My Cubbie

Paul and I decided to do Awanas this year. I am helping out in the classroom. Paul is enjoying Awanas and being around other kids his own age. It is such an encouragement to hear him memorizing the verses.

Eating Popcorn

The boys love to eat popcorn whenever grandma makes it. Here are some pictures of them eating popcorn.

Family Fun Day

On Joshua's day off, we took the boys and Stella to the playground close by the shop. They had so much fun playing (the boys did). It was a beautiful day to be outside and it was nice to spend time as a family. Here are some pictures of our outing.

Our Mother's Day

Our Mother's Day started out alittle on the cold side, but then warmed up to be a beautiful day in the 80's. We went to church in the morning, then came home and cooked hamburgers and ate outside. The boys had a wonderful time running around and eating outside (one of their new activities). They were very disappointed in having to go inside to take a nap. The rest of us stayed outside enjoying the warmer weather. We went inside and I took a nap while my parents and sister went on a hike. Then I got this bright idea to switch Peter into a regular bed, it ended up being more work than I thought (but I am glad that it is done). We had to rearrange the room and furniture. Joshua took me to Wal-mart to buy some containers for the boys room so that I could finish the boys room the next day. We had a very blessed Mother's Day and it was very relaxing the spend the day with family.

Our Easter

Saturday started off with us having an nice family breakfast together. Then we cleaned the kitchen before opening our Easter baskets (yes, even we adults get Easter baskets). The boys loved what we gave them and loved looking at what everyone else got as well. They had so much fun playing with their new things. We wanted to take pictures of the boys for Easter, but they were both fussy. We did our best and it helps when Joshua makes funny faces and sounds. We did get some good shots though. Joshua took them outside so that I could get caught up on a few things and my parents and sister went out yard saleing for awhile. The boys love to be able to go outside and play. It started to get cold outside, so Joshua brought the boys in and we fed them lunch. Joshua and I decided to dye Easter eggs with the boys before their naps. My parents were home then and Joshua helped Paul and my dad helped Peter. The boys loved dying eggs. It seems like each year is a new adventure where they can do more and more things themselves. Before I know it the boys will be able to do this all by themselves and won't need our help anymore. The boys took good naps and we decided to give them baths before our company came over. My mom hid eggs around the house for the boys to find when they came down from their baths. The boys really enjoyed that. We have been doing piggy banks with them during the night and when they saw the coins in the eggs they were very excited. Paul and Peter both love to put the money in their banks. We invited over a couple from church so that we could get to know them better. My mom loves playing games and so do they, we had a wonderful time and it was great to get to know them better.
Joshua was going to be playing in the orchestra at church on Sunday, so he had to leave early. My family helped me with the boys, who were alittle on the fussy side. They still are having little symptoms of the flu. We made it to church and we had a nice service. I ended up taking the boys home after the service and feeding them lunch. Soon after they went to sleep. My mom's favorite thing to say is "life is short eat dessert first." So we all ate cake while she was making the Easter lunch/dinner. After it was made, we ate at the dinning room table just relaxing. It was nice because we did not have the interruption of the boys. We did not have an evening service so we just stayed home and relaxed. After the boys woke up, we went for a walk and then they played outside, while I continued to get things done. Yes I am nesting already :). We had a wonderful Easter just relaxing and spending time as a family. We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter as well.

Funny Sayings

As many of you know I love doing crafts, and my favorite store is Michaels. I love going to Michaels whenever I can. They were having a sale after valentine's day and I was going to go and use a coupon I had to pick up some stuff for next year and some things for Peter's birthday party. I had planned on going with Joshua to Walmart and then taking the boys myself to Michaels.

Me: Come on lets get ready to go on some errands. Mommy needs to go to Walmart and Michaels to pick up some things.
Paul: I like Michaels. (remembering all the craft stuff that we have gotten from Michaels for him and Peter to do). I want to go to Michaels instead of Walmart.
Me: Well, I need to go both places and Daddy is going to be going one of the places with us.
Paul: I like Michaels. I want to go to Michaels.

I laughed when I heard him saying this. I guess it runs in the family. When he gets older, I will probably be running to Michaels alot more. Paul loves to do crafts.

Happy Birthday, Mommy!

Another year has gone by since my last birthday. Where has the time gone? I am very blessed to be able to celebrate another birthday with my family. There is so much to be thankful for. I am turning 25 this year, it does not bother me at all. I think that I am very blessed for being 25: I have been married for almost 4 years, I have two boys and one on the way, and I have been blessed to be alive for 25 years. There are so many reasons to be thankful, we are thankful for each of you.

Blevins Family Pictures 2009

Another Day At The Zoo

We went to the zoo again yesterday. It is very nice to be able to have passes to go whenever you want. I know that it would be hard to have to buy a ticket everytime just to go in and know that you could only stay a few hours. We try to leave early and get there so that we can look at some animals before we have to go home for naps. Hi mom, we're ready to go to the zoo and we are so excited about going!!!!! We got to see some animals that we were not able to see the last time that we went. These are for you, William. Paul petting a baby wombat. This place was cool. You went in and there was tons of birds flying around. They even had it where you could feed the birds. The boys liked this place and looking at all the birds. We also saw some sea otters, mountain loins, and a snow lepard (sorry the pictures did not turn out :( ).Joshua and Paul looking at the mountain lions. We also saw a moose. They had a bald eagle exibit. Grizzly Bears. Porcupines. Did you know that they climbed tress????