1st Trip of the Season to Hogle Zoo

I think it must have been in the 60's and we thought, "Perfect! We can be outside at the zoo!" After a long winter, 60 degrees feels pretty darn good in March. Everyone else must have felt the same way because there were plenty of people there to enjoy the animals. It turned out to be such fun and needed day out...

My kids favorite spot at the zoo-on the trunk of the elephant that sprays!

Say Cheese Clara!

Elizabeth was hard at work once again for me! She took these beyond adorable pictures of Clara at 9 months old. Her backdrops couldn't have been more perfect for the outfits I picked out and her skills show through in these fabulous shots...

Clara 6-9 months

Clara's personality is bursting through and there's nothing we don't like! She has got to be the happiest baby! All you need to do is smile at her and she will give you her bright smile, big eyes, kicking legs, and rolling hands, she gets her whole body into it! My dad can't get over it and just laughs as she reacts to a simple hello. He often calls her Happy by name.

She is chubbier than ever and is now being called Little Miss Chub Chub by her siblings, Koko especially. The rolls on her back, the thunder thighs, the roly-poly hands…yum.

Clara has all sorts of new tricks now. She sits up like a champ, waves her hands when she wants you to pick her up, does the "lean" when she wants you to put her down or give her to someone else, is eating solids, and just recently started clapping! The clapping is to die for. Roman and Capri were playing with her and got her to clap first. We gave her such a big reaction that she thought it was so great and kept going. She has a shoulder army crawl but mostly rolls around. It's hilarious. She even turns directions or changes sides to get where she needs to go.

I feel desperate to savor this time with her. It's going by all too fast and I just can't get enough of it. Love you Clara Jane!

Stats from her 9 month check-up:

Nothing better than my baby girl asleep on my chest...

Sucking her little chubby thumb...

Took some 8 month sticker pictures:

My happy girl!

I love to eat those yummy toes...

Her 9 month check-up was a success!

This girl runs lots of errands with mommy and she seems happy to do so.

My little Koko is 4!

I can't say it enough, my kids are growing up too fast. My little Karoline is 4 years old and I just can't believe it. This ray of sunshine beats to her own drum and brings me so much joy. She is my buddy as much as she would rather be with her brother and sister. I love her to pieces.

We had a family party to celebrate. Koko doesn't like princesses or anything "themed" so we went with a bright rainbow party in hopes that Spring will soon be here.

Getting ready...

 I love all of these girls so much it hurts!

It was so fun to have Tiffany in town and my side of the family all there to party. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of our guests! You will have to keep looking at this cute girl waiting to blow out her candles:

 It was just the perfect little party for my perfect little...but getting bigger...girl.

St. George with the Nielsons

Lexy was performing in St. George so it was the perfect excuse to head down for the weekend and enjoy some warmer weather. Tucker's family took us down and we all stayed at the Hampton. Karoline was so confused why we weren't at "St. George" like we said. She still thinks at my parent's condo as St. George-just the condo, not the city its in!
It was great to spend time swimming in the indoor pool, playing pickle ball at the condo, and watching Lexy perform. Yeah, St. George is always a good idea.
So while the adults were playing pickle ball, my girls were building a bug city on the tennis court. They were very creative with twigs and moss.

Check these crazy kids out!

Lexy's ballet performance was definitely a highlight! Right before the performance, we got to sneak in at the end of the tea party. They were serving cookies and the ballerinas were all dressed up as princesses taking pictures with the little girls. Lexy was stunning. My girls were so excited to take their picture with her in her gorgeous tutu.

She danced just as beautifully and I was so glad we went. My parents were already down there and so they came as well.
Tucker's family left on Sunday morning but we weren't quite ready. We headed to the park with my parents and enjoyed a nice dose of Vitamin D. We played and played on the lawn and Clara loved her time in the swing.

We took some awesome jumping pictures...

And our Fatness Everdeen was so happy to watch...

I heart St. George.

February was busy!

I am happy to have a busy February, it helps the long, cold winter pass by that much quicker. Besides the twins' birthday parties, we had fun on Valentine's Day, spent a night in Midway to see the Ice Castles, saw a Jazz Game, and watched Clara grow into a mini me...
The guys took us to a fancy dinner at the Grand. I just love this group.

 I don't normally take pictures of food, but seriously, our dessert was a piece of art!

Tyler and Mindy were in town and so we met up and waited for over an hour to see the Ice Castles. I think it was worth it. They were truly amazing! Elsa and Anna were there to make it that much more exciting.

Annelise took us to the Jazz game one night and it was so much fun! Our goal is to get on the Jumbo Tron-we succeeded yet again. And awesome photobomb by the guy in back.

I treated myself to an ice cream cone...the size of my head!

Here is my baby girl at 9 months:

And here I am at 8 months. I think we finally figured out who she looks like!

Lifetime's Princess Daddy Daughter Date

Lifetime goes over the top every year with this event. Draped fabric from the ceiling, balloons galore, carriage rides, and real princesses to meet. It is quite the night. It just so happens to always be around the twins' birthday and this year it was on the day of Capri's party. The girls were ready to go already!
Me and my princesses...

And now with their handsome daddy:

Cheri's nieces came over to take pictures with us. Such cute girls all dolled up for the big night!