Easter

Easter 2014---But first... some older pics I found on my phone that I wanted to throw on the blog real quick...

I love getting pics like these sent to me while I'm at work!

Tom snapped these pictures of Jade helping me weed haha.  She loves to feel like she is "workin" with us

 And since she's had her haircut, it's been much better...but this was her typical after nap bed head!

Ok, onto Easter weekend!  We had a great weekend with our families!  We got to Oak City Friday night and had a steak bbq at Kevin's cabin.  Thank you so much Kevin and Trevor for the amazing cooking!  The weather was nice and the kids had a blast:)

Koleman and Jade will be starting a band soon..

We all spent that night at Kevin's and Jade LOVED the baby chicks that grandpa had.  And of course Kevin told Jade to ask us if we could take one home hahaha!  Needless to say, Jade was a little disappointed:)

 Saturday morning was the annual Styler Easter Egg hunt at Aunt Erma Kaye and Uncle John's house.    It was so much fun!  They go all out and there were candy and eggs EVERYWHERE on the property!  Jade definitely didn't need our help this year...she was all over it!

I can't handle the cuteness level of this picture!

Ready to go!

 Thank you so much Styler clan for the amazing shin dig and delicious lunch!
That after noon we went down to my parents and enjoyed the gorgeous weather and did some relaxing while Jade napped.

 Later that night Gammy and Gampy had another Easter Egg hunt for the girls and they loved it!  Thanks mom and dad, you guys are the best!

Alyssa decided she could just hold them all and bring them to her basket haha

 After dinner, the girl's got ice cream and zoned out to 'Frozen'

 After baths Gammy was soooo sweet and got all her grandkid's little Easter presents!  Thank you for always being so thoughtful and awesome mom!

 Jade loves her gifts!!!

 Easter morning!

 We went to church with my parent's to the single's ward again and Jade entertained the crowd again haha!  She really is pretty good but just likes to talk and talk and it's really hard to keep a straight face at some of the hilarious stuff she says.
After church we ate a delicious Easter dinner (THANKS mom:))  We missed you Sharice and Gregg!

 Doesn't she look so cute in her outfit from Gammy/Gampy?!

It was an awesome weekend that was too short...and with all the hoopla of the holiday, it's easy to forget why we celebrate Easter.  We are so grateful to celebrate Easter and remember our Savior and the ultimate sacrifice he made for all of us.  He is the reason for everything.  He is our way to happiness.  I'm so humbled that he took upon himself all of our sins and shortcomings so that we can be forgiven of them all and become perfected and return to live with him again!  He is risen!

8th Anniversary and first haircut/prayer...and of course, some other stuff:)

These first pics are pretty random but are some cute memories...

We need to get this girl a doll house or something because she just loves them...so the other night we made do with a "castle" made of books!  She loved it and was so into it!  Although it was quite a pain to keep the books from falling over as we played, it was so worth it:)

Lately she has been doing a lot of actual walking with me out of the stroller on our walks and it's so fun to see her just take in every little rock and flower and detail!  We should all try to see the world through the eyes of a child a little more- I'm sure the world would be a better place:)
I asked if she wanted to help me walk Jovi and holy cow she LOVED it!  She thought she was pretty big stuff!

She loves the movie Frozen but when the "scary snow monster" comes on, she clambers onto one of our laps to cuddle so we can "save" her.  And her cute little scared voice asking us if we're ok or scared haha.  So cute!

 The other night before her bath she just took off running in just her undies and was being so cute.  She loved walking around in my shoes and jumping off the coffee table

 She loves to watch her dad do tricks on the trampoline!  She will sit perfectly on the blue pad and just clap and cheer and keep saying "flip dad!!"

 Just some outdoor adventures!  We just can't get enough of this gorgeous spring weather and our little miss independent:)

SO.....
 Tom and I celebrated our 8 year anniversary this week!!  I seriously can't believe it!  We are a legit old married couple now I guess haha.
We went on a date on Monday night and it was so nice to get out, just the two of us!  I'm so grateful for our marriage and the happiness it brings into my life every single day!  It truly is the biggest blessing in life to be with someone who you love more and more everyday! I love you babe!!

Tuesday (our actual anniversary) was just such a great and memorable night!  

1)We had our 20 week ultrasound doctor's appointment for baby girl #2!  Everything looks great and she is developing healthy and normal and we are so grateful!

2)Later that night I gave Jade her first haircut!  She held still pretty great and it turned out so cute!  Here are some "before pictures":  It was just a smidge mullet-y:)

 Being such a big girl!

 And here are some "after pictures".  She looks like quite the little lady now:)

 ... 3)  Before bed that night, while I was in the middle of saying our family prayer, she just interrupted and chimed right in with her first prayer!!  IT WAS ADORABLE!  Her arms were folded and eyes squinted shut and most of it was just rambling and gibberish...but what we could make out went something like this "thank to play today, I like to play, thank for dad, AMEN!!" haha it was great!
What a great anniversary!  Love our little family!

Last night Michelle invited us to dinner!  And it was so fun and the food was delicious!  It was great to spend some time with Michelle, Kim and Jon!  Probably the next time we see them will be when Kimi has her baby girl in the next week or so!  We are so excited for them!

 After dinner Jade loved showing off all her dance skills and her blue tongue for her grandma!  Thanks for the great night Michelle!