Porter Strikes Again

Ruby loves Porter so much that if he does something mean to her she usually doesn't care. It was a nice chilly yet sunny day in Cedar and while I was busy Porter went into the backyard, leaving the backdoor open so Ruby followed him out there, and he turned on the hose. We have a sprayer on the end of the hose and Porter had turned it to mist and was spraying Ruby right in the face. Of course she wasn't crying so I didn't notice until she was already soaked. I sent Porter to time-out and changed Ruby's outfit for the 2nd or 3rd time that day(that is her undershirt so at some point in the day she had already trashed her normal shirt). In the second picture you can tell that with that big of a smile its obvious how much Ruby didn't care that she was soaking wet and cold.

More Easter Prep

After the hunt we went back to my house to have some Easter fun. I was busy sewing Ruby's Easter dress at the last minute so I wasn't a lot of help except taking pictures every now and then. We boiled eggs and Porter could hardly wait to start dying them. Carri and Porter colored all of the eggs. We had these little cups that came with the dye kit that Carri thought were ingenious. Porter put face stickers on his eggs and Carri had lots of fun rubbing gold on her eggs. Next Carri made sugar cookies and frosted them. I did help with the sprinkles.

Getting Ready for Easter

Saturday morning we went to the city easter egg hunt which is always chaotic. We got their early and had our baskets ready. The eggs were tossed around and this one guy (he was part of the group putting on the egg hunt) realized that their wasn't any eggs close to our side so he attempted to get us to move in 10 ft but kids on the otherside of the area saw us moving and thought it was time to go. We stood there knowing we weren't supposed to go but the guy couldn't stop the other kids so if we didn't go we wouldn't get any eggs so away we went. I think their should be only one adult per child allowed in the egg area because you have to push your way past parents to get the eggs. Last year when we only had one kid I stayed out and took pictures while Sam helped Porter. People need some common sense.

Aunt Carri

My sister Carri came to visit on Friday April 21st. We waited and waited and Porter asked everyday for 3 weeks if today Aunt Carri was coming. Sam just happened to be in SLC the day that Carri could fly in after her finals so he drove her to our house. Friday morning Porter woke up and the first thing he said was "Aunt Carri is coming today". - Carri I need a picture of you and the kids.

Thank you Grandma & Grandpa Dodd

Grandma & Grandpa Dodd sent the kids $10 in their Easter cards and boy did they have fun finding something to buy. Porter wanted lots of toys but ended up getting a Cars toy that shoots out the car, he also got bubble gum and Starburst. Ruby got a baby stroller that she can practice walking with and play with her babies.

Haircuts

Porter and I both got haircuts this week. Porters hair was way way too long. I knew he needed a haircut but I was amazed how much hair I cut off. He always wants his hair in a mohawk or "pokey" so I just cut it so he has a faux-hawk.For the last year I haven't cut Sam or Porter's hair because we haven't had clippers. I finally broke down and paid $85 for a really good set. The lady told me that if I oiled them the right way they should last for 10 years. Our previous clippers have last max one year but these should be a lot better.

I also got my haircut this week which was a lot of fun. A friend of mine is really good at cutting and styling hair. Everyone who knows me knows that I never do my hair which is partly because I hate it in my face and partly because I have no idea how to style hair. Shanette told me everything she was doing and what products to use so I have high hopes that I can make it look nice. I also got bangs which I am really excited about because even if I put my hair in a ponytail I have to do something with my bangs. So here is my new hair cut, its hard to tell from the pic but it is shorter in the back (A-line).

St. Patrick's Day

This year St. Patricks wasn't as much fun because Porter wouldn't eat any of the green food I made him. I made him green macaroni and cheese and he refused to even try it. The "leprechauns" had dyed his milk green and he wouldn't drink that. I even made green cookies that he wouldn't eat. In the morning my goal was to get a family pic with our green on, but that never happened. I did get one picture of Ruby trying to get food out of the freezer.