We spent Easter weekend with my family in 801.  I think it's safe to say we all enjoyed our time immensely!  My parents always go out of their way to make sure the kids are having fun every minute.  Which means Travis and I get to go out for slurpee's whenever we want without kids sucking it all down before we get 3 sips!  From bubble machines, to egg hunts my kids were definitely ON THE GO.

Brielle showing off her basket to Cousin Dylan:

Bubbles!  Cayson is such a stud:

Taylee was completely taken with Dylan.  She was so thrilled that she got to hold him over and over again.  Poor little guy!

I'm pretty sure she's pinching his cheek right there to give him kisses!

Easter Sunday:

Our poor attempts at taking pictures!  I have several that look very similar to this:

So Trav told me to go hold them to see if that would help. I guess you can be the judge!

 As good as it gets:

Brielle was so tickled that she got glow in the dark stars for her ceiling from the Easter bunny.  She is in love with them. 

Just playing outside in the nice weather:

Fun times with Grandma:

Conference Weekend:

So I have to back up for a min to tell this story.  We set up the tent in the living room to try to make watching conference exciting for Breeze.  She and Travis were cuddling in the tent just like in this pic.  Here's the conversation that ensued:

Travis: Brielle, you're my favorite.

Brielle: Uncle Randy is my favorite.

(Travis pouts like his feelings are hurt)

(Brielle realizes she's made Daddy sad, so she's racking her brain trying to think of something that will make him happy.)

Brielle: Well, I love elks!

Trav (laughing): Brielle, I love you!

Brielle: I love you too.. . . . . . Daddy?  You have hair in your nose.

PS: check out all of the eyeliner on her eyelids.  This girl is a fashionista.

Our War with the Birdie's

The birdie's made this adorable little nest in my wreath on my front door.  I loved it at first until it became so stinkin' messy.  There was mud everywhere, and the sticks covered my front porch.  So Trav took it down and gently placed it close to the house so they'd be able to move it somewhere else.

Unfortunately, that somewhere else turned out to be on my front gable and the mess remained the same.  So we took it down only to come home the next day to that nest being in the exact same place!  I'm only assuming they're robin birds considering how stubborn they are.  I kind of hope this back and forth keeps going because it's kind of fun to see where it will turn up next! 

Today:

The weather was so perfect, we decided to take the girls on a little 4-wheeling adventure.  I'm so glad we did, it was a BLAST!

Brielle squealed and sang the entire time!  She'd throw her arms in the air anytime we went down a hill of any sort.  She was in heaven.

We stopped pretty constantly to throw rocks.  My girls both just love to throw rocks.   And I'm loving this time in their lives where they are so easy to please!

Daddy disappeared for a minute to take care of some business.  I told the girls to stay by me, but they couldn't figure out what Daddy was doing and were just too curious.  By the time they got there, he was done but Bree saw the puddle on the ground and said, "Daddy, don't go potty cuz the animals will come and get in it. So DON'T."  She pointed her finger at him and everything.  I couldn't stop laughing.  She sure told him! 

Snack break:

What's an outing without a breakdown? Taylee sunk into the snow further than she thought she would and it scared her half to death.

We ended the break with an all out snowball fight.  It was fun until Brielle slammed Taylee in the face with her snowball.  Poor baby!

Brielle had her first driving lesson!  She was thrilled being able to run the thing on her own.  Daddy was so proud!

The kids spotted a park on the way home. 

I LOVE weekends where we get to wake up and actually decide what to do and what sounds fun rather than what has to be done!  We still have a yard to put in, but hey days like this are TOTALLY worth procrastinating.  I love my family : )

My March Madness

March has been CRAZY busy for us.  We moved into our house (pictures to come) on Feb 24th, and since then we've been doing so many of the little finishing touches that needed to take place along with just trying to get back into the routine of a normal life again. . . . . . . . .and I guess we've still been trying to throw some fun into the mix as well. 

We had our first quarterly Kyhl Family Fun weekend in Cedar City since Tyson and Abbey were in charge.  Let me just say that it was like a holiday for my girls.  They had a blast!  Nothing like an entire day of play and sleepovers with cousins.

We played games. . . . . or at least tried to keep the children from cheating at every round while they played games!

The kids ran wild yelling and screaming all over the house.  I think that was their favorite part actually!

Story time:

Tyson & Abbey created a really cute "Children's Fair at the Park" activity.  It was a hit.  Check out my gangster baby:

Relay Races:

I'm not sure how we ended up with a picture where both Tyson and I look so miserable because it really was fun!

