One Happy Family
And this is what happened while I did that! Thanks kids for always keeping me busy. It is very hard to be idle with you guys around!
Here is my big boy on the way to the dentist. Not even scared a little! 
We checked in and Ethan looked at all the cool magazines for kids and even colored a little, then they called us back. Ethan hopped right into the chair.....
And made himself quite comfortable!
When the Dr. did come in Ethan acted a little shy, but did shake his hand. Chris knows Dr. Gubler from when he worked at the Bank. They talked for a little bit and then Ethan was Dr. Gubler's focus!
He showed him his cool gloves and even the little mirror and tool that he was going to use to "count" his teeth!
Then he showed Ethan the cool light he had. Ethan paid attention to everything. 
I think this is my favorite photo. Ethan is totally relaxed while the Dr. has the instruments in his mouth. This kid is really a super brave and tough kid! The Dr. said his teeth are perfect and that we can probably come back in six months for a cleaning because he did SO well! The only bad thing he did notice is Ethan has a cross-bite, so he recommended we see an orthodontist to see what they recommend doing. I have done some research and asked a few local orthodontist what they think. They suggest, of course, bringing him in and they will evaluate him and see exactly what he needs. But normally they don't do much until they are about 7. So we'll see how that plays out!
Ethan was so relaxed the entire time, I guess I really shouldn't expect anything else from this boy. He really sets such a great example of the perfect child when at the Dr. He probably thought the Dentist was the best Dr. because he didn't get blood drawn, a shot or his belly pushed around. 
For being such a great patient Ethan was able to pick two stickers and a toy. He picked two "Cars" stickers and a toy airplane. And he gave us a nice cheese for the final picture! Look at those beautiful teeth! :) Good Job Ethan! We are so proud of you!
I tried to be creative.... This is the extent of it!
Here are some of the decorations....
Here are some of the gifts before the party started!
We had some really good food!
This is just as the party started, the house was already a little crowded.
This is right before we started opening gifts!
This is where Anna and I sat for almost two hours straight!!! She had so many gifts, we had planned on playing a few games but only got one or two in because there were just too many gifts! (I have to admit I liked that, shows how much my sister is loved by everyone!)
Anna and Enrique have been working hard on getting Baby Emily's room ready and I think they have done a mighty 'pink' job! The room is so bright and so Anna! When we painted Ethan's room we did it a light yellow so we could have a boy or a girl in that room. But not Anna, she went all out for her little girl! 
Here is their changing table and Emily's first Halloween costume!
Anna has received so many handmade blankets and quilts it's amazing. This is only a few of them....
Sometimes I wonder how Anna and I came from the same parents. Anna is so sentimental, she loves keeping old things that have special meaning. Some of those things include these dolls and the duck in the upper right of this picture. Also another quilt that was hand made for her by a customer of the banks!
Anna, my mom and Grandma Alberta made the quilt on the right in the front. The other two are from Anna's customers at work.
This quilt was made by our Aunt Beth that lives in Utah. My cousin and Grandma brought this down on the plane and had to show a few people in the airport the blanket! It is absolutely beautiful. Katelee and Ethan each got a blanket like this too! :)
Anna having fun opening more gifts!
These are the after pictures. This couch was for clothes only. WOW!!!!
