Easter Festivities 2011

My two Easter sweeties in their Easter outfits. They looked so cute and got so many sweet compliments.

Miss Mya looking and reaching out at her brother

In the wee hours of the morning Jackson rolled off his bed and wacked his head on the frame of the bed leaving the nice long gash on his face for Easter Sunday. He sang in sacrament meeting with the primary and was so cute, winking his eyes, putting his chin in his hands, whispering to me and Kev... no actual singing, but cute none the less.

Coming home from church Jackson found that the Easter Bunny had come. He is holding up his new bug magnifier.

The Easter baskets for the kids.

The four of us in the back yard after hunting for eggs.

We live in Kevin's grandma's basement and love her so much. She loves Jackson and Mya and thinks they are the cutest, which is always nice to hear.

I couldn't decide which smile I liked more of Mya's so I put them both on here.

Searching for eggs.

Jackson got these glasses straw in his Easter Basket.

The Colyar Festivities

Easter egg hunt

Kevin thought it was a good idea to hide an egg inside the trailer hitch, first kid that came along reached in and pushed it in even further... no getting it out now! The finally got a wire and fished it out...

The Egbert Easter Dinner

My sister in law Lanie has these shoes that only come out at Easter... I LOVE THEM! They make me smile...

She got them at Nordstroms a few years ago. You can't see it too clearly here but they have two teeth and whiskers.

My Sweetheart.

Saturday night we dyed eggs.

I made the wooden chick

And I made these eggs to add to my Easter decorations this year.

Herriman City Egg Hunt

Madness!!! So many people turned out for the egg hunt. This section was just for 3-4 year olds. Jackson is on the right in orange and brown and Caden is on the left in orange and brown.

Caden and Jackson {4 years old}

Happy Easter to all our friends and family.

I hope everyone had as wonderful a holiday as we did!

New Bike

So this is it.... Ta Da!!! Jackson now has a two wheeler (actually a four wheeler). Kevin was so excited to get Jackson a big boy bike. His tricycle was getting a bit small for him and his knees were almost hitting the handle bars.

Putting it together... Why doesn't Jackson have a shirt on? Not really sure. (Notice Mya sitting on the couch- Big Girl!)

I love this one- running to his bike.

Getting used to turning on his bike, fell over a few times.

One happy boy and One happy daddy!

Jackson....

After a LONG day and a bedtime full of whining and crying I went in to check on Jackson to make sure he was asleep and this is what I found...

When I saw how he'd displayed all his animals looking at him and crashed out at the foot of the bed my heart melted.... This tends to erase all the stress and frustration of the day. I love this kid.

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Almost 16 weeks.....

Wow time sure flies!!! In just 11 days Mya will be 4 months old. This is absolute craziness, I seriously feel like I just had Mya like last week! On Sunday night she went to bed an infant and Monday morning she woke up a baby! She started "talking" in this squealy squeaky little girly voice. She used to make sweet small cooing noises and now all of a sudden she is making loud talking noises. I put this bath picture up because earlier this week she was in the bath and when I washed her with this red cup she followed it with her eyes and when I brought it by her face she went totally cross eyed. It was so funny, me and Kevin were laughing- she did it like 3 or 4 times but of course stopped as soon as I grabbed the camera.

The other baby thing she started doing this week is playing with toys and sucking on them. She holds rattles and looks at books we show her. It may seem like such a small thing but to me it is HUGE! She is turning before my very eyes into an active wiggly baby.

To top off the week SHE ROLLED OVER! She has rolled a few times from tummy to back but this week she did both ways... I seriously stared in awe watching my teeny baby roll herself onto her side and rotate her little body around then roll... My oh my how the time is disappearing. I am sad to see the newborn stage go but I do love her smiling interactive personality too.

(And of course I had to put a picture of her cute little ruffle pants and stinking cute little sock on here too.)

Nightmares...

