Wait for it...

Here is the promised, and much awaited video. It's a bit long, but if you wait for it, it will be worth it. Watch Sara (Kate and Andie's cousin) on the left of Andie.

Let Them Eat Cake!

Andie turned 2 on Sunday. I can't believe my "baby" is 2 already! Where has the time gone? Seriously. It seems like just yesterday she looked like this:

Andie soon after we brought her home from the hospital.

Or even like this:

Andie on her 1st Birthday.

Now my baby is all grown up, and looks like this:

Babies grow up too quickly. I always say Heavenly Father knew what he was doing, making babies grow up so fast. Your baby grows up, and then you want another little one. We're not quite ready to add another one to the mix just yet, but then again, you never know...


Anyways, we celebrated by having a family dinner followed by presents and thn cake and ice cream. Andie had a blast.

Sporting her Princess Bling from Sara.

Sitting in her Elmo Chair from mom and dad.

Just a cute picture of my baby who is no longer a baby!

Admiring her bling.

Andie even picked her own cake. Everytime we went to Sam's Club, Andie would point to the picture of this cake and say (read: yell), "Elmo, Elmo, Elmo."

I thought it turned out really cute, and Andie LOVED it!

She didn't really eat the cupcake, but she sure liked licking the frosting off her fingers.

And, as an added bonus, she was a whole lot cleaner after eating her cake than she was last year!

P.S. I still havent' figured out how to save my video at a lower resolution so Blogger will let me upload it. So, check back again in the next couple of days.

Trust me...YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT!

Question of the Day

What do you do with a scurvy pirate?

My Top Model

I decided to get Kate's hair cut again. Rob was against the idea, but I convinced him to see things my way. Kate absolutely hates getting her hair brushed, combed, fixed, ect. It is a fight every day just to make her hair presentable. I told him that he was welcome to be the one to fight her everyday, and if he wanted to be the one to fix her hair everyday, he was welcome to.

He was not a fan of that idea.

I opted for the A-line cut. And I must say it is adorable! Really we just brush it and go. Sometimes, and I repeat, SOMETIMES she lets me curl it under with a curling iron. Like today. She had a new outfit, and wanted everyone to think she looked cute, so she let me curl her hair. Then, of course, she asked for a photo shoot. To which I obliged.

She came up with these poses on her own.

This kid is definitely NOT camera shy!

Work it! Work it!

America's Next Top Model: Here I come!

No photo shoot is complete without a shot with the Lil' Sis.

Celebrate!

All in all, we had a good Easter. Saturday morning Kate had another soccer game. It was freezing, and all Kate wanted to do was sit on my lap under the blanket. It took some convincing to get her out there on the field.

We got home, and I ran a few last minute errands with Andie while Rob and Kate headed to Home Depot. I got home, unloaded the car, and got the girls ready to go. The girls and I headed to American Fork for a picnic lunch and egg hunt with the Washingtons (my sister's in-laws). It was a pretty nice day, and the girls had a blast.

Andie did this on her own.

Seriously! I just happened to have my camera already in my hand.

Kate all ready to hunt for eggs.

Andie showing Aunt Kiki her stash.

Kate popping bubbles.

(They brought a bubble machine, and the kids had a blast chasing and popping all the bubbles.)

After the egg hunt the girls were exhausted. I had to constantly keep them busy singing songs on the way home to keep them from falling asleep. It was worth it. We were invited to a Barbecue with some neighbors down the street. The girls ate hot dogs and had tons of fun jumping on the trampoline. We went home, and I got Andie in bed, then Rob, Kate and I dyed eggs. Kate was even in bed and asleep by 8:30. It was WONDERFUL!!!

Easter morning arrived, and I awoke in a panic. Rob had started a shower (the Easter Bunny had hidden his basket in the shower the night before while he ran to pick up the sour cream I forgot). I jumped out of bed and made sure his basket wasn't getting flooded. Luckily he had seen it before he started the water. The girls woke up shortly after that, and were excited to go find their Easter baskets. (At our house the Easter Bunny hides the baskets for the kids to find in the morning.) Kate found Andie's basket, and helped Andie find it too.

Then Kate was ready to find her own.

It took her awhile, but she finally found it. She was SO excited!

The Easter Bunny had also hidden the eggs we had dyed with Kate the night before. The girls were excited to find the eggs too.

After that, everyone had a lazy morning except me. I put the ham in the oven, got the rolls out and rising, made "funeral" potatoes, and green beans. The girls got a bath, and I got them dressed in their Easter dresses. We ate our Easter "lunch," and headed to church. The kids were exhausted. Kate actually laid down on the pew and fell asleep. Andie was ready for a nap, and wasn't feeling well, so we took them home after Sacrament Meeting. But I wanted to get some pictures of the girls in their dresses first.

Andie did NOT want her picture taken.

Kate, on the other hand, was more than willing to pose for the camera.

This is the best shot I got of the two of them together.

Guess we'll have to try again another day when they aren't so hopped up on sugar, and when they're feeling a little better!

P.S. We've been enjoying our Easter dinner leftovers all week! The kids love ham!

The Game

Kate had her first soccer game tonight. I must say, it was very exciting...at least for the other parents. Kate was pretty much "that kid" who just stands around while her teammates try to score. Towards the end, she was kind of getting into the groove, and just as she was about to run it in and score, the final whistle blew! What a letdown!

On the way home we called my mom and dad and Kate told them all about her first soccer game. She told them she had a lot of fun. After she was finished talking to them, she ever so graciously let me talk to them too. I told them she was always the last one in the pack of "Herd Ball Players." I also stated that I thought she was a little timid and maybe afraid of the ball...just a titch. Kate yelled from the back seat. "NO I'M NOT!!!"

Kate actually kicks the ball in this clip.

Rob was not able to go, because he had tournament basketball games for both church ball and his city league team. After he saw the videos I took, he said, "Maybe she's just not cut out for sports. Maybe she should stick with dance."

Hopefully Saturday's game (at 9 a.m.) will be better!

Addisen and Kate after their first soccer game.

Our Soccer Star

Kate has her very first soccer game tonight. She is so pumped! She's been talking about it all week. Seriously, it's all she's talked about this week.

I was a little worried when she came home from preschool on Tuesday complaining af a tummy ache. I couldn't get her to eat anything all day, and she spiked a fever of 102.8. She just wanted to lay in my bed and watch T.V. all day. (Very unlike Kate.) The fever continued on Wednesday until around noon, but I was able to get her to eat and drink. She woke up today with no fever, and has been feeling fine all day. As long as her fever doesn't come back, I think I'm going to let her play tonight.

Rob took Kate out last night and let her pick out some shorts. He also picked out some socks and shin guards. When they got home, Kate, of course, wanted to try it all on. The socks were a little big, but I've washed them in hot water and dried them on high. So hopefully I shrunk them a little. Once she had her whole "soccer outfit" on, she of course wanted to go outside and practice with her daddy.

I love this picture of her, but she suddenly looks so grown up, and very tall!