Mark's got a new job!

Yeah! Mark got a new job. He starts Monday. Unfortunately, he'll also have to work at Target until May 2, so we don't have a break in our health insurance.

He's the new Resource Manager at a place in Orem. He'll make something like 150% of what he was making a Target. A huge increase from there and a smaller increase from his pre-Target salary.

He's excited to get back into the corporate world doing the work he enjoys. And we're all excited to get to see him again. Those crazy retail shifts were hard on all of us. Somedays, he wouldn't see Alex at all. The 8 to 5 M thru F life is so much better!

We're very proud of you, Sweetie.

Easter pictures and more

Big boys at the table. Sean with the binky in his mouth; Ryan with the fingers in his mouth.

Tallying eggs after the Devlin family room hunt. Sean has the orange basket, Ryan has the blue, Andy is Andy and by default, Alex is Alex.

Happy babies.

Sean absolutely LOVES the bubble blower.

Ry checking out the new Buzz Lightyear bubble blower.

Andrew was sorting the bubble toys by who he thought would like each.

Alex poses for the camera with some bubble makers.

Ryan trying to blow bubbles.

Ryan playing with the new toys -- bubble blowing devices!

Its dark but that's our 4 guys all together in one picture -- Andy, Ryan, Sean, and Alex.

The Easter Bunny with some helpful bunny friends dropped off some gifts.

We met up with Alex at the big boy hunting grounds and the twix and Andy checked Alex's eggs for the winning ticket. Ryan's standing. Seany is sitting.

Andy preparing to go on the Easter Egg Hunt. Ryan is standing next to him.

Andy walked into the corner of the door. Yes, he grew a third eye.

Mark ready to leave for a job interview. Andy practicing his dressing skills.

Alex relaxing in his room.

Alex and Me.

Andy, Ryan, and Sean posing for me.

Sean, Ryan, and Andy mug for the camera.

Andy is a self tattoo-er.

Ryan wanted a photo also.

Sean fell and caught his lip in his teeth, can you tell?

Andy-ism

This morning Andy asked Mark, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, I want a hicky back ride." What is a hicky back ride you might wonder. A hicky back ride is what other kids refer to as a piggy back ride.

Recent goings ons

I know these sound like bragging but there's no other way to tell the stories, so there you go. I'll start with Alex. He's picked up some very grown up phrases.

"Hey, Alex what are you doing back there?" He was very quite in the car.

"I'm just keeping myself entertained." This has become a very popular phrase and sometimes he'll substitute "amused" for entertained.

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His friend came over to invite him to play. The next thing I knew he was back home. "What are you doing here? I thought you went out to play with your friends."

"I did go outside to play with Hannah and Lexi but shortly after we started playing, Hannah's cousins arrived and I asked Tina (Hannah's mom), if they would prefer to have just family time."

He's a genius! :-)

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Not to be outdone, Andy has picked up his own catch phrases and such. On Sunday, I made the rare decision to comb his mop. Just as I finished and admired my handywork, Andy threw his hand up and started messing up his hair. When I asked why, he responded, "I wanted my hair to be back to nermal."

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Andy's day is busy and through out it, he makes reference to Alex. "Mommy, when Alex comes home from ah-skewl, I want to come back to the spark."

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Sean and Ryan are learning some sign language. More, please, thank you, etc. Sean mastered more first, two tiny fist touching finger tips over and over. Ryan finally agreed to make the sign and then I caught him making it to himself while feeding himself.

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Sean and Ryan are concerned with the other's comforts, so long as there are two of the comforting item. If there are two sippy cups, one will take them both and then deliver it to the other. Yesterday, Sean requested a cookie. So I gave him two, thinking he'd have one for each hand (as per my elder kids). he waited for me to take that second cookie then said, "Ta Doo" (Thank you) and ran across the kitchen to deliver a cookie to Ryan. Where I saw him look up from his toys, take the cookie, and say, "Ta Doo, ga ba do..." and smile.

Andy eating Ovaltine.

Sean sporting a skater look.

Ryan riding a scooter.

Andy is riding a horse dragon that comes with sound effects.

Alex riding a motorcycle.

Ryan climbing the stairs at the park.

Sean checking out what his brothers are doing at the park.

Andy and Alex wanted a little Captain in them.

Mark's got a little Captain in him.

I like this picture of Sir Ry.

Sean and Ryan driving around town.

Andy all tuckered out!

Andy driving a Mickey Mouse car.

Alex and Andy in front of a car.

Papa, Nona, Alex, and Andy at the Silver Legacy.

Ryan and Sean checking out the view on the tram.

Mommy and Ryan on the Circus Circus tram.

Andy, Mark, and Sean on the tram at Circus Circus.

Andy was watching his current favorite flick, "Chicken Little."

Alex smiling for me.

Sean thinking about our predicament.

Trapped in the snow Ryan just looked out the window.

Driving around Reno with the twix.

Sean and Ryan driving at Circus Circus during our Reno adventure.

Sean and Ryan playing in their ball pit!