51!!!! hahaha

So yet another Birthday this month- Dad Craven is the big 51! He is always there to help no matter when you need it! He is always busy with his calling and work but always seems to find the balance for family time- He always thinks up fun activities on the spot that everyone has to try and it is a blast. He is a great teacher and very knowledgeable- (a great resource for teaching lessons!) ;) he is also the master popcorn maker- he is always doing whatever it takes to make his kids happy! Heres to you Dad Craven... Happy Birthday!!!

Potty training~

Yes you read it right folks! So for the past month I have been just introducing the potty to Auklin and trying to relate to when he goes poop just so he knows and starts early to know what to do- I have also been making it a big deal when Kasey or myself goes on the potty :) I must say he got pretty excited about it and for the past month he would all of a sudden say poop when he pooped in his diaper and then it moved to saying poop right before he poop so I took advantage of that and thought if I sat him on the toilet when he said poop he would relate the two, he never pooped in the toilet but always after I put his diaper back on, so he was getting the idea! - well I think people thought I was jumpin ahead of myself- But I am proud to say bum bum da da- you guessed it! Today he looked right at me and said "uh- oh.... poop"! So I hurried and sat him on the toilet and sure enough Auklin went poopie on the potty!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!! hahahahaha It was awesome! I was going to take a picture and post it but I figure we have all seen poop in a toilet before ;) He was so excited that he did it! he started saying "daddy" so we went and called Kasey and he was running around with a huge grin- WAHOOOO!!!

Brielle Brielle!

Well it was Brielle's birthday yesterday and I was out of town so I didnt get to my post yesterday so- Brielle is now 19 and about 13 at heart- she is so much fun and just loves the little things that seem like no big deal and they make her so giddy! :D She is so great with her niece and nephews and loves her family so much! She knows how to appreciate life and is such a peace maker, she is so optimistic and we just love Brielle! We hope she had a fabulous birthday! 

(much more birthdays to come!)

Almost!!!

I just realized I almost let a Birthday get away from me- I try to remember them all but I am bound to miss a few- this one I almost forgot to mention. My dear friend Selina had a birthday on the 27th it was the same day as the wedding so I didnt have any time to do a post that day and then I almost forgot! :) There are so many coming up too so I hope I can get them all in! 

So... Selina is a new mommy and is married to Cameron Felt, they are such a great couple, Selina is such a cute little mom! She is very crafty and very talented at being just that! She is a girly girl who loves loves pink and she just loves girl things and she is always looking good, from her hair to her toenails- her nails are always done so cute and she has a way cute house- she is so much fun and we love to be around them! Happy Birthday Selina! Sorry its a late post-

Mindy

Today is Mindy's birthday, she is my sista from another mista :) she is a busy little bee and always finding new things to do to advance her skills and talents. she loves to craft and just have fun with her kids. She has 2 chillins, one little girl Katelyn who is just as busy... lets be honest she is the busiest little thing ever and maybe the reason Mindy has to stay busy ;) and a little boy Josh just a sweet little guy- Mindy is a great mom and just so much fun to be around. Happy Birthday Mindy!

Happy Wedding

So Jillisa and Austin got married and it was quite the event- not to mention Auklin looked so super cute in his little suite! The wedding was just lovely! They looked so happy and I often caught Austin looking at Jillisa so sweet- you know the look that you have when you first get married and cant believe your finally really married to this wonderful person! It was precious...It is great adding on to the family and we just love Austin- So here is to the newly weds! Welcome to reality ;) xoxoxo

it was a long day... poor things!

