Easter Bunny came too :)

Not only did the kids get cute outfits...but the Easter Bunny made a stop at our house too...Klous has been waiting and waiting for Easter time...so it was so fun to see him wake up and be so excited for it to FINALLY be here!!! He even woke up Monday morning...yelling at me from his room..."Mommy...it Easter time...bring me bike, glove, helmet"...guess he didn't realize it's a once a year thing!!! Either way...it was way cute to see both kids excited about what the Easter Bunny brought them!!!

Klous got himself a new bike and stuff to go along with it...
Aysha got the "girly girl" stuff...and couldn't get enough of looking at her baby and basket!!
Our little baseball player!!!
So happy to have her 1st Easter!!!
She's on a mission to get her basket....
And just checking out her baby!!
Klous was all excited to get out and try out his new bike...he didn't care it was still chilly out...and only 8:30 in the morning...he went out...jammies and all!!!
Not quite sure how to do the pedaling thing...so Daddy's trying to help him!!!
He was off...just kept going and going...
After practicing more on Sunday and then on Monday too...he's slowly catching on...but he sure is excited about it!! Hope you all enjoyed your Easter as well!!!

Happy Easter 2009 :)

Happy Easter to all of you!!! Here are only a few pictures from today...the kids of course got their new "Easter" clothes...and I had to do a little photo shoot with them. They were simply adorable if I must say so myself!!! I love my kids and my husband and I couldn't ask for better people to have in my life. I was sad I didn't get to see my family for yet again another holiday...but we're going home (Minnesota) in May...and I can't WAIT!! It'll be so great for Klous to be able to play with his cousins and for Aysha to finally meet everyone!!! Enjoy the pictures of the kids in their cute new clothes!! I LOVE THEM!!! So pretty and so handsome!!!

Aysha was just a DOLL I think...the outfit was cute on the hanger...but even CUTER on her!!! And the flower...just made that this morning, and I loved it!!!
She's just a happy baby and loves the smile for the camera!!!
She's slowly starting to sit up...and I had to click this one before she face planted!! Isn't she cute!!!
And here's my handsome little man!! He was grumpy and usually is as we're getting ready for church...since we meet at 1:00...yeah it's his naptime...so I had to keep telling him..."You better not smile...don't smile for mommy..." And I got REAL smiles...not just the CHEESE ones!!!
Man I love these kids...Klous was so excited to be able to hold Aysha...they're so cute together and I'm so glad they love each other!!!
He's getting so big...and looked so grown up in this little suit...what a hotty huh!!! I LOVE him!!!
Then we went outside for a few pictures...the sun was so bright and in their eyes...it didn't work great...but they're still cute!!!
And here's our attempt at getting our whole family!!! Aysha got a little cut off...but we did alright!!!

We love you all and hope you guys had a GREAT Easter and were able to reflect on our Savior!! We took some time to watch a movie with Klous today...and he hasn't stopped talking about Jesus healing the people so they could see!!! It's cute...guess he really did watch it!!

Love...

Why is it when I'm feeling so down...so upset...so frustrated...so sad...so unhappy...and so annoyed, that the person I usually take EVERYTHING out on, is the one to help and make me feel better?? It's been a really rough week for me...and I've been down a LOT...but it's so nice to know that my husband will come home at 6:00...give me a hug...and listen to me if I need to talk. I couldn't ask for more. I'm so lucky to have such an amazing guy and two beautiful babies that love me. THAT is what is important at the end of the night...thanks to my friend Amy for reminding me of that!! I'd be a mess if I didn't have Ryan there by my side when I hit the hard patches of the road...he makes me a better person. I love him more then I can express and I need to apologize to him yet again for taking everything out on him. I LOVE YOU BABE!!!

Bought a house!!!! :) :) :)

Well...after paying rent for SO SO long and flushing our money right down the toilet...we finally found a house this weekend!! I was out taking pictures and thought I'd share some!! It's cute...has a nice little kitchen...cute windows and shutters...a bright red door, which may need to be painted...don't want people thinking we like UTAH :)...and a doorbell that Klous REALLY likes!!! I think it'll work for a while...at least until we outgrow it and have to sell it ourselves...what can you do...it's just a starter home right!! Guess we'll see how it works for us and if we can handle all that comes along with being new home-owners!!! I must say it's an exciting thought to think that paying a lot of money at the beginning of the month will go to a HOME now and not an apartment that isn't ours...it's real sad when I sit down and figure out how much we've pain in rent the last 7 1/2 years....OUCH...could've been a SWEET down payment...oh well though right!!!

Alright...here it is...


