Look at her go!!

I do have to say-I'm a very proud mama right now! McKinley's training wheels broke off her bike 3 or 4 days ago. We figured it would be a good time to see if she could ride without them. Matthew didn't really think she was ready and so we thought we would just find some new training wheels. Matthew couldn't find any at Wal-mart and we haven't been anywhere else. Alas-today was beautiful and we convinced her to try again - and she did it!! She can ride her bike without training wheels! We have to help her start-but she is getting closer! She can ride like the wind!

It's such a satisfying feeling to see your child accomplish something new! Especially when I don't really have any idea of how to teach a kid to balance on the bike. Have you ever noticed that parents don't tell their kids how to balance? They just say, "don't tip over, your leaning too much!" How do you tell a kid what balance is? Anyhow-McKinley has always been talented in the physical aspect of growing-and fast for her age. Walking at 9 months, climbing at 12 months, and riding a bike just shy of 4 years old!! She's going to be an awesome athlete! (if she wants)

Matthew and I are proud to annouce that we are taking a vacation! Without the kids! We have booked a cruise to the Western Carribean and fly out to Miami the 2nd of May. That just happens to be my 28th birthday! The kids are going to stay with my parents in Salt Lake for eight nights! Hope my parents survive! Hee, Hee, Hee!! I'm a little concerned about Gavin as he has never been away from both of us overnight. He is definitely a home body. McKinley will be fine I think. All her cousins live in Salt Lake-so she has plenty of playmates! We will take lots of fun pictures and post them after we get home.

Happy Easter to all! We don't remember holidays very well. We even forgot our anniversary! Okay-we didn't forget. We celebrated early in Logan, UT by going to Le Nonne-the best Italian restaurant ever! We just forgot the day of! It was actually quite humorous. We didn't remember until the day after. Look what 5 years of marriage and two kids does to our memories! Its been a fun, exciting 5 years. This is a picture of us on our honeymoon!

The bottom picture is the only picture of us together that we've taken! All our pictures our of our kids now! Even in our last Christmas letter-we didn't have any of us together!

Well-I'd better sign off. We don't blog often-but when we do, you can't stop me! Hope all is well. May we all be better people and remember the reason we celebrate Easter!