What a week!!

This week has been so much fun for me. I was home with the kids all week (which means I work the next few days, oh well). I LOVED being home so much. Hopefully someday that will be normal. We had some good times, sad times, but mostly fun times. For FHE we went shopping and finally got the kid's Easter present, our new trampoline. Mykell LOVES it!! We don't have the enclosure up yet, but soon we will. She has had so much fun every day. She had a fever and was sick on Tues night-Thursday, but still wanted to jump. She would jump a couple times then lay down. Also new for her I cut her hair, ahhh. I don't think I did the best job, she doesn't seem to mind!

I also was FINALLY able to plant flowers and bushes in my back yard flower beds. We made the flower beds, but I was too sick last year to plant in them. I'm so excited to see them develop now. I love them so far. I also planted some bulbs, I can't wait to see how it turns out. I LOVE working in the yard. I missed it soo much last year. Now that Mykell has some fun things to do outside, it should be easier for me to be out there!

Then there is Port, he seems to have changed so much for me this week! He is officially in the four tooth club. His fourth tooth broke through earlier in the week. He is still not a crawler, but is now a climber. He can pull him self up. He only wants to stand if someone will help him. He is able to move himself on the floor (without crawling) to reach anything he wants. He cries now when I leave the room. Which can be hard, but cute as well. Because of the new climbing phase he had his first fall :( he fell of the bed and has two little sores, one by his eye, and the other above his ear. Sad!

Also this week, Elliot was able to find some parts for his new/old jeep. He got a roll bar and a back seat. He is quite proud of himself. Me well, I just loved being with my kids. It's amazing how much goes on in a week!

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San Diego

Last week I was able to go to San Diego with my Mom and Sister-in-law Hannah. We had so much fun. We fit an awful lot into three days! Here are some of my highlights!!!

The first day we spent at Sea World, it was a blast. I wondered if you needed kids with you to have a good time, but we had so much fun! It is amazing what they are able to get the animals to do. I loved all the shows, it wasn't very crowded so we got around to everything in a short amount of time! Later that evening we walked around Old Town and ate at a great Mexican Restaurant!

The next day we went to the San Diego Zoo. We walked and walked and walked. I was AMAZED that we saw all of it. It was HUGE! We each had a favorite animal. Mine was the Panda's, Hannah's was the Koala Bears, and my mom's was the Giraffe!! There was a little baby Giraffe that kept running into the shelter to see it's mom then back out, it was soooo cute!

We were so exhausted after the zoo, but we went to the Temple and walked around and took some pictures. I loved it. It is truly beautiful! I am always amazed at the spirit you feel, but by being near the Temple! Then we ate dinner across the street at the California Pizza Kitchen--Yummmm!

Our last day we walked around the Beach~~~I LOVE THE BEACH!! I love the sound of the ocean, and the calmness it brings. It was beautiful and great weather! We were on Coronado Island, we walked around a bit. Did a little shopping, then grabbed lunch at a cute deli. I had so much fun. Missed my family a lot, but had a blast. Then to top it all off, Elliot and the kids surprised me and picked me up at the airport!!

More San Diego!

I forgot a couple things to add to my last post. First the beautiful scenery. I thought that San Diego was so beautiful. Here are a couple of the things I loved!

Next, we stayed in my Grandpa's house in San Diego, It was so cute and cozy! It was great to have a comfortable place to come back to each night. We loved it!

Easter

We were so happy that Easter turned out to be pretty good weather! Mykell was excited to find the eggs that the Easter Bunny hid. Their present wasn't ready yet but they had a couple little toys to play with. They looked so cute in their Easter outfits! As usual Mykell wasn't much of a picture taker that day! That afternoon we went to my parent's for and Easter dinner and an Easter egg hunt! My Grandpa Dunkley came, as usual it was great to see him. Mykell loved looking for candy and Eggs with her uncles. She employed Uncle Brett as the baby holder (see the picture, it's kind of cute!). We had to hurry home so I could get to work. All in all it was a great day!

