Fun in the Sun!!

Sorry I posted like a million pictures this time because it's been a while since I posted anything. We've had Rockwell's birthday and then Alice's birthday. One of our favorite missionaries had to transfer out of our area so we got a picture with him (Elder Cook) and his companion ( Elder Gillins) We had my brother Michael come and try to sell pest control with Ryan. He stayed one month and went home and got engaged instead.

Pretty soon we will be moving up to Raleigh. I can't wait until I can be in the city again. I really miss Costco. The swimsuit selection is not very happenen at Wal-Mart and K-Mart. I really need a new swimsuit because the one I have is the one I got right after I had Rockwell, and luckilyI have shrunck a little since then. Anyway, we tried the beach out a couple weeks ago and it was awesome. We want to start going every Monday but we'll see. The missionaries always want Ryan to come play volleyball on Monday because that is their P-Day. Oh and the little girl dancing with Alice and Grace is our next door neighbor Nicole. We've adopted Nicole and her mom Jamie. Jamie's husband is in Iraq right now so we always have her over for dinner and to hang out with us.

I had to post this picture of Grace. She loves relaxing in the tub. She is quite the little princess.

April Showers

Pretty little Alice

Cute Kids

My beautiful little "Angel Babies"

Rockwell loves to climb into things. He climbed into the dryer while I was switching laundry over but I couldn't find my camera in time.

Grace took this picture.

Easter

Easter morning was so crazy trying to get pictures of Rock's first Easter and getting ready for church. The book that I got Alice makes me cry-"A Blessing From Above."

Grace had fun with mommy's make up

The girls love to eat popscicles on the trampoline. Rock loves it too!

They always pretend Alice is the mommy.

Rock loves to help me undo the dishes.

Rockwell Thoroughly enjoyed hunting for Easter eggs and crawling in the grass!

Grace is showing us all the eggs she found. I wanted her to wear the cute outfit that matches Alice but she threw a huge fit until I gave into letting her wear the "flower dancing dress" that she wears day in and day out.

Alice was shoving chocolate in her mouth as fast as she could before I came to get her bag! The other night we caught her downstairs sneaking chocolate after we thought everyone was asleep. Ryan asked her what she was doing and she said, "I'm just having a few pieces of chocolate and then I'm going potty and then to bed and that's it. I won't get out again so that you don't have to shut the door and lock it ok dad."

Trampoline fun.

Ward Easter egg hunt.

Finally Posting Again

Well we are finally in North Carolina. We have been moving for the past 2 1/2 months. We will only have to move one more time in July and then we won't have to move again for another year after that and we don't know where that will be. Ryan's selling pest control right now until his training with Cisco starts at the end of July. We are house sitting for his cousin right now about an hour south of Raleigh. So we are in Sanford. The roads are really confusing here and everything is 20 minutes away. That's something we are really going to have to get used to. The ward here is really nice. Everyone is in the military so half the ward is in Iraq. That is why we are house sitting. Ryan's cousin Jen is staying with her mom in St George until her husband comes home. He is a military lawyer. He came home to visit right before we got here and when he got back to Iraq they put him in a new trailor and that night his old one got blasted. Scary! Anyway, we're really liking it here but we think the West is best of course but who knows we could be here for a few years but with Cisco we can always work our way back west so that's nice. All our kids are growing so fast. Rock is walking a little now and Alice and Grace are such little girls now. They are so fun but we are thinking this may be all the kids we have. The last few months have been really tough on all of us so hopefully things will start to settle down a little. It was my 27th birthday on the 16th and Ryan got me a new mini van so now I am officially a mormon mom. I used to think that I never wanted a van but it has helped so much and I just love it! So that is about it.

Halloween and Gracie's birthday

They loved carving pumpkins but then they were afraid of the scary faces they had when we were finished!

Family pictures

Jeremy took the pictures while Melanie tried to make us all smile. It was the best experience I've had trying to get my kids pictures taken. I think we'll hire them for good.