Phoenix the Human Easter Egg

The kids all got a DVD and a little something from the Easter Bunny this year. Willow got Enchanted, Phoenix 101 Dalmations, and Poppy Brother Bear 2. Lily got a can of formula. We are grateful to be getting back into a routine after Lily was born. She is 4 weeks old today.

Phoenix decided to color himself instead of the Easter Eggs. Wasn't that thoughtful. I guess the cute little shorts that go with his Easter Tie won't work this Sunday. He has already eaten almost all of his candy the Bunny brought him. He'll be so fun in Sacrament Meeting!

All the kids relaxing with Lily after the excitement of the Easter Bunny wore off. It's almost time to get ready to go to Mimi's House to see the cousins down from Utah and Oregon.

Poppy also got a DVD and candy. She will save her candy so that she can savor it. Hopefully Phoenix won't find hers and polish it off too!

Willow is already watching her DVD and memorizing the songs. She may be a famous Brodway actress someday. We may need to invest in some singing lessons.

St. Patty's Day

The kids picked clover from the front yard for their teachers. The trampled most of the clovers but there were still a few left to make bouquets.
Poppy dressed herself today. Do you like her outfit? She wore her shoes like that all day long. I wonder if it felt wierd?
Willow with her scuba diver that decorated her seat in her classroom for Open House. She is doing well in school and brought home almost all O's.

Lily is doing well and gaining weight. Hopefully we can get her to sleep better at night in the next month or two. New babies are cute, BUT they sure are a ton of work.

BABY WISE OR SLEEP DEPRIVED?

Okay so I think that sleep is the most important thing to feeling good. One of Dave's buddies at work told him that they followed the guidance in this book and their newborn slept through the night (8 hours) at 7 or 8 weeks old. I thought well that's the baby right? Then, Poppy's dance teacher saw me with the book and said that she had followed it with all three of her kids and had the same result a baby sleeping through the night at 8 weeks. Next another mom at a Primary Activity told me virtually the same thing, only she talked about the book like it was the lost manuscript of the Book of Mormon. It was actually comical because she talked about the book almost reverently. So here I go on the Babywise technique. I keep you POSTED on how it goes.

Okay so our computer is doing something funky and some of the elements of the blog are not working. It won't let me upload pictures so I will just post a word one this time.

We are doing fine. The family is enjoying Lily and she is a good baby so far. She is sleeping a lot during the day and still wants to be up during the night. That makes for a very tired mommy and daddy.

Catherine is here to help and visit and the kids won't leave her alone. Today she had to leave by herself to have a little quiet time. I am enjoying her company and her understanding.

Dave goes back to work on Sunday and he is looking forward to it. He wouldn't last long as a stay at home dad/mom.

Okay Okay I'm Caught

Here are my four beautiful children all surrounding me.

I didn't think that anyone would catch on to the little game I started playing with the names of my children. Then this week my visiting teacher (who has not read the Harry Potter books) guessed what I was doing. The official party line is that all my children were named with nature names all plants or animals. But unofficially all the names have secret Harry Potter connotations. Can you figure them out? Here they are:

Willow Ann

Poppy Jeanne

Phoenix Jay

Lily Catherine

PS

The middle names are all family names. They are all names that belong to an honored family member or members. Ann is for Dave's grandma who doesn't have a middle name so somewhere along the way started calling herself Edith Ann. We love the sparkly way Grandma Snow lights up a room and wished that for Willow. Poppy's middle name, Jeanne, is for two beloved people in our lives. Gloria, Dave's aunt who passed away while I was pregnant with Poppy and my mother (Margene) the glue that holds the Taylor family together. We opted to spell it like Gloria's middle name because Gene from my mothers name is the masculine way to spell it. Phoenix's middle name comes from Dave's family his grandfather and all his brothers have Jay as either a first or middle name. Dave has always felt a little jipped because his middle name was Justin instead of Jay so we gave our son the Snow middle name. It also sounds darling with his first name! And of course, Lily she is named for my sister Catherine who is tender hearted and makes the Taylor family a little softer, a little kinder, and a little more Christ-like. What better legacy could I hope for my littlest child.

I am really not fond of overly mushy blogs, but I am less than a week post partum and have a reasonably good hormone excuse...

I am so thankful for the 4 beautiful little spirits I have been entrusted with. I may not have all the blessings that I think others have but I certainly have the ones that matter most! Children are the greatest gift we could have in this life or any life. I take back all the curses I put on your name Grant Jensen and thank you for inspiring me to have Lily through your life of service to your children. I guess you knew that when your two were up there conspiring a way to get her down here. I am thankful for my husband who endulges my moods, and stays up with the baby so I can SLEEP.

HOLDING LILY

Phoenix gets to hold Lily
Poppy

Willow

Mom and her 4 kids

Great Grandma Margaret

Dad and Lily taking a nap. Lily is so tiny, I can't believe how fast they grow.

( I think she likes my snoring)

IT'S A GIRL

6 LB 12 OZ

Well at three this morning Melissa said that her water broke and at 0356 Lily Catherine Snow was born..