Happy Birthday to Aidan!

Aidan turned 4 years old today, (his Aunt Julie shares his birthday). We didn't do much, because he still doesn't really "get it". Ethan & I did make butterfly cupcakes from SCRATCH which tasted awesome, (even though I did sneak in some whole wheat flour). When I was a kid I always begged my mom to make these for me and she would bring them into my classroom at school. They were always a big hit, and they were tonight as well. Aidan loves chocolate, but he scraped off all the cream, but Ethan ate, like 3 of them with the cream. I won't mention how many I had, I'll just remind you all that I'm eating for 2 again...

Robyn Playing in her Brothers' Room

Robyn cannot be contained when her brothers are playing in their room. She HAS to be with them. They are more entertaining to her than anything or anyone else. She disappeared for a little while today, so I thought I'd go check on her, but Aidan was playing with her and all was well. Once she saw that I had the camera, though, she took the part of a true Pickard and came to pose for me. There's a really good shot of her cute little teeth in here. Enjoy!

Riddle

Okay, what do you get when you mix poor, bored, and irresponsible? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
All right, I'll tell you. You get a surprise pregnancy! That's right folks, Robyn is not even 1 yet and here I am pregnant with baby # FOUR! Thank goodness Robyn is the world's greatest baby, or I would be drowning my sorrows in expensive chocolate I can't afford. As it is, Dave and I are actually really excited and just hoping Heavenly Father knows what He's doing. Our little bundle of joy is the size of a sesame seed right now and will be arriving around the beginning of May.

Cute, Cute Girl and Her Amazing Tricks

Robyn is 10 & 1/2 months old. She waves and says "Bye bye" and a few other words. She also has taken a few unassisted steps in the past week or so and is a fantastic dancer with great rythim. As you can see, her cuteness is unparallelled.

Utah Trip

We were lucky enough to be able to go to Utah for several weeks, (longest. roadtrip. ever.)

Here are a few of the highlights...

Dishwashers

Ethan & Aidan wanted to help me wash dishes yesterday, and since it's not likely to be a common sight, Dave grabbed the camera.

Kangaroo!

Aidan climbed up Dave and wormed his way into Dave's tee shirt and said, "Kangaroo!"

It was so funny, but then, most things he does tend to be pretty funny.