Conference Weekend

We went to Kaysville for Easter/Conference weekend. Audrey has a great time with any grandparents, and she especially had a great time licking her Grandma's shirt to death the whole weekend.

She also seemed to like her Easter basket full of peeps and hair bows. No, we did NOT feed her the peeps. Yes, those ARE the cutest Easter pajamas in the whole world.

This is the sweater that I knitted for Audrey a while back. It actually fit her pretty good! Tyler says that it makes her look like an 80 year old lady. I agree, but still think it's kind of cute!

Blessing day- Audrey pictures

Audrey learned how to flip over a few weeks ago. Here is a before picture...















...and after! Kerplop!
















Here is the back side of the super cute blessing blanket that all the Hanks kids and grandkids were blessed in.












And the front side of the blanket. You can see the outline of the cute deer quilted onto the blanket. It kind of looks like Bambi.

Baby blessing-family pictures

Tyler's parents came down for the weekend and it was so great to see them!














Brian, Jessica, Jake, Kate and Ian came for the blessing as well. We love hanging out with them, and wish that they could have stayed longer. We are also super grateful for Doyle and Elizabeth Beck for lending us their house for the afternoon. The food was awesome, and we could not have fit everyone in our apartment!












Uncle Burke, Sid, Drew, Ethan and Savannah came down which was super nice of them. It doesn't look like it from the picture, but I think Ethan was happy to be there...Thanks for representing the Rexburg Hanks!




















Of course Mom and Dad were there too. Mom was helpful and took care of Audrey while we all ate dinner. Thanks Mom, and sorry you missed out on the brisket. It was really good.












Audrey really likes her Uncle Craig and Aunt Sara despite what it looks like in this picture! They are also really good sports for camping out in our living room overnight. Someday we will have a guest bed, I promise!


Benson and Anna were also at the blessing, but we didn't end up with a picture of them. We also had Doyle and Elizabeth Beck and Robert and Rachel Sullivan in attendance. Thanks for coming everyone!

Our little thief!

I have had a few people ask how Reggie is reacting to having the baby around. I'll tell you-she has turned into a thief! She thinks that all of the baby's things should belong to her, and i've snapped a couple pictures of Reggie caught in the act. Enjoy!















Reggie has stolen Audrey's socks so many times that we finally just gave her a pair to play with. It is her new favorite toy!




















I've caught her sleeping on the changing table many times!

















Asleep on a receiving blanket.















Poking around in one of her open drawers! I can't even do the laundry without her getting in the way! :)















She used to try to sleep in the crib, but she eventually stopped after I kicked her out about a dozen times. I don't know why she got in it this time!




I caught her grooming Audrey this morning and happened to have my camera in hand. Don't worry, I washed Audrey's head afterward! At least they are friends, and I don't have to worry about Reggie hurting the baby. Ha ha!


This is the result of them being such good friends-Reggie is quite the motivator for Audrey! She practices smiling at the cat, and the cat is an excellent push up motivator! Audrey just can't get enough of looking and smiling at the cat.


So in answer to everyone's question, Audrey and Reggie are getting along famously. We sure love both of them!

Our cat is a dog.

This is a video of Reggie playing fetch with a pair of Audrey's socks. My favorite part is the very end where she can't contain her excitement and jumps in a circle.

Fun Weekend!

We had tons of visitors a few weekends ago, and it was so much fun! We had my dad, Craig and Sara, Brian, Jessica and their kids, and Tyler's parents all over at our place for a few hours on Saturday! Our apartment has never had so many people in it all at once!


Craig and Sara checking out their new niece. She loved all the attention!


Audrey is meeting her grandparents! Audrey seemed to especially take to Kelly, and smiled for the first time for her! I was only a little jealous, but she has since given me lots of smiles!

Valentine's Day

For Valentine's Day this year, we had an awesome dinner! We had crab legs, sparkling cider, chocolate covered strawberries and creme brulee! So it was mostly desert...but who cares! It was delicious and perfect to celebrate national love day! I love you Tyler!