Ryleigh Quarks

Loves peanut butter on bread, crackers, and alone.

Loves ducks

Hates getting dressed and undressed cuz shirts get stuck

Likes when Elmo dances, Doesn't like when Elmo takes his foot off the floor

Blows Raspberries

Can fold her arms

Easter!!!

Ryleigh has a duck fetish. She loves them whether they are stuffed, plastic, or live. We went into Zamzows (a pet/gardening store) and they had baby ducks in a cage. Ryleigh watched them for a long while and was really excited and happy. She has never seen a live duck so close let alone a baby duck. They were pretty cute, but stinky.


We had an Easter egg hunt in our backyard Saturday night. The girls loved it. Ryleigh was especially excited to see the jelly beans inside. She just kept eating them. Sunday morning, the girls were excited to see their baskets filled with treats and gifts. Ryleigh wasn't too interested in the toys, but when she saw the eggs at the bottom, she jumped in. If you talked to McKenna you learned that she got quite a few things for Easter. Tights, a necklace, paints, a puzzle, bandaids, 4 chocolate bunnies (they were small), and a turtle shaped watering can. She is also really into the hair accessories that Ryleigh received. She has worn more of them than Ryleigh has.

McKenna spent Sunday night retelling the story of Jesus and his crucifixion and resurrection to us. I told it to her and her class in Primary and she wanted to tell us. She did a great job. It is great to know that she is learning so much about the gospel.

Popo came to visit the week before Easter. They girls love when their grandma comes. She plays games with them. It is nice to have a break from cooking when she comes.

McKenna's friend Julienne came from Salt Lake to visit her grandparents in Boise. We were able to bring them to our house and the girls became reacquainted very quickly. They played dressup and detectives. We were sad to see them go. The two girls did a pinky swear to be BFFs . They are funny. We have had a full two weeks of fun.

The Blessing/Curse Lives On...

The ultrasound was yesterday. We are having another girl. She looks healthy and is a little spunky. She wouldn't cooperate with the ultrasound tech. Kept rolling over or sticking her hand in the wrong place. Sounds like one of my kids. In the videos, she is sucking her thumb and opening her mouth. We are excited for a new little girl.

Sickos

Not much to report besides the girls and I are sick. Ryleigh was and is still teething. She is getting some whopper front teeth. We are recovering slowly. Lucky for us, my mom arrived yesterday to visit for a week so it will be nice to have some help.

Oh there is something we did yesterday. The beehives asked me to come to mutual and talk about Chinese culture. I took the whole family, my mom included. We talked about Chinese New Year and wedding tea ceremonies. My mom did a lot of the talking. I brought my chicken and broccoli dish but the girls are more Americanized and like the sweet and sour chicken they brought. Before they asked me to come, they were going to go to Panda Express and call that Chinese culture. Dan found out about that in BYC and said, "You know my wife is Chinese?" They hadn't even thought about that. Panda Express is NOT Chinese culture. What were they thinking?

A St. Patty's Day Story by McKenna

Flowers don't lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring is coming! Spring is coming! Spring is coming!

As you can see, I am sick of the cold weather. My daffodils and tulips are a sure sign that winter is almost over. Thank goodness!

Some random pictures of our week...

Ryleigh and her shoe fettish.

Dan enjoying his new Cutco sandwich spreader and knife (since that is the only thing we can afford from Cutco).
McKenna playing electronic Uno and losing.


Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
(Kiss us, we're Irish...well at least my husband and girls are:)

Denver

Ryleigh borrowed a lighter jacket from Brooke because the weather in Denver was 60 to 70s the whole week. It was fabulous. Ryleigh and Brooke are the same height, but Ryleigh is 6 months older. We have a shortie on our hands. Did you expect anything more?

The Denver Zoo was really fun. We saw tons of animals and McKenna was able to get some energy out by running around.

The Children's Museum was ok. It was mainly entertaining to McKenna only. If you have kids over the age of 5 or 6 or under 2, I wouldn't recommend it.

Ryleigh did like the magnetic letters. They reminded her of home and the dishwasher and fridge. She loves to take off the letters and have mom put them back on.

The Kids' Expo was interesting. They had a petting zoo, bounce houses, and lots of games. Ryleigh had her first dumdum lollipop. She enjoyed it. McKenna had trouble deciding what to do next. They have this huge blue bear standing on the outside of the building looking in.

On our last full day in Denver, we drove to Colorado Springs and visiting the Garden of the Gods. The rock formations were huge. We had a picnic lunch and strolled through the park. At one point, I was pushing McKenna in a stroller uphill. She is getting heavy or I am out of shape. Most likely the latter.

Our trip to Denver was great. We really appreciate Tracie and Troy for letting us crash at their place and introducing Dan to Ticket to Ride. He loved the game. Also, thanks to Tracie for being our chauffeur the whole week. McKenna was really sad coming home. She kept telling me she missed her Aunt Tracie. Ryleigh misses you too or at least Brooke's toys. What a little thief Ryleigh was. She kept stealing all Brooke's toys in the car. Now I have a little clue as to what she may be like as a big sister.

Mark your calendars... the big ultrasound is scheduled for April 8th in the morning.