WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!

I was hestitant to post about this earlier, because you never know what can happen...but it is official! We now are the proud owners of this fantastic home!!! We are so excited! It is a great house, in a GREAT location, and we got a great deal on it! I've just got some photo's that are off the internet. But after we are moved in, I will take some more, and post them, so you can see how great the inside is too! But check out that huge back yard! I can't wait to get some play stuff back there for the kids. And it already has a "pit" for a trampoline. So that will be fun for the kids, especially seeing how they wont be next door to Grandma and Grandpas trampoline any more. Maybe for Christmas or something, we will get one. Anyway, we are sad to be moving away from such a great ward, and being next door to Grandma and Grandpa, but we aren't going to far, and we feel like it will be a good move for us! We truley feel like the Lord has blessed us tremendously, and we couldn't be happier!

Joshua's first "Dance Day"

I'm not sure if this was dance day, or field day. I'm still kinda new to all this. But you all get the idea. It was a fun thing. The kindergartners did the "Hokey Pokey". And Josh did awesome! He did all the actions very big, and very well! Some of the other grades had really fun dances too. It was a fun thing to attend! Breanne came with me, but Jared stayed home with the boys. Breanne really liked all the dancing, and is looking forward to being able to do it herself. I loved that they held hands on the walk back to the car. I was lucky enough to get a shot of it, before they stopped! Siblings! These two are great!

The TEDDY BEAR Picnic!

Joshua's kindergarten did a Teddy Bear Picnic! It was so much fun! They did a whole ton of activities with their teddies, and then had lunch! I was lucky enough to be able to go and help! I read teddy bear stories to the kids. I wasn't able to get as many pictures as I would have liked to...due to me helping with reading and all, but I was able to catch a few. Joshua so loves his teddies (T.T., Max, and Brownie) that this day was very special for him! I knew that I just had to be there for this! It was a really great "end of the year" activity! I can't believe that Joshua is out of Kindergarten and going into first grade! In a lot of ways, I think this transition will be harder. Because he will be gone all day, and be having lunch there, and...well....you know what I mean. It is a crazy thing how time flies, especially when it comes to your children. Anyway, Josh and I loved this day!

The Family

These are some pictures that were taken at Jared's birthday party with my family. I just asked my mom to take a few shots. None of them really turned out great. It seemed like if one was great for someone, it wasn't for someone else. Oh well...such is life with kids. Maybe one of these days, I will drag everyone down to a professional place, and we will finally get a good one of the whole family. Someday!

But for now, these are cute.

Happy Birthday Jared!

Jared had a great birthday this year! He had a party with my family, with his, and with ours! So lot's of cake!!! I hope that he enjoyed all of them! Happy Birthday Jared!

Check out the awesome "laptop" cake I made!

Field trips!

Because we are not going to be going on a vacation this year, and because I haven't signed anyone up for anything....mostly because we are moving....I decided to put together a summer of field trips. Ya know...to give us something to do this summer. I thought it would be a good thing for my kids, but have opended it up, and invited whoever wants to come. We are meeting every Wednesday in the afternoon. And last week we went to the pet store. It was really fun! I think this will end up being a great way to have a fun summer! If anyone is interested in what we are doing, and would like to come along, please let me know so that I can get you the info. But for now, here are some pictures of last weeks field trip!

The Sharpie Marker..and the toddler!

This is one of the greatest inventions...the permanent marker! But for all it's positives, there are its negatives! And the one big negative about this marker is when it gets into the hands of a toddler! And not just one toddler (mind you)... TWO!

