It's that time of year again

Yes, it's that time of year again. The early mornings, the late nights, the dirty laundry, the dusty floors, and yet, it is still so much fun to get out in the dirt again! Jett asks every morning if he can go ride the tractor with Dad. When he planted some grain with Rhett, he asked why it wasn't growing. Rhett replied that it needed to be watered and Heavenly Father would help it grow. Jett then insisted on taking his water gun the next day on the farm so that he could water the grain so it would grow. What great lessons Jett is already learning on the farm. No better place to be than on the farm working side by side with his Dad and Grandpa.

Jett had to dress himself the first day he got to ride on the tractor. He had to have the boots and most importantly, the hat. No good farmer goes to work without his hat!

What cute little farm boys! Soon it will be Sawyer riding on the tractor with Dad.

So now we have sown the seed . . . . . .

Say Cheese!

Sawyer's first word was duck. Dad was so proud. Then came cheese. We must take a lot of pictures! I want to know what happened to saying Mama first???

Mr. Bunny came to visit

For a month now Jett has been anticipating the arrival of "Mr. Bunny with my gun that goes peeww." He was very inquisitive as to how this whole Easter Bunny thing works. He asked where the Easter Bunny lives, what he looks like, and if he has a car to get to all the little kids houses. All very good questions that I was scrabbling to find answers for. The night before the big arrival of "Mr. Bunny" Jett then decided that maybe he didn't want a Bunny hopping around his house and perhaps running into him at some point. I assured him that "Mr. Bunny" was only there to get the job done. In the end "Mr. Bunny" did get the job done and put smiles on everyone's face, including my own.

There is nothing cuter than dressing up in our new Easter outfits for church. So cute!
Jett was most excited about his new sandals that he even wore to bed the night before.

Coloring Easter eggs with my little boy brought back such great memories. The dozens and dozens of eggs my Grandma Elaine boiled for the eventual coloring to come. The perfectly color coordinated cups for each color we had to choose from to color our eggs. The stickers, the crayons, the diapers (for baby eggs of course). And last, but certainly not least, the millions of great places for the Easter Bunny to hide the many beautifully colored eggs! Truly, Easter was a magical time at Grandma Elaine's house. It still is one of my favorite holidays. Now making those magical memories for my boys has brought that magic back to me.

The Easter Bunny did a great job, if I do say so myself!

Sawyer ignored the mower, the ball, and book. He went straight for the candy! Finding those Easter eggs with the candy in them was his favorite part.

Jett of course loved all the presents, including Sawyer's. He especially loved the gun. A gun of Rhett's that he had when he was a little boy, so cute. Jett had to shoot all the eggs before he would pick them up after finding them. He shot everything in sight all day. Dad showed him the right technique for shooting accurately. The aiming, breathing slowly, closing one eye (Great! Another hunter!) All the instructions Jett took very seriously as you can see in the clip. He now sleeps with the gun and pretty much everything in our house now, is dead. What am I teaching my kid???

I am looking forward to the many more Easter eggs to be boiled, colored, stickered, and diapered! Let it be known Brother, Sisters, and Cousins; Those color coordinated cups are Mine!

Good times with cousins!

Thanks for a great time Dayton family!

Flyin' high

Thanks Mamma and Grandpa Dwight for coming to see us. It was short, but it was sweet!

We Love You!

My professional organizer

One might ask, 'How does Annalise stay so organized?' Well, today I am going to tell my secret. I have a professional organizer! He is very proficient at what he does. In fact, he does random drawers throughout my house on a daily basis. This day he decided to go through the important files and bills that we have.

First he takes all the papers out of the files, to get a good look of course.

Then he color codes all of the papers. He finds just the right color and puts a mark on each paper. I am not quite sure how that system works exactly.

Then this, my friends is the finished product! Such incredible results in such little time! What would I do without this little man in my house!

If you are interested in hiring him, let me know and I will get you his rates and see when he will be available to come organize your life!

Ski Bums

Instead of getting cabin fever this winter we decided to hit the slopes, and we really did. We loaded up skis, hats, gloves, boots, goggles, diapers, lunch, back pack, kids, and we were off. This was no easy task, but when we would get to the ski mountain, it was all worth it. Jett really loves to ski, and I think Sawyer liked getting out in the fresh air. When the lifts would close at the end of the day, Jett would start crying because he didn't want to go home, he wanted to ski! He is already a die hard!

We really are Ski Bums!

Sawyer even caught a little shut eye while cruising down the hill!

It was always treat time when we would board the lift. Even Sawyer caught on and would start whining until we got the treats out!

Jett's two favorite things were the 'Dora trail' through the trees, and the jumps. He was even catching a little air every once in awhile.

Rhett carried Sawyer on his back, I carried a baby in my tummy, and we both helped Jett! Some people thought we were absolutely crazy! We just had a good time.

Jett even got to ski with his cousins. He really thought he was big stuff and had a lot of fun.