And time goes on...

Here is my once a month update, which means there is a lot to cover and a lot of pictures to post!! I LOVE it!!!

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Starting with Spring Break! Well, "pre-spring break" is more like it. All of Kylee's cousins in Queen Creek started their spring break a week before she did so Kylee got a few extra days off! They all went to California to visit Grandma Deede and Grandpa Jiggs. Kylee LOVED it! However, it still warms my heart to know that she loves us so much because every night we either Skyped with her or talked with her on the phone because she missed us so much. She will always be my sweet tender-hearted baby girl and I love it!

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Here is the whole gang that went. They went on a hike, played at the park, went to the movies, ate lots of yummy food, swam in the cold pool, and made lots of great memories together! Grandma Deede was VERY anxious for the 5 day visit to end! Ha!

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Kylee's ACTUAL spring break......We had a very special visitor come during this week. Carter's amazing birth Mom Erynne! She stayed in Natalie and Deron's guest room so we had a few sleep-over's at their house during her visit. We had so much fun playing games, going to the zoo, eating lots of yummy food and candy, and just hanging out getting to know each other better. It was a great week and we are so glad she came!

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Kylee Alexa.......She is 6 1/2 years old and more beautiful than ever. I took this picture below to show how long her hair is getting. I've only cut it twice since she has been born, and each time I only allowed about 3 inches MAX to be cut off. I love her hair!!!

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This dancing, tumbling, and ballerina girl started soccer this year! We have been anxious to get her started in sports and felt soccer was the best option to help with her coordination. She loves it and is getting bettter and more aggressive with each practice and game she has. Her coach gave her the "most improved" award after her first game. So proud of our sweet, athletic, beautiful, and very talented girl!!

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Carter Aaron.....Oh how he is discovering new things every day and becoming such a big boy!! On March 2nd, we started him on solid foods! We tried feeding him green beans the first two days but quickly realized he did NOT like them!! So on the 3rd day, we swtiched to carrots and he loved them! So we have been keeping him on carrots for this week and will try something new next week. We have tried starting him on oatmeal and applesauce in the mornings also but he doesn't seem to be much of a fan of that either. We will keep trying though!!!

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On March 28th this smart boy figured out how to roll over! Once he rolled once, he never looked back. And 0n April 7th (yesterday), our sweet little man turned 5 months old. Time keeps on passing by even though we are begging for it to SLOW DOWN!!! He is such a sweet little boy and is such a dream baby. He is perfect in every way and we count our blessings every morning we get to wake up to his perfect smiley face!

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We also got to meet with our adoption lawyer on April 4th...which meant that all the California documents have been finalized and it's time for us to sign the AZ petition and get the ball rolling over here! We are so excited to be making this next step!! With this done now, the adoption should be final within 90-100 days. We are anxious for that day and can't wait to be sealed to our handsome angel!

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EASTER!!!!!! Easter is quickly growing into one of my favorite holidays. Probably a close second with Thanksgiving. First of all, the candy at Easter is the BEST candy of any holiday. I can't get enough of chocolate eggs, chocolate covered marshmellow bunnies/eggs, and reeces eggs. Pretty much any candy shaped into little eggs always tastes better! Ha! And I love the traditions my family has at Easter....especially our egg cracking game. It's always my job to dye the eggs, which has become Kylee's new favorite Easter tradition to do with me. This year we had Kyrstin and Dylan's help too.

David was napping when everyone showed up so he got a nice "dog-pile surprise"!

A new Montez tradition.....arm wrestling! We have 10 boys and only 3 girls so any kind of wrestling is pretty popular when we all get together. But this year Kylee jumped right in and arm wrestled Keaton, who is 5 months older than her. Kylee took him down like a champ! Ha!

Baby boy's first Easter Egg hunt!

Let the cracking begin!!!!

Brigham was the winner this year!

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The Easter Bunny came!!!!

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After church today (Easter), Kylee and I did a few crafts together! Love making memories with my sweet girl!

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Pretty princess ready for church!