HA HA HA :) Gotcha!!! Klous (and Aysha when she gets big...and all the neighborhood kids) are new home-owners!!!
LOL...it's cute though isn't it...found it at a garage sale last weekend...$30 for this practically brand new playhouse...Klous loves it. He's already had Zack over to play...and Jaylee across the street has tried it out too!!!
I told Ryan on Sunday that I wish I was as spoiled as Klous...last year the Easter Bunny brought him a new car...and this year just before Easter he gets a new house....I'm jealous!!!
But he's definitely a proud home owner...check out that smile!!! :) :) :)
Oh the joys of being little and having not a care in the world!!! Wish I could be that excited about getting a new house and all that comes along with it!! We'll get into one someday...maybe soon!!!

Man I love this kid...:) well both of them!!

So I needed to take a shower this morning...Aysha was falling asleep, then waking up, then crying...it was a rough morning for her!! So I asked Klous to keep her binki in her mouth while I took a shower...and to come get me if she was crying hard...well I was taking a shower, and Klous came running into the bathroom...(my first thought was "oh great...what now")...well he tells me he pushed a button to watch a movie...I told him to LEAVE IT ALONE and just watch TV and play with his toys...I didn't hear Aysha crying, so figured things were "alright"...I finished up and started to hear Aysha fuss a little...so I got done, turned off the water, and heard Klous talking...this is what I heard...

Klous - "Mater...police car...Queen...cars...really nice"
Aysha - a little squeak/noise...
Klous - "Police car...Mater...really nice"

So I hurry and dry off...get clothes on...and come out to see what's going on...this is what I found...it was ADORABLE...Klous was reading his Cars book to Aysha...sitting there so sweet and doing his best to tell her all about the cars. Man he loves his sister, and when she started fussing, he got a story to read her...how cute is that!!! I carefully ran over to grab the camera and he just kept reading...it was so cute. Priceless treasures that I needed on a rough morning!!!

He was pretty proud of himself too...adorable!!!

Easter Eggs :)

We made plans with Ryan's sister Shauna to color Easter Eggs with the boys this weekend. So between sessions, after naps, and when ever it actually happened, we'd color them...Klous had been waiting ALL week, since I let him pick out what package he wanted...of course he chose the BALL one. So he was very ready and anxious to do it...Shauna called and told me Zack was being naughty and they wouldn't be coming right then...so if we wanted to get started to go ahead...Klous was THRILLED!!!

We got paper on the table...(thanks Amber) :) And then got the stuff ready...I hadn't done this since I was a kid...so I wasn't quite sure what I was doing...had to read the box ;) Klous had fun putting the eggs in the water and checking them :) We only started out with 2 colors...
He colored on the eggs and DROPPED them in the water...a little spillage, but oh well!!
He thought it was pretty cool to check on them too!!
Aysha was all smiles watching her big brother do it too!! Isn't she so happy!!!
A little bit later, I got a text saying Zack had woken up and wanted to come up now...so Shauna & Zack came over...and we got more colors out and more eggs!! Zack thought it was pretty cool too...don't know if Klous & Zack had more fun...or Ryan :) :) :)
See...Ryan's too focused on his egg...the little boys will smile for a picture!!
Here's the finished products...the BALL eggs :) :) :)
And the colored ones...I helped draw Klous & Zack on the eggs...Zack is the green and Klous the blue...
It was fun...and the boys had fun...too bad their attention span is still only like 15-20 minutes on something!! Oh well...it was fun!! And it was a good weekend...relaxing and uplifting...who could ask for more!!

Love my kiddos :)

Today it hit me again how lucky I really am to have such happy, healthy kids...so I had to take advantage of that and get some cute pictures!! I smile daily with these munchkins...and it's just getting better and better as each day goes by...Aysha is getting so big and smiley...she giggled for the first time today...it was adorable...and Klous always says something to make me laugh!! Like today...we were in Wal-Mart at the check-out...as I was paying and we were walking out...Klous was saying..."Thank you shopping at wal-mart....thank you shopping at wal-mart"...guess we have an official, capable door greeter on our hands!! How old do they have to be to get hired!?!?! :) :) :) Makes me laugh!!!

Here's our pretty princess...she looked adorable in this outfit...as she always does!! She's getting more aware of her headbands and ALWAYS pulls them over her eyes...gonna have to nip that in the butt soon!!
CUTE kids...Klous just had to get on the princess blanket with her!!!
They both had their "Daddy" shirts on...I didn't even try it!! Klous' says: My Dad is my HERO and Aysha's says: My Heart belongs to Daddy....CUTE :)
She'll watch him like a hawk...and he just loves talking to her...and likes it even more when she makes noises or "talks" too :)
She's not so into laying down all the time anymore...she's loving her bumbo and exersaucer...plus she's liking her toys more too...she'll hold them and bang them into her face til she gets them in her mouth!!!

She's just too cute!!!