I'm a Princess...

Last night Broxton said, "Look Momma, that's you!
She looks like Momma"

So I looked a the TV and sure enough it was Princess Fiona from Shrek, when she is an ogre.

Ha ha ha! I'm not sure how to take that? :) I just love the funny innocent things he comes up with.

I guess my little boy thinks I am a beautiful princess no matter what I may look like!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter this year.

The weather was beautiful, bright and sunny and it was perfect!

We woke up and Broxton and Tinley opened their Easter baskets full of toys and chocolate bunnies. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast and went to church.

The primary kids sang at church but Broxton got too scared so he didn't join them. Maybe next time.This was his first time singing with the kids. They sang "I'm Trying to be like Jesus". He has been singing it at home while he plays with his toys. At first I couldn't understand what he was singing so I asked him and he grabbed my hand and took me to the picture of Jesus in our living room and sang it to me. It was such a great moment. It was then that I realized that my two little babies are the ones helping remind me to be more like our Savior. Also Broxton's Primary teacher Sister Glynn, had given him an Easter basket that had a colored picture of the Savior and the Tomb and Broxton thought that was so neat. That night when we got home he asked me if he could take the picture of Jesus with him to bed and say his nighttime prayers with him. I loved that. He reminded me then too, that Jesus will always be there no matter what.

After Church we went over to Grandma's and Grandpa's house and had an Easter Egg hunt and dinner with the Chaplin Family and Grams. It was a wonderful time. Ham for dinner was awesome and Broxton had a great time hunting for eggs. He loved all the candy that Grandma gave him too.

The Saturday before Easter my Mom and I made Sugar Eggs for my kiddos. It was so fun to be able to do something this special with my Mom. I loved spending the day with her. For my first Easter, my Mom made me a sugar egg and I still have it. I thought it would be fun to do it for my kids too.

This was also Tinley's First Easter. She looked so pretty in her yellow gingham dress. I went shopping for her Easter dress and I saw it and had to buy it because I remembered my Mom bought me a yellow gingham dress for my first Easter.

Tinley Lake

Me in my yellow dress and sugar egg.

10 MONTHS!

Our baby girl turned 10 months yesterday March 13, 2012. I cant believe she is almost 1. Where has the time gone? Tinley is such a sweet girl. She is very gentle and soft spoken. She has such a little voice. She loves to say "Ba Ba Ba Ba". I try to get her to say "Ma Ma" but it doesn't work. She did say it one time while she was eating but I think it was just because she was hungry. Tinley hardly cries. The only time she does is when she is hungry. She is an awesome sleeper, sleeping 9 - 10 hrs each night. When she is tired we can put her in her bed and she will sooth herself to sleep (which usually doesn't take but 2 minutes). She has two teeth on the bottom front. Some of her favorite foods are... Pears & Squash, anything with apples, Pear/Cinnamon/Oatmeal, Rice cereal, Veggies & Mac N Cheese, Turkey & Sweet Potatoes dinner. Tinley also loves her sippy cup of water. She hasn't really gotten the whole sucking the water out but she likes to bite the top so the water will dribble out. She also loves her Gerber rice puffs and yogurt bites. She loves ice cream too (she's her daddy's girl). Tinley doesn't really crawl... she Army Crawls. She gets on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth but she just cant seam to make her hand and knees move step by step. She just falls on her tummy and Army Crawls. It is so cute. She tries so hard. She gets her feet going and pulls her body forward with her right arm. When she is tired of that she lays on her tummy with her hands and feet in the air and waves them wild. It kinda looks like she is swimming. Maybe we have a future swimmer on our hands. Tinley loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with her brother. She LOVES her brother too. She follows him everywhere and he is so good with her, making sure she has her blanket and that there is nothing on the ground that is small and can put in her mouth, and he waits patiently for her to wake up every morning and make noises in the monitor so he can play with her. A few weeks ago we were able to put a barrette in her hair for the first time. Not much hair but just enough for a cute barrette. Tinley loves to rub her hands on her Daddy's whiskers while he feeds her a bottle and she loves to be close to Mom. I get home from work and she doesn't ever want to leave my side. I just am so in love with her!

We love you so much Tinley Girl!
Your Daddy's Princess and Momma's Pretty Girl!

New Kitchen Sink

We got a new kitchen sink! I am so excited. When we built our house we had the cheapest stainless steel sink put into our kitchen, thinking later on down the road we could replace it and it would cost cheaper then the builders putting it in. Well, the day has finally come and we got our sink and faucet that I have been wanting. Thank you so much to my wonderful husband and brother for putting it in for me. I just love it!!!

OLD KITCHEN SINK

NEW KITCHEN SINK


Brody & Broxton working on the sink
Brody & Mikey working on the sink
NEW FAUCET

Training

Broxton finally completed his potty chart (February 19, 2012). It hasn't been easy but he did it and I am so proud of him! Every time he goes potty he gets a sticker and a Hershey's Chocolate Kiss. The goal was to fill up his chart with stickers then he could go to Toys R Us and pick out a toy. It took a couple months but he did it and tonight (February 21, 2012) we went and picked out a toy. He chose a Mickey Mouse microphone and a pack of Baseball cards. He was so excited. All he has been talking about is going to Toys R Us and picking out a "potty toy" as he called it.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

FAVORITES of a 3 year old...

So a while back I saw this on someone's blog and I thought it would be so fun to do with Broxton every year around his birthday and see how things change. So tonight we sat down and I asked him some questions and these were his answers with no help from me.

Here are some of Broxton's FAVORITES
(2-9-2012, 3 yrs old)

1. What is your favorite color?

Red

2. What is your favorite TV show?
Mickey Mouse
3. What is your favorite movie?
Toy Story 3
4. What is your favorite song?
Champ by Nelly & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme Song
5. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Football player
6. What is your favorite number?
3
7. What is your favorite sports team?
BSU Broncos
8. Where do you want to go on vacation?
Disneyland
9. What is your favorite food?
Orange Chicken from Panda Express
10. What is your favorite treat?
Popcorn & M&M's