Aby Turns 4!!!

Aby turned 4 years old on March 22, 2007, and according to Karson he and Aby are now twins. This year I was brave, and gave Aby a party with her friends. This was a little bit more work than I first expected. Even though I kept the number of kids very small and limited it was still a lot of work. Aby however was thrilled, since it was one of the only things that she wanted for her birthday. She had a lot of fun and still talks about her "friend party."
We Started the party by playing some games with balloons, this quickly ended as most of the kids didn't understand how to keep the balloons up in the air, and got board.

The activity that the kids liked the most was painting their small easter egg baskets that I had given them for their treat bags. Before this we had an easter egg hunt and the kids thought that it was great.

Aby finished her basket rather quickly, and wanted to jump so she did while the rest of her friends finished their baskets. In fact it took a lot of convincing to get her to come over for this picture.

When all of the baskets were done all of the kids decided that they wanted to jump or swing. The way that our back yard is set up we have combined it with the neighbors so that we have more room. The ward joke is you will know when we start feuding because we will put up a new fence.

After painting we went inside for cake and ice cream. I had some toys the kids could play with also, and they had a great time. It was funny but after the party and everyone had left I started to clean up and realized that all of the kids ate the frosting and not the cake....oh to be a kid again.

Opening the presents with some of her friends around. The present she is opening is from Brooke the one flipping her pony tails. It was a really cute magnet story set with a Dora theme.

This is Aby showing off one of the presents that she got from mom and dad. A new pair of Tennis shoes. (the others were a size too small.) She loves them. She also got a pair of pink crock sandalls, but at the time one of them was lost I found it a few days later behind the toilet while I was cleaning. How it got there is still a mystery to me, and why Aby didn't know where to find it only she can tell.

At the end of the party I got everyone together for a group shot the boy in the front is our back door neighbor and one of Aby's best friends, they play together almost everyday. He is really much closer to Kenzie's age, (21/2) but is very advanced and prefers to play with Aby, although he also loves to play with Kenzie. The other kids are Lexi, Brooke, Aby, Maddi, Keashea,(the resident drama queen.) and Kenzie.

Because Ryan had a release the night of Aby's birthday, we waited until Sunday to give Aby her present from Mom and Dad I am definatly a Roundy when it comes to wrapping, but it was rather big! Ryan was getting ready to leave for some training in San Fransico that day so we had to wake her up from a nap, that explains the drugged look.

When she saw what was under the blanket she was much more awake and happier. Aby has wanted a princess table with a chair for her and a chair for Kenzie since about a week before Christmas. I finally found one that we could afford on the internet.

Aby and Kenzie love the table and chairs.

Spring has arrived at the Sullivan Household

our family was most likely the most excited for spring to arrive as it had been a long winter. I didn't really let the kids go outside a lot because everytime I let Mckenzie outside I ended up in the doctors office the next week with bronchitis, and had to put her back on the Nebulizer. So needless to say even if they had to wear jackets and coats outside, the snow was gone and my kids were going to play. The Trampoline was added to our yard thanks to Grandma Roundy who gave it to Aby and Mckenzie for Christmas. The kids love it and play on it daily. It and the bikes have been my salvation this spring.

Ryan and Mckenzie playing on the trampoline. Kenzie had a great time and Ryan got lots of good excersize. I am so greatful for the small moments that Ryan gets to spend with his kids, they love him so much and he is such a wonderful daddy to them.

I call this the movie star photo, we found some sun glasses for Aby and she is the coolest kid on the block with them on.

Aby is learning to ride the scooter that Santa gave her for Christmas, she isn't as good at Braden and Karson yet, but she is doing pretty good. She was thrilled to finally get a chance to ride it outside on the front sidewalk.

Brookly in full color and growing up

Three little girls playing on the floor, Aby and Kenzie love to play with Brooklyn, and all of them laying together was just too cute to pass up.

Daddy and Brooklyn had both had a rough day, and decided to help eachother out by taking a nap together.

The rest of these are just a variety of shots of Brooklyn that I took for her scrapbook.

Building a snowman

Aby and Kenzie had been begging to make a snowman all winter long, but because I was a very pregnant snowman who was sicker than a dog for most of the winter I didn't have the energy to help them. Ryan was working, and with daylight saving it was very dark when he got home. So it was a great blessing that we had a big snow storm the day after I was released from the Hospital, and Ryan was able to play with the girls in the snow and show them how to make a snowman.
Here they are all ready to go, Kenzie was well protected to keep her from getting sick, but she didn't care mom was actually going to let her go outside in the snow and play. Ryan was showing Aby and Kenzie how be roll a ball, it may look like Aby is rolling a smaller ball, but upon closer examination and questioning she informed me that she was building a house for the snowman.

Kenzie loved to watch daddy and help him along the way!

Who is the strongest and can throw the ball of snow the farthest? We never did find out Kenzie started to eat her ball and Ryan took his to the snowman.

The snowman is complete and Aby is putting on the finishing touches, notice that the head is a purple ball. I think that Ryan got a little bit tierd of working in the snow, Aby didn't mind she was happy with the purple headed snowman.

Still more finishing touches to go.

Daddy with Brooklyn

Somehow I missed these earlier so I am posting them now. Years from now Brooklyn will either be mortified or proud of this next statement we will have to wait to find out. Brooklyn is by far the best burper that i have ever had, and I am very grateful.

visitors and sisters admire Brooklyn

Due to Technical problems (me not being very good at formatting the blog. the following pictures will be shown in this post.)
This picture was just too cute to pass up posting. I cannot help that I love pictures of my sweet girls and think that they are the sweetest girls in the world.

Aunt Tiffany Sullivan almost Jones holding Brooklyn.

This is the blanket that Grandma Sullivan made for Brooklyn. She actually had made two a pink and a blue (just in case). Thank you so much we love the blanket and it is very soft and warm.

Grandma Sullivan holding baby Brooklyn for the first time.

Please don't look at me and if you do remember that I had major abdominal surgery less than 24 hours before this picture was taken so be kind to me. (yes I do know how awful I look.)

This is Mckenzie's first time to hold the baby, and yes she has tried to move and carry Brooklyn by herself also. But Mckenzie loves Brooklyn with all her heart, and is very sweet and careing and helpful also.

This is Aby holding Brooklyn for the first time. She was thrilled at how light the baby was. The only problem is we did have to teach her not to pick up the baby without mom's help.

This is the first time that Aby and Mckenzie were able to see me and Brooklyn. Aby was completely taken with the baby, and has tried to be a big helper. Mckenze was interested to touch her and see her, and then just wanted to sit by mom and stay put. She didn't like not staying with mom every night.

This is the very proud and very happy Grandma Roundy showing off Brooklyn. I would like for you to note the pacifier in her mouth, this only lasted a minute before it no longer worked. Brooklyn has not taken a pacifier since we left the hospital. In fact the record amount of time that she ever took the pacifier has been three minutes. (What is wrong with my kids I loved my plug!)

Brooklyn Anne Sullivan has arrived!!!

This is the post that everyone has been waiting to find. Brooklyn Anne Sullivan was born on Febuary 22, 2007 at 8:03 pm in Layton Utah. She has been a wonderful addition to our family, and we are truly grateful to be blessed to have her in our home.

Isn't she the cutest thing that you have ever seen.