Parentals Part 2

So, my parents went home and three weeks later Brian's mom came into town. Guess what?! She got sick too. I swear. I'm going to start lysoling people at the front door. Kill all germs before they even come in. Luckily Grandma bounced back a lot faster than my parents did and she was really only down for one day. Poor thing. She sounded horrible too. 

We're starting off here with Hailey's actual birthday. Since we sort of celebrated with my parents and we were going to celebrate with pie while Diane was here, the only thing we did on Hailey's actual birthday was open her present. I always watch their first bath videos on the birthdays, but that's all by myself. It reminds me of how tiny they were and how much they've learned. I'm so grateful for video cameras. 

Anyway, these pics aren't the best, but it's what we got.

Happy b-day, squish! I still can't believe you're one!  

Popsicles on a hot April day. Cleaning out the car for Grandma to come (as if the results last). 

Grandma, Claire, and I went to see the new Cinderella movie. Diane and I thought it was adorable. Claire said, "that movie was SSSSUUUPPPER long". She had a hard time sitting still until the fairy godmother came into play. From them on she was hooked. I wanted to snuggle with her in the movie, but she accused me that I was making her too sweaty.  

Add spiderman! 

Easter! 

I don't know if Brian ever moved from this position during all of conference. 

Looking at the eggs they just found. Claire was so excited that the Easter Bunny came to our house. 

Ok, so I felt so bad that I wasn't making Hailey a cake for her first birthday. I always put a little bit of my heart into their cakes (at least for me), but with 5 birthdays with cupcakes over a 2 1/2 week span, the mere thought of cake made me want to lose my lunch. I opted for pie instead and I'm SO glad we did just based on how Hailey looked at the end. She loved it! 

Don't look too close. They're owls. I realize that they look completely ridiculous, but there's only so much you I can do with a pie.

Singing Happy b-day.

First bite 

She likes it! 

Fist fulls! 

Such a ham! 

They liked it too although they just look sooooo excited. 

I asked her if she wanted more and she nodded. After her third piece and her still nodding, I said "No". This was the reaction I got... 

She's like a squishy chocolate monster! Maybe one of my favorite pictures. 

I can't believe I didn't take more pictures with Grandma! She was just so sick and a big chunk of our time was spent watching conference. On of my favorite moments from the trip is when we went to Cheesecake Factory. The kids were at the babysitters and Diane was so excited for her lettuce wraps. She ordered them, they came to the table, and she was disappointed that it wasn't what she thought. She had them box it and she reordered her avocado egg rolls. Again, she was excited. She ate one and said, " I don't know if this was it either". We all teased her when it came time to order the "cheesecake with the red swirls". We thought we were gonna have to order and box up a few slices before we got it right. :) 

As always, time went way too fast, we didn't get to do all we wanted, and we're ready for another visit. Actually, Claire is ready to go to both Grandma's houses this time.

Parentals

Now is the time for the great March blogging catch up. A lot of life happened in March and I feel like my extreme exhaustion is still in full force. I even took a few pregnancy tests because only pregnancy causes tiredness like this. Nope. Not pregnant. 

A lot of life equals a lot of fun. And....it will be much more fun to tell the story with pictures, of course. 

This may have been the first time ever that I got a good shot of all three children. I think I posted it before, but it's too good not to post again.

My parents arrived March 4th, I think. It SNOWED! What the?!?!?! I was telling my parents for weeks to be prepared for shorts and darn Texas went ahead and splattered snow on us. It was the longest drive to the airport I've ever experienced only because it took me an hour to get into the arrival terminal. I had to reverse on one bridge because of a stuck bus, leave the second entrance because of a slippery hill that cars couldn't get up, and finally circled the airport to go over the overhead bridge. Texans can't drive in the snow. It's ridiculous. We finally got them here though. 

And we made a snowman. I didn't have a carrot, so my mom got a cutie peel. I think it looks like Gonzo. My mom's resourcefulness and imagination never cease to amaze me. 

Jared even ate snow off of the car. Gross.  

Claire could spend her entire awake existance drawing, coloring, painting, and doing worksheets. Naturally my mom painted the best water color known to the Anderson household.  

Jared sat on Grandpa and Grandma's shoulders and would steer them with their heads. He had a blast doing this.

My poor dad got wore out. There was always someone jumping on him. 

I took pictures with my parents and my kids and promptly threw away the hideous background I used. Next time I'll do better, Promise.  

Silly faces! 

The kids doing Jared's B-day puzzle. 

Hailey really likes when grandparents come to visit. More people to hold her. 

Presents for everyone! 

Hailey loves her new car!

Jared sleeps with these every night. He has a different bumblebee now because that one broke so quickly. We took it back for a better bumblebee and heatwave. 

Birthday kids. Since I already posted on Jared's b-day, I'll skip that part.

If you ever come to Dallas/Fort Worth, I think the Fort Worth Water Gardens are so cool! They are in the heart of downtown, and it's free. It's not very big, but it's a fun stroll. I think this "fountain" is the absolute coolest.

Jared was very scared so he wanted to go back up. I made him go all the way down. It does make you a little off balance watching your feet step onto something stable while the water moves below it. 

That boy! GAH! He's so cute!!!

Girl shot!  

The spray fountain turned out to be an awesome backdrop for these pictures. It looks white, but it's actually spraying water. :)

See. Spraying water.

This is prettier in the summer. 

My parents both ended up getting sick. Of course. They always get sick or at least someone does. We didn't get to do much because of that, but we all had such a great time with them while they were here. It goes by way too fast! Give me one more week of Hailey sleeping through the night and I'll be ready for them to come back. She does not sleep well until she's in her own room. 

Miss those parents of mine!