Easter at The Wilson's

The week before Easter we went to Morgan Hill to see Grandma and Grandpa Wilson for an Easter party. We got all dressed up and took lots of pictures. The girls had so much fun hunting for eggs and playing with cousins. It was a beautiful day and a great gathering. Sadly, the pool and spa were too chilly to really enjoy but the company more than made up for it. Enjoy some of our photos!

Growing Baby Girl

Kylie is getting so big! She talks so much. She loves to hear music and dances along. She has learned how to spin around, so cute. When we talk to her, she repeats the words we say. She too smart for her own good and gets into trouble. But what little one doesn't.

Kylie loves animals, cats and dogs mostly. She likes lions, tigers, and birds too. She can't get enough of water. Whether its in the shower, bath, or pool! She is getting really good at climbing and likes swings and slides. We try to get outside now that the weather is getting warmer but she puts dirt in her mouth any chance she gets!



Kylie is such a little sweetie. She gives Stephen the sweetest looks, shy and loving. She is getting great at giving hugs and kisses. She is always quick to smile especially at a game of peek-a-boo.

Kylie lights up every room and brings smiles to everyone she meets. We feel so lucky to have such great children.

Natalie's Baptism

Natalie was baptized on Saturday, March 6th. Probably most of my readers where there, so thank you! It was so exciting for her. She was so cute. On the way over she needed to hold my hand because she was so nervous. We were so amazed that so many friends and family where there to show their support. Natalie was thrilled!



We all had a great time afterwards at our home hosting a party for Natalie's birthday and her cousins Lexi and Jenna. They all had birthday's within three weeks of each other. It was great. I think Karl has photos from the party but I haven't seen them yet... I will add any I get!

"Happy 8th Birthday Natalie"

My little girl is getting so big. I can't believe she is 8 years old now! We have been very excited for this birthday and preparing for it in many ways. Not only have we been going back and forth about a birthday party with friends but a party with family including getting baptized, and releasing her pet butterflies.

Dad ended up getting pulled out of state for a business trip on Nat's birthday so I was trying to figure out how to make it special since he wasn't going to be there and we weren't having luck with inviting friends over and her family were coming for her baptism, two weeks away. It just so happened that the pet butterflies she had been raising for caterpillars that she got for Christmas were ready to be released that day! That helped. Then, she requested that I hide her presents and make a scavenger hunt to find them! To top it all off, Danicia was able to come over and join us for dinner and dessert. It was all a huge success.

Here we are getting ready to let the butterflies go. It was really exciting but some of the butterflies weren't sure how to get out so we had to cut up the cage and that was interesting. We have some video that I may post some day...

Yes, Danicia has a way of making everything fun and special. Natalie was so happy she was there. They both wanted me to make cupcakes. Nat requested ones with double frosting! We ate about half of them in one day!

These two are SO silly!

Kylie LOVED the cupcakes - you can see the evidence on her face!

The Jungle!

The Jungle is an awesome indoor play area for kids and toddlers. I have been wanting to take the girls ever since Kylie could walk. She is starting to jump and crawl all over my couch, so I knew she would really enjoy this place. We all had a great time watching both girls crawl, slide, and jump around. Grandpa Wilson hung out with us while we were there and Grandma Wilson met up with us afterwards for lunch and to see Natalie open some early birthday presents.

Yes, that is me crouched inside the toddler's tunnel. Kylie figured out pretty quick how to get up and down the playground steps back was still learning the ropes. The tunnel had a bump in the floor like a bridge that she really loved going back and forth over. She loved staring at the other kids playing there too.

Here you can see that little tongue sticking out. She was so thrilled to be sitting there, turning the wheel and didn't even need it to go moving!

I tried to show her how fun the ball pit was but she wasn't too interested. Maybe next year...

Natalie had a blast crawling through all the tunnels and jumping into the big kid's ball pit. Dad was brave enough (I think that how you describe it) to join her for some crawling. Not sure if he is going to do that next year without some knee pads!

Kylie was nice enough to perform her new trick for Grandma and Grandpa Wilson at lunch. I think the whole restaurant saw when Dad put her on the table!


Afterwards, she drove out to visit the church where Mary Jo is buried. It was the first time we had been there since the funeral. It was nice to remember how wonderful she was and what a great example her life is to us. Her birthday was that week so we wanted to make sure we saw her.

We stopped by to see Grandpa Fred and Chris! It was a wonderful day seeing so much family. We are very lucky to live so close to one another.

A New Year

Let me get you all caught up on what we have been doing this last month...

Kylie is just the silliest little baby ever. She is so very happy. She loves to met new people and can't wait to go outside every day. She is getting to be a very good talker too. She loves her family so much. Stephen is her favorite to sit with. Natalie is her favorite to chase. I'm her favorite to eat with. Dad is her favorite for just about everything but especially bath time.

She has a little obsession with shoes but I think that's pretty standard with baby girls. Natalie was the same way. Kylie is loves playing peek-a-boo best.

Anytime Kylie hears the doors open or close, she rushes to see what is going on. She cries if she doesn't get to go outside too but says a big "Hi" if you are coming in. She knows to sit down to get her socks and shoes on when we ask her if she wants to go outside. We think this makes her pretty smart. = )

When Karl is home, Kylie spends much of her time in his office getting into all his gadgets. When he is away from home, she spends her time getting into the bathroom and kitchen drawers, depending on which room I'm in.

Yes, this month Kylie has learned when asked to find her belly button. She is pretty good at pointing to her month and nose and sometimes can find her eyes and ears too. Again, we are convinced this are signs that she is an amazing baby.

Just as Stephen did, Kylie has inherited Karl's habitat of sticking out his tongue when concentrating. Sometimes it is hard to get her smiling when she plays because she is constantly sticking it out! Really far I might add...

Sorry I don't have more photos of the other kids here, more to come I promise!

Kylie Turns 1 Year Old!

We had such a fun time making Kylie's birthday special for her. Sometimes it's hard to tell if they know what is going on at this age... We hang streamers, blew up lots of balloons, and made three cakes the night before. The morning of her party she woke up to find the front room changed! You could see her eyes just light up! We moved the furniture and let her tumble and play in the balloons.

That afternoon, Karl's family come over and my sisters Deana and Leah. The kids had fun playing with all of Kylie's new toys.

Kylie loved opening her presents and genuinely loved them all! She really gave everyone a great show.

We stuffed ourselves full of yummy food and cake and ice cream. Kylie loved playing in her cake and feeding it to Karl.

After everyone left, Deana and her kids hang out and played games with us. We were so glad that so many of our family were able to celebrate with us!