We enjoyed lots of family time together this weekend. One of the local churches in San Jose hosted an Easter Festival with lots of games, a petting zoo, an Easter egg hunt, and bounce castles. Ammon & Maddie Sue had a blast!

Conference Weekend

This was the first Conference Weekend in three years that Nathan wasn't working. We really enjoyed having him home and watching the conference talks together. Here are a few pictures of Ammon and Maddie Sue playing together.

Easter Dress

Grandma King made Maddie Sue a special Easter dress. Here are a few pictures of her in it.

We love this smiling face!

A Letter to Grandma

I found this letter while sorting through Ammon's art work. It melted my heart!

ABC and 123...

Having a reader in our house has definitely been life altering. Nathan and I can no longer spell out words when the we don't want the kids know what we're talking about.

We visited Arizona for my brother's mission farewell two weeks ago. Nathan flew back to Califormia after the farewell and the kids and I stayed the next week since Ammon was out of school for winter break. While at a gas station Ammon says to me, "What? You're having another baby?!" This statement caught me off guard, so I asked him what made him think I was having another baby. He pointed to a sign that he had read, which was actually "Animal Hospital," but he knew this was just silly, because pets can't go into the hospital. He then proceeded to explain that since we were headed near the hospital that I must be having another baby. The only time Ammon has seen me in the hospital was when Maddie was born, so he quickly jumped to conclusions.

The whole situation was kind of silly. Despite my attempts to explain what a veterinarian is and why they have animal hospitals, Ammon had made up his mind that the whole idea is prosperous!

Elder Clayton Patterson

Clayton's mission farewell was on 2/20/11 in Surprise, AZ. Here are a few pictures from the luncheon afterwards. I know Clayton wasn't too fond of having his picture taken, but he'll thank me later!

Grinch Baby

Ammon loves to read Dr. Suess books. Among his favorites are "When the Grinch Stole Christmas." We purchased a Grinch doll for Ammon a few weeks before Christmas and he has been attached to it ever since. Due to the number of arguments in our home over the Grinch, we also purchased a Grinch doll for Maddie a few weeks later. The Grinch does everything but bathe with Ammon, and I think he'd also join him in the bath tub if I'd allow it.

About two weeks ago, Ammon decided that the two Grinches were going to produce him a "Grinch Baby." Not knowing exactly what his plans were, I watched as he took the Grinch dolls and placed them on the couch together. He took my hand and walked me into the kitchen. He proceeded to check on their progress over the next few minutes and then explained his plans to me.

After about ten minutes of no baby, he finally sighed and asked, "Uhhh, how long it this going to take mom?" The whole event brought a smile to my face and made me giggle a bit. I quickly explained that only living things can create babies. Although this was a little disappointing to Ammon, he finally came to terms with the fact that we'll only have a boy and girl grinch in our house and never a grinch baby.