Easter 2011

 Easter was a lot of fun! We tried going to one local Easter egg hunt no scratch that... scramble? More like, MADNESS! But we got there just a little bit too late, and there was way too many people, that the kids didn't even have a chance to get anything.

So we decided to try another Easter egg scramble that started an hour later...

We were there on time, but there was still a lot of kids and not a lot of ground to cover.

Elora is in there somewhere...

 There she is with her goods...

 Then we went home and colored eggs, fun!

 On Sunday, the kids got to wear their new Easter clothes...

 Max wasn't very happy about something here...

 You gotta love this photo though...

 After church, the kids got to hunt for the eggs in our home...

 Oh, and snow on April 30th... and no... I don't think this was the last snow of the year...

Max's Birthday...

 Max turned FOUR! in April... He's getting so big, I can't believe it!

 Awesome! Dinosaurs from Grandma S!

 And a Thomas the Train blanket from Grandma S too! He LOVED it!

 Soccer ball from Daddy which he loves! When he plays with Daddy, we call him crazy legs because he's all over the place... pretty good too!

 And... he got a Batman cave which they were both excited about...

Best part of living in Salt Lake?

 Is being able to visit Temple Square anytime we want to!

We especially loved the sights and smells of the flowers in the spring...

 Elora took this picture of us...

 The kids loved smelling the flowers...

 Elora took this one too...

April 2011 wedding and other pictures...

 In April, we went down to St. George to go to my cousin, Elisa's wedding. It was a nice little family reunion and good to see my cousins and aunts and uncles.

 TJ, Kari, Laurie, and Terry...

 Shelli, Seth, and Danielle...

 Darryle, Travis, and Christina...

 Good photo of me and Travis if I do say so myself...

 With Elora...

 Yay! Congrats to the new couple!

 Christina and Elisa...

 Elora and Max were also excited to see their new cousin, Holden, for the first time.

 Cute picture of Max with all his toys and balloons...

Elora made pirate stuff at preschool... I thought it was pretty cute that she was a pink-ballerina-pirate that day...

 17 weeks pregnant...

January - March 2011

 Elora started doing these poses when I take a picture of her... I don't know where she got it, but she sure is cute!

 The kids love playing train with all their "friends"

Again with the cuteness...

 They had fun playing with this box...

 The kids said, "Mom! Look at us! Take a picture!"

 And for those of you who didn't know... I'm pregnant! I've announced it everywhere else except the blog, so if you didn't know, now you do, and oh yeah, by the way, I'm due at the end of September.

We actually found out on Travis' birthday, so I wrapped up a test for his birthday present, he was pretty excited about that gift. We're both so grateful and so excited, especially where we were trying for three years. My body was just too stressed and unhealthy and not ready to hold a baby again... But I got some good health, lost 30 lbs, and got some fantastic supplements and essential oils and four months later, voila!

Here's my side view at 9 weeks pregnant...

The best part was that a few days after Travis' birthday, we found out that he got a job to teach at a different High School in the Salt Lake Valley, since the military guy came back, and that other position he had was temporary.

The kids have discovered the joy of the iPod...

 What a cute boy! I love that smile!

 Happy 28th birthday to me!

Elora drew me a couple of pictures...

 Travis got me some earrings...

 ...and an awesome pregnant Willow Tree set...

 Elora made this hat all by herself...

 And got my help for how to spell princess Elora Gough. She even cut out a little window, and stuck a picture she drew of a horse behind.