Sweetheart

I always call Dallin my little Sweetheart because he says and does the sweetest things all the time. Yesterday he said, "Mom, when I grow up and I'm a man, I want to dance with you." :) :) He just knows how to make my day.

Later that day, I was cleaning the bathroom sink and he was watching me. I was wiping it down with bleach wipes and he said,
"Mom, what does that do?"
I said, "It gets rid of the germs."
Dallin: "Does it make the germs sick?"
Mel: "Yes, it does."
Dallin: "So they leave?"
Mel: "Yes."
Dallin: "But they're still okay, right mom? They're gonna be okay?"
Me: (couldn't help myself) "Yeah Dallin, I think they'll be okay."

I love that my 3 1/2 year old son is worried about the welfare of germs. That's my Sweetheart. :)

Birthday

I had such a great Birthday this year, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Since my birthday was on a Sunday, Jason took me out on Friday night to celebrate. We went to dinner at Tahoe Joe's, which is one of our favorite restaurants, and then we headed over to the mall and Jason presented me with a bunch of cash to spend. I really needed some new clothes so we went to some of my favorite stores (Gap, H&M), and I would just hand stuff to Jason that I wanted to try on. He was so sweet, he was my little shopping buddy. :) Then on Sunday we went to my parents' house for dinner and cake and ice cream. Beth made me the yummiest cake ever and I got some cool presents from my family. What a perfect weekend!



We both made a weird face at the same time, haha!


Beth's delicious chocolate cake


Dallin and Evie were so excited about the candles so I let them help me blow them out


Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and for your kindness and thoughtfulness!

Duck!

After a month of nesting, our little Fern finally welcomed thirteen little ducklings to the world on Tuesday, April 21st. The kids just loved them and watched them as they marched around our yard. Evie was "quack-ing" all day long.


Fern jumped down right here and you can tell that the ducklings are trying to figure out how to get down to her. So cute!


And they went for it! Look closely and you can see one in mid-air. :)



They were only there for one day before they headed out to the pond nearby, but I'm sure we'll see them next year.

18 months

*I turned 18 months on April 2nd

*I weigh 20 lb. and I'm 32 inches tall. (The doctor said to start putting butter on all my food) :)

*I start nursery next week! (So mom and dad can actually go to YW's and YM's every week)

*I love Dora the Explorer and Mickey Mouse :)

*I am a daredevil and love to do things like climbing on tables, going down slides head first and jumping up and down on the seat of my brother's trike.

*I am very sweet and loving and give lots of kisses to my mom, dad, brother and baby dolls.

*My new favorite thing: Putting both arms around mom or dad's neck and puckering up for long kisses.

*I can say Please, Thank you, all done, Jesus, ball, ouch, brush teeth, Dora, doggie, Gramma, Grampa, more, baby, and a variety of animal sounds.

*I can give high-fives and thumbs up. :)

*I love to be outside and get into all kinds of mischief like bathe in mud, eat rocks, and rub sand and dirt in my hair.

Love always,

Evie

They're Back!

So I looked out the window today and I saw that our pet duck was back! And it looks like she brought her mate this time. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back to our May 2008 posts.) They stood there for a little bit, then Mama duck jumped in the rosemary bush for a while.




Here's papa duck dutifully waiting for his mate...


..though he did take a quick break for a snack (Dallin threw him some bread).


Then Mama duck emerged from the bush about 5 minutes later...and they flew away.



I'm pretty sure this is the same duck from last year...I think. Last year's mama duck is on the left, and on the right is the duck we saw today. :)









I think it's so cool that Fern (that's what we named her) remembered our backyard and came back to the same exact spot. She must have felt the Spirit in our home and was drawn to us. :)