Spring Pictures

Kimber Elle Turns One

Today was all about Kimber Elle.

She woke up with a fever yesterday morning, but didn't have anything particularly wrong, so we chalked it up to teething. It carried through the night into the early morning, and she was pretty tired all day and wanted to be held. So, we held her. Heck, it's not every day that you get a first birthday, and especially one where you're not feeling too hot.

In the morning, Jason wanted to take his little girl shopping, so he carted the kids over to Target and picked out all sorts of girlie stuff. Can you see it?? Jason's holding Kimber because she doesn't feel good, Jet's climbing over everything trying to get to the toy aisle, and Jason's tattoo'd self is picking out pink and purple summer clothes for his baby girl. It's no wonder why women see him and swoon.

At lunch, we went to McDonalds and let her eat a couple of french fries and an ice cream cone. After dinner, we pulled out some adorable cupcakes and let her dive into one. Jason taught Jet how to sing Happy Birthday, so his version to Kimber was, "Burrday to you....burrday to you...burrday Kimmer...burrday to you!!"

It's amazing how she's such a nurturer. She got a beautiful, sweet little spirit that is gentle and loving in nature. When you hold Kimber Elle, she just strokes your arm or shoulder back and forth to let you know that she loves you too, even if she can't say it just yet. She almost purrs.

When the day was over, Kimber just wanted a bath and to be held. So, we held her.

Bigger Every Day

Jet and Kimber just keep getting bigger every day. The weather here in Utah has finally began to get nice on a pretty consistent basis. Because we're in a state that spends a large majority of the time in the outdoors, the parks are unbelievable and full of children. We've been able to have Jet spend a lot of time on his scooter, while we push Kimber around on a stroller.

The Hill Country In The Spring

As everyone in Texas knows, the most amazing time in the hill country is the spring. The humid yet chilled winter turns to spring and the wildflowers burst into bright colors for a couple of weeks until the heat begins to get to them. The area known commonly as the Hill Country (New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, San Marcos, Boerne) bursts with blooms while the amazingly steady limestone and live oak trees keep a sense of consistency. It was so nice for us to leave our freezing temperatures for warmer climate, and get a snapshot of our favorite time of year back home.

We visited the area this past weekend. We took Jet and Kimber to all our favorite places - The Gristmill, Gruene Hall, and of course took a lot of pictures with the bluebonnets. Obviously, Jet and Kimber didn't enjoy it half as much as we did. You can't tell that they're related, huh...?

Easter Sunday

Sunday was quiet. During the afternoon, we went to a nearby park for outdoor Easter pictures. As you can see, it was quite cold, and the mountains still have a considerable amount of snow.

The night before Easter, Saturday, we spent at a friend's house. Jet, Bryce, and Braxton (his two friends in the picture) got to go on a great Easter egg hunt. We finished it off with an incredible dinner of seafood gumbo - the roux took 5 hours to make, so you know it was the real thing - and lots of great company.