We have had a bad case of the nightmares in our house lately... Jackson has had multiple nights in the past few weeks where he has woken up crying or sometimes screaming from nightmares. One night he had a bad dream that the guys in yellow suits who de-contaminate after the kid from Monsters Inc. the movie were chasing Mya and him. (we no longer watch Monsters Inc.) That same night he had a nightmare where Kevin apparently got a motorcycle and was riding it on the street and was making Jackson ride his tricycle on the street next to him with all the cars and he couldn't go fast enough and was terrified! I bet to a four year old who is constantly told not to ride in the street that was pretty scary. He woke up SCREAMING last night and I could not calm him down for quite a while.

Last week Mya was whimpering in her sleep so I picked her up and she was making the saddest face and pouting her little lip and making sad whining sounds so I was stroking her face and talking to her and she would not wake up and stop! It broke my little heart.

Two nights ago I had a few different bad dreams where I was pregnant again... In one of them I didn't know I was pregnant and I wasn't showing but I kept feeling a baby kick- it was so weird and yet as I am NOT ready for another baby I was a little freaked out. In another one I was pregnant and was going in for my c-section and I was terrified because Mya's birth was so miserable for me that I was seriously almost in tears when I woke up!

I don't know what is going on in the Colyar household but I hope it ends soon and we can all rest easy again.

Jackson Funnies

Today I have felt more over whelmed and stressed than usual... these kind of days are bad for me as I am a stressed out anxiety loaded girl on a regular day. My insomnia is back with a vengeance and I am doing very little sleeping which just adds to the problem. My house is a disaster... I never let it get this out of hand as I try to do a clean up every night before bed, but last night we had a rough night with the kiddo's who took away my quiet "Me Time." By the time the kids were both in bed sleeping I was exhausted mentally and physically. I took my sleeping pills and went to bed.......... sleep wouldn't come ALL NIGHT LONG. *Sigh*

So now here it is the next day and I am being unproductive, I have been trying to clean but am not working very efficiently and am getting distracted by other things. I guess I am entitled to have an off-day every so often.

Jackson on the other hand is having a day where he is being funny and sarcastic... this combined with my crabby mood is an interesting combination.
SO I am taking a mini time out to write his recent list of funnies. I have had to start keeping a list in the utensil drawer where I just jot down what he has been saying that makes me laugh.

On the list just from today are:

I took a de-stress break for a second and grabbed the ice cream tub and was having a few spoon fulls when Jackson wandered in:
Jack: Are you eating ice cream?
Me: Yes, it's green kind do you want a bite? (mint fudge flavor)
Jack: yeah! I then gave him a small bite.
Me: Do you like it?
Jack: (Smiles very fake) yeah! I like it! It's just a teensy bit Yuck.
Not a big mint fan I guess.)

Jackson was asking me for watermelon and I would respond that I was sorry but we didn't have any. He would then EXPLODE with whining and crying to the extreme saying "But I want it! I want watermelon!" On and on this went for like 5 minutes... He eventually moved on to something else for a few minutes and I thought the conversation was over. He then came up to me after a bit and pleasantly asked "Mom, I want some watermelon"
AHHHHHH!!!!!! Here we go again! So I said to him in a tense-trying to keep my cool voice- "Yes, I know you want watermelon, and what did I tell you already? Do we have any?" He thought for a minute and smiled while saying "You said yes! we do have some!" (Oh man..... this kid is going to get it) so I then said "Great! Go to the fridge and get some!" He started walking to the fridge then turned around and gave me the sad pouty lip look and said real sad "no we don't have any."

Jackson hates to wash his hands after using the bathroom for some reason and only wants to use the hand sanitizer or samitizer as he calls it. Today he used the bathroom while I was making lunch and apparently didn't wash his hands. I usually ask him if he did and send him back if he didn't but this time I didn't ask. I went into the bathroom a second later and was putting my hair in a ponytail when he came in and said in a frustrated voice-
"I can't eat lunch, I have too many germs on me."
Me: "Huh?? What are you talking about?"
Jack: "I didn't wash my hands so I'm all covered in germs."
Me: "why didn't you wash your hands?"
Jack: "well, you didn't ask me to"
Me: (Mental head slap) "ok..... Would you wash your hands?"
Jack: (Erupting in this whiny complaining yell) "NO!!! I don't want to wash my hands!!!"
Oh my gosh!!! I swear he did this whole conversation just so he could whine and yell at me! Seriously, my eye is twitching just writing this down...

