when he is going around the edge. HE LOVES IT.
Jacob hurt his neck so he worked from home and was able to take a few pictures while he wasn't working. I guess he was working a lot because he only took two pictures, however Jacob said Eli was really cute and he had a lot of fun watching us. After swimming lessons Eli and I are always so tired so I took a bath and laid on the couch with Eli watching Elmo I guess we feel asleep and Jacob got these pictures....they are hilarious!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Easter

This Easter was so much fun. First off Eli had a blast looking for eggs. He would get so excited and every time he found an egg we would hear an "ohh". He liked it so much we started hiding the eggs he found just so he could keep looking for them. After he found eggs in the backyard we all went to the front to look for Jacob and Eli's easter baskets. I couldn't find baskets I liked, but I did find these huge plastic eggs. I figured those were great, and Eli and Jacob seemed to love them too. Earlier in the week Eli and I did finger painting and colored Jacob's and Eli's names to put on the outside of their eggs, so they would know who's was who's. I think they turned out really cute. Eli saw the giant egg pretty quick and ran there so fast we almost missed it, but it was so cute because he had a hard time getting it because it was so big...daddy had to help. Jacob and Eli really liked what the Easter Bunny brought them.
After find all the eggs. We went inside my parents house and had my dad's yummy breakfast he made. Easter was extra special this year because it feel on Conference weekend. So the rest of the day we watch conference. In the afternoon Linda, Cecil, Fred and Brad came over and watch the afternoon session with us. Linda also brought yummy homemade bread for us to enjoy. Then we ate dinner at my parents house that night. Easter was great and this year was one of my favorite. I only think it is going to get better and better having children to share it with!

















Friday, April 2, 2010

Getting Ready for Easter

Today was a very busy fun day. We watch conference, and finished getting ready for Easter. Our activities included coloring eggs, teaching Eli to look for Easter eggs, and just having a good old time. Eli was so cute about everything every time he sees an Egg you hear him say "oh Egg!" very exciting. He also got into the coloring of the eggs a lot. He would put them in and even after they were done Eli and Jacob put the stickers on together. I am so excited for Easter this year it will be so fun to watch!








P.S for the record I know I look like I didn't get dressed in these pictures however I was wearing a white shirt and I didn't want to ruin it so I asked my dad if I could borrow on of his. I know most people don't care about this detail, but I do so I just want to set the record straight, because boy do I look like a mess! ha ha