If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, the name Presley will sound familiar.

Charlie’s little friend was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The tender mercy was that before the diagnosis, they had moved to Utah and when the news came, they found themselves at one of the premier children’s hospitals.

She and Alysa are in town for some Hope for Presley events, so we met up with friends at a frozen yogurt bar. It was so great to see them!

C has been begging me to go back to the science museum…and the last time we went was months ago, so that’s a lot of begging:)

We met up with some of our Colorado Springs friends that have a membership. Aside from all the field trip goers, we had a blast. C loved everything and was so into learning about it all. Needless to say, we upgraded to a membership too. I’m excited for more museum dates!

He’s specifically been asking to drive these space shuttles again. Serious business.

Several late Spring snowstorms where the sun returns immediately, has made for great sledding.

It was such a neat Easter Sunday to have the entire family at church together. A huge bonus was that we got to hear my dad talk in church and share special memories from his childhood that I had never heard before and then bear his powerful testimony of our risen Savior, Jesus Christ.

Our sweet Mister E is 3 months…and some change. We are still so in love with him.

• He’s got the biggest smile and dimples that will quickly change any sour mood. My mom described it best as not just a smile but his entire spirit lights up.
• He loves interaction and trying to talk and laugh. Husband has a magical way of getting laughs and grunts out of the babes.
• He has a very sweet demeanor.
• He is mesmerized by Charlie and loves watching him do any and everything. There’s already such a look of admiration in his eyes.
• When it comes to sleeping, he’s had a rough couple weeks. We’ve reverted from nearly sleeping through the night to waking up SEVERAL times. Argh.
• His favorite thing is the bath. We’ve ditched the baby tub and go straight for the big tub. He will kick and splash like crazy forever. I’ll put the video up as soon as Husband blurs out his man parts. Oh we love you Mister E!

{The beautiful blanket in the pictures was lovingly crocheted by my awesome brother-in-law, Jeff}

Brody is one of the cutest kids. He and Little Man have a special bond that goes beyond this World.

I couldn’t help but notice from my Okie trip that he has some of the.best facial expressions in pictures. So much so, that I’m dedicating an entire post to it:

We sure love you Brod!

Remember that one time we went to Okie? Ya, well I’m still trying to blog about it. It’s amazing what a down blog and 2 kiddos does to the blog back-up.

We were excited to be apart of the traditional festivities. My mom always has the grandkids over for egg dying. This year we tried something different: Kool Aid dying and whipped cream dying, both huge hits. The whipped cream station was an especially big hit because the kids got to lick their fingers afterwards!

{ Nice photo-bomb Yva:) }

Egg Hunt Round 1 was hosted for the kids at the acreage my brother is about to close on. The lake and trees made for beautiful surroundings. We all piled into my other brother’s truck for a tour of the future “Bowman Compound”…you think I’m joking, I’m not.

Egg Hunt Round 2 was hosted by Mom & Dad for the adults (and Papa is a sucker so he had to do another little something for the grandkids). It’s hard core competition. It’s amazing what a bunch of late 20/30 yr olds will do for $1. SO fun! I’ve got some great film footage that one of these days I’m hoping to put in a mini film for the boys to watch.

Today, we took a tour of Hammonds candy factory with Bobbo and Tessa.

Little Man loved seeing all the machines at work. We went at a really good time and got to see all the steps in action.

We also hit up a new donut shop for breakfast. We’re on sweets overload!

That last picture is all pure joy!

Today, Little Man started swim lessons. We’ve heard amazing things about this “coach.” He’s pretty intense and there’s only 4 in the class, so hopefully it will be a good thing. Little Man was so excited before and completely exhausted after.

These little guys were all born within 5 months of one another. Mary had the great idea of dressing them alike and doing a little photo shoot. I think they turned out pretty adorable.

{Rickers kept reaching over and pulling Lucee’s hair and Mister E was rudely woken from a slumber.}