This afternoon when I went to pick up Josh from school, I entered the mini van to see that Eli and Scott were covered in black ink, and had put big lines of marker all over the seats, and floor. Normally, I am very careful about the Permanent markers. They are kept way high up, and I generally put them right back when I'm done using them, to prevent such experiences. But not this time! I had left it in the car from the day before when I used it to write a message on a zip-lock bag (another story). Anyway....I always open the car doors and let the kids get in the van while I grab my purse and phone and stuff, so they had time to find the marker and within only a mater of like two minutes, they drew lovely designs all over my minivan!!! Well, I amazingly didn't just freek out! But remained calm while I picked up Josh. Then I came home and gathered any and all cleaning supplies that I could possibly think of, and started trying! Well, HAIRSPRAY worked!!! I went on a recomendation from a friend (Thank you friend...you know who you are!) And it came off! Like it never happened! So there now you know....Hairspray will take Sharpie (permanent) marker off the fabric seats of a minivan! And maybe some other things too! (I say that because I have a friend who recently posted her own "Sharpie-kid-furniture" event.) So thank heaven for the Sharpie and for all the great ways we can use it! And thank heaven that it isn't actually quite so "permanent"!

Our little Preschool Graduate!

Breanne's first year of preschool is over! She did awesome and loved preschool! Her teacher had a fun presentation / graduation night. And all the kids looked so cute wearing their little caps. Breanne has learned a lot this year, and I think that she is well on her way to being a great student! She looked super cute wearing her new dress and hair bows! We are very proud of her!

Mother's Day!

I had a good Mother's Day! I'm just so glad to have such great kids! And such a great husband. This year I got a rotary cutter! I can't wait to try it out!

Mothers day with Josh!

It was really great to be the mother of a kindergartner this year, because that meant that I got to go and have lunch with this sweet boy! It was one of the neatest things I've done! First he read me this really cute book about mom's, and then I opened my present (his hand print), then the whole class got up and put on a wonderful performance where they sang songs and stuff. And finally we got to go into the lunch room and have lunch together. (I'm going to be honest and say that the food wasn't very good)....but the company was the BEST! Joshua is such a sweet boy! I am so proud of him. He is doing very well in school, is a big help around the house, and a great example to his younger brothers and sister. He loves his teddy's and to play video games. I love you Joshua! Thank you for making a wonderful mother's day for me!

Thanksgiving Point

We had our fill of Thanksgiving point this month! First we went with Joshua for his Kindergarten field trip. Then a couple days later, we went with Breanne for her preschool field trip. And it was fun both times! And it worked out great because with Joshua we did the wagon ride, and with Breanne we did the pony ride. Scott especially loved the animals and got very excited about them. It was a lot of fun, and I was very glad that I was able to attend both times. I especially liked the white horses, because the way the sunlight was shining on them made them look like unicorns or something. It was cool.

I'm sorry to have to say it, but...

I don't like Twilight! I liked the first book okay, but it just went way down hill for me from there. I didn't even read the fourth book (but had family tell me about it...and I was so glad that I hadn't read it). Tonight I watched the movie because I was going off a recomendation that I might like the movie better than the book, but...no....I didn't like it. I know that so many people love it! And I hope that we can all stay friends, but I just have to say it..."I officially hate Twilight!" Sorry to everybody who loves it...I still love you!

April SNOW!

It was pretty crazy to have to pull out all the snow equipment again! But I just couldn't let the opportunity pass! The kids had a lot of fun playing in the snow, and making little snow men. I knew that the snow would melt really quickly...and it did. (it was gone the next day). So I'm glad we got this one last chance to play it the snow this season.

It was amazing to see that much snow come down in April! But that is the way Utah Springs are... they tease you with the nice warm weather, then say. "just kidding" and bam...cold weather! Oh well. We are enjoying the nice days when we get them. And soon it will be Summer, and it will be hot! Fun stuff! I do like living in a place that gets all four seasons!

Decorating Eggs!

It is always fun to decorate eggs! And last year I got a kit that make glitter eggs in the "after Easter sales". So they had fun messing around with it all, and decorating their eggs!

Easter!!!

This year the kids got kites, and we all had a fun time flying them in the front yard! It was a beautiful day!

Here's the kids Sunday Morning with their Easter baskets, and a few goodies! We also did a quick egg hunt before church, and everyone was very happy! It was a good Easter!