MARCH - TOP NINE

1. Piper has been busy being a hand model for Pebbles in my Pocket a lot this month, and she only ever has one request which is to be paid in glitter! So after each mini photo shoot she does she gets to pick a color of glitter from mom's craft room to do a craft with. This girl is the definition of all things glitter!
2. Princess play date! Piper got to have her friend Sadee over for a play date. The two of them decided they wanted to have a tea party and dressed up in dresses that my sister and I wore for Halloween when we were their age. It was absolutely darling!
3. Josh accepted a new job at his work and is now Lead Welding Instructor of the MATC Welding Department! I've convinced Piper to call him "Headmaster" which drives Josh crazy, but is positively the cutest!
4. Amy's Eggstravaganza! I got to spend the night gabbing away with my sweet girlfriends and paint eggs! It was a much needed night out and was full of laughter, creativity and friendship.
5. My same friend Amy put together an awesome St. Patrick's Day party for all of our little kids. I can't even believe how fast the kids are multiplying and growing, but getting together is always fun!
6. Piper is a big girl! I mean really! When I was pregnant my mom gave me a box of clothes that were mine when I was little, a lot of them being stuff she and my grandma had made. I halfheartedly accepted the box and stuck it away with the feeling that Piper would never be big enough to wear them! Well, I forgot about the box and then got a friendly reminder from my mom saying that she was pretty sure Piper is big enough to wear some of the clothes, so I went and pulled it out and to my surprise she does!! Some of the clothes were even to small! I can't even believe how fast she is growing! She gets so many compliments when she wears the crocheted sweaters that my grandma made. Crocheting/Knitting is definitely an art one that is often over looked but is still much appreciated!
7. One Saturday before I had to go into work, we went to Chipotle and grabbed food and had a picnic at the park! Piper had been begging to go for weeks! It was just what our little hooligans needed! They played their little hearts out and both took a well deserved nap afterwards!
8. A trip to the aquarium! Hudson's new word is fish! Although it comes out more like "ishie" he has been saying it all the time ever since we got our two little fish for Dr. Seuss's Birthday, so we decided that maybe he was old enough to actually appreciate the aquarium. He did! Both the kids ran wild and pointed to every single fish in the whole building.
9. In an attempt to make Hudson like going to nursery better, we bought some bubbles for him to play with in the back yard seeing as the nursery leaders always let the children play with bubbles to distract them while the mom's and dad's slip out quietly. We so hoped that he would love them in nursery long enough for us to sneak out, but unfortunately he didn't. He sure loves them in the backyard though and we love watching his shocked face every time he touches one and it pops!

Good Bye March and Hello April!

FEBRUARY - TOP NINE

February felt like a really bummer month. We were all sick for what felt like everyday of the month. Even Josh got sick, which doesn't happen very often! I found my self wishing the month away, especially because we are all so over these cold, play indoor months! It was nice however, sitting down to do this blog post and being genuinely surprised of how many little moments of complete joy we had this month. There were more moments than I could remember, which made it hard to limit my amount of photos down to a top 9!

