{Eggs}

My parents were brave & had the children dye eggs in their house.

several eggs & a few Presley melt downs later 

we had some very colorful eggs.

how cute is cooper? I just love that baby! 

when it finished dripping it was a BYU egg. 

of course.

aannndddd the meltdowns...its hard being 2. 

I love my mom's smile in this picture & the way Madds is looking at her. 

B for Britton

{the appointment}

We made it.

I held my breath for about a month.

Monday Cooper finally had his opthamology appointment.

For weeks I have been eager to get answers.

(this is what I am talking about. click here.) 

The Doctor was loud & wonderful. 

Cooper was terrefied of him & his lunchbox of light toys.

But I knew right away that he was going to be great.

He did not leave any rock unturned & was very detailed in his examination.

I left knowing that he has the baby's best interest in mind.

There had been rumbling of MRIs. Rod & I wanted to avoid that. The Doctor did too. 

so here is what he said.

in 4 points.

1) His optic nerve is small. which can lead to many issues. But with that he is still very little so its a wait & see game at this point. 

2) His vision is immature. basically...his tracking is slow, but again...I am confident he can play catch up! (our babies are typically lazy babies. not meeting milestones is not new to us.) 

3) His vision is blurred, & again...we will reevaluate in a few months.

4) He has astigmatism. However again...he can outgrow that.

all great news to us! 

I am sure his vision will only get better & better as he continues to chunk up & grow up!

(he is easily our smallest in birth weight, but biggest 4 month old! he is hhuugggeee.) 

He is the sweetest baby. 

loves to have his cheeks rubbed & loves to put my hair in his face.

still loves holding hands & loves to be held facing me with my arms tight about him. He still prefers momma & is not a fan of being passed off. He started giggling yesterday. 

He is a darling darling baby.

next week its audiology.

{spoiled rotten}

Our children are super blessed.

They have family that loves them...

& spoils them like crazy! 

Omah took Presley to Build a bear to deck out a stuffy of her choice.

Opah took the boys to the Lego store so each could pick a set.

I stuck with the girls.

We are not the type of parents to buy toys on a 

whim for the kids...They have to earn pretty much 

everything they get. 

which made this such a special & fun outing for the kids.

There smiles were huge.

{Charlie & Sara}

old friends can be so refreshing. 

This is Sara(8 years ago)

& This is Charlie (8 years ago) 

These two have been in our lives forever. Charlie had his hands in my joining the church & if that was not enough...also in Rod & I meeting & of course as you know...marrying. 

These two were there when Tre was born & we have referred to Charlie as "Uncle Chuck" since. 

These two now live 5 minutes from my parents in Arizona. Charlie & Sara's children call them Omah & Opah. We are family. 

These two will always be the dearest of friends to us. We truly love them like family. They do more for us then they know. 

These two invited My parents & us over to their new digs for play & visiting. 

here is Sara with cooper (currently)...

ps: Charlie & Sara...if we die you get them AAALLLLLL.....

start praying we live till they are all grown;) 

{another sweet reunion}

Can you even believe it?! In one month I got to see both Tamsyn & Laura, aaaalllllll the kids & Tamsyn's baby bump! 

Feeling like I hit the jackpot. 

Tamsyn & I planned to meet at my boy's favorite Arizona hot spot. The train park. 

The kids played & got good & sandy while Tamsyn & I "tried" to catch up. My mom & Rod were a big help & juggled cooper & Presley for me while I visited while playing referee. The kids rode on the train, & finished off the afternoon with ice cream cones & a carousel ride. we said goodbye with intentions of double dating later in the week. But wouldn't you know it?! Tamsyn & the 3 got sick. Boo! The good news is...Ill be back in July. 

so until then....