Brielle was awesome at the egg run!  Jackson (left) of course was brilliant too but I sure got a kick out of the look of concentration on Breezy's face :)

Play time at the Park:

Taylee is pretty fearless at the park which is awesome because Brielle is just the opposite.  Breeze loves it too, she's just a lot more scared of slides than Tay bug is.  There were a few times that Trav and I were wondering where Taylee was, and sure enough she was going down the big slide by herself, sometimes head first!  It was hilarious too because on that particular slide she doesn't just come to a stop at the bottom, she goes sailing off and usually face plants it!

Utter Joy:

Hitting our hard boiled eggs with golf clubs:

 Taylee became distracted by the delicious taste of the eggs!

Riding bikes:

We really did have a great time so here's our shout out to Tyson and Abbey for an awesome job!

OUR MINI STAYCATION:

Travis had business meetings in SLC & Layton so while he was in meetings, the girls and I swam, ate, told stories, and had a blast jumping on beds at the hotel!  Brielle kept saying, "I just love our vacation!"

Swimming was a little bit harder on me because they didn't have a kiddie pool.  And Taylee was not OK with being held the entire time.  Like I said, she's fearless at these things.  She kept jumping off the steps and throwing herself into the water directly away from me.  Then she'd come up choking, gasping for air, and laughing. Meanwhile, I was having a mini heart attack trying to keep Tay above water while simultaneously trying to keep my airway open since Brielle was on my back squeezing my neck so tight just holding on for dear life!  I'm sure it would have been quite the sight for anyone there, but quite luckily for me we were alone.

I love their legs!  Bree is just so tiny and Tay bug still has some baby fat on her legs that I just adore!

Brielle and Taylee had their 1st visit to the dentist!!  I was worried they'd be scaredy cats the entire time but they were somehow perfect.  My coworkers were just waiting for them to throw major fits or start puking from their hatred just so they could give me a hard time but thankfully it didn't happen!  I guess it helped that mom got to clean their teeth. 

ODDS & ENDS:

Brielle sipping  downing her sparkling cider from her very own special "goblet" while at Grandpa and Grandma R's:

Trying on cowboy boot's with Grandpa Jack:

Brielle was lucky enough to get to hold baby Dylan (Ryan and Misty's beautiful boy) on the day of his blessing.  She LOVED every second of it!

Brielle often says her tummy hurts, and it's usually so she can get her hands on a princess bandaid.  And of course, if Brielle has one, then you can bet your booty that Taylee does too.  That girl follows her big sister's every move. Head tilt and all:

Check out Taylee's face in this picture.  I'm afraid I'm going to be pulling that exact same look when Brielle is learning to drive a real vehicle. 

Proof that we did actually do some work on the house:

Decorating our Easter baskets:

We were lucky enough to have Randy come for the weekend.  Travis took him Canyoneering at Baptist Draw in the San Rafael Swell.  Don't worry about me though.  I was just working, trying to earn some money for our family while they were having the time of their lives!  Lucky Boys!



Ladies, check out those forearms.  He is single at the moment!

Today we were able to enjoy general conference. . . . . . . OK well sort of.  We did manage to get a little distracted by the antics of our 3 year old and 1 year old!

Poor Randy couldn't catch a break.  Those girls would not leave him alone for one minute.  Everywhere.  They could not adore Uncle Randy more than they do.  They climb all over him and NEVER let him out of their sight!

What a trooper to color eggs with his nieces!

Easter Egg Roll:

I've got to admit that I'd never even heard of rolling your Easter eggs down a hill until I met Travis.  It made absolutely NO sense to me when he told me that was a tradition he'd always done.  It seemed like a waste to me because why on earth would you not eat them in a delicious egg salad sandwich?  However, after my second year of being a roller, I admit that I love it.  Not only do I LOVE creating new traditions (or carrying on old ones) with my family, but my girls just can't get enough of this.  It's fun to race your eggs down the hill and then see the splash of color in the bland desert surroundings from hundreds of smashed pieces of colorful egg shell.  My favorite part however, is the egg fight that is pretty much inevitable in the end.  I will admit that Travis won this round.  I WILL win next year though!

The girls literally get mad at me if I'm too slow putting the next egg in their greedy little hands!

Watching the race.  I'm not sure if Taylee doesn't understand the rules, or simply understands them too well because she ALWAYS throws her egg WHILE we're saying "On your mark, get set. . . . . "  That little stinker knows how to win!

Why not try to resurrect the beaten eggs as best we can for round two?

HELLO SPRING!