Easter!!!

Easter was a lot of fun. Because Brandon and Zeffie were already in SLC area, we didn't go to St. George as planned. Instead we went to me aunt Lori's house and did the whole shabang there. We dyed eggs had a hunt and had lunch. It was fun to be with family. Thanks Lori for letting us use your beautiful home!

Hazel sitting on the couch. The dogs had escaped her grasp for about two seconds. She loved the dogs. To bad her daddy will NEVER let her have one.

Daddy and Urban coloring eggs

Layla's cheesy I don't want to look at you smile.

What a sweet boy. Who couldn't resist those eyes?

Our silly girl.

Running to get as many as she can.

He got one sucker and couldn't have cared less about the rest.

Hazy did a lot better than last year. This year she filled her basket and then opened the eggs later!

All Done!

PROJECTS!!!!

I've been wanting to refinish some of our furniture for quite a while now and finally got around to doing it.  Here are some pictures of the finished products.  It was quite a bit of work, mostly keeping the kids from painting the floor and everything else in the garage, but it was fun to do.

Justin helped me put a new top on the table. The pictures don't really do justice to how big it is. We are ready to have a dinner party now! We can comfortably seat 10. Now I need more chairs.

Tatum's Angels

Brandon and Zeffie have put up a blog for Tatum. They are updating it regularly with any and all news of Tate. This way when someone wants to know how he is or whats new, they can just check the blog. So if you are interested it is tatumsangels.blogspot.com

Tatum Jacob Christensen

These are the pictures that I took of my handsome nephew last night. He was born Yesterday the 26th. Later in the day he was life flighted up to Primary children's and will undergo surgery today. They will be fixing his esophagus and attaching it to his stomach. He was born 6lbs 2oz. and is such a sweet calm little guy. He seems to be doing well, but all thoughts and prayers would be appreciated.

Blood, Blood Everywhere!

My St. Patties Day was a little trying. After what was a relatively good day, I was cleaning the Girls room and getting them all ready for bed. I asked Urban to throw something away for me. (He loves to throw things in the garbage and to be helpful right now.) So he did it and then I heard whimpering. He is a rather whinny child so I didn't think twice about it. I just ignored him until he came back. He walked up to me and shoved his little hand in my face with an empty mandarin orange can stuck to it. I hadn't removed the very sharp lid off the can and he had stuck his finger down in the can. When he tried to pull it out the lid came up with it. I tried to push his finger back down inside so I could get it free, but of course a one year old doesn't understand that logic. So he pulled even harder the opposite direction. Long story short, He cut up his finger really well and I had to take him into the after hours doctor. It bled like crazy and I was driving with no other adult help. Layla helped as best she could, but to say the least he was covered in blood when we made it to the doctor. He also kept putting his hands in his mouth. So he had blood all down his face too. I have never been to a doctors visit when I have been admitted without a wait or paperwork. I guess we looked a little scary. The doctor durabonded the cut and said that would hold for 3 or 4 days. (Little did he know what he was up against. Urban tore through it in less than 24 hours. By then they said they couldn't do anything for it.) These are some pictures of the aftermath. I really wish I had been able to get a picture of what we looked like walking in to the doctors. But they cleaned all the blood off his hands, arms and face. I can't imagine why!

The pictures are not the best, but it had been a crappy night!

Valentines a little late.

I keep looking at other peoples blogs and then thinking that I need to post something. I looked through my pics and couldn't find anything post worthy. We got a new little video camera(which broke 2 days ago. We will be taking it back.) and I have been using it a lot. It is just so much smaller and more convenient for the day to day stuff. But since the video camera isn't working we got out the regular camera last night and then uploaded all the pics I had forgotten about. Valentines day was one of them. We had a really good day. Church was awful but that is nothing new right now. But than We had DJ and Kate over for dinner. We made tons of yummy food and stuffed ourselves. It was great. I had made cookies to decorate but we were all to full to even want to. So the girls decorated them a week later. Urban got in on the action to, but he required that I help him with both hands. Thus the reason for no pics of him with cookies.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

The last week of January Justin had work down in Vegas. The company agreed to pay his gas rather than a flight, so he brought the whole family!  We were able to stop at my parents on the way down and back for a short little visit. For those of you who don't know, my parents were able to sell their house and will be moving out the beginning of March. It is bitter sweet. It is the last home we all lived in as a family, and it is the only home my children have ever known for grandma and grandpa. Plus not having the pool is heartbreaking for my kids. But We are so glad to see things go well for them and hopefully they will continue to. Here are a few pics that I took while we were in Vegas. ( PS. Justin will probably never take us on a work trip again.)

My idea of a vacation!

Urban Loves the water!

Layla jumping off the side.

Hazel is more cautious.

Urban eating his spoils from the Chocolate Factory.

Chocolate covered worms!!!

Watching intently. 

The M&M Store!

Our Hotel room. 

Enjoying M&M's

The cactus Gardens.

It was raining that day.