Spring Break

For Spring Break, we decided we wanted to take the kids on a little vacation.

We decided to go to Salt Lake for the weekend. It was perfect, not too far of a drive but it had plenty of things to do as a family.

We left Friday after Brad got home from work. We made it to the hotel about 7:30. The hotel was perfect. It had a living room with a couch that folded out into a bed so Mason and Morgan slept there. We put Maddox in the pack n play in our bedroom.

 

 The kids were super excited to explore the hotel room.

 On Saturday morning we got up and met Brian at Denny's for breakfast. Then we took the kids to temple square.

 Mason was a big fan of the visitor's center that showed the tools used to get the stone and the train tracks.

 The kids are obsessed with water fountains so they insisted on stopping for a picture at every one.

We also walked around the conference center. We were there on the day of the Women's broadcast so it was closed to visitors on the inside.  

After Temple Square, we drove to the mall that had Build a Bear and the Lego store.

Morgan had been asking for weeks to go to "Polar Bear."

 Once she got inside, she couldn't decide which animal she wanted. She probably put her animal back 6 times and picked a new one.

She finally decided on Pinkie Pie from My Little Ponies.

 Maddox got a little puppy. The kids took their new animals to give them a wash and brush.

 Mason washed the puppy for Maddox.

 Morgan with her Pinkie Pie.

 Next up was the Lego store. This was definitely the kid's favorite stop. Morgan loved to build towers at the play station.

 Mason liked building too, but he couldn't stop bouncing from one are of the store to the next. He found so many lego sets that he thought were so cool.

 Mason finally decided on a Lego city set.

 After the Lego store, we stopped at Costco. We always have to go when we are in Utah. We walked around for a little while and then got lunch. Then we went back to the hotel for a little while to let the kiddos take a nap.

After nap time, we went to the Gateway Discovery museum. It was definitely worth paying for. The kids would have stayed forever if we would have let them.

 Maddox's favorite station was the beehive with all the little balls.

 Mason and Morgan both loved the water station. They directed boats and played and played and played.

 Our attempt at a family picture. At least I got one of them looking.

 Mason was a big fan of the rock climbing wall.

 Maddox got pretty mad that he couldn't climb up it.

 All the kids loved the farm section. Mason and Morgan loved the horse.

 Maddox was a big fan of the potato plants. Guess he is an Idaho boy.

 There was a new display of a life flight helicopter. Morgan loved to be the pilot.

 Mason loved being in the back of the helicopter.

 Morgan and Maddox spent forever in the sand box. I liked it because it wasn't real sand, but it was little pellets of squishy rubber or something.

 After the museum we got some dinner. Then we went back to the hotel and did a little swimming in the indoor pool. Maddox absolutely loved swimming.

We had so much fun. It was nice to have a little getaway and take the kids to see some new things. We drove home on Sunday so that Brad and I could be back to work on Monday.

Maddox turns 1!

Maddox turned 1 on March 1st. It's crazy how fast this year went by.

Luckily for me, Maddox is my smallest baby and will happily snuggle with me anytime.

After Maddox woke up, he got to have whole milk in a sippy cup. He would take a little sip and then throw the cup. He wasn't sure what to think about it.

 Happy boy, crawling all over!

 We just had my family over for pizza and cupcakes.

 Maddox got a couple presents, but his favorite was definitely the balls.

 He wasn't quite sure what to do with the cupcake at first...

 But he soon realized that it was delicious!

 On Sunday, we had Corey and MaryAnn and the Doty's over for dinner and we celebrated a little more. 

Maddox knew what the cupcake was this time! 

Maddox had his 1 year check up. He is growing and looking healthy!

He was 19 pounds (20th percentile, which is the biggest he has ever been)

and he was 23 inches (0.2 percentile) 

This weight to height ratio makes him look like a little chubby baby!

Maddox is super happy most of the time.

He loves to crawl behind Mason and Morgan and try to play whatever they are playing.

He is a FAST crawler and pulls up on anything and everything He walks along furniture but is not brave enough to let go yet. 

He is absolutely the baby of the family. Morgan and Mason both just love him to death.

Morgan loves to sneak Maddox bites of her food and Maddox will eat anything and everything except bananas. He makes the funniest face and spits them out. 

I've tried to mix bananas with other food and he always finds the banana piece and spits it out. 

Maddox is so good at wearing his hearing aids and not pulling them out.

He is starting to wave and blow kisses, shake his head no and nod yes.

He babbles a ton and loves to dance and lead the music.

We sure love our little Maddox boy and are so glad that he is part of our family!

February Fun

February was full of lots of fun. Once the sun came out, we sent Daddy out to shovel the driveway and the kids took their cars for their first rides outside.

 Maddox got to be bundled up and snuggled while we watched the kids

 One day Morgan got sent to time out in her room. When I told her that she could come out, this is what she looked like. She had taken off all her clothes and put on her fairy wings and tutu.

 We played lots of dress up.

 Maddox got a plate of spaghetti for the first time. He immediately picked up the plate and rubbed it on his head...He has not had the privilege of eating off a plate since :)

 Mason celebrated Dr Suess' birthday at school. He made this super cool hat. He also got to take his favorite Dr Suess book to share with his class.

Snow Sculptures

One Saturday, we drove to Driggs for the Snow Festival. The Doty's came too.

They have a snow sculpture competition and we wanted to check out the sculptures.

 It was absolutely insane to see the sculptures and how much detail they had on them.

 Maddox stayed bundled up and was happy

 They had a little playground made out of snow for the kids to play on.

There was also a car made out of snow.

After seeing all the sculptures, we went and got pizza. Then we went to the hot springs and went swimming. No pictures of that unfortunately, but all the kids loved the swimming. Maddox is a little fish!

Christmas in Idaho

When we got home from Las Vegas, Santa had presents waiting for the kids. They were so excited to see the cars and jumped right in. They drove them all over the living room.

We went to Grandma and Grandpa's one night for Christmas with the Fabbi's.

Maddox was happy to just be held and snuggled.

 The kids got spoiled with books, clothes and toys.