May 4, 2016

Grandma Suzy Graduates College

I got to go down to Cedar City last weekend (sans children) to see my mom graduate college. She has worked so hard! She graduated with a double major, Elementary Education and Special Education. She was awarded the Pestalozzi Education Award for excellence and we were invited to a special awards ceremony where they honored her hard work. She has passed all her Literacy and Praxis exams (she's also said that we are never to say the word "Praxis" in her presence again) :) 
I'm so proud of her and I was so happy I could be there to share her big day!




















April 18, 2016

A Crazy Three Months

We've been busy the last 3 months for sure. I'm still recovering. I'm not sure I have the energy to record all that's made it so exhausting... I think I'll just do a few-sentence re-cap. 
The same week we found out Clark had RSV, we found out our landlord was putting our rental house up for sale. It sold within 2 days and we started looking. We found something we liked, made a low offer, they accepted, we started packing. We've had things go wrong in the new house which has caused some heart ache and work to fix. I'm hoping that's behind us. Clark has had colds and ear infections and hasn't been sleeping or eating well. We've been back to the doctor because his infection was resistant to amoxicillin so we are trying another antibiotic now. I'm hoping he starts feeling better soon and starts sleeping more regularly! 




It hasn't all been hard, we've had some fun the last 3 months too! My Grandma and Grandpa were here when we were in the process of buying our house and helped with the kids which was great. The day we moved Aunt Sarah watched Clark all day and our friends, the Bonneys took the older 2 overnight which was nothing short of fantastic! 



We enjoyed celebrating Easter. We got to go to a West family Easter egg hunt the Saturday before and had Easter dinner on Sunday with some of my family who in town. The kids liked their Easter baskets and we read about the Savior's resurrection in the scriptures. 


My uncle came and replaced the lights in our kitchen with 10 beautiful can lights as a house warming gift. It looks awesome!


My sister got engaged to this guy and is getting married on July 26th (which is my anniversary!) Her fiancĂ© is so nice. His name is Jean-Pierre Padilla and I think he is perfect for her. I'm really excited for them. 




We bought some things from Ikea for the new house and that was fun. Our realtor gave us a $500 gift card! The kids loved playing in the cardboard boxes it came in. 


We went up to Rexburg to visit Paul's parents and take a little break. I had my eyes checked at the office I used to work at while I was there. I decided to have them check Braden's as well because just a few days before we went I started to think he might have vision problems. He was reaching for a toy that was only 2 feet away from him and he thought it was his binky. It turns out he has a pretty hefty prescription. Dr. Thueson dilated his eyes and prescribed +8.00 for both eyes. He looks so cute in his new glasses but isn't very good at keeping them on yet.


Clark is growing, growing. His smiles make my day. He is a pretty easy going baby when is he feeling well. His siblings love him to pieces. He isn't on a regular schedule yet which is a little discouraging to me because my other 2 have gotten it a lot quicker and I love schedules. But things have been a little crazy and he hasn't felt well so it's no surprise. I'll just have to be patient while we figure it out. 






We blessed Clark yesterday in our new ward. We had family come and share the day with us which was so nice. Paul's parents came from Idaho and my parents drove up from Cedar City. Benjamin and Rebecca and their families came. Mackenzie and Olivia came too with their significant others. We also had Uncle Franklin and Aunt Kathleen with us. It was a special blessing and a special day. 











I want to post some pictures of our new house soon. I just need to get around to taking some! It's coming.. 

March 3, 2016

Susanna Turns 5!

I can't believe our little Susanna is 5! We had so much fun celebrating her birthday. Grandma Kat sent a present in this big box. She and Braden have had a lot of fun coloring it, watching movies in it, and pretending it's a rocket ship. In celebration of birthday week Susie got to pick all the meals we ate. She picked tacos, spaghetti and meatballs, rice and broccoli, homemade pizza, and her favorite- chicken pot pie casserole.



We didn't throw a friend party this year, instead Susie and I went on a fun birthday date. First we went to the mall and had Chick-Fil-A for lunch. Her favorite is the lemonade. We walked around the mall and Susie picked out a few things to buy. Then we went and got our nails done and finished with ice cream! It was a blast! She has been so excited for our date. When we finally got in the car to leave she said, "last night I was so excited for today I couldn't sleep!" 






Susie loves surprising people with breakfast in bed so Paul thought we should surprise her. It required waking up even earlier than usual (and I'm still waking up in the middle of the night!) so we were groggy! Susanna could eat her weight in bacon so we made sure that was on the menu. We made pancakes too. She was very surprised and excited! 



Later on her birthday we had family come over for cake and presents. She asked for a castle cake this year. My brother Mackenzie drove up from Salt Lake and she was so excited to see him. She loves Uncle Kenzie. She got a castle puzzle and a T-ball set from Mommy and Daddy. Uncle Kenzie bought her a big pack of crayons. Grandma Susie gave her a pretty outfit. Sam gave her a bag full of Frozen things, like Elsa chap stick etc. (she carries it around everywhere). Her favorite present was a Color-Me-Bunny Grandma Kat gave her. You color the bunny with markers and you can even wash it and start over! She spent 2 straight hours coloring it! 








We let her stay up a little later and pop some popcorn. It was a great birthday! When we tucked her in she asked, "So can I go to school tomorrow?" Ha ha! 


Susie is a wonderful little girl. She is a good listener and has such a tender heart. She loves coloring, doing puzzles, playing games like Go Fish, Candyland, and Chutes and Ladders. She loves watching Princess Sofia and Octonauts. She loves going to church and attending Primary- she's great at singing Primary songs. She is a awesome big sister. Braden drives her crazy sometimes but she is very forgiving and loving. They play well together most of the time. She loves little Clark too. She loves to talk to him and sing him songs. We love our Susie girl! 



Here is Susie helping with her cake through the years!

1st birthday

2nd birthday

3rd birthday

4th birthday 

5th birthday!