Easter Finery

M is not much of one for posing nicely for pictures.

Easter Candy!

The actual Easter egg hunt is on the video camera...so that's not going up tonight. Ha ha

M's Third Birthday

Recognize the cake? M wanted the same cake he had last year - a basketball. This year though he asked for chocolate cake with sprinkles on top.

For M's birthday, we went, per his request, to Chuck E Cheese, where both kids had a blast. (It wasn't as bad as Mr N or I expected, probably because we went on a weekday at 4:30.)

Then we came home for cake and presents. M got a booster set of big lego blocks and a hammer set. He loved them both. We are so happy to have M in our family! He is a sweet boy who loves to give hugs & kisses.

M's Obesession

M is obsessed with boats. Due to his father, he knows a fair amount about them. He often builds me boats out of big lego blocks, complete with kicker motors and trailers. It's awesome. Here is a picture of how he rigged together the bike & trike to be his truck and boat on a trailer. I love his happy, proud face!

When Children Feed Themselves

They make butter & Goldfish cracker sandwiches. Yum!

Sorry for the Dearth of Posts

You may have noticed a peculiar lack of posting going on over here. There is, in fact, a simple explanation for this. A few months ago, I got my own laptop and the old laptop became Mr N's. Though admittedly it is also a little bit Miss E's, because I let her play games on the Nick Jr website during M's naptime/quiet time. I have not uploaded the needed software for downloading from our camera to my laptop. Honestly I have no idea where said software is. Nor have I even bothered to look for it online. So there you have it. However, as you know April is a busy month for the N clan, so there are some important pictures to share with all y'all! So I actually got on my husband's laptop (risking his eternal wrath - I'm so brave) and am uploading all the new pictures as I type!

Briefest of brief updates:

• M turned 3. I will no longer be typing out Bonesteele because 1) it takes a lot longer than typing M, and 2) Spellcheck doesn't recognize the word Bonesteele and seeing those angry red lines under my son's pseudonym is rather irritating. Ha ha
• Mr N celebrated a birthday with root beer floats and spaghetti & meatballs (his request).
• Mr N & I celebrated 9 beautiful years of marriage. heehee
• Today is my birthday; I have reached the dubious milestone of 30. I'm fine with it - 30 sounds nicer than 29.
• As of tomorrow, I am 24 weeks pregnant with baby #3, which is a GIRL!
  

Gender?

In two days we find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! Any guesses? E wants a girl, M wants a boy. Big surprise, eh? Stay tuned!

Most People Who Read This Already Know, But...

The Kids Put on Makeup, Or Why I Only Buy Washable Markers

Hello? Potato Calling!

Snow Day!

Mommy & Miss E

Playing in the Leaves

Quotes

"[T]his gift [of faith] takes root in our hearts as hope and, nurtured as a seedling, will eventually flower as knowledge and bear the fruit of eternal life." --Dallin H. Oaks


"Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God." --Ether 12:4

"We should seek after spiritual gifts. They can lead us to God. They can shield us from the power of the adversary. They can compensate for our inadequacies and repair our imperfections. Almost a century ago President George Q. Cannon of the First Presidency taught the Saints:

“If any of us are imperfect, it is our duty to pray for the gift that will make us perfect. … No man ought to say, ‘Oh, I cannot help this; it is my nature.’ He is not justified in it, for the reason that God has promised to give strength to correct these things, and to give gifts that will eradicate them. If a man lacks wisdom, it is his duty to ask God for wisdom. The same with everything else. That is the design of God concerning His Church. He wants His Saints to be perfected in the truth. For this purpose He gives these gifts, and bestows them upon those who seek after them, in order that they may be a perfect people upon the face of the earth.” (Millennial Star, Apr. 1894, p. 260.)" -- Dallin H. Oaks

Quotes 1 & 3 Quote 2

He's Not a One-Trick Pony

We are all very happy and delighted here that Mr N is so strong!

And such a good sport. Ha ha

Halloween 2010

Bonesteele is a ninja, FYI.

On the Saturday before Halloween, our ward had a trunk or treat followed by a Harvest Fest. Mr N reports the kids had a great time.

Pumpkin Patch

Mr N took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch! They had oodles of fun, but flatly refused to pose nicely for any photos. Poor Mr N!

This is the cheesy grin Mr N gets from Miss E when he asks her to smile. And Bonesteele just does his own thing.

The Patch had a bouncy castle which both children LOVED!

Believe it or not, this is the closest both children came to looking at the camera at the same time.

Silver Falls State Park