Pictures-Taten 3 years, Ryker 6 months

Taten's Bowling Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Taten. This year for Taten's 3rd birthday we celebrated with a bowling birthday party. Here are a few pictures to show how much fun we had. I made the birthday invitations and party favors. And ordered a fun bowling cake from Giant Eagle. Everyone bowled and then we enjoyed pizza and cake. Thank you to all who came and celebrated with us. I am so grateful for the nice friends we have made since moving to Johnstown.

Rykers first foods

Ryker started eating solids at 5 months. I tried feeding him rice cereal at 4 months and he didn't show any interest. But this kid loves his baby food. Top picture I am letting him suck on some cantaloupe. Bottom picture is Dave feeding him some sweet potatoes. Ryker is so cute, because he leans in to get the food or will grab on to your hand to get the food to his mouth quicker. So far he has loved every food I have given to him.

New Sink and Countertop

We finally got our new sink and counter top installed. Here are pictures of the before and after. We love our new 57 year old house but the sink and faucet were leaky and I just could never tell if the counter top was clean. So they had to go. We like the change...next the kitchen gets a new floor. I wish I knew how to fix the icky musty smell in the cubboards. Any suggestions?

Easter-Here comes Taten Cottentail...

We had a really nice Easter. We had been talking with Taten about the Easter Bunny all week and about the Savior and why we celebrate Easter. Taten woke up early that morning and asked if the Easter Bunny had come. (of course the Easter Bunny was still sleeping) I told Taten we would have to wake up Dad and have him go outside and look for signs of the Easter Bunny. Meanwhile I took Taten upstairs to get dressed...when Dad came back inside..he reported that the Easter Bunny had come and that Taten must have been a very good boy.

We celebrated this Easter with friends. They came over to watch conference and we had a yummy dinner. Here is a picture of the table setting.

I painted- I didn't enjoy it.

While Dave was in Vegas, I painted. He was gone for 5 days and I wanted to surprise him when he came home. So I painted the upstairs hallway, bathroom, and boys room and the downstairs Den and bathroom. I have never painted before and it was a lot harder than I expected. Especially because I had a 2 year old helper and crying baby. I also finished hanging pictures and decorated the fireplace mantel and entertainment center. I didn't tell Dave what I was doing because I wanted him to be surprised. He came home, went in the bathroom-said nothing. He took Taten up to get him ready for bed and said nothing. I worked really hard, granted I am no professional so the job wasn't perfect, but I worked pretty hard. I actually had to point out that I had painted and all Dave saw was the imperfections. At least that is my story and I'm sticking to it. He did say something about the boys room but thought I had forgotten a second cote. But I purposely used 2 different colors. Dave I love you. I am sure he appreciated my hard work.

Nascar Pit Pass

Dave went to Nascar in Las Vegas in March with his brother Aaron and his friend Dan. Since the group was so small this year Dave surprised them with pit passes. They had so much fun Dave thinks they need a pit pass every year. Here are a few of the up close pictures.

Taten and Ryker

These pictures were taken at the beginning of the year by my new friend Sarah. They are so cute I had to post them. Ryker is around 3 months old.