Easter



These two!

 

 Ruby is always posing.

 

We started a new tradition this year where the kids have to wear bunny ears while they hunt for eggs. I've had pictures of these two in these bunny ears every Easter since Noah was born & I want to keep up the tradition.

 

Noah would live in these basketball shorts & jersey if I would let him. And don't try to tell him they don't match because he'll hear none of it. He's basketball obsessed right now. 

 

 Easter is quickly becoming one of my most favorite holidays. I love this time of year & all that it's about. Holidays with kids make everything so much more fun & we had a great time all month talking about the Easter story, doing little Easter activities, & seeing the Easter pageant. It never ceases to amaze me how bright these children's spirits are & how eager they are to grasp to truth. It makes this stage of parenting, where I get to teach them so much, such a pleasure. And then when I see them starting to understand & things starting to click for them, it's just the best. Happy Easter!

Gotcha Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We celebrated Gotcha Day on St. Patrick's Day & I really love this little tradition we've started. I try to come up with little things that make the day special for them. This year they loved the balloons & the treats & the gifts that I got them. But what I really love most about this day is how excited the kids get to go visit the temple. They've started referring to the Mesa temple as "Ruby's temple" & the Gilbert temple as "Noah's temple". We visited "Ruby's temple" last week for the Easter pageant so we visited "Noah's temple" for Gotcha Day. We take time to tell each of them the story of their adoption & talk about the details of the days we were sealed together as a family. We had a nice dinner at home, visited the temple, & stopped off for some gelato on the way home. Ruby & Noah love hearing the stories about themselves & I could tell both of them felt really special. I love that St. Patrick's Day is a reminder to our family of how lucky we all are.



Ruby & Noah Quotes

 

Ruby: "I'm growing up mom. I'm kind of like a teenager."

Me: "How do you know about teenagers?"

Ruby: "Oh I know all about teenagers."

 

Noah looking at an airplane, "Mommy when I get bigger I going to ride in an airplane."

Me: "Oh really? Can I go with you?"

Noah: "No, but I call you in the airplane."

 

Me & Tyler: "What do you think daddy does at work all day?"

Noah: "Watch tv, watch movies, & eat popcorn."

Ruby: "Play & tease everyone."

Noah: "Mommy, you hard worker."

 

Ruby praying, "Thankful for our family & our servants & our valets."

 

Noah crying in his crib & I went in. "Noah why are you crying?"

N: "I want to play with Heavenly Father."

Me: "What would you do with Heavenly Father?"

N: "Play toys."

 

Ruby opening her Valentine's Day box from preschool full of candy, "This is the most amazing life!!!"

 

Noah: "I want a shark for Christmas."

Me: "Where will you keep it?"

N: "In the potty."

 

Ruby: "Dad where are you going?"

Tyler: "To work."

R: "Can't you just request a day off?"

 

Noah after I put Ruby in timeout, "Nice job mommy."

 

Tyler: "Ruby let's not do potty talk."

Ruby: "Sometimes potty talk is a good thing to do. I looove potty talk."

 

When Noah was at the park feeding bread to ducks & he was eating the bread.

Me: "Hey that bread is for the ducks."

Noah took another big bite & said, "Quack quack quack."