The Cluff Family

My sweet baby is 9 months old.

Sweet doesn't even begin to describe what a joy he is. 

His personality is really starting to shine through those three adorable teeth of his.

He knows how to make Chloe laugh and they will just laugh together for a long time.

He loves music and will sing along in the car and will also clap to the beat... no joke. He has a musical soul. When we go to singing time at the library, he will clap along to the songs and it is so cute! If there is music and dancing on the TV, he will start clapping. You can just tell that he is a happy go lucky kind of kid. He loves life and takes it with stride.

He is a fantastic eater and loves to pick up his own food. He only wakes up once at night and loves to be rocked to sleep. He is still a cuddle bug and a momma's boy.

His favorite activity is definitely splashing in the bath. He LOVES bath time and gets so angry when I get him out. Recently he had serious eczema on his belly and it was spreading to his back and arms. One doctor told us it was Ringworm and another said it was Eczema but it finally cleared up after some serious steroid cream. No more fragrant products for his kiddo.

His dimple and sweet smell still melt my heart and I'm trying to soak up his babyness because I know how fast it all goes away. Happy nine months William Dean.

These pictures were from a freak snow storm that we had here in Utah in the middle of April.... crazy Utah weather.

Spring... Easter... family... I love it all.

I love Spring because it is new beginnings and spring cleaning.

 Strawberries and blossoming trees.

Tulips and fresh air running through the house.

Family gatherings around Easter festivities are probably my favorite.

This year the Cluff family came up from Arizona for General Conference which just so happened to fall on Easter Sunday this year. It was perfect. I have decided that General Conference can be on Easter every year and I would be perfectly happy. I loved spending the day with family in pajamas and listening to the prophet.  What better way to remember Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice than by listening to inspired apostles.

Since The Cluffs were here for Easter, we celebrated Easter with my parents the week before. Chloe and William opened their baskets from Grandma and Grandpa and we had a delicious meal. Chloe  had a little egg hunt by herself in the backyard. Easter was more fun this year because Chloe is starting to really understand who the Easter Bunny is and get excited about dying Easter eggs and hunting for them. She is especially excited about all the candy!

 On the actual Easter morning Chloe woke up and saw what the Easter Bunny had left her which included a Minnie mouse dress that she fell in love with at Sams Club, play dough, a book, and candy galore! We had an Easter egg hung  with Bradley and Charlie in the backyard. Chloe was fast at finding the eggs and would get mad when she couldn't find any.  She had plenty of eggs full of candy by the end.  I'll probably use it for potty training bribery later. After listening to Conference, we had a delicious Ham dinner that was so yummy. Even though we were hosting, I hardly did any work because there were so many people to help make dinner... and we had help from Costco. When the Cluff cousins arrived, we had another Easter egg Hunt that was done by Nana and Papa. William and Lucy went first, then Chloe and Emma, and lastly Hunter and Porter. We did the usual things we do when the Cluffs visit. We played card games, watched movies, and ate lots of  yummy food. Chris just came home from his mission in Portugal and brought up his girlfriend, Leslie. It was fun getting to know her better.

When the Cluffs left the next day, we were fortunate enough to have Nana stay with us for a couple of days so she could drive Tanner back to Arizona. One of the days we met up with Katie Wellington and her daughter, Halle at Thanksgiving Point. We explored the Tulip Festival and then headed over to the Museum of Natural Curiosity. We loved having Nana all to ourselves for a couple of days. Chloe was sad when she realized that no one was going to be sharing her room for a while.

Overall, Easter was wonderful to say the least. I feel so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ. He is my redeemer and I love him. I feel peace in His atoning sacrifice. I am thankful for the knowledge I have of His atonement in my life.