Last One!!!!

Not to be outdone by his older sister. Here is my little guy all dressed up in his Easter best!! What a cutie!!

Coloring Eggs!

Tonight we colored Easter eggs, it was SO much fun. Mykell LOVED it! This was the first year she understood and had fun doing it. Now she is so excited for the Easter Bunny to come and hide her eggs. It was a messy endeavor, but so much fun. I hope the nursery leaders understand the dirty fingers tomorrow! Even with a bath we are still stained!

The Frogs

So since the posts are reading in the wrong order you should read the baby animal post before this one. If not, you may be confused. These are the little frogs (if you can see them), that Mykell got yesterday!! Yay they are still alive! You can't see them well, but she is pretty proud of her little frogs. I asked her what their names are and she just said "Ribit!"

Baby Animal Day

Elliot, his mom, my Sister-in-law Kelli and the kids all went to baby animal day on Friday. I was pretty sad to have missed this, but I needed to be getting a quick nap and getting ready for work. I think they had a blast. Mykell hasn't stopped talking about it. She keeps telling me we need to go back and hold the ducks again! They got to see the Easter Bunny, but unfortunately Mykell was too scared, so no picture, oh well! She even won a couple tiny frogs (won meaning we paid for them!). She LOVES the frogs, (me, not so much!). I hope I can go next year, but in the mean time I have some cute pictures!~

Tree Climber!

Blog overload!!

So I'm trying pretty hard to stay current on my pictures. Anyways, we have had a lot of fun this week, and taken some cute pitures. This one is of my little princess. One of her new favorite things is telling me to take her picture, and smiling! (Of course this only happens when she wants it to!). I think she is pretty cute, this is one of my favorites!

Elliot's Jeep

So yesterday I finally got to "meet" Elliot's jeep. He inherited the jeep last fall, and has been missing it all winter. I had yet to see it until yesterday. He is so excited about this thing. It looks like a lot of work to me but seems like it is going to be fun. It was his Great Grandpa's jeep and his Great Grandpa had added neat things to it like horseshoes around the tail lights and other things. Elliot's can't wait to work on it and take Porter for a ride!

Mykell also had a GREAT time this weekend. She LOVES going to Grandma Debbie's, she has so many things to play with and do. She would have been happier if it was warmer weather, but that will come. She was so tired when we got home she just CRASHED and slept in until 10! That little girl know's how to play hard.

Conference Weekend

We had so much fun going to Paris on Sunday. Conference was great and so was the company. I hadn't been down since Christmas (AHH). We got to visit with Elliot's grandparents, where I got the cutest picture of Porter and his Great Grandma! Grandma Debbie also took some cute pictures of Porter, I just LOVE his big blue eyes! He was so good even though he hardly naped. It was a great day!

April Fools

So for this beautiful warm 1st day of April we decided to put on our April best and build a SNOWMAN???!!! Oh, well warm weather will come again I'm sure (actually it isn't too cold out, just a lot of snow!). I know our snowman isn't the best, but the snow is really wet and the middle part got smooched. Anyway Mykell loved it. And Port just loved being outside. Happy April everyone!

Oh, Oscar!

So anyone that has been to our house in the past couple of years has probably met Oscar. Oscar is a scarecrow I bought a few years ago to go the the porch in the fall. Well, ever since he has become Mykell's buddy. We think Oscar got his name because Oscar is easier to say to a 1 year old then Scarecrow?? Anyways Mykell has loved Oscar since he was bigger than her. I know it's weird but oh, well. Mom and Dad hide Oscar, and eventually he is found by Mykell and she plays with him none stop. Oscar jumps with Mykell, watches movies, colors, talks to Mykell, and is at time the unfortunate victim of her violence--poor Oscar! Last fall I tried to put Oscar on the porch, when we were in the car one day Mykell saw Oscar on the porch and cried and cried she told me Oscar was cold and needed to come in the house. On Monday night poor Oscar snapped in half. Now only top half Oscar plays with Mykell~~what do you think fix him or throw him away??