Let's talk about April!

So here is our April update. (A little lengthy, sorry). We had a great month and stayed quite busy! Some friends I worked with in Skagway Alaska were coming through town (Jesse and Nicky) and so we were lucky enough to have them come stay with us for a night. This is their adorable little girl Lucy who Taylor enjoyed having around.
Me and Nicky with the girls before they left to continue their road trip (with a 6 month old) from Bellingham Washington all the way down to Tuscon Arizona! Now that's bravery!
The night they came into town we called a bunch of our Utah Skagway friends to have a fun little Skagway reunion! It was so fun to see everyone and catch up! Thanks for staying with us Jesse, Nicky and Lucy!
The following day started General Conference weekend and so we had my family over for our Martin family tradition. (All the girls and kids hang out while the men go listen to the General Priesthood session and then we have dinner afterwards. Here is Nathan (almost 3), Makenna (3 weeks younger than Taylor), and Taylor hanging out. Taylor is oblivious to cameras or just a good ignorer.
And here is my family watching some funny home videos from when Levi and I watched the Brown kids while my sister and her husband traveled to Ireland. We made them do all sorts of dares - we are a terrible influence on children!
Taylor and Noah played on this chair for a good 10-15 minutes. They are so cute together. Noah is definitely a little climber! Taylor loves to say hi and bye these days.
They were sitting for mere seconds but I saw those angelic faces.
Back to playing!
My aunt Karen, (my mom's sister) threw a baby shower for me, her daughter Lindsey, and another cousin Wendy. We are all having our 2nd. (All due within a month of each other) Aren't we so spoiled? It was so nice of her to throw a shower. It was great to see aunts and cousins whom I don't see that often. Lindsey has had her baby boy Harrison James - he is super cute! And Wendy is due shortly after me.
Lindsey and Wendy opening gifts.
Me with my sister-in-law Tanya and my cousin Julie.
Maddie and Lauren helping Taylor to walk.
Grandma Ernest with Maddie, Noah and Taylor.
Here we are on an Easter egg hunt at Gma and Gpa's house.
Taylor and Noah taking Noah's new wagon for a spin!
I love your new ride Noah!
The pregnant girls posing! Alisha had her baby girl Emersyn just a couple weeks ago! She is super cute!
On this same day we celebrated Noah's 1st birthday! Taylor thought he could use a little help with the unwrapping. Geez, don't run him over Taylor!
Steph made a darling little excavator cake for Noah's birthday! This one in particular was his very own to play with. And then she even made a big one for everyone else to enjoy! It was as good as it was cute!
Noah did a great job at digging in!
The Easter bunny made a quick stop at our house! Taylor got a few books, some sunglasses, chalk, and candy of course!
Sportin the new eyewear.
Getting ready to head to church. Don't you love Costco dresses?
Also in April we took a weekend road trip to Boulder City, Nevada to see my parents. It was great to see them. Taylor had a great time and wasn't shy a bit. She especially loved their cats, and continued to love them even after getting attacked by their cat Duke! This is Taylor with her Uncle Jeffrey.
You can't visit my parents over a weekend without going to garage sales. Levi was excited when my mom found us a porch swing - it's a good thing we drove our truck! Taylor got the best deal of the weekend though, when she was given a toy mickey mouse for free!
We drove to the Hoover Dam to check out the suspension bridge being built over it. It was quite a sight to see halfway finished! I'm not volunteering to be the first one to drive over!
My dad keeps a stash of dried out bread around for their visitors to use to feed the fish and birds at Lake Mead.
It was crazy how many fish we saw. And some are huge!
We went and raced some boats at the little boat lake nearby.
One afternoon while Taylor was down for a nap I went outside to enjoy the sunshine and this is what Levi found to play with. My dad has a little putting green and Levi arranged all of these random odds n ends to make a ramp for a golf ball to travel down and around to the hole.
A proud moment...finally making it into the hole!
Taylor at her first classical concert. We went to an outdoor amphitheater and listened to some music from the local college.
Last but not least, I have to give a little shout out to my hubby Levi and his business partner Ryan for their new company "Kitchens 4 Less". They threw a booth together for the Home Remodeling and Decorating show a few weekends ago....not only did it looks great, but it brought in a lot of business! But I'm sure they wouldn't mind even more if you know anyone looking for a bid for new cabinets, granite, tile backsplash, and/or new flooring let me know! Keep up the great work you two!
Well that finally wraps up April. Maybe one of these days I will get smart and make smaller, more frequent posts. But chances are, I won't get smarter so here's to my binge posting!