1. Hudson and his puppies! This kid can seriously let out the cutest "meow" in the world, but his love for puppies is turning into our new favorite obsession. He now carries two stuffed animal "pu pu's" along with him for the majority of the day.
2. We missed 3 weeks in a row of gymnastic this month! 3! in order to feel like I hadn't completely wasted our money I grudgingly signed up for the make up Saturday class. This one class made up for our completely crappy last 3 Mondays! Piper got to be with her favorite substitute teacher, who really has encouraged Piper's new found love for gymnastics + we ran into the Spencer's! So, Piper got to do gymnastics with Lynlee and I got to watch my sweet Ellie do her gymnastics's class while Hudson had CeCe to play with! It made for a perfect class followed by a lunch/play date!
3. The snow is MELTING!! We are so thrilled and are secretly hoping this doesn't mean we are just going to get dumped on again in a week or so! Hudson has discovered the drops of rain that drip off the side of the house and it keeps him amused for hours! 
4. Like I said earlier, we were sick a lot this month but, no one gets more sick then our little Piper with her ear infections! She had an especially bad one that caused a pretty constant amount of infection coming out of the tubes in her ears! It was awful, and makes her super unconformable. However, the one beautiful thing that comes from her poor sick body is the amount of snuggles we receive from her that make being her mom 100 x over worth it!
5. Hudson is still on a train kick! He got 3 new ones for Valentines Day and I've never seen a kid appreciate a gift more. I literally melt inside when I watch him line up these trains over and over again!
6. Piper got her first Valentine from a BOY! They were homemade cookies which just added that extra touch of love! Jack's mom and I pretty much have their whole marriage planned out, but I think it struck a shock of terror for Josh!
7. Hudson is rocking a new hair cut! Dang Stud!
8. Piper received her first set of BFF necklaces from her sweet friend Sadee! These two our the perfect combo of just plain cute and ridiculously goofy together! Piper has worn her necklace every day since she got it and is just in love!
9. We finally had a beautiful day on Saturday! Like extremely beautiful! We ate both breakfast and lunch outside, the kids played for HOURS! + we got started on some much needed yard work! I live for these days!

JANUARY - TOP NINE

One of the things I want to work on this year is remembering the little every day life moments that make me happy. I often find myself in the habit of thinking "we didn't do anything this month", or "nothing is new", but in reality that is just not true. My children are growing and learning something EVERY single day, and there really is something just so heart warming about that. I'm often reminded of this by my three year old, but it really is the small simple things in life that bring the most joy into our hearts. That my friends is what I want to remember. I've decided that every month I am going to put together our best 9 everyday moments that I want to remember and cherish. Heres to the small and simple!

1. Piper's first day as a Sunbeam! Or as Piper calls it a "Sunpink!" I had a hard time wrapping my mind around the fact that she is old enough to go to primary, but Piper had nothing but excitement for this new moment in her life, and I've decided that I really could listen to here sing "Jesus wants me for a Sunpink" forever! Hudson was really lucky and got his first month of nursery with his big sister, and now that she is gone he is having a very hard time! 
2. Trader Joe's! I have been going to Trader Joe's for forever! We use to spend summers in Washington and it was always on our must go and stock up list, and then when they opened one (now two) in Salt Lake we haven't even gone once... until now! Josh was given a jar of Cookie Butter at work for Christmas.. and we are in love with it, especially on our french toast on Sundays. :) So we just had to go their to get some more! It is officially Piper's favorite store! Mini Carts! Do I even need to say more... It made grocery shopping so fun, I wish everywhere had them!
3. Hudson Bear - the phone theft! This kid can pick pocket a phone out of anyone and get away with it! Which is shocking since he is just so short! You can always tell when he has one though, by his quick pitter-patter out of a room with a silent little laugh! Siri on my phone now has an accent.... and I have no idea how to fix it!
4. Hudson has found a love for lining up cars and trains! It's been one of my favorite things to find around the house since my little brother would do it growing up, and the fact that Hudson does them, and they keep him entertained for hours is just the best thing ever!
5. Piper has finally mastered head stands against the wall! Way to go little gymnast!
6. Teddy Bear Picnic at preschool, or should I say Unicorn Picnic! Piper finally had an excuse to bring her "Big Sparkle" to school. It made her whole week!
7. Zombies! Piper came out of her room one night and I expected her normal " I have to go to the bathroom" stall tactic.. but instead it started with "there is a wombie coming!" with a whole story of what sounds they make, and that they live in the mountains! I have no idea how she knows about Zombies but I was dying! Since then she see's their shadows everywhere... this picture was of her hunting one in Oliver's kennel.
8. Hudson's first time wearing a tie! I may be a little biased... but what a little baby stud!
9. Piper learned how to write her first word this month! Mom!! It was MOM! I was so excited! She can also now write her name! Her cute little letter scribbles are probably the cutest things I have ever seen!