As for funny things from the past few weeks he has said:

Yesterday Kevin and Jackson were putting together his new bike and Mya was sitting on the couch while I was cleaning up dinner. Mya started to whine a little bit so I said to her "Whats the matter sweetheart?" Jackson turned to me and asked "Are you talking to me sweetheart, or her sweetheart?" I said "I'm talking to Mya sweetheart" so he turned to look at her and he said casually to her "Oh, she's talking to you sweetheart."
He is so dang sweet! I'm sure it gets confusing being that they are both my sweethearts!

I had done like five loads of laundry the other day and they were all piled on my bed while I was folding them and Jackson came in and stopped and looked at it all for a minute then said in this exhausted voice "There is too much pink in this house!"
HA HA HA, get used to it kid, the gender ratio in the Colyar house is now even!

He was sitting on the couch one morning watch a new Disney show called "Jake and the Neverland Pirates." The main character Jake fights Captain Hook and gets Gold Deblumes as his treasure at the end of the episode. So near the end of the show Jake the pirate said will you count the gold deblumes with me? and Jackson said in such a board adult voice "No- I'm not in the mood..." I heard this from the other room and it made me smile to hear him say this to the TV.

Mya had a poopy explosion on her clothes the other day (and every day) and as I was filling up a bucket of water and Oxi Clean to soak the clothes in Jackson walked in and saw the Oxi Clean tub on the counter and said "You need to use that Oxi clean on Mya's poopy clothes Mom, it's tough on stains!" hmmmm.... maybe he watches a bit too much TV?

Jackson said to me the other night as I was tucking him in to bed "Mom, I want to be a grown up." I explained to him that being a grown up is hard sometimes, you have to get a job, cook and clean, and you don't get to play with toys. I said that sometimes I wished that I could be a kid again. He thought about this and said "Mom if you want to play with my toys I'll let you anytime you want." I could tell he was so concerned that I didn't get to play with toys anymore and I thought it was so sweet of him to offer his toys to me, what a cutie.

He is so funny and such a cute kid. I really do love being his mom. He is so much like me and has the same sense of humor as me. Today I did more eye rolling and shaking my head due to utter exhaustion but really he was funny today I just had to write it all down to really appreciate it.

April fools!

So I get great joy out of a good practical joke. I don't like jokes that are mean, hurt peoples feelings, or cause physical pain. I DO like a believable joke that can make people laugh whether its at my own expense or someone else...

Exhibit A:
Take for example what I did to Kevin a few weeks ago: This is one of our wedding pictures. I was having a lonely week while Kevin was working 16 hours of overtime and I got bored... This is the outcome. This is Jimmer Fredettes face as Kevin's beautiful bride. Here in the BYU area Jimmer is a superstar! Everyone is talking about Jimmer and all the men have man crushes on him due to his amazing skills, they have all sorts of Jimmer music videos and stuff on him. I used my photoshop skills and made this lovely creation then while Kevin was at work I uploaded it onto Facebook and saved it as his profile picture while pretending that he was the one who did it. The caption under the photo read: "Me and my true love!!! Look close, Isn't she beautiful!" These are the comments people left: Stephanie Egbert Colyar nice kev... seriously you did this to our WEDDING picture! classy... Laura Critchfield Kevin - you're strange...but s/he kind of suits you..LOL Kylee Duff I had to have Matt help tell me who it was, but it gave me a good laugh. Chris Susov Quality - Next step is recording a football game over your wedding video! Kevin Colyar if anyone really knows me then you will know that i am NOT computer literate. and that i did not marry jimmer. Stephanie Egbert Colyar WHATEVER KEVIN! You totally jimmered me! Nick Henderson WOW!!!! LOL! Katrina Egbert lol you are funny Casey Colyar haha nice! Although Steph, you make a much more beautiful bride than Jimmer. Kristi Christian Colyar Steph... we need to talk about those eyebrows! Steph Hardman Oh Steph that is creepy! Maybe you can change him to sandra bullock! Laura Critchfield LOL - yeah well I'd be definitely looking around...you gotta keep your options open these days anyway..LOL Elena Egbert Brooks We all laughed pretty hard last night when we saw it. At least he could have found a picture of Jimmer that was clean shaven! Melissa Egbert Showed it to Matt, he had expressionless look on his face but then I watched his face change as he looked closer (it was on my phone). Then he just looked disturbed. Susan Sta Lker Egbert that is a HOOT!!!!! The following Sunday we were at my in-laws and I said something about it being me who had done the whole thing and they were shocked and my sister in law Whitney said "Oh my gosh when I saw it I thought, Steph is going to be so mad!" HA HA HA! I seriously love messing with Kev, the best part was that Kevin has no clue how to upload pictures to Facebook or change his profile picture so it was on there a good week.

