Tyler Turns 4

Tyler is 4!

My little boy is 4!! We had a little party for him, he invited a few friends from the neighborhood, 3 sets of siblings. :) He was so excited to have them over. He chose a PJ Mask cake, a Spiderman pinata and a Minecraft balloon. Several of his current favorites of course.

Tyler is just cute. He's got a cute little face, with a cute grin, he's even cute when he's sad.

I think we've mostly overcome the threenager stage, at least we have less tantrums than we were having. ;) He loves hanging out with his big brother, and his friends. He still adores his little sister and can be such a huge help. He's a great singer. He's LOUD. He totally wears his heart on his sleeve--if he's feeling something, you know it. But, he will let you snuggle him, and even sometimes insists that you do so. 💓 His face is so expressive, and his eyes get SO big when he's excited about something. He's a big goof ball, especially when taking photos.  We're so glad he's ours, he adds so much to our lives.

Happy Birthday Tyler!!

These two brothers!! Love them!

We had a fun Valentine's Day. Sam had "Valentine's Tea" at school. 

Travis and I went on a date with the game night crew. Dancing and dinner. It was a lot of fun.

When it's warmer out I sometimes take the younger kids on a bike ride before picking Sam up from school. Tyler took a good little nap.

And another cake for my dad's birthday. :)

Winter, Snow and Cold

January lasted forever, but we managed to have some fun. Took the kids sledding for the first time ever and they had such a great time. Even Amelia loved going down. It was the perfect warm day.

We witnessed Amelia eating a donut without hands. She's cute and funny.

Celebrated my birthday, had fun making a cake. 

The boys showing off their muscles. :)
Travis and the Pulse team had a good meeting after a conference in Salt Lake.

The Christmas with the Walkie Talkies

We had a great December. We enjoyed Tyler's preschool Christmas program. He sang so loud and was so happy, I was a little surprised, but loved watching him. 

We had a ward Christmas breakfast party, the primary sang and both Tyler and Amelia decided they needed to be up on stage. Amelia followed Ella around most of the time.

Treglown Christmas party was a hit, so fun to see everyone. Amelia LOVED baby violet.

I told the boys we could build a fort during the break and leave it up for a bit. They quite enjoyed that.

Sam woke up at 6 Christmas morning, and we woke the other 2 up at 6:30. Amelia wasn't too pleased about being woken up until she saw her toy. The boys were so excited about everything, especially the walkie talkies which they'd asked for for months. It was a great Christmas. :)

The nintendo switch was certainly a big hit. 

Spent Christmas afternoon at G&G Marble's house with some cousins.

Travis & I celebrated our 7th anniversary. We just went out to eat at Calloways and then went to the Pulse office and started some paint by numbers.

Love this little girl and her growing personality. :)

Almost Christmas

Oh my word. These 3 are the cutest. They are my greatest joy and they light up my world. I'm so glad they're mine. They also are very good at pulling faces during photos. :) They were good sports letting me get these photos this year. Amelia actually did the best...

She is one loved little girl.

These two have become the best of friends. I absolutely adore listening to them play together. Their imaginations run wild.

She's becoming quite the wild one. Love her.

Sam has loved writing lately. He wrote some Christmas cards and taped them to some presents under the tree.

Last month we spent the last few warm days outside and at the park.

We stayed at my parent's house for a night so I could participate in another handball tournament in Salt Lake.

Saw Frozen 2 with the boys the day before thanksgiving and we all enjoyed it. We've also been watching lots of Christmas movies at home. Amelia is obsessed with books, Travis went all out on the lights this year and our house is so festive inside.

Loved playing in the snow at my parent's house on Thanksgiving.

We went to the Center Street grand reveal thing in downtown Logan where Santa and Elsa both appeared. The boys wouldn't go near Elsa & Anna, and they barely spoke to Santa. Amelia was not happy about Santa at all. 

These boys love play outside, and Amelia is always anxious to join them. She really likes playing with the big kids.