Big girl, big fork

Just some pics of Emma using her utensils. She seems to be getting to be more of a big girl every day. 

Good times

We had a great week with my parents. Even though we needed to get back to life and so did they, it was sad watching them leave. No matter how much time we have, it never seems like enough, but we were happy that they came to visit. I realized we took many more pics with my Mom's camera, but I do have some photos from the trip. Not much else happening right now. I'm still working on getting the carpet out and cleaning the other house so we can get moved in. Emma's 2nd birthday is sneaking up fast on me. I can't believe it! We're still working on potty training, but not stressing over it. I try to ask her more and more to go and she seems to do something a good percentage of the time. 

We had two beautiful days this weekend and spent quite a bit of time outside. It's nice that Emma's older now, and we can all be outside working together. Today, is windy and cooler, so it's nice I have work to do inside. Yesterday evening, the girls and I helped Josh get some cows out to pasture, then checked cows and the fences. It was so nice being out there as a family. Made me stop and count our blessings. 

April 9

This week has been great so far. The girls and I picked up my parents at the airport on Saturday afternoon. It's been so nice having them here. Mom and I are working on Mackenzie's quilt for her new room. We are also recovering our dining room chairs. They can't come to visit without us having some sort of project! Dad has enjoyed being outside and helping Josh around the ranch. I have gotten a few pics, but admittedly not as many as usual. I better get on that! I'll post them later. The time is going by so fast!

This week

It seems this week has gone by fast. It's hard for me to believe it's April already. I've caught myself at least three times writing March on my checks! Monday and Tuesday were spent doing odds and ends around here and catching up on a few things. Today, the girls and I went to the library then visited some ladies at the nursing home in Ontario. Mackenzie likes to draw them pictures. When we got home, we headed out to feed and brush the horses. With the warm weather, it's my goal to have us doing something with them daily or at least a few times a week. MJ's ready to start riding this spring, and Emma is bigger so it should be easier having her out there with us too. If we can at least be out there with them more, it will be a start. 

We found out this evening my parents are coming for a visit. We're soooo excited! They will be here Saturday for a week. Can't wait for that. They haven't been to Idaho since Emma was born, so they are due for a visit here. I'm sure we'll come up with lots of fun things to do. I'm praying for more nice weather while they will be here.

Little Chef

Tonight after dinner Emma came into the kitchen wearing her chef's hat. It was too big and slid over her face. She kept making "Ooohh!" sounds and walking around like a ghost. It was so funny. Then, I tightened the hat for her, so it would stay on her head and directed her to the play kitchen. It's so fun to see her doing all this pretend play now.

Random silliness

These are my girls. Pretty much every day is filled with random silliness, but I love it. On Sunday afternoon, MJ came out of the bedroom wearing Josh's hat on her head, his socks on her hands and his shoes on her feet. I had to take a picture. That night we watched "The Game Plan" (A Disney movie about a football player who finds out his has an eight-year-old daughter). The girls were all snuggled together in the rocking chair. We would Emma where Mackenzie was and she'd lean over and give her a hug. I'm so glad they have each other. I hope they stay this close forever.

This afternoon, I had taken some pictures of Emma with the pretend kitchen, so Mackenzie thought she needed a little attention too. Here she is with her four-year-old antics. 

Bedtime Ballerinas

After bathtime the other night, MJ asked to put on her Belle dress. Then, she decided she just wanted the petticoat that goes underneath it. So, she dressed up; therefore, Emma wanted to put a dress on too. Mackenzie used the comb as a microphone, so Emma used the comb as a microphone, then started eating it. She also started dancing around. My silly girls; they make me smile.