Dana, this one's for you

My sista keeps posting pictures of cute Jack Jack climbing higher and higher. Well Mike took this picture at church and Dana, I wanted you to have it!

Meet Cocoa Bunny!

It didn't take too much persuading to get a bunny in our house but now that it is here Mike has made it clear that it is "Becky's bunny" therefore I am to take care of it. I guess I get that for all the times I tell him to clean up after "His cats!" The kids are thrilled and think it is so much fun chasing her around the kitcken (not allowed on the carpet, soon she will be an outside bunny) Tonight she dropped one little hard poop at a time and if you know about bunnies they are just little marbles. So the boys thought it was so funny chasing her around and then yelling "poop" when she'd let one fall! (I know that sounds grose and so not like me to let a bunny poop on my floor, but. . .)
My favorite quote from the ksl adds was "don't buy a bunny just because it's Easter, that's like buying a reindeer because it's Christmas!"

So on Thursday I decided I wanted a bunny, on Friday morning I asked Mike and he said yes. When Mindy came over an hour later I told her about it and then when I finally found the bunnies I convinced her that she needed one too. SO. . . our sweet friend brought these lop's in a box all the way from St. George on Sunday just to satisfy my craziness!

I wanted to name our's Millie but that was a hard one for Gabe so Jace came up with Cocoa and I thought that fit her well. So come on over and see our new addition!

CHICKENS AGAIN!

It is the season again for baby chicks! This is the most enjoyable time of the spring, the kids love ever minute with these cute little birds. The only problem is they grow up fast and then they aren't very fun at all. Loves
They enjoy swinging, sliding, tree climbing, wagon rides. What ever their little farmers want to do, within reason.

Only a few days old, Grandma will get a few more and we will have a fun spring bring up chickens!

Kindergarteh bowlilng

Today I went on a field trip with Gabe's class to the bowling ally! It was loads of fun but my hat goes off to kindergarten teachers! These are the cute kids in his class. I thought this was so cute, one of the kids would throw the ball so slow they would sit down to watch it get to the pins!
Gabe had his own support team. Isaac made sure he was ok with that heavy ball.

Give it all you've got.

Gabe and his sweet friend Isaac having fun.

Terri, this one's for you.

Everyone else should watch this too buy Terri and family are the ones he's singing with.

JACE"S BIG DAY!

This is my Jacey who turned 3 today. What a sweet boy he is. Always wanting to help and be involved in whatever is going on be baking or cleaning or playing. He loves playing with his Gabey and enjoyed a lot of hours last night after getting new toys laughing and having fun. It is music to my ears to hear them playing nice with each other which is most of the time.

Jace loves to be the big boy. Today was his big day, but we had his party yesterday at our good friend Dawns Gym. I am sure all of the kids AND adults had a blast. My friend mentioned that all of you Phillips' are just a bunch of big kids. I agree, that's what makes you so fun. Here are a few pictures of the afternoon fun. Jace wanted a little Einstein cake so "rocket" is what he got. I lost a lot of sleep over how I was going to make this one but it turned out pretty cute.

We wanted to take Jace out for his birthday but he wanted hot dogs so Grandma and Grandpa picked them up from Costco and we enjoyed them at home. Much more fun.

Opening presents. Of course he was spoiled rotten. Thanks everybody!

Jace and his Abby stuck in the foam

spectators

Gabe getting ready for the big jump

Most of the kids that were here minus the big kids.

Grandpa helping Jace across the beam

Mike jumping as high as he could

Jace and Paige

why you must light the candles of a cake

I forgot the matches so I thought Jace could just pretend to blow out the candles and it would be great. These videos tell it all. Watch the one with out fire first. So funny!

WIT FIRE

WITH OUT FIRE

February in review

fun month at the Phillips home. Last week for family night we had popcorn and watched Mike cut a hole in the wall for our new cabinet that will hold the Wii, DVD etc.
The boys have had fun helping Dad in the garage with all of the tools. Gabe for the first time has been interested in helping dad "build."

Spring fever has hit and we have been spending time on our bikes going to the "church home" in Jace's words to ride through the "hole" in Gabe's words.

Gabe decided that Jace could ride the little bike this year and he would graduate to the bigger one that is too small also. He is working hard on his independence chart to earn a new Yellow bike. Has any one seen one around?

Mike and I enjoyed another day at Sundance last Saturday. I felt a little too pregnant to be there but had to use the pass so I took it real easy.

Superbowl Sunday and I got involved. (big surprise) I thought it would be fun to make these cute little cookies. I never got around to posting it so here they are.

I will not miss this being a scene at our house. Mike threw his back out on New Years and spent the next 6 weeks begging for a back rub. When I was busy he would take it from anyone so the boys got out the massager and had fun rubbing dad's back. But then they had to have a turn!

Jace decided that these blocks are fun to play with and we have spent the last month building race car tracks and towers and "noah's arc"

Jace and Abby having fun in a box. The joy of being a kid.

Mike got nominated to receive his second miler award for scouting. My Mikey has been in scouts now for 4 years and because he loves it so much I'm sure he will one day be the one who get's his "Golden Anniversary" award for scouting like some dude at the banquet.

That's us in a nut shell this last month. I myself am getting a very big belly. Annabelle is an active little thing, I feel her all the time and it is so fun. These are the good days of being pregnant, if my boys would let me sleep I would feel great.