Happy Easter! We had a great time with my family and got plenty of candy from the Easter Bunny. Porter learned how to play "duck duck goose" with his cousins and ran around screaming every time someone said "goose." The boys also got some new Easter clothes and looked so handsome!

We've had a fun time with animals lately. We went to the zoo and had a great time there. I also trapped a spider under a cup because I was too scared to squish it and was waiting for Matt to get home to do the job but Porter was sooo intrigued with it I bought a bug box so he could enjoy it a little more. He thought it was so cool seeing the spider crawl around and he was sure it was a girl.
Matt was afraid it was a hobo spider so he got rid of it after Porter went to bed and now we're trying to find a new bug to keep.

Zac is starting to adore his older brother. He gets a huge smile on his face whenever Porter talks to him. So far Porter still really likes Zac too and we hope that doesn't change.

Well there have been two major updates in our family over the past week or so. First, my dad just got his liver transplant last night and everything went well. Thanks to God and everyone's prayers. The surgery went very well due to the fact that, like my brother, he's not normal. The other big update is that our house is for sale. We are looking to take advantage of the low mortgage rates and get something a little roomier with a bigger yard. Porter takes it pretty serious when I take his nose and eat it. Enjoy the new photos- one of these days we'll actually post some pictures of Michelle and I and not just the kids.

Finally got some nice pictures of Zac taken, compliments of our friend, Mindy Black. Aren't they so cute?

We took an unexpected trip to California in January. Matt had 6 days in a row off just by chance so we decided to make the drive and get some sun. It's crazy how much Zac has grown in so little time. He's even chubbier now than what these pictures show.

Thanksgiving

Happy late Thanksgiving! Porter loves being a big brother and has had no trouble adjusting to any lack of attention. Whenever Zac cries he goes up and comforts him by saying, "It's ok, it's ok. I know, I know."

We went to a dinosaur museum the day after Thanksgiving. Porter had a lot of fun and Zac enjoyed napping. We also put up our Christmas stuff including a new train around the tree which Porter loves to watch for hours and hours.

Surprise!

We had a sudden surprise during the BYU vs. Utah game (no comment). Baby Zac decided he wanted to come a few weeks early. He was born on November 22 at 9:38 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. Here are a few pictures and a video we took while at the hospital. Porter has been a good big brother so far.

Happy Halloween

Here's a couple of pictures of our little Indian boy. He wouldn't wear the feather trick-or-treating but he was still cute! I also included a picture of Zac. He was a belly...:)

Birthdays

Hooray! We finally bought a new usb cord to upload pictures from our camera. Porter and I have both had birthdays that we haven't been able to share because we lost the old cord.
Porter is officially a 2 year old! You'd never be able to tell... Matt and I took him to a petting zoo and then we did a little party with my family on his actual birthday. He was sooo excited about his birthday cake, which he calls a "happy cake." It's so cute the way he says it so I had to get a video of it. He got to ride a pony at the petting zoo which he loved as well. As soon as Matt put him on it he starts yelling, "Yah! Yah!" He's a regular cowboy!

My birthday was decent. Matt had to work conference all weekend so it was a little lonely. Porter and I just hung at home during the day and then went over to my parents at night. My mom took my sister, Angie, and me out to dinner at IHOP as some recognition of me turning 25. Porter made it especially exciting by taking us each out into the rain to jump in puddles. He would not sit for a second so we each took our turn. I remember seeing wild kids like him before I had my own and thinking how the parents just needed to discipline better. If only it were that easy... FYI, Matt took me out to dinner and a movie on Monday as a belated birthday so we did get to spend some quality time together.

We went to Lake Powell with Matt's family in June. It was nice to be with family but it was an exhausting vacation! Porter wouldn't take his naps and wouldn't get in the water so there was a lot of crying going on from both parents and child. :) Thank heavens for portable dvd players and Signing Time (even though we were all singing the songs in our sleep by the end.) Let's add Grandma to that list as well....
Since Porter wouldn't go in the water himself he liked to sit on the shore and command Matt to jump off the houseboat for his entertainment. It was like watching a king order his jester around.

I really do have a family and we do really do stuff with them but I never have my camera around. Porter and I went to a cabin in Idaho with them over the 4th of July but the camera died from being used at Lake Powell so I didn't get any pics. Real quick, though, it was a much more relaxing vacation but we really missed Daddy. Porter's favorite thing to do was throw rocks off the balcony and play in the sandbox. It was fun but I wouldn't do it again unless Matt could come. It's amazing how long 5 days can be without him!

We went to California for our 4th anniversary so Porter got to see his grandma and pop pop again. He just loves his grandma so much! Mommy meant very little to him that trip. He likes playing "dog pile" which is what he was doing with his cousins in the picture. We went to Matt's cousin's graduation party and danced the night away too.

I also went in for my first appointment and we were able to see the baby. Since I was only 13 weeks we can't be sure what it is but the Dr. said (and I agree) that it looks a lot like a boy!

Porter Movies

Porter has been learning a lot of new animal sounds (my favorite is the werewolf) that I wanted to get a video of. I only got a few since he was in one of his crazed moods. He's nuts. We have also diagnosed him with what seems to be an acute case of glowormaphobia. We can't figure out where that one originated since he's fine with other glowing, musical, animated toys.

Easter 2008

This year we spent Easter Sunday alone since my parents were in Las Vegas but we did go to my sister, Hollie's house on Saturday for a BBQ, an egg hunt and hot tubbing.

Porter has turned into a candy junkie so when he found out that Easter meant getting a whole stash of it to himself, he was pretty pleased. While I was busy doing dishes and couldn't help him with his candy, he took matters into his own hands and gnawed off the heads of his little Peeps since he couldn't get them out of the box himself. It sure is a good thing that Grandpa is a dentist!