Happy Easter!

Easter morning was so fun, the twins were so excited. They woke us up at 6:45am saying, "MOMMY THE EASTER BUNNY CAME! THE EGGS ARE ALL GONE FROM THE BASKET!" After waiting for the stupid video camera to charge we headed downstairs to look for eggs. They got excited every single time they found one.

They thought it was hilarious the easter bunny got in the cereal cupboard, haha... And the oven...

Jack found a pink egg!Their easter baskets were hidden in the dryer, here's Josh showing off his new underwears...He loved his new Magna Doodle...And they got the Chick Hicks car...Jack loves his Magna Doodle as well...Tycee crawling toward the chocolate bunnies...Jack's new jammies and underwears...They loved their flip flops with jelly beans in them...Joshy was chowing down on chocolate eggs...Jack loves his new "tractor" underwears...Tyceroo...

Once all the excitement had died down I actually had kinda a depressing day. I missed my family a LOT. All the Morrills were together in Neola and most of my family was together at my sister's house and it was hard to not feel left out and lonely. I just love being with family so much and I know my boys miss their aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and great grandparents. I worry we're all going to be forgotten out here and that breaks my heart. The boys kept asking why they didn't get to go Olivia's birthday party, or Lindsay's birthday party, or why they can't go throw rocks in Grandma Morrill's pond with Tegan and Christine. It's hard being out here alone. Ah, now I'm all depressed again. Ok sorry, HAPPY EASTER!!! =)

Pre Easter Fun...

We had a fun day today and I thought I'd blog about it now because I'm sure I'll have tons of pictures to post for tomorrow!

Last night I did my easter bunny shopping and got everything all put into the baskets, the boys each got a Magna Doodle, underwear, jammies, and a little candy. Tycee got baby food and new shoes, haha. This morning I took the boys to a local grocery store for an easter egg hunt down the grocery aisles. It was cute and the boys had fun...

Showing off their bags of eggs...They also handed out free easter bunny cookies...After that, we went over to our friends Lee and Lisa's house for a lunch bbq! The weather was gorgeous and we ate outside on the deck. The adults had fun chatting and the kids had fun playing (and ended up all watching Toy Story). Tyce fell asleep on Parker, which he never ever does! Daddy didn't mind ONE bit! Then we came home and dyed easter eggs! It was fun, Jackson dropped his favorite one and...needless to say...that was the end of the fun for him. But here he is with daddy before all the drama...Joshy and his green egg...Best buds... Then we caught the end of the last Saturday conference session and are now waiting for dinner to finish cooking. We are going to talk to the boys tonight about Christ, his death, and his resurrection so hopefully they will understand why we celebrate easter. Parker has the priesthood session tonight (it's 8-10pm out here!) so I'm on my own to play easter bunny. I love holidays with kids though! I swear I get more excited than the little ones! More to come after tomorrow!

Tyce is 8 Months!

I really can't believe my baby is 8 months already! It's especially depressing considering I haven't lost my baby weight yet and it's been 8 months! Ah! Anyways, Tyce is doing well. He eats solids 2-3 times a day and a bottle 2-3 times a day. He's a great eater (there's nothing he wont eat) and is quite the tall chunk! He is wearing 12 month clothes and they fit him perfectly.

He takes two naps a day and goes down easy for them, which is nice. He usually sleeps through the night but lately he is teething so he is grouchy and having a hard time sleeping at night. No fun!

He still army crawls all around the house. In fact, I think he'll be like Parker and just army crawl then walk. He doesn't seem very interested in crawling on his hands and knees. I think part of it is that we have hard wood floors and they hurt his knees. because I see him crawling around in his crib which is soft. He LOVES to stand, it's his favorite thing to do. He's getting more stable and takes a few steps with us holding his hands.

He is still a pretty happy little guy, but I think he'll be happier when he can walk. He really wants to play with his brothers. He ADORES them. His face literally lights up when he sees them or when he hears their voices. He will just watch them and be totally entertained. He also loves his daddy and loves when Parker throws him in the air. He loves to have his tummy tickled and loves peekaboo. He is constantly babbling, which I love. He is friendly to anyone that will hold him.

Well, I think that's about it! I'm not sure how big he is but his 9 month check up is next month so I'll update then.

Here he is pushing the shopping cart, one of his new favorite things to do... I tried to get a few pictures before his nap but he's pretty tired...

I love my Tyce!!!

Mom Morrill Part 3...

Saturday afternoon Parker and I headed down to Richmond (about two hours south) to see the play Wicked! My parents gave us tickets for Christmas along with a gift card for dinner and a hotel! We have been super excited and it worked out great that Michelle could come watch the boys overnight! We loved the play and are now listening to the sound track all the time.

Here we are outside the theater, we wanted the Wicked sign in the background but turns out the guy we asked to take the picture was slightly drunk, haha, who gets drunk for a play, really? By the way, I'm not really that fat my coat just makes me look wide...hahaha... So here's the sign...

Haha, our attempt at a cute picture of the two of us before the play started...We had a wonderful night. The hotel was really nice and we even treated ourselves to room service for breakfast! Overpriced, yes, but so convenient! THANK YOU mom and dad for everything!

Don't worry, the boys didn't miss us at all. They had so much fun with grandma. They had a camp out in the basement, made cookies, and got lots of little surprises. One of which was water guns! When we pulled up they were outside playing...

I did miss happy little Tyce...

Thanks mom for coming to see us, it meant so much to all of us. The boys keep asking when you're coming back! WE LOVE YOU!!!

But we won't be lonely for too long, a friend of Parker's is coming to stay this week then in 2 weeks NICOLE IS COMING FOR A WEEK! Yay! Then I get to go to Utah for Lindsay's graduation! So much to look forward to! =)

Mom Morrill Part 2...

Saturday morning we headed downtown to see the cherry blossoms. In 1912 Japan gave the United States 3,000 cherry trees and they are planted all along the Potomac river in downtown DC. They're having a big festival this week as the trees bloom. Not all of them were blooming yet but it was still really pretty!

Here we are after finding a GREAT parking spot (nevermind that I had to have Parker parallel park it for me, haha)... They're prettier in real life, but you get the idea...

Joshy and Grandma, I love when Josh walks with his hands in his pockets...Tycee was an angel in his stroller the whole time...They had a little "Family Fun" tent where the kids could paint their own cherry blossom trees...Grandma and her boys...An attempt at a cute family picture...Mommy and her boy...Parker and I at the Jefferson Memorial...Another attempt at a family picture...Parker and his mom, so cute...The boys were exhausted on the way home...Grandma and Tyce laughing...

It was fun to spend some time downtown. The weather was pretty nice and it wasn't too crowded. After we got back, Parker and I got packed to head down to Richmond for WICKED! Stay tuned for part 3...