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I seriously can't get enough of these cheeks especially since he's now smiling and cooing... 
And can I just say THANK YOU BLAKE for deciding to sleep for a longer period of time these past couple nights. You have no idea how good this makes me feel. 9 weeks and 9 hours...great job dude
Last week me and my sister Britney took all of our kids to fly kites. This April has been AMAZING weather, and I know our breezy cool days are just about over. I loved flying kites and the kids loved it too!! It was so fun to watch their faces and see them get so excited...
We took way too many pictures the other night when the Lambs came over. Everybody has got to get themselves one of these, hours of entertainment. And in case you can't tell who everybody is...
Erik Jamie and our kids
Jay
Me (I laughed so hard, to tears)
Kate (she freaked herself out a little bit)
Anna
David
Now that I'm four, I love playing outside, wrestling, holding Blake, jumping, break dancing, singing primary songs, playing with cousins, playing pirates-bad guys-kung fu-and superman, doing puzzles, watching movies, making Kate giggle, eating ice cream and grilled cheese sandwiches, doing headstands, and being with my dad. Every night I pray that "I can be nice to da girls" and when I play with Anna or Kate I say, "C'mon supahgiiirls!". Happy Birthday David! We love you so much because you are so friendly, loving and always ready for a good time.
coming home dirty, smelly, and sporting a 'stache...
Here was the fun part of the weekend - the girl's (and Blake's) afternoon out! The last couple years Anna's gotten a little jealous of being left out of going to the mountains, so that's why we have made our girls time together. Me, Anna, Kate and Blake went on a mall shopping trip, then that night all the girls stayed up late, watched Bevery Hills Chihuahua, painted our nails, and ate mint chocolate chip ice cream - Anna's absolute favorite! The movie was hilarious, all the kids loved it and I thought it was so cute. What I loved about my time with Anna is that I tried to take this oppurtunity to have some quality, no stress, get-to-know-you time together. I was relaxed and laughed more, things I sadly forget to do more of on a day-to-day basis because everything else seems to always get in the way and -- it was kinda fun to stay up late together! I'm glad I had this weekend to realize how much more I need to do this and how blessed I am. Anna is one cool chick and I love being with her, she loves to have fun no matter what she's doing and she LOVES to giggle. Wow, I felt younger again this weekend and that felt great. Thanks Anna (and Kate) for a great time!
...and Blake, what'dyou think about hangin with the girls?
Kate couldn't stuff her face fast enough. She was slow at actually hunting the eggs because she had to open each one before she would go and find another one.
I love these pajamas and the chubby kid wearing them! David called him Superman-boy. Here is a slight glimpse of those dimples...
This is the best part of every party we go to at Easter, I just love watching the cousins open their eggs and stuff their faces. It's also funny to watch them morph in to hyperactivity as the sugar kicks in...
Hopefully this will be my last time going AWOL with blogging, we finally got a new computer! No more crashes and slow up/downloading, I'm SO excited! So now I'm playing catch up, there is so much to cover about Blake's first two months. He is growing up way too fast! I'm sad that the time of referring to his age by weeks is coming to an end and that he isn't a little ball curled up on my chest anymore :( Life really does go by way too fast. When looking at my four kids, I think I ask myself every time, "When did all this happen?!?" 
We watched the UCONN/MICH ST and UNC/VILLANOVA game at my brother Bryan's house in Suprise. The boys headed to the Priesthood session while us girls (including my mom) cheered on North Carolina. Karin, thanks for letting Anna wear your lucky hat! She is convinced they won because of her. Thanks for a really fun time guys, as always!
Oh and what do ya know, I won my family's NCAA tournament this year! I get to keep this trophy (with all the winners engraved on it) for the next year. Here is the big question, how in the heck did I win again? I also won in '06 and now I've come the the conclusion that I'm one lucky guesser...crazy. sorry to all my family members who watched all the games and researched all season...
I really love blessing days, thanks to all the family that came in celebration of Blake. Jay gave a great blessing and we had an absolutely fun day filled with lots of food and lots of cousins. To me, nothing gets better than that!
This was our trip to the Phx zoo with all my family when Blake was 5 weeks old (it was a fun spring break). Another great day with all the cousins!
I love Spring! We finally started our amatuer garden 3 weeks ago. Jay worked really hard along with the kids to get this all together and it was a fun Saturday morning. The kids have loved watching everything grow. Jay went a little nuts and planted tomatoes, watermelon, canteloupe, green onions, yellow onions, carrots, cilantro, beans etc. along the back wall. We'll see how our first attempt at a real garden goes?
I had to put these pictures on here of a get together at my parent's house recently. Every once in a while, we have the dads lay down and line up and let all the cousins walk, jump, and fall across their backs. This time the injuries were minimal, but the noise in this room was loud! They all love when they get to do this to the dads. 
And an update on each of the kids...
She gets in plently of brewhaw-haws with David so she likes to spend time alone sometimes. One day I walked by her door and saw this...it made me laugh.
David is keeping extra busy and loves having Blake around. He's been having a hard time at resisting his impulse to tease the girls constantly but boys will be boys sometimes I guess. He loves going on bike rides around the neighborhood and has made some new friends. He will start preschool in the fall - he can't wait to have his own big thing to do!
He and Kate are a roller coaster ride together but are the best of friends. He is great at making her laugh and doing the things she wants to do. I love hearing them chatting and laughing, I find them doing this every morning with every toy and book on his bed... 
They also love playing outside together and they are always digging in the dirt, completely in their own world...
Kate is a crack up and we are loving this age, everything she says or does is hilarious. She is always so cute and bounces around the house everywhere she goes. I can NEVER get her to hold still and smile for pictures and lately she will actually cross her eyes or close them, here are just a few of the many...
Finally, a normal face for the camera...
The kids can't get enough of Blake and are constantly wanting to hold, touch, rub, poke, kiss and hug him. Poor 4th child. Lots of fun times to come...
Blake is doing really well, all he does is eat sleep and poop. We laugh because he is always farting, burping and pooping, such a boy. He has DOUBLED his weight in 8 weeks, starting at 7'6 and now he is almost 14 pounds! He is already in size three diapers which he seems to make disappear with all his blowouts. We have loved watching him grow and get his own little look and smile. We love when we get a rare glimpse of both of his dimples on either side of his ginormous cheeks. Here he is at...
six weeks
four weeks
two weeks - this was our lovely hospital stay. They ran a bunch of tests, monitored his fever, and pumped him with antibiotics for 3 days. One night his IV came out and they had to stick his about 9 more times (feet, hands, arms) before they finally got it back in. Poor guy, we were blessed that they never found anything serious and sent us home safe and relieved.
David called these Blake's "guns"
