Birthdays and Easter

 Anna turned 3 on April 19th. It was a fun birthday because she was old enough to get excited for it. She woke up in the morning and said "I'm the birthday girl!" She loved opening her presents and when I asked her what she wanted for breakfast she said "I want to open more presents!" We ate French toast.

 We made her birthday cake and then went swimming when Barrett got home. Anna was excited to go but when we got there she wouldn't go in any deeper than her ankles. When we were at Roper Lake in Safford she fell in the water and went under. We didn't realize how much it scared her! After about half an hour of trying to coax her into the water I finally picked her up and walked in the middle and stayed there until she realized it was fun! She enjoyed it after that. Then of course we had cake and ice cream after her choice of enchiladas for dinner. She only ate the frosting on her cake!

 Anna is such a sweet little girl and I love her so much! She is so forgiving of my imperfections and tells me she loves me a million times a day. She is still learning to share with her brother, but she loves him and likes to help him. She is growing up so much! I love my Anna!

 The kids had fun doing an Easter egg hunt the Saturday before Easter. Caleb thinks eggs are balls and it very obsessed with them. It didn't take any convincing to get him to pick them up!

 Easter morning pictures... Caleb wasn't very happy about the idea, but then he warmed up to it. My Mom gave Anna her pretty dress (and the hat and gloves didn't even stay on till we got in the car) and she loved getting all gussied up! I made Caleb's jacket, shirt, and tie from a pattern I bought for 50 cents! Score! I am pretty partial, but I have some cute kids! :)

 Caleb turned 1 on May 6th. He started walking on April 26 and hasn't stopped going since. He's already walking more normal and losing the new walking toddle. He had fun opening his presents and got lots of fun new toys. His favorites are the ball and the stacking cups. Why have I never had stacking cups before? Those things are the best toys ever!

 It was a gorgeous day so we had a picnic at the park and played outside most of the afternoon. My kids are going to have so much fun being at my parents' house with a huge backyard!

 I went easy on myself and made cupcakes for Caleb's birthday. These are my mom's recipe and they are amazing!! I've eaten like 7 every day because it makes a lot.

 Happy boy eating his cupcake! He didn't even make a big mess. I love this little boy so much! He is such a momma's boy and it gets old sometimes, but I love that he loves to be with me and I melt when he puts his head on my shoulder. Being a mom is amazing!