Exhibit B:
I was up nursing Mya in the middle of the night in bed. I had the lamp on but couldn't reach my book so I was just sitting there listening to Kevin snore. I whacked him to tell him to roll over and he woke up (whoops, normally he just rolls over and stays asleep.) He then asked why I hit him, so I quickly decided to mess with him and told him "You were talking in your sleep about a guy named Paul, are you cheating on me?" Kevin then laughed and said whatever you are so full of it... Kevin is super gullible so I knew it would only take a minute more to convince him. So I said "You totally were saying the name Paul!" so the discussion went and by the end I had him convinced he had been saying "Paul" in his sleep. HA HA HA, SO then I took it one step farther and went into his cell phone and changed my name in his contacts to Paul, then I sent him a text from my phone saying "Hey lover, I've been thinking about you!" The next morning we were getting ready for church and he found the text and I couldn't even keep a straight face! He then knew the whole thing was a joke and laughed...

Exhibit C:

This follows my last post about My brother Matt's big weight loss... This was all a joke. I used photoshop to make him heavier and balder and then tagged him and his wife in all the pictures for April Fools Day on Facebook. He always plays pranks on me and I usually fall for it- I never even remember it's April 1st! So this year I planned ahead and had the pictures ready weeks in advance. It went SO good. He saw it in the morning on his way out the door for work. He had multiple patients ask him about his weight loss and lots of people asked how he had lost all the weight on Facebook. The comments I got on the pictures were priceless- kept me laughing hard all day! By the end of the day I talked to Matt on the phone and he agreed I won- this year at least. I'm sure he's already planning his retaliation for next year... oh well, it was SO worth it.

These were my favorite comments:

Melissa Egbert Hahahahahhahahahaha! We're so proud of him, it was really hard work. Ally Egbert Murphy Nice! How'd he do it? I need to lose 20+ Steph Hardman Geez, Tell me how he did it! I want to lose 82lbs Christian Egbert Way to go matt! You're a fighter and have always been a hero of mine!Matthew Egbert Thank you all for your support - I really feel like a superhero. I think I am going to go shopping for tights this afternoon, but probably not a cape-that's a little over the top right? I still have demons haunting me about my body though. I feel like I need to get on some Charlie Sheen or something. Maybe amputate a leg - I sure love all the attention! Matthew Egbert I just had a new patient come in and tell me how much thinner I look from my facebook photos she saw this morning Lisa Egbert Johnson Super great job I have a nice photo of you in tights already so you won't need to post another I will post it later. I don't have any of you in a cape but I think I can find the photo of you in a nice dress. Stephanie Egbert Colyar BWA HA HA HA HA (My evil laugh)!!! The fact your new patient said that just made my entire year!!!! Matthew Egbert Yes, I thought you would like that - I don't even think we're FB friends - she must have seen it on Melissa's I guess. Matthew Egbert LOL you're such a dork - I had another patient ask me if I had really lost 82 lbs and she hadn't noticed.

Comments on the picture of Matt fatter: Travis Dever Mel your forearm diet is working wonders. Stephanie Egbert Colyar lol! Travis the poor girl couldn't get a bite with Matt around!!! Maybe now she'll get a little meat on those bones! Melissa Egbert Well Trav my forearm had that big nasty flap, seriously every time I waved at the kids I'd smack myself in the face with it so I decided to exercise it... looks better huh? Travis Dever Haha I'm glad you decided to take care of it. Honestly I used to stare at it and wonder if I should say something.

