Okay, so Easter has come and gone. The kids all received new easter clothes. This picture was taken right after church, and Brenan fell asleep on the way home.
And Mars for that matter. As a family, we recently went to visit the Clark Planetarium at the Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City. We saw the movie, "Under the Sea 3D" which was pretty entertaining, as narrated by Jim Carey.
They then decided to see what life was like on Mars. They didn't seem quite as enthused to be further away from planet Earth. Maybe it was because the temperature was warmer . . . we may never know.
Meanwhile, Brenan was more than happy to keep his stroller wheels firmly planted on Terra firma. I don't think he thought it was a big deal. Ain't he so cute?
Brenan is officially crawling. He started about a week ago actually [I've been a slacker]. Now we are constantly on defense, watching to make sure he's not headed for the stairs or some other peril. Gone are the days of sitting him in one spot and finding him there 10 minutes later. But, he is a much happier child now that he has gained some "independence".
Of course, all of that crawling tends to wear him out. As is typical of a little child, they don't understand the great blessing that sleep is. 
A few new pictures. Brenan was sitting in his seat, and Lauryn decided she wanted to be in the pictures I was taking of him. It was fun to see them together, being goofy and funny, or at least Lauryn was. Brenan, was just happy to be there I think.
Get Set. Go! Brenan is starting to become pretty mobile. Of course, right now he isn't fully "crawling" on all fours. He's pretty much adopted an army crawl, using his arms and his legs, but staying really close to the ground.We think it is adorable, and he is pretty happy with himself and is even more happy since he is able to move around on his own.
He is also starting to talk and write his name which we thought was pretty good for his tender age of 8 months. Okay, I am just kidding about that last sentence. But his algebra is getting better.
He is getting really good with his fine motor skills [picking up small pieces of baby food, etc]. It is fun to see the curiosity that just exudes from children.
Well, I leave you with a few photos . . . until next time.
Well, the kids have had the past few days off of school [yesterday and today]. So it got me thinking about those days of yore. Man I miss those. Especially when you go from New Year's day to Memorial day without a single company holiday. This is one area where I think a lot of other countries have it right.
I mean, most of us work our fingers to the bone, day in and day out, and for what? Most of the rest of the world already thinks we're lazy overweight Americans. Working ourselves to death for the past 50 years hasn't yielded any different results. So, here I am, petitioning for a few extra holidays per year. At least 4, to fill in the gaps between New Years and Memorial Day and then between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
Okay, so these pictures are only a month and a half late. I am trying to catch up here. Thought these were pretty cute. Brenan was all decked out and ready to help Santa make the rounds. Lauryn performing in her pre-school Christmas presentation. Sorry its a little blurry, but it was hard to catch them standing still. For the final picture, we thought we'd make use of Brenan as a baby, and having an older brother and sister. If you couldn't quite tell, this is our version of the Nativity scene.