Aquarium/ Gardens

On Friday I took Makenna and Jace to the Aquarium and Botanical Gardens. Apparently I picked the worst day possible to go because it was Spring Break week and there were TONS of people there! It was still fun, although we had to squeeze through the exhibits. I absolutely love the aquarium here because it's big enough that there are some really nice tanks with sharks, but it's not an all-day excursion. Next to the aquarium there are the botanical gardens which were so pretty with all the spring flowers. Of course I had to shoot some pictures. Makenna was not cooperating very well, but this is what I came up with...

In the "Chinese Gardens."
After seeing these cool circles in the gravel, I told Scott we need some in our backyard!

love it

I love this picture! Scott was asleep and Jace was wide awake smiling! I love my boys!

handsome little guy

These are pictures I took after the blessing

Easter

For Easter, on Saturday we went to the park for an Easter egg hunt with Scott's family that was visiting! It was so much fun to watch Makenna find the eggs. Well she didn't really have to find them since she went for the easy ones on the ground, but it was really cute watching her go from egg to egg and putting them in her basket. Holidays are so fun through the eyes of your children! Later in the day when all the family had left, I dyed Easter eggs with Makenna which was so fun! On Sunday we had a family Easter egg hunt in our living room and Makenna got a couple of goodies from the Eater bunny. I went to the whole 3 hours of church for the first time since I've had Jace and it was so nice, especially to come back on Easter sunday. I am so thankful for our Savior and the reasons we celebrate this holiday. It was such a great weekend.

The Zoo!

These posts are a little out of order. Last Friday the Worth family came down, so we went to the zoo with them and the Burns. This isn't an unusual occurrence since we go to the zoo a LOT, but what is unusual is we actually took pictures this time! I always enjoy a day at the zoo...

Ready for a day at the zoo!

They played on this thing forever!

Brody, Joy, Makenna

Brody and Makenna- these two are joined at the hip!

Last Saturday my nephew Kobe was being baptized and all Scott's family was coming down, so we decided to give Jace his name and blessing. It was so wonderful to have family there to share the experience with. I'm sure Scott loved having his brother-in-laws and dad be part of the circle. We followed up with a picnic and easter egg hunt for the kids. (pictures are coming soon :) It was a really great day.

Bob, Brian, Scott and Jace, Dad, Victor

The family (yes I have had that skirt for a long time...:)

Kobe and Jace

He's a BIG kid!

This post is dedicated to the fact that my son is rather large. No, like seriously large. He has already grown out of the size 1-2 diapers they sell at Sam's club, and although the size 2's fit lengthwise, I have a hard time fastening them over his big belly, so he has to wear 3's!! He is in 3-6 month clothes now too. I think the moment I realized he is seriously big is when we were at a friend's house the other night that had a baby girl about a week after us and he was about twice her size. I'm not even kidding! He's just as big lengthwise as he is in weight. In fact, he already fills out his carseat really well. He eats every 3 hours, and goes about 6 hours at night too, so it's not like he's eating all the time! I can't wait to see how big this kid gets when he's older! :) He's 7 weeks old people!

picture- MANIA!

Being a mother of two kids has been so great! I love the fun age that Makenna is at, and the sweet baby stage that Jace is at. I have the best of both worlds. Makenna loves being a big sister. She always wants to hold Jace and kiss him (a little too much sometimes!) She always says "When you get bigger you can play with me!" I absolutely love being a mother and I know it is definitely my calling in life. It doesn't get much better than this...

Pictoras!!

Here are some recent pics of Jace! I took a ton of cute ones with my mom's nice film camera, but they aren't developed yet. So as soon as I get those back I will post some.

Visitor

Last weekend, my friend Megan came to visit! We have been friends forever, so it was really fun to have her come and show her what my life is like these days. (Which is really exciting might I add) Makenna absolutely loved playing with Megan, and asked her to play all day long! It was so cute... It was also fun to show off little Jace. We had a great time catching up, and did a little sight seeing in Santa Fe as well. Thanks for the great weekend Megan!!

Here' s a picture of us in high school on the canoe trip that changed our lives... :)