Spring is here!

Ahh, spring is here. The weather is totally unpredictable-warm days, some rain, windstorms. You never quite know. Today it hit 75 degrees, but it felt like 90 since we're not used to it yet.

We're all doing well. Today I photographed a wedding with the photographers who have taken some of our family portraits. Their son was getting married. It was fun seeing them and their family again. I actually photographed their first son's wedding three years ago. The kids spent the day with Grandma C and Uncle M. They had a blast working in the garden, running errands and helping Grandma put together the ballet barre'.

The grass is green and the baby calves are all running around. I still need to get out and get some photos to them too. I hope to get into the yard soon, plant some trees, flowers, etc. I have some house projects on my to do list too. It's hard to believe the school year will be coming to a close soon. I'm excited for summer and having the kids home more, but it's bittersweet thinking about MJ's Kindergarten year being almost over.

I realize I need to get some more photos of the kids too! Emma will be four in a couple weeks-wow, where is the time going?!

Uncle Ryan's visit

My brother came to visit the last weekend of March. It was the first time he has been able to make it out here. We were so glad he could make it work as he's getting into his busy season. His flight ended up being late out of G.C. and we didn't think he'd make it until Saturday around noon. But, I actually picked him up at 1:45 a.m. Sat. We were both able to get some shut-eye before he was awakened by two crazy little girls clamoring to see their Uncle. He even made them breakfast and let J and I sleep in some more.

Saturday was a beautiful day so we worked out in the yard-yes, I put everyone to work who comes to visit-Mom, Dad, etc. LOL! But, I worked too. We burned all the tumble weeds caught in the fences and sprayed the rest. Unfortunately the rest of the weekend's weather wasn't so great. We were planning a trip to the zoo on Monday, but it ended up raining. We went to church on Palm Sunday, then just hung around the house. Ryan played a game of checkers with the kids. The girls even had him doing Twister at 8:30 in the morning on Monday. He was so great with all the kids-reading to them, playing around, whatever they wanted. Monday evening, we had dinner at Jared and Stephanie's and Stephanie's sister joined us. We played Taboo, and I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time. It was a great evening. Ry stayed in Boise that night then flew back early the next day. Thanks again for coming bro! We love and miss you. More pics can be seen here.

March 19, 2010

The girls didn't have school Friday, March 19, so we were running around town doing some errands. We went to the bank, the postal place to mail something, the local nursery to look at some trees then we stopped by the playground for some fun. The girls ask to go to the park every time we're in town. Little J loved it too.

More stuff in February

Me and my boy after his bath



Mackenzie's class celebrated 100 days in school with a 100-day party. They did all sorts of activities that helped them learn and count to 100. It was fun getting to participate in the party with her.



She made a poster, drawing 100 flowers and writing to 100.

Sunday

The girls came back this afternoon from M&C's. They had a great time. Little J and I spent the morning sleeping in, hanging out and straightening up. I also rearranged the living room furniture and vacuumed and dusted-even got all the baseboards! We watched The Princess and the Frog after the girls came home. And I fixed breakfast for dinner. Great day-just relaxing with my kiddos. Looking forward to having the rest of the week home with them. Can't wait to see Josh tomorrow night too!

Feb. 28, 2010

More cups and spoons



Checking out the bull sale catalog with Daddy



The kids got new car seats recently-actually, MJ got a new booster seat, Emma moved to MJ's and Jayten is in Emma's front facing one now. They all love their new seats.

Cup and spoon

One night after dinner, we hadn't cleared the table completely and Little J could see the Jello bowl. He was up on his tiptoes trying to reach into with his spoon. So funny!





He loves to carry around a bow/cup and a spoon or utensil. And yes, he is wearing a princess crown with his John Deere green jacket. Ah, the hazards of being a little brother to two big sisters. They might just stick a tiara on your head and giggle!