March Madness

March was full of lots of randomness, so I will just dedicate ONE post to the whole crazy month...

All the oldest Anderton cousins holding all of the babies

Morgan/Georgia, Kenzie/Nora, Dexter/Ike, Carter/Hendrix

 A few of the awesome ladies I get to serve with in Young Womens...Bonnie, Colette, Jami, Kecia. We took the girls to Station Park in Farmington for iceskating.

 UDA Dental Convention.... A perfect time to catch up with all my hygiene school babes! 

Natalie, Monica, Kelsie, Crystal, Jami

 I have a little mother-wanna-be! IT'S AWESOME!!! 

 My little leprechauns on Greenie Day! 

 E & J had a session of swimming lessons at the Surf N Swim in Layton. This was Jet's first go-round and he LOVED it! Emri did awesome as well and they both can't wait for summer!

 My cousin Cody got his mission call to the Philadelphia, PA mission, leaving in August!

 I threw a baby shower for my dear friend Jessica and baby girl Thea....

 Just a regular wild-hair, train track morning.

 When I say Jet LOVED his swimming lessons, I mean that every morning when he woke up he would ask, "Is today swimming lessons?" If I said yes, he would put his swim gear on and talk about it non-stop until lessons started....at 5:15 PM! This particular day was a long wait and he crashed on my bed in the afternoon because "swimming is taking too long!" 

 We experienced Scheel's for the first time... E, J, & I rode the ferris wheel and i realized something that day: being a mom has turned me into a big scaredy cat!! I was so stressed at the top of that ride with my babies rocking back and forth. I don't think i'll ever do it again! They LOVED it, of course!

 Uncle Bridger moved his horses out to grandma max & papa's house and the kids were pretty excited to feed them, and Bridger filled their watering trough with goldfish for the kids....sadly I don't think any of them survived a whole week. Maybe a little too cold still?

 Uncle Brody was getting a puppy soon, so he took us to see all of them from the litter...the kids loved playing with them. I loved the chubby chocolate one...

 Jet liked the golden...

 Brody picked a black one; he named his Drake. 

 You know when there's duct tape, a ladder, and some car tie-down straps involved....it's gonna be a good fort!! Brett made this for the kids one sunday afternoon, then set up the ipad with a movie for the kids inside. They got to have a late night with popcorn as the start to Spring Break. Such an awesome daddy!

Ike @ 6 Months

6 Month Well Check Stats

Weight: 15 lbs 12.5 oz (17%)

Height: 26 1/4 inches (33%)

Head Circumference: 17 1/8 inches (58%)

Wasn't too sure about rice cereal...does ok with oatmeal.

 First baby food was beets (that my friend Cherrie had made for her baby)....and he liked them!

 With Great Gma Brklacich

 Emri is reading her homework book to the boys before preschool one day. She's such a good sis to these boys!

At 6 months, Ike:

• likes to grab at his feet
• so far is liking baby food and has tried: oatmeal, peas, bananas, beets and squash. He was not a fan of rice cereal.
• is taking 2-3 naps/day
• thinks he's funny and has started waking up between 4-5 am. I usually just go put his binky in and he'll go back to sleep...but then is awake for the day at 6:30. What happened?!
• He's still a happy guy and so easy going!

Emri Eleanor @ 5 Years

5 Year Well Check Stats:

Height: 43 1/2 inches (71%) 

Weight: 41 lbs. (59%)

Did I really start this chair tradition 5 years ago?? 

Time... you are a thief! 

 The girl is a water bug! Loves to be in the pool, at the lake, or in a boat. A girl after my own heart!

 She tried out soccer last fall and loved it! We're gearing up for Spring soccer now.

 She was thrilled to go back to her same preschool this year!

 She is always writing notes and drawing pictures for everyone. She's very thoughtful. This time she and daddy disagreed on something one morning and she made sure to write a sorry note for when he got home from work. 

 She has been the sweetest big sister (again) with Ike. She loves to hold him and make him happy.

 Here's the sass.....

 Most of Emri's friends are boys.... and it scares me to say she likes their attention. 

Trevin, Ryder, Luke and E after their Christmas program for school.

 The girl has grown 3 1/2 inches this year and gained 5.5 lbs. 

A little about E @ 5 years old:

• Emri girl is sweet, sensitive, silly, smart, and at times a bit sassy!
• She loves to help me with Ike and is constantly talking to him and trying to make him laugh.
• She likes to help with a few chores around the house like putting silverware away from the dishwasher, turning socks right-side-out, matching them up and and folding them, helping put laundry away, and keeping the toilet paper stacker full (definitely important)!
• She tries not to let Jet's teasing get to her too much. They are friends about 70% of the time. 
• Emri makes and plays with friends easily. She has more friends that are boys than girls...in preschool boys are definitely dominant in number as well as at church, she's the only girl in primary class with about 5 boys.
• She likes the boys attention and i once caught her sneaking in a kiss on the cheek to her friend Trevin as he was leaving our house from a playdate. 
• She LOVES preschool and adores her teacher Miss Jackie. We both wish she could stay there forever!
• She's a good eater...not too picky with anything, but sometimes has a hard time with different textures. 
• She is learning to read and has been doing great with her site words. 
• She still is a lover of music and catches on to song lyrics quickly.
• She doesn't have too much of a strong personality and is usually pretty agreeable. 
• Will still nap every once in a while.
• Loves for mom to pick out her clothes/outfit for the day...which I don't mind! 
• She loves to play with and snuggle daddy. She's always been daddy's girl.
• At this well check, Emri had to get (4) shots for kindergarten. She brought her "sleepy bear" and also wanted Jet to hold her hand to help her be brave. It was really sweet. She flinched a little, but no tears and was so proud of herself. We went straight for icecream after!
• This girl has changed my life for the better! She was the perfect little angel to join our family as the first child. She has many motherly instincts. She is so caring and tenderhearted. She is positive and energetic. She is beautiful inside and out. I love her to pieces! And now I want to cry that she is already starting KINDERGARTEN this year!