feed our birds

This one is for Shelly. We would be in big trouble if we couldn't feed our birds.

not talking

Well, spring is here or there or somewhere...

In the words of a local weather forecaster

"spring is here and winter is here, but their not talking."


We woke up to 13 inches of new snow this morning, March 29th.

The upside to this;
Brett gets to play with his new plow that turned 1 month old today.
Kid in a candy store!

game day

On Thursday we got together at a local school to play some games with other homeschoolers. Everyone brought a favorite game to share. We met a couple of new families and all the kids had a great time. Savannah was so excited that morning. She said, "Mom, today is the big game day for the Cougars (WSU) and it's our big game day too!"

jumping, shoveling, & partying

Plans for an outdoor field trip didn't work out for us today, so I e-mailed a few friends and we met at a "jumping playground". I had never been before and thought it was worth a try. We had the best time! It was very clean, there were lots of different things to play on, and we had the place to ourselves for an hour! I somehow got talked into being the tickle monster and chased 9 kids through tunnels and up and down slides. It was all fun and games until somebody got hurt; just a minor bump though!

Stopping long enough to strike a pose.

Maddie and Megan jumping in the pool.

We were all outside the other day soaking up some sun. Brett and I were shoveling snow into the lake and raking out the leftovers in an attempt to get the snow off the our lawn before it gets moldy. Savannah came over with a shovel and starting helping. She was at it for about an hour. What a trooper! Her comment to me; "Mom I feel good when I'm helping other people".

We are friends with a family who found out their baby had cancer about 9 months ago. This meant that their family basically had to go into seclusion during all of the chemotherapy. Such a difficult time for them and hard for their other two kids because they couldn't be around their friends for fear of getting sick. Their baby is now finished with treatment and her immune system is back up. On Monday we got the o.k. to come over and help Isabella celebrate her 7th birthday!

Easter

Yes, it's another holiday that Savannah loving refers to as a "candy holiday". We went to church this morning and the speakers were so good. I love those Sundays when you can honestly say you got something more out of church than just nagging your kids to sit still and stay quiet. After Primary, my kids walked out of church with 6 plastic eggs full of candy! Then we spent the rest of the afternoon at Brett's parents' house. The Easter Bunny had to hide eggs and baskets inside the house this year because of snow and rain. Can you believe my kids walked away with 1 gallon sized ziploc and 3 quart sized ziplocs full of candy?! Ugh! And that is not even including all the "packaged" stuff. I'm sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

I am not a freak about candy.... but this much?

seriously?

Easter is in two days and we woke up to a blizzard. Brett has the girls convinced we aren't going to color Easter eggs and we'll just hide the white eggs in the snow to keep them busy all day.

a spring walk

Happy Spring Equinox!

We have been cleaning and sorting furiously trying to get ready for warmer weather. On this day we decided to take a break and enjoy the thawed roads and fresh spring air and go for a little walk. The girls found rocks to kick and chase along the way. It felt so good to get out and not have to worry about icy roads.

Ava walked in every puddle she could find. She was really watching me out of the corner of her eye to see if I would say anything; and before she would walk through another one she would say "Oh no! Not again!", as if she really didn't want to do it. Stinker!

happy birthday to Ava Claire

I've tried to blog this a couple of times and either something went wrong or I was interrupted. Sorry I've been away so long; but here it goes...

Ava Claire turned 3 on February 28th!

We stuck with a snow theme and decorated with snowflakes, streamers, and balloons. Our neighbor made the cutest snowman cake. Ava reminded us all day of her life stories beginning with "remember when I was two?". Yes, we remember...

Ava got some pink "cowgirl" (don't call them cowboy) boots for her birthday and hasn't taken them off since.

It was a busy day for a brand new three year old. Music class in the morning and a party all afternoon. Yippee! You are three!