Easter was pretty low key this year, mostly because I am slow and un-energetic! ;) But we did get to participate is a ward egg hunt! (March 28th)
They started with an egg toss.
And then there were sack races. (Harrison almost won!)
And then... the hunt! This is most of the waiting crowd! (This was only part of our ward, they actually planned 2 hunts. We have a LOT of kids!)
And then they got to go through their loot. :) They were happy kids!
Easter morning (March 30th), this is what they found! (That is NOT all from the Easter Bunny! They got some treasures from family too!)
And then the sugar overload was put on hold to go to church! :) They all looked so nice for church! (But man alive, is it impossible to get a picture of them!! Are every one's kids this goofy/weird?!)
**I should also note that Jackson got braces in March! He was very excited about them, which I thought was weird! But it turns out he really likes going to the orthodontist! Hahaha. They make him look even older though, not sure how I feel about that! ;)
It was a nice holiday. I loved that the main focus of the day was on Christ and why we celebrate this amazing day! I am truly grateful for my Savior! For His love and example and His willingness to atone for us! I don't know that I fully understand it yet, and maybe I never will. But to me, it is about change. Becoming a better version of myself with His help. He has been my source of healing, comfort, courage, strength, and peace. Which also gives me hope! :) I am so very grateful for the gospel and the knowledge we have of eternal families and our Heavenly Father's divine plan! I love my little family so much more than there are words, I am forever grateful that they are, and always will be, mine! :)
Happy Easter!
I have to record these, because there have been so many over the last few months (Dec. 2012 to March 2013). Since Reagan started school she has made some really big leaps forward in so many areas! But right before she started, she did this...
And then this.... :D
She is walking/cruising along things now more than crawling! Those few steps have grown in to crossing a room or walking out to get something, picking it up and going again. Her confidence is noticeably better! She still looks like Frankenstein, but its cute and so much fun to watch!!
Her fine motor skills and attention span have gotten so much better. She will spend hours sitting and doing this.... (This is a pretty big deal for her! Keeping control and following a pattern for more than a minute!)
And this.... For the record, no one helped her get on that couch! :)
Her speech is improving too. She is signing a ton and even combining signs, like "go" and "sleep" or "more" and "eat". And she is learning to sort things by colors, and even learning to sign her colors. Her newest verbal word is "this". Everything is "this"! :) It's SO much fun to listen to her babble!
Her new favorite things are sunglasses! :)
And looking at herself with sunglasses on! Hahaha. (Just being able to put them on is a big stinkin deal! But it's also pretty cute! :) And she wears them a lot!)
She is even eating big people foods now and drinking out of an open cup, which is amazing! (Less than a year ago she was still on a bottle and eating baby food!!) She loves to sit at the table with us and eat what we are eating! :)
She is such a little person these days! For the longest time she still felt so much like a baby to me. And then in the last few months it's like she became this not-so-little toddler overnight! :) Her growth has become a source of celebration around here. Every time she starts to walk all by herself or stand up unassisted in the middle of the room or starts to sing to herself in the bath tub while sorting her rubber duckies... it gets very quiet and everyone is watching and waiting to praise her with applause! I love watching how excited her brothers get! :) I think after years of watching her struggle to do the things they do so easily they are starting to realize what a big deal those little things are! And all that praise goes a long way with Reagan, she will do just about anything for applause! :)
After seeing every prego lady I know posting picture updates of their growing bellies, I realized I didn't have a single picture of this pregnancy. Oops. So at 32 weeks, March 26th, I finally took one. :)
This picture is deceiving, I am growing... a LOT! Just more sideways than out! Hahaha. I am going to try to remember to get one before baby day gets here in May. But just in case I don't... here is the proof I really was pregnant! (For what has felt like forever! lol!) ;)
February 28th - Jackson's 2nd Grade Musical this year was "Go West!". He got to wear his cowboy hat, which made him really happy! He also got to do a speaking part! And he was fantastic! :) He was really nervous before, but you couldn't tell at all!
Jackson and his friend Nathan. :)
He is such a good kid and student! He just seems to be growing up way too fast! But we are so proud of him and his courageous personality! He is pretty unstoppable... it's kind of amazing! :) Nice job, Buddy!