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I really wanted a family picture for Easter in our church outfits but my parents had already left and it was just us. So I figured out how to set the self timer on my camera phone....and, um....this is the best we got! Ha! I'll take it!

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So much happens between my posts and I absolutely love it! Growth, memories, and lots of laughs! I love my sweet little family so much!

As of lately...where has the time gone??

Looking back I realized that I forgot to blog about a lot of events!! I guess I was just so excited for Carter's 3 month pictures, that I forgot to post anything else BUT those! Ha! Or maybe it's because I don't want to admit that one BIG thing happened.....me turning the big THREE-OH! Ewww!!! No it really isn't that bad. I don't mind saying that I'm 30. I had a great birthday. David and my friends and family made it very special for me.

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Last year I ran a half marathon (London's Run) for the first time on my 29th birthday. Well this year, I thought I'd make it a yearly tradition and run it every year for every year that I turn "older"! I guess to prove that age ain't nothin but a number! :) I signed up for the half marathon really late but was still determined to get my training in quick and be ready for it come January 28th. Well, I didn't train enough so I bumped it down to the 10k. Christina ran the half marathon this year. It was fun to see her there!

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For my actual birthday, David surprised me with family and friends and we all had cake and icecream. It was great to have everyone there! Love my family and friends so much!

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For my birthday "date", David took me to the top of the new casino where there is a yummy fancy restaurant called Orange Sky. It overlooks the valley. It was beautiful!

And SUPER delicious!!!

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Out of order but these were my friends who came to my surprise birthday get together!

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Now onto other things....starting with our princess Kylee Alexa!

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She lost both her front teeth last month! One came out in January and the other came out at the end of February. She was so excited to be just like her other friends and to sing..."All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth". She cracks me up!

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Our sweet girl is also excelling in school! She makes us so proud. Top of her class for reading and most all other subjects. This was "Ticky the Robot" that she made for an at-home project. She was very proud of him!

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Kylee is also excelling in her gymnastics group. She got moved up a level last month. She is now doing more stuff on the balance beam, uneven bars, and doing more floor exercises like front and back walk-overs. She loves it!

We are so proud of our Kylee girl. She is so smart, funny, athletic, beautiful and the best big sister ever! She starts soccer this week so we are excited to see how she does with that. She can't wait!

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Onto our handsome prince....Carter Aaron!

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He turned 4 months old this month....on the 7th. He is such a ray of light and makes our days brighter and happier. He is discovering new things every day and loves exploring his surroundings. We just love him so much and can't get enough of our little man!

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Now for Daddy.....

He is such a hard worker. He is excelling at his job and great new things are happening for him at work. Currently, during the month of March, he is working EVERYDAY! The days he isn't working his regular shift, he is picking up spring training baseball games. It's great and easy money, but we miss our Daddy! The time we get to spend with him lately is valued and precious!

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He still finds time to spend quality time with his babes! Melts my heart!!

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And of course he finds some time for himself....playing video games! Or should I say..."spending quality time with his son"! Haha!

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Now for me...all I can say is that I have recommitted myself to my workouts again. I was a gym hog before Carter came but once we got him, I didn't want to do anything but hold and kiss him all day long. I got comfortable and ate anything and everything! But I don't regret one second of it. But last month I was ready to get back into gear. With Carter on a pretty good napping schedule, I decided to take advantage and workout again. I feel great! David took me to Road Runner in Tempe for my birthday present, where they did some tests on me and fit me for the perfect insoles and shoes. I love them! Great way to get me started and back on track to a healthier lifestyle!

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Kylee even likes running on the treadmill! She thinks it's a game. One day she will realize it's torture!! Haha! Jk...I actually really love it! But I prefer the fresh outside air when I can.

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And of course, my life always revolves around these two amazing little angels. They are truly best friends and love each other more than anyone. Sad to say...but I'm pretty sure they love each other more than me and David. But that's ok! As long as they know that we love them more than anyone....they can love each other the same.

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I love my boos!

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As always....life is PEWFECT!