19 weeks! Yikes! If this baby comes at 38 weeks like the last two we're half way there!

First BB Gun

 Grandpa Brett and Grandma Teri got Kylan his first BB Gun for his birthday. They asked for suggestions for his birthday and Tim told them a good toy gun that wasn't plastic (we have gone through about 5 of those already, they break too easily). At the store they told them that people get BB guns and then use them as toy guns, so that's what they did (they aren't much more than a toy one anyway). Well, of course Tim couldn't let him just use it as a play gun, and he is old enough anyway to start learned how to use one, so today he shot his first BB gun and I don't think I can even start to describe how excited he was!

 Tim had him shooting at a can, and of course I had turned off the video camera and taken this picture instead when he hit it for the first time! I then went in the house and Tim said he hit it another 10-15 times after this.

 Here are the boys, their gun and the can. Of course Emmit couldn't be left out of the action (which made me a little nervious), but he stayed out of the way!

And here's a close up of the can. One step closer to being dad's best huntin' partner!

Happy 5th Birthday Kylan!

 I can't believe my boy is 5! Crazy!!! I also have to sign him up for kindergarten this month (yikes)! We had his family party last night and then he is having his first friends party (which is mostly his cousins) on Saturday. He requested chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate ice-cream, so I made him one chocolate/chocolate cake and one yellow with chocolate, because I'm not a huge chocolate fan and I think mom should get a little something for doing all that work 5 years ago!!! We also had homemade ice-cream thanks to grandma Kenna which is always better!

 Waiting while everyone sings to blow out his candle.

 Everyone singing.

 Opening presents. He got so many great things! When everyone left he told me he had the best birthday and that he loved all of his presents!

On his birthday Kylan:

* woke up at Grandma Kenna's house. He had stayed the night with Evan who is staying there while his mom and dad are out of town.

* chose to have jack-in-the-box for lunch because he loves their curly fries and chicken sandwiches

*went to the Lorax movie with Grandma Kenna, Carissa, Evan and Mya

*had popcorn and skittles for dinner because the movie didn't get over until 6 and the party was at 7 and grandma had to hurry and make the ice-cream and get over here! His dream come true!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLAN! We are so glad you are part of our family and we love you so so so much!

Enjoying the warm days . . .

 We are starting to have some really nice days every week and the kids take full advantage of them! 

 Emmit has discovered the slide this spring. He has a hard time getting himself situated to slide down it, so he has decided that going down on his belly is the best way!

 Both Bill and Cam had Spring Break this last week so they have been here. Last weekend them, Kyle and Gavin got Ky and Braden and they all played baseball out in the driveway. Kylan and Braden are playing Tball this year (their dad's are coaching) so they loved it!

 Braden on base.

 Ky hitting.

Kylan has made so many cute things at preschool this year and we have been hanging them up around the playroom. Well, we have started to run out of room so he took a picture in front of all the ones we took down to make room for more. Of course Emmit had to get in on the picture taking!

Our Week . . .

After being relatively healthy all winter all of us except Tim have been sick this week. I started the cold off on Thursday, then Kylan had it come Sunday, and then Mya and Emmit followed a day or two later. Kylan, Emmit and I seem to be getting over it today, but poor Mya girl started with a fever last night and even though she insisted when she got up this morning that she was all better (I think it was just because she wanted to see Uncle Bill who came into town last night) . . .

 She looks like this right now back on my bed. She has a fever again, but hopefully now she will just relax because Uncle Bill stopped in this morning and saw them!

 Kylan started Tball this week. His dad and Uncle Gav are the coaches and he is loving it! They found out on Monday that their first practice was Wednesday, and since he is a lefty we of course could not find a tball  glove for a lefty in Fallon, so we had a little family trip to Reno on Tuesday to get his tball stuff and his birthday shopping done. We left here at 9:30am and were heading home by a little after 3pm. The best part was the kids were awesome the whole time! We had no major breakdowns, didn't even have to bring the dvd player in with us to eat lunch and everyone slept on the way home. Plus we went on the worst weather day of the week so Tim was pretty happy he wasn't at work!

And there is my little Emmit boy in the background. His worst day of the cold was while we were in Reno, which was good for us (he was very calm and didn't care that he couldn't just run wherever he wanted) and I think good for him because he was pushed around in a stroller and could just relax! He still sleeps in the playroom and has been getting up earlier and earlier lately because there are lots of windows in his room and no blinds. Mom and dad were not happy about this and really neither was he, so I spent the $25 and got blinds for the playroom and we put them up this week. We are all so happy and I kicked myself for not doing this earlier! I forget how cheap mini blinds are now! I know the kids will probably break them (it is their playroom) but for $4 a blind it is well worth it! 

 Here he is saying cheese and thinking that the flash was going to blind him.

No flash was required so he kept his eyes wide open for the next one, but insisted on putting his hand in his mouth instead! He is a  very silly boy! The poor guy has shots today, that is if he is healthy enough which he seems to be feeling much better! If not, maybe they will give him an antibiotic instead!

On a weather note, Spring is coming and you could tell this week. Total typical Fallon Spring weather: On Monday it reached 75 degrees - my kids were outside all day (until the wind came up, which is always inevitable on a warm day this time of year) I watered the lawn, and eventually the kids couldn't resist the sprinklers and ran through them. Come Tuesday the high was 39, but really it was one of those days that got colder as the day went on instead of warmer. When we left for Reno is was blowing like crazy and snowing. In Reno it kept snowing on and off the whole day! Tomorrow it's supposed to be 69 degrees! So crazy but so nice to at least have some warm days!