Easter

Auklin was fun this year for Easter he found his basket all by himself hanging on the door- we made it kinda easy, we actually missed him first finding it- he dumped it all out on the floor and was just wondering what in the world was going on- we had a fun time coloring eggs, Auklin thought it would be fun to try to eat the eggs while still wet with dye and so that was fun :) he really did have a fun time but the picture I got of his face he is crying at the moment... We colored eggs at both grandparents house, had an easter egg hunt with all the grandkids at Christiansen'sand as always a treasure hunt that Nana puts together instead of baskets for the kids in one spot it is all spread out. Then had a race for more reeses eggs at the cravens house- what a fun filled day Kasey won the race just FYI ;) hehehe My camera batt then died so I didnt get the cute pictures of Auklin jumping on the tramp with his aunts, uncles and yes Grandma :) at the craven's, Grandma craven hid our baskets and eggs around the house for all of us to find- The best part about today was Conference, what a wonderful day to hear and learn of the Savior and his sacrifice~ I loved the theme of the talks, they all seemed to be about the family and strengthening and loving them. Never give up on loved ones and nurture your children. SO much has been sacrificed and people went through so much for us to have the knowledge of the Gospel that we have today- we need to drink it up! I love Conference!!! What a happy Easter- 

During the Easter egg hunt, this is Auklins idea of an egg! :) buff little boy-

Jillisa gave up seeing how she just had surgery a few days ago- what a trooper!

you can see the victory in Kaseys eyes! Mike was sooo close!... Poor dad his face looks like he thinks he is still in it! haha- and Kyron....  ;) hehehe

Surprise!!!!!

So we got a nice surprise this week! Hollie and the kids came to town to visit and it has been so great to see them. They all look so fabulous and the kids are growing up so fast! Mason is so big now and such a cuddler. He knows his way around :) he loves books and wrestling with the boys. Carter is so proper and helpful, he is filling in for his daddy while he is gone and he is so good at it. Taylor is just so cute, I have not seen her since she was a little baby, we have such fun conversations. And sweet little Brennan who I met for the first time is such a stud who can certainly stand up for himself :) We are still getting him used to us but he is coming around- We got to hang out with them all weekend for conference, egg hunts, shopping, driving on the wrong side of the road, and seeing store with more than one way to get in and out! ;) hehehe Oh we have had a blast with out little family from England. I am so happy they are here! we have missed them so much and even though its great to have them here we still miss Mike more than ever! Hope all is well brother- xoxoxo :) 

sad about that blur- :( 

Carter took mommy on a date to the Conference center- we missed him but what a great kid! 

Everyone got sunglasses for Easter! Thanks Nana...

Lost and Found

So Lately I have been finding different things in silly places so I started taking pictures of them- here are just a few things I have found I hope I have not thrown anything away that I have not seen- Auklin is figuring so many things out- he loves getting into the drawers but what little kid doesnt! His new think lately is saying "poopy" and I check his bumb and there is nothing and then he walks into the bathroom and crawls up on the toilet and sits on it (with the lid down- we keep it that way always no ;) dont want to find anything in there!) and says "poopy" Its amazing so I said why not? I take his diaper off and let him sit there with the lid up and we just say "poopy" hehehe he hasn't really pooped yet but I figure if he is interested in it why not teach him. I am not expecting him to be potty trained any time soon but I want him to at least know its ok and we will see if it takes- It is crazy what kids pick up- you hear people say that all the time but man- they sure do keep you in your place! Anyway here are a few pictures of things I run into on an everyday basis- :) 

April Fools

So today is April fools day and I had someone think they could play me today- We have a friend living with us and he thought it would be funny to hide in the pantry- well I saw him go in there but he didnt know so I called my brother over to scare him out- here are some pictures of our adventure...

Well if you didnt guess already out little "friend" is a MOUSE!!! grrrr I am so ticked- not funny little mouse!! First I saw him sneak into our pantry as I was sitting in the living room then when Blake came over he scared it out and it ran under the stove so we pulled the stove out and it was back under our cabinets so we stuck the broom back there and scared him out he he ran under the dishwasher- they are fast little critters! well we didnt want to pull the dishwasher out out so we decided to make out own little trap until we get reals ones- I wanted to keep an out for him to come back. This is our trap :) 

There is a little string tied to the hammer hehe just like in the movies ; )