April Was Very EGG-citing!!

Happy Birthday Kami!!

Can't believe she is two!! We celebrated with a luau, complete with virgin pina coladas, a flip flop pinata and Kevin's famous pineapple salsa that he learned how to make during our recent Maui trip! Kami could have cared less about all the hoopla, but she did enjoy her cupcake.

And, she loved her presents! Thanks to all of our friends and family for the great gifts...even to those of you who weren't there to watch her open them!

Chillin on the trampoline with some of her best girlfriends.

My Love-Hate Relationship with Easter Egg Dying

I don't love dying eggs, but I feel like a bad mom if we don' do it. Plus, what's Easter without dye spilled all over the table and floor? And...without a 2-year-old crying becuase she wants to throw all of the eggs in the pink dye, and her mean parents won't let her. Good times.

Trevor and Garrett did a great job, though!!

I am trying to keep her from grabbing the egg and throwing it in the dye.

Easter Sunday

All dressed in our Easter best ready for church! I know, gag that we are coordinated.

Say "Easter Bunny!"!

The Easter Bunny brought sand buckets instead of Easter baskets. That Easter Bunny sure is practical. How boring!

After church, the kids got to look for the Easter eggs that the Easter Bunny had hid outside. This was their second Easter egg hunt of this year.

We had a yummy Easter dinner at Nana and Papa this year. For dessert, Kev's cousin and his wife brought a GORGEOUS cake...but the orange frosting dyed everything it came in contact with. Our tongues were orange for hours, even after brushing.

And, the kids had their THIRD Easter egg hunt at Nana and Papas. Thanks to Aunt Tammy for hiding the eggs!

Always fun to get together on holidays!

Date Night

Since I have been working part-time, I have missed my kiddos so much. So, one night when Kevin and Trevor were attending a father-son activity at Trev's school, I decided to get a babysitter for Kami and take Garrett on a "date". When I announced to him we'd be going on a "date", he started to cry and said, "I'm just a little kid, I can't date!!". He really hated it anytime I said that we were going to have a "date", so I changed it to "going out". When we left Chuck E. Cheese, I said, "Was that a fun date?", and he asked, "We were just pretending, right?" And then he continued, "Don't tell Daddy". Don't worry Gare, my lips are sealed.

Garrett took no prisoners during fuzeball. He even desimated a 5-year-old, and exclaimed, "Rock and Roll!"

Where a kid can be a kid!!

Life "Marches" On...

First: Our trip to Maui was amazing. HUGE thanks to Bill, Joanne, Lori, Andy, Rob, Brent, Linda, and Mayra for caring for our children so we could take this trip.

When I was in Miss Draper's sixth grade class, we took a whale watching trip off the coast of California...we saw no whales, and my best friend was puking over the side of the boat the whole trip. Kevin made fun of my new found fascination for the hundreds of humpback whales that we saw...I like to think I was making up for traumatic sixth grade field trip.

They would jump out of the water, although it was hard to catch these moments on camera!! Here one is breeching.

Trevor and Garrett LOVE taking a bath in our bath, and love even more the bubbles that are generated by the "Kuckuzzi".


NO MORE TRAINING WHEELS FOR GARRETT!! On Sunday he suddenly took off on two wheels. He whispered in my ear, as he went to bed the night that he learned, that he wanted to ride his bike first thing the next morning, but that it was a "seekwit".

And this little speed racer gets on her bike at the top of the driveway, lifts up her legs, and flies down. She crashed today in the street and it didn't phase her. Scary. Not one whimper.

Winter Training?!

Brrr!! First tee ball game was freezing and entertaining. Trevor ran straight from 3rd base to the dugout, instead of crossing home plate, so we cheered for him to get back out and cross home plate. So...he scored a run! ; ) Luckily, he wasn't the only player to make a mistake...they were all so cute as they learned sooo much at their very first game!

Seventh Inning Stretch

We Love Our Nana and Papa

Why our nana and papa are so cool:

1. They are always up for watching us for mom and dad's (many) date nights, or trips...and we love staying at their house, too. Mom and dad are very grateful, too ; )

2. They take us for rides on the golf cart - well, we took it for a joyride once - and Papa is teaching us how to golf. We think he's hoping to be our sports agent someday.

3. Whenever we go over to their house, they have YUMMY treats: they introduced us to one of our favorites: DONUTS! Garrett loves chocolate (just like Papa), and Trevor loves powdered (just like Nana)

And Kami loved the ranch dressing that was set out at Christmas...while she described the array to Papa.






4. We love Nana and Papa because they raised our daddy. They are the people who gave him his devestatingly good looks and chraming sense of humor.

Thanks for ALL you do for us...including Rockband!!

Let It Snow...in Corona!

While Kevin and I were in Vegas (thanks to both sets of parents for watching the kiddos), my mom and brothers helped watched the kids for a couple of days. It had snowed at my mom's, and since they were coming down to take care of the kid's, my brother, Rob, shoveled snow into his truck and brought it down to my kids. The kids LOVED it!!!! Trevor still thinks it was a "Christmas miracle", although he's not sure who wished for snow, because he didn't, he doesn't think Garrett did, and Kami obviously can't talk (his logic), so it's a mystery!!

What a cool uncle.

DECEMBER 2008: Is it January yet?
I'll try to keep the commenting to a minimum this month - the pictures speak louder than words, and between Kevin and I both celebrating birthdays, taking a Vegas vacation, and seeing EVERYONE in our families from Christmas Eve and Christmas, we are breathing a sigh of relief.

Christmas isn't Christmas until you've licked cookie dough from a beater, and Kami got her very first lick of a beater ever (I usually bake when she's napping, for obviuos reasons) - she was addicted at first lick.

Good job Trevor!! We were happy to stop the hustle and bustle to go to Trevor's award ceremony at school!! Good job getting your award, Trev!!

I think the metal chairs and gym floor are a dead give away about where we are.

Quick trip to Vegas with the Startups...we've taken a vacation with them in December for the last 4 years...the guys went off to watch the BYU Cougars lose. My heart was not broken. Go PAC 10!!

Since before I was born, it is Ewers Family tradition to go out for Mexican food on Christmas Eve...

Then we headed back to my house for the traditional White Elephant. It NEVER disappoints.

This years top white elephants were a toss up between Brent's mug-mug, and the Native American vase...I have a feeling we'll see those next year.

Though some Ewers' may argue that this vase is totally appropriate given our Cherokee heritage. Eek.

Great granny with the kids.

Santa Claus came - and our kids must have been good!!! The cutest thing was when Trevor and Garrett went to bed they saw Santa in the sky...remember those days??


Christmas morning:

Christmas midmorning:

Christmas afternoon at Nana and Papa's:

Christmas night back at our house with my dad:

Brent killed on vocals and Jared rocked the guitar...where's your pic, Brent?


And to all a good night.