Comments on the 1st After picture with the arrows pointing to hair plugs:
Rebecca Egbert Jensen THIS is the after?????? Just kidding looking good. It is also good to know that your friendship with Richard Simmons has advantages other than all the sparkly short-shorts you have inherited. Aaron Miller THATS the brother I remember, right on man :) losing weight like that takes alot of dedication and work. Much respect bro BUT now for the rip (oh you didnt think I wasnt gonna say nothing now did you? :) lol) yeah man cuz in the before picture I thought you had ate your kids or something.......now before anyone gets offended just know that in the past me and Matt used to rip on each other ALOT ;) good job tho bro for real

On the 2nd After picture of Matt standing on the rock:
Kevin Colyar You look so free and happy! Laurie Brisman Amazing, way to go Matt! Matthew Egbert LOL - I was feeling really free that day. The constant burden finally lifted!Laurie Brisman How'd you do it??? Matthew Egbert It was super easy actually...it was the PhotoShop diet. It's all the rage in Los Angeles.

The when I announced it was all fake:
Matthew Egbert What that was a hoax!? I was so proud of myself. How disappointing. Melissa Egbert It's ok honey, don't let her take away your glory. You deserve it! Danika Carsey Hahahaha oh my gosh I so got fooled!! I couldn't believe it Haha oh my goodness I'm still laughing! That was a good one! Laurie Brisman That's hysterical, you totally got me! Stephanie Egbert Colyar see Matt people DID believe it! Matt said my photoshop skills weren't good enough to fool anyone! Let this be a warning to everyone what I can do if you make me mad or feel foolish... I will tag you in fabricated unflattering pictures! Laura Critchfield Okay - so..when I read this on facebook I was thinking to myself that it was a tad strange..lol. I mean the arrows and stuff were like pretty funny. But then I saw it on your blog and I was like "this is really weird but I guess Steph is just really proud of her brother" I mean WHO puts a whole post about their brother getting hair implants and losing weight...HAHAHAHAHAHA. Anyway I just it was hilarious and now I know its an April fools joke it's even funnier..LOL Debbie Simmons Noorlander Stephanie, that's the best! I keep laughing more with every comment i read. Laura Critchfield LOL - yeah you're the only one that fooled me this year that's for sure...and I never get fooled...well not much anyway..haha Melissa Egbert Yeah one time I did NOTHING to Steph and she put my sons wet diaper under my pillow. I didn't notice for a couple days (don't know how) so I slept on it! Gross! That's reminds me Steph, I never did get you back for that. However after seeing your wrath, I think I'll stear clear. Laura Critchfield LOL - Stephanie - you are evil.. Emalynn Robinson I think your photoshop skills are pretty good! I was confused myself!Stephanie Egbert Colyar LOL Mel I totally forgot about that! That wasn't a mean joke! All mom's love the smell of their child! The funny thing is that I did that very thing to Kevin for april fools day too and he didn't notice either! Cheryl Smith Wangsgard This is a great joke, way to go Stephanie!!!

So as you can clearly tell I like to laugh and after last friday my sides are still hurting from all the laughing I did! Happy April Fools Day!

My Brother Matt!

This is my older brother Matt and his cute wife Melissa last year. Matt is a very successful Chiropractor in Santa Maria California. He is an amazing guy, has two beautiful kids, and a fun sense of humor. Last year his weight reached an all time high... One day my sister-in-law Melissa went out to an all you can eat buffet with her youngest Aliyah with some friends for lunch and much to her surprise she found Matt sitting alone at a table with 12 plates! 12!!! He was so embarrassed to be caught like he was and decided he needed to change. I am THRILLED to be able to announce he has lost an incredible 82 pounds! He also decided to get some hair plugs to fill in the spot we all referred to as his "Kelsey Grammer Hairdo."

Oh Matt, I am so very proud of how far you have come! Next step? Laser hair removal for that back of yours! LOVE YOU BRO!!!