Janae's Pretty Face

Yesterday, Janae went to her friend cassandra's birthday party and when i picked her up she looked so cute with her face painted that I had to share the pics with you.

I was really surpised that she left it alone. She actually loved having it on and was a little sad when I had to wash it off.

Janae with her BFF Brooklyn. Aren't they pretty?

Easter Weekend

Okay this is going to be a long post...
Easter was a whole weekend for us. It started on friday when the Peelers, Nana, Papa and Mimi came over for pizza dinner and dyed easter eggs. The kids were so excited to see their cousins and Nana was so gracious to dye eggs with the kids (since i had a cold and wasn't feeling well).

Jaydon was so excited to dye eggs he had been asking for over a week when we were going to do it.

Janae made sure hers was purple (her favorite color).



I don't know if Jazlynn really understood what exactly was going on but she seemed to have a good time.

On Saturday morning we wen't to Zilker Park. Erica's kids hadn't been there so we thought they would like it. And they sure did. Janae liked to drive the firetruck.

Jaydon and Janae with their balloons which show off their personalities.

uncle ben and papa with some of the kiddos.

Saturday afternoon was the easter egg hunt at the in laws house and the kids had to take a break from hotubbing to find eggs.

Only my kids find eggs in their swim suits in march.

Once again Jazlynn was kinda clueless but she did want the candy. She could care less about the rest of the eggs once she realized that there was chocolate in her basket.

The kids easter baskets. In our house the "bunny" hides the baskets and this year he was mean and hid them way to hard.

Jazlynn's was pretty visible it was the first one they found.

Janae's was in the dishwasher and it took a little time to find but jaydon had found it before janae woke up so he helped her.

As for Jaydon... his was in the dryer and he could not find it. He was pretty much in tears when we decided to help him a little. At least he perked up a little.

Here's the kids in their Easter clothes. Since church was so early I didn't get as many pics as I would like. But they were sure cute!

Drooling

okay... so I know that this is a little weird but lately I have been going crazy lately dealing with Jazlynn's drool. So I thought I would show everyone what I am dealing with. Keep in mind that she had been wearing this for less than an hour. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.

It had been less than an hour and she was completely soaking wet.

In this picture you can actually see the drool dripping from off her chin. Lovely, isn't it?

Innerspace Caverns

On Saturday we went to the Innerspace Caverns in Georgetown. Since it is right by Jared's work I have been wanting to go there for awhile. So we invited Jared's parents and his Grandma and went and had alot of fun.

We couldn't get Janae in the picture and Jazlynn was trying to escape but we were waiting for the tour guide.

The kids with Jared and his Grandma Lucille. We are so glad that she has been able to visit since December.

Cheryl (Nana) with the kids playing on the swing set.

Janae liked the caverns until about half way and then she kept saying, "can we get out of here now?" Sometimes you can't please everyone.

Watch out Daddy you might hit Jazlynn's head on the ceiling. Jazlynn had a good time running arounf and then got tired and fell asleep in my arms.

Jared's dad goofing around with Janae.

Jaydon had so much fun he was in the front of the group right by the tour guide the whole time and told us that it was the coolest thing he's ever seen.

Nana and Mimi really helped out with the kids. Thanks ladies!!!

All in all it was a great day and it was nice to get out. I have lots of places that I want to go to this summer so hopefully this is the beginning of our adventures this year.

a little info on the kiddos

Jaydon

Jaydon is almost 7 years old. He is really starting to get a hang of reading and is becoming more responsible and mature everyday. He is such a big help that sometimes I wish he didn't have to go to school. We cannot do a project without him being involved and although sometimes that bugs us, He already knows how to use a jigsaw, screw driver, hammer and nails, is learning how sprinkler systems work, etc. etc. He is very athletic and has decided to try out for the swim team this summer! Some of his favorite activities are riding his bike, scooter and waveboard, he also likes soccer and loves to swim. He is looking forward to our cruise because he also likes to snorkel. Jaydon is a very sweet kid that is always trying to please everyone. I love that he likes to follow the rules (and so does his teacher).
Janae
Janae, Janae, Janae... so much so little time. Janae is a total girlie girl and that may be an understatement. I do not know where her personality came from but she loves all thing frilly and purple or pink. She will only wear skirts or dresses and actually refuses to wear pants. We spend much of our time arguing over what she will wear in the morning and tells me that "real girls wear skirts". Sometimes the headaches she causes are astronomical, I am sure that the fact that she is bossy (like her mother) contributes to the fact that she pushes my buttons. The fact that she is so smart makes it hard to reason with her sometimes but she really blows me away with how much she knows. Janae can tell you every person she comes into contact with's name and association she knows who everyone is married to and where they live. Even if they live far away. Janae is a very sweet girl and is going to be a great mother someday, she loves to baby Jazlynn and keeps asking when I am going to have another baby. She'll have to wait for awhile for that, for now she will have to play with her dolls.

Jazlynn

Jazlynn or we call her monkey is becoming quite a challenge. She loves to climb on everything. I can usually find her on the top bunk or on the table climbing on the bookcases, the fun really never ends. She has really started to talk and can say all of our names. Not to mention mine and no (yeah loads of fun right?) She has a lot of Jared's personality in her and she loves to tease (especially her bother and sister). Jazlynn loves baby dolls and is usually carrying one around (but I am pryaing that she isn't such a girlie girl) And you would never know it(she weighs a mere 21 lbs) but she is a garbage disposal, she eats everything and anything and is always asking for snacks (wanna snack). We have taken her pacifier (paci as she calls it) away except for at bedtime so now when she wants it she says "ni nite paci" and then tries to get me to give it to her. She is also getting too smart and sometimes she tries to hide them so I will not know where they are and then get them when she wants them. She is really funny and has really brought lightheartedness to our family (she makes us laugh all the time).

Anyway I hope this updates you a little bit without being too braggy, But having these kids has really enriched not only our lives but also our families lives and sometimes you just need to share.

Houston for the Weekend

Last weekend we went to Houston to visit Jared's sisters family for our nephew's blessing and we had sooo much fun! They just moved there from California so we are so glad that they are close enough to drive to to visit. The have a beautiful house and we had so much fun. The kids really had a great time and even though there was 7 kids 6 and under they got along so well it was awesome. This picture of Jazlynn was before church and she looks so old it really makes me wanna cry.
My niece Gracie is getting so big and sooo pretty. She was a gigglefest all weekend but she is really a cute girl.

This is our nephew Kyler. He is the cutest and best baby ever. He never even cries. He was blessed on sunday and it was an honor to get to be there. But seroiusly how cute is he????????

Jazlynn loved the baby. She was even pretty gentle. Her hair is a disaster because she had just woke up. But still a cutie.

One of the highlights was playing rockband in the media room that has a projector the size of a small movie theater. Here is Jared singing.

Rosck band is seriously sooo much fun. I decided that I love to play the drums! Here is Jared with our bro-in-law Ben. The kids are pretending to play with them.

Here is all the cousins minus Jazlynn. Here is the rundown:

Jaydon 6 Grace 5 Tanner 3 Janae 3 Caden 2 Jazlynn 1 and Kyler 4 months

Crazy huh???? Although so much fun. (Not to mention that in Jared's family we also have Haley 3 and Derek 1) Is that a lot of kids under 7 or what?????????????