Easter

I know it is late but I wanted to share a few pictures from Everly's first Easter. It was a beautiful spring day. We started it off with Church in the morning (which we were late for because she decided to poop on the way there). Then we had breakfast with the whole family. After breakfast we colored easter eggs and had an easter egg hunt. All of that really wore out Everly because after that she took a 4 hour nap! We ended the day with a delicious ham dinner. All in all it was a great day!

Our little family

This is her new thing

Sisters making breakfast 

Completely staged photo!

Playtime

yummy honey-baked ham!

Easter Egg Hunt Candy!

Some people took the hunt a little too seriously...

This is not staged, they were sprinting!

Kitty Love Friday

We have actually bought this cat a toy that crinkles like a bag, but he doesn't care for it. Leave an empty shopping bag on the couch, however, and he is on it! We have this book Stuff on my Cat but there should really be a book called My Cat on Stuff. If there was, this guy would make some great material for that book. He just loves to be on top of stuff! Happy Friday!

6 Month Update!

Today Everly is 6 Months old. I know I say this every month but she really is changing so much! In the last couple of weeks we decided to start her on vegetables. It is a little earlier than the doctor's recommend (they usually say wait until 6 months) but she was showing interest. I am glad we did because she is doing great and she is really finally starting to put on more significant weight (she is now in size 2 diapers and 6 month clothes). So far she has had green beans, peas, squash, avocado, and she will try sweet potato today! We also have been making all of her babyhood ourselves which is actually pretty easy and kind of fun. She has been in like the 5th percentile for weight since she was born, so we are hoping that goes up at her checkup today. She is finally has chunky little things and chubby little cheeks, oh and a little belly too! I have also started mixing her bottles with part breast milk and part formula as I prepare to stop nursing her. I plan on tonight being my last night and so in the past couple of weeks I cut down, and eventually stopped pumping at work. Everly has been doing great with the formula. Also, because I have a good amount frozen, she will continue to get some breast milk through 7 months.

In the past month, Everly has really mastered rolling over from her back to belly and belly to back with ease. Also, she moves all over the place. We will put her down on her play mat and when we look back a minute later she will be a good foot away from where she was and facing a completely different direction. She has also learned to sit up on her own in the past month. She is still a little wobbly, but she is learning to brace her self and she doesn't freak out so much if she falls back.

Everly has had some difficulty sleeping through the night in the past month, so she has been spending a lot of time in our bed. It is hard because we know she sleeps better in our bed, and we want to sleep as well, so sometimes we don't even try to put her in her crib. Hopefully it is just a phase and she grows out of it.

Everly is still super chatty and has started making this "dada" noise. It is so cute. We can pretty much get her to giggle by just laughing at her. She is so silly sometimes and just loves to giggle. I think I mentioned this before but Everly absolutely loves watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Junior. Like seriously, when that show is on it commands her attention (and Cameron's as well). So much that we have recorded some shows so we always have them on the DVR. Everly still loves her Activity Center and her feet finally touch the ground in it, as well as in Cameron's and the one at the baby-sitter's. It is nice that she kind of has 3 different ones to play with because then she doesn't get bored with the one we have at home!

Tonight is Everly's last babysplash swim class. It is free from 0-6 months and then they move up into the Little Snapper's classes. We get like 2 classes free I think and then it gets expensive so I don't think we will continue on after that. We love it and so does she, but we have a pool, so we can play with her this summer as it is getting warmer every day! I am sure she will love it!

We can't wait to see how much she progresses in the next month! Hoping for her first tooth to come in!

Swinging on Sunday

So my nephew Cameron got a new swing a while ago, however, just this past weekend it finally got put up (thanks to Uncle Doug and Uncle Tony)! Both babies absolutely loved it. Apparently Cameron even got a little mad when they took him out. It was a beautiful early Sunday evening and Everly just had a blast in the swing. I think she really likes the feeling of the wind in her face. Anyways here is a cute video of her enjoying the swing!