And this table is for misc. items. I think she got everything that she needed and then some! A few weeks ago Ethan came home from church with a sticker that informed us he was assigned the scripture for Primary the next week. The scripture was John 3:16, and I think I was more excited about it than Ethan. We started working with him on it that night. He would repeat after us most of the time, but other times he would just say, "You do it!" We worked on it almost every night and Grandma Blackburn worked with him during the day. I had a co-worker with three boys tell me that he could memorize it but I just laughed. How he didn't really know our little Ethan! We worked on me whispering in Ethan's ear and him talking in a normal tone. He was getting really good at that so I thought we were good to go! Chris was going to be out of town that Sunday and asked if we could have someone record it. Since it was going to be in church I didn't really think that was appropriate and told him he would just have to hear about it from me and Ethan! So Saturday night Ethan and I were up for a bit reading books and hanging out when I said, "Hey Ethan, lets practice your scripture!" He just gave me the look and said, "no, you do it!" So I let it be. Then out of nowhere he says into the microphone attached to a book "John 3:16, For God so loved the world, he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not PERISH, but have everlasting life!" I sat there amazed, afraid to move, thinking that moving would make him forget. I quickly grabbed the camera and asked him to do it again. His next attempts were not as good as the first, but they get the point across! When it was time to say the scripture in Primary the next day, Ethan confidently walked up to the stand, climbed the stairs and grabbed the microphone to pull it down. Then he looked around the room and very loudly said, "John 3:16." I think it took him by surprise how loud he was and he froze. I whispered "for" and he started it up again in a normal voice. I only had to prompt him about two more times and he got the rest done! When he was done he stepped down and went back to his seat with no look back at his ever proud mother! I went to Sunday School feeling like I had won a "prize." Ethan's teacher missed his scripture so he said it again for the whole class later in their room. I had him call all of his Grandmas and Grandpas and even had him call his Dad, while he drove back into town! It amazes me how Ethan never ceases to surprise us. He really is a smart kid and I have won a wonderful "prize!" I have won the tremendous opportunity of being this sweet little spirits mother! I hope you all enjoy this video as much as we do!
Sometimes they like each other, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they play well together, sometimes they don't! Madilynn has given Katelee the nickname of Ki Ki! I think it's really cute! I guess it's only fair she give Katelee a nickname, Ethan gave her the nickname Ma Ma and it has just kinda stuck! 
This seems like an appropriate picture of Katelee. She has a smile on her face and an elbow in her brothers face! Classic! Katelee has started getting food out of her mouth and throw it on the floor. She especially loves to break crackers or pull bread apart and throw it all over! She is a very stubborn girl and knows what she wants. When she is finished eating, she is finished. She will throw anything left on the ground then to make it more dramatic she will sweep her arms across the tray to get the little pieces and her drink as well. It make me a little crazy, but at the same time I love how independent she is. I love that she knows her mind and is very good at expressing it! (for now anyway, I know that will change when she gets older!)
Katelee loves her brother and does ANYTHING he does. She loves to grab his toys when he puts them down. I'm pretty sure she knows she is being mean, but she still does things to bother him! He of course gets mad and says things like, "Hey I'm playing with that" or "That's my toy!" followed by crying! Katelee can be pretty rude but she doesn't like to hear her brother cry. She will look around and get a really sad expression and then sometimes even starts crying herself until Ethan stops! Katelee loves to tickle people and wrestle. Whenever I kneel down she will come over and try to push me over. If I'm already laying on the ground she will come and jump on me. She of course learned this from her brother! 
This picture is demonstrating how well she listens and cares! If she doesn't want to do something, she doesn't! If you tell her no she will drop to her knees and fall to her belly and cry. You don't have to do anything but say the word no. The other day she hit Madilynn with a toy. Madilynn was crying and I put Katelee in time out for the very first time. Katelee cried, held her hands together and stared at Madilynn. She of course got mad at me and tried to hit me a few times, but she never tried to leave time out! That was a shock. She just stood there crying and giving dirty looks to anyone that looked at her! Afterwards she just wanted to be held. You would think she was the one that got hurt! I guess emotionally she was???
Katelee is almost too tall for her 18 month pants and now has 10 teeth. She still weights about 21 or so pounds. Her hair is growing like crazy in the back but still pretty short and thin on the top. I guess that is okay, it doesn't get in her eyes that way, right? She was doing really well when I'd do her hair, but lately she pulls EVERYTHING out! Most the time when people see her, her hair looks horrible. But what did I expect? I hate doing my own hair and would walk around with hair like Katelee's if I could! 
Most the time Katelee is happy and loves to play with all kinds of toys. She loves to play cars with her brother, carry her tea cups around and run around the house with Ethan. She really loves to read books! She will grab books and back up to you so she can sit on your lap. If you don't read the book fast enough she turns the pages for you. She is a bit impatient, I don't know where she gets that from??? :) When Katelee gets sick she loves to cuddle, but only for moments at a time. She will cuddle, sit up and mess around with something, cuddle, push you away and arch to get down. You put her down and then she wants back up to cuddle some more! We think she is absolutely beautiful, but for mine and Chris's sake we pray she is the only girl we have! (If not, that's okay....I guess!)
