Easter

I know I am a little behind in posting these, but here are some pics of our Easter! And, as usual, there are way too many pics. ;) I can't help it, I'm a picture-taking Mama!



 
Don't you just love these little goofball faces?! :) Getting a good pic with three kids is nearly impossible!!

 

 

I loved having the boys dressed in matching suits!! Almost as much as if I had two girls to dress the same. Almost ... ;) Jocelyn loved her "pretty dress" and having a big "pretty bow" in her hair.




 

We did our egg coloring a little late, but the kids loved it! Jeron of course had to make a yellow one (in high honor of bumblebee) whereas of course Jocelyn's all had to be princess pink and purple! :) Little guy had to miss out and instead caught some zzzs.

 
 

Finding baskets ... mmmmm, candy ...

   



More Easter goodies! :o)

Updates & Announcements!

Drumroll, please! ........ TA-DA! Jocie did it!



My little Jocelyn is officially a big girl! After a few small snags, she is now about 3 weeks strong into potty training success!!! Yipee, only one diaper baby to change ~I couldn't be more excited! :) She's pretty excited herself and loves wearing her princess undies and being "just like Jer-non, Mommy!"



Meanwhile, Jeron can now write his full name all on his own!!!

   

Although there are probably some of your kids who have been doing this for sometime, Jeron hasn't shown much interest until lately, and he is doing so great and loves to practice all of the time!!!



We of course can't forget the little man ~ Braxton's 2 front teeth have finally cut through and are coming in! (hopefully this means nights can now be a little less sleep-deprived :) He LOVES baby food, but loves "real food" even more, crawls like a machine but wants to stand up all the time, and although he has been saying "Da-da" for a while, he finally says "Mama." You'd think after two kids, but no, it gets sweeter every time! It just melts my heart, especially when he says mama when he is sad or tired.

 


Some More Wyoming Pics (WARNING: Bath babies at play ;)

My Designer Link!!!

Okay, I promise the next post will not be design-related, but thecutestsiteontheblock.com has already given me my own designer link so that I may refer people to or promote my designs and I am so excited! :) Here it is if anyone would like it! My new designs are posted below as well!

http://thecutestsiteontheblock.com/alicia

Designs Posted Online

I officially have my very own website designs posted online! Woo-hoo!!! :) I know, that was fast, huh! If anybody would like to see them, go to http://thecutestsiteontheblock.com/designs.html

My designs are titled Daring Damask, Darling Dots, Natural Beauty, and Pink Damask. They are posted below as well. Once I submit one more approved design, I will receive my own link for all my designs. Had to share my exciting news! :)

Designer Update

A quick update: I heard back on the designer position for The Cutest Blog on the Block and they have chosen another applicant for the Blog Facelift position. However, I did apply for another position with their Sister Site, The Cutest Site on the Block, and was accepted as a Cutest Site Designer! Yea!!! I am so excited! I will be designing website template layouts, which their website designer will then convert to a fully funtioning website. Everytime that one of my design layouts sells, I will receive a part of the commission. I can't wait to get started creating designs and am so excited for this opportunity!!! :)

Blog Facelift Design!

I'm sure you have all heard of the site, http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com - Well, currently they have a designer position available to join their very own design team! The designer would be responsible for doing custom blog facelifts. So, I inquired about the position, and was asked to design a blog facelift with the following criteria: custom background, custom banner, custom blog button, and custom signature. Design requests: b&w with colored accents; scrapbook layered look; header - family name: The Simmons 5; quote - Light tomorrow with today ... - My final design that I submitted is posted above!



Here is another design that I fine-tuned afterwards. It was alot of fun to create, but I think I may be disqualified; they requested that you do not use any digital scrapbooking images and that it must be your original work, and I think I mistook this to mean only digital templates/layouts and not all images in general, but we shall see ... fun anyways and it would be a blast to do that part-time! Maybe I will start my own thing on the side designing blog backgrounds ... :) Now that I know the proper dimensions, etc., look for my very own custom layout coming soon! :)

Wyoming Wonderland

The kids have been so excited that there is SNOW at Grandma & Grandpa's house!!! Their mom, however, has a little bit harder of a time showing that excitement! :) Jeron & Jocelyn have tried to get outside every chance they get and don't seem to mind the red, frozen ears and fingers in the slightest!

     

And call me crazy, but shoveling snow is not my idea of winter fun. Jeron went straight to work clearing those sidewalks and loved it :) Jocelyn, however, reconsidered her love affair with the snow when she toppled over and couldn't get up!



Jeron to the rescue! She knew having a brother would come in handy one day!






The small, simple joys of snow!

         

And of course, Braxton had to get in on the fun and brave the cold outdoors with Grandma.


     

More pics of winter fun!