WinCo Foods

This is how lame my life is...haha. A new grocery store opens up and it is the highlight of my weekend. Okay, so it wasn't the highlight, but it was kind of a big deal. Arizona got its first two WinCo Foods and they opened up this past Sunday. One of them is like 4 minutes from my house and my Mom really wanted to check it out as well so we decided to go, despite the fact that my husband discouraged it after driving by it on his way to work and seeing the madness! The WinCo by me took over an old WalMart and so it had a really big parking lot. Parking was not a problem at all. Once you got up to the door, however, you had to wait in a line just to get a shopping cart. My mom had gotten there before me (no surprise as I am late for EVERYTHING) and so I did not actually have to wait in line for a cart since we just shared one. It was extremely crowded when we first went in and they had all of their super good deals right in the front of the store. For example, they had cans of bumble bee tuna for like .78 a can and Kraft Mac and Cheese for .48 a box. I don't drink soda, but they had 24 packs of Pepsi for 3.98 and I know that is a good deal! The great deals was one of the things I liked about it. I also liked their large produce section. Not everything was the BEST price, but it wasn't horrible and they had EVERYTHING. I even saw white asparagus and fresh garbanzo beans which you don't see at every store. One of the things I absolutely loved was the bulk section! We grew up going to a store called Wegman's in New York and we just loved their bulk candy section. WinCo has a pretty good candy section too. 

They also had a section for bulk spices which was awesome as well. I have heard of places that have this but I have never seen it before. It is a nice option, especially if you are just looking for a small amount of a spice for one dish! 

I even got my dogs some sweet potato treats from the bulk section. That was probably my favorite part. The store is very large. I imagine it is overwhelming to a lot of people. The nice thing is that it has bulk items like Costco, but it also has regular daily items as well. 

Some of the things I didn't like about the store was obviously the craziness! It was insane in there and the checkout lines were ridiculous! If you had ice cream in your cart, which I usually do, it would have melted before you checked out. Thankfully my mom pulled some ninja moves and snuck into a line so we barely waited. I also didn't like the other shoppers. I know that sounds mean, but it is true. Most of them were the same group of shoppers that you will find in your local Wal-Mart. I HATE my local Wal-Mart. I know this does not apply to ALL Wal-Mart shoppers, but I have experienced it enough to make this generalization. I'm sorry to you decent Wal-Mart shoppers out there. The rest of them have earned you a bad reputation. I also do not like that the store only accepts cash or debit. I get why they do it, but I am a credit girl so I don't like it. Also, during checkout we discovered that their systems were not accepting Wells Fargo debit cards. That is what my mom uses so thankfully I was there. They should have made an announcement on the PA system because I would have been angry if I waited in line and then couldn't even buy my groceries! 

All in all, it was a good trip, and I recommend you check it out if you haven't already. It is always nice to have another option and yay for all the jobs it created for people!

Kitty Love Friday- Flash Back Friday

Here is an oldie of Oscar shortly after we moved into our house. It is one of my most favorite pictures we have of him. Look at those eyes!

It is crazy how much things were different then. Next month marks 3 years of being in out house. My house was so much cleaner then!

Instagram Photos

Here are some of our instagram photos for those of you who still don't have an iPhone! Although, if you have a droid I heard they are finally going to get that app so maybe you will get to follow us soon. Until then, here are some of our favorites...

Arizona teether from Little Sapling Toys

Beatle's Onesie via Truly Sanctuary

First time eating green beans!

St. Patty's Day

Baby's first trip to the Zoo

A couple of weeks ago my sister ( a school teacher) was taking her class to the Phoenix Zoo. Justin, Everly and I decided to tag along. My mom also came with my nephew Cameron. It was a beautiful day out and The Phoenix Zoo is actually a pretty cool zoo. I have been to the San Diego Zoo before which everyone says is one of the best and I think the Phoenix Zoo is not too bad. They are also improving it all the time. Everly did great at the Zoo. She likes seeing lots of different things. Cameron did great as well. It was really fun and I am glad we went. Here are a few pics from the day!

My sister's students just love Cameron!