Easter

Happy Easter! You know it's time to hurry and catch up the blog when your kids look significantly different. This was the best family picture we got that day.  We were lucky enough to have Aunt Ritz come celebrate Easter with us.


Kristin took this picture, and I'm so glad she did.  Hello, chaos. We had our friends who have become like family over for an Easter brunch. (Megan and Jeff, Chrissy and Pete, Laura and Aaron)

All the little kiddos.  I did a little spiritual thought with them while the adults hid the eggs throughout the house (it had rained the night before, and the ground was so wet and muddy).  

Find the loot!

SUGAR!!!

Joshua gave a talk in Primary that day.  He said exactly what he wanted to say, and Dave wrote it down. 

 

Aunt Ritz with the kids! We love her. 

Pictures at church.
 

Happy Easter! 

 

Joshua Turns Five

Saturday, March 9, 2013
My firstborn son turns 5. Presents in the morning (he really wanted a green machine and legos, and his grandparents came through)...

 

 

soccer game with Dad coaching...

cupcakes to follow...

lunch...

 

and I have no idea what we did for dinner, but I'm sure it was fun.
At the age of 5 (well, a little older than 5, because it is August and he just answered these questions), things about Joshua:

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite food: Hungarian Goolash 

Favorite movie: Ninja Turtle

Favorite treat: Swashie (Slushie)

Favorite vegetable: Carrots
Favorite fruit: Peaches
Favorite toy: Rhinosaurous (??)
Favorite TV Show: Austin and Awwy (Ally)
Favorite thing to eat for lunch: That thing in the birthday picture (and pointed to the goats cheese, pesto and roasted tomato panini)
Favorite snack: (snaps his fingers while he thinks) yogurt
Favorite animal: Rhinosaurous "Oh I already said that! Audrey do you know to spell that?"
Favorite song: "I am A Child of God"

Favorite book: That book! And points to the book that Audrey is reading (Dr. Nicholas is Ridiculous). He "reads" her chapter books all the time

Favorite cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Favorite thing to do outside: Jump on the tramp
Who is your best friend: Audrey. (love) Oh, and Milo, Spencer and McKay. And Beckett
Favorite drink: Pink Milk (Strawberry milk)
Favorite holiday: Christmas
What do you like to take to bed with you at night: My penguin. And Oso. (Special agent Oso) I took the kids to an amusement park and Joshua was determined to spend his $3 on one of those games.  He did the game where you have to squirt water into the clowns mouth.  He played against Audrey, and the worker gave them both a penguin as a prize, and they both sleep with them every night.
Favorite thing to eat for breakfast: Hungarian Goolash. (Then I said, "For breakfast?" and he said, "Bagels"
What do you want for dinner on your birthday?: Hungarian Goolash (Too bad I don't cook this. My mom makes it when she comes. 

What do you want to be when you grow up: "A Doctor, I mean no, a teacher." When I asked him what he wanted to teach, he said, "First grade."

It was the year for a birthday party (we alternate years) and he wanted to go to an arcade.  We took 3 other families (Chrissy & Pete, Carma & Topher, Megan & Jeff) and had cake and ice cream here and then headed down to the arcade.  It was so much fun. 

Audrey, Joshua, Spencer and McKay

Audrey driving a pink mustang around San Francisco. Perfect. (Never will happen in reality.)

Little cheater.