Blue Bonnet Pictures!

In Texas tradition we had to take pictures with the Blue Bonnets.  We are not very photogeneic, but the flowers are very pretty.  Enjoy!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Michael!

We started the morning out with cake, legos, and a note being dropped off at our door.  So sweet!  I stayed home from Church because Leah was running a fever.  It gave me a chance to make the cheesecake and rolls.  We had  yummy steak and potatoes for dinner.  Michael got cookies at Chruch.    He got a marshmellow gun on Saturday that he had a good time shooting at the boys!  We got another yummy dessert dropped off at our door last night.  We ate that for breakfast.  Yummy!  He sure is loved! We have such great friends and family!  On Friday we celebrated by going to The Hunger Games and dinner with friends.  It was so fun!  Jenny and Tony babysat for us it was so nice!!

I had a hard time deciding what to get him, but we went with a leaf blower.  Yes, I know so exciting!  ;)  Dallin picked out UNO for Michael.  The boys are excited to play it tonight.

 

Spring Break

Joshua was out of school for the week, so we wanted to live it up!  Michael went to Scout camp where it sounded like he had a good time.  We started out the week having friends over and then headed to the Arboretum.  We also had our house toilet papered and our lawn forked.  Michael was convinced it wasn't any of the youth from the Church.  I was convinced it was.  It wasn't until someone else from our Church mentioned that their house was toilet papered too that he finally agreed with me.  Half the people I told thought it was awful the other half thought it was a funny joke.  I am of the it must mean we are loved camp.  :)


The Arboretum is beautful this time of year.  I love tulips, and we can't grow them here because is is too hot.  We have to go to the Arboretum to enjoy them. 

 

 

Leah is ready to jump into the fountain.  She is in that active stage, but can't keep up with her brothers yet.  She is walking around now, but just can't keep up.  ;)

The Aboretum has these fun houses for the kids to look at a learn a little bit about Artists this year.

I like to get a good sad face picture every now and again. 

We had a great time at the Aboretum.  We had a great week, now this week will be back to the grind.  We have to start gearig up for Aunt Jenny's wedding.  :)

Kitchen Crafts

The boys were thumbing through an old Friend magazine and came across the CTR pretzels.  Joshua asked if we could make them, and I agreed.   

The boys were happy to help.  They measured and poured ingridents in.

Afte the dough had risen I gave each of the boys a section.  Dallin made the C, Joshua made the T and made the R. 

We enjoyed them the rest of the day.  We of course shared with Leah, but it was gone before Michael got home.  Oops!  :)

Race...Again

I know it seems like we race a lot.  We actually do one about once a month.  It always helps to keep me motivated to run more.  I was originally going to do another race and do a 10K, but I had scheduling conflicts and then they changed. When my scheduling conflict changed the race got too expensive to sign up for.  Oh well, I will do a 10 mile race in May.  Jenny and I ended up signing up for a 5K.  I had my best time on the 5k.  Jenny placed 2nd in her age division, and the age divisions were not gender specific.  I placed third in mine.  This time there was a mile fun run.  Joshua has been wanting to run a longer distance race, so we signed him up.  Dallin decided to sit this one out and cheer everyone on.  Joshua did so well, and kept a  very good pace. I am so proud!  He was a little tired at the end, but after a short break, he was up and running around again.  All afternoon Joshua and Dallin were running around having me cheer for them as they came into the finish line.  It was cute.  Dallin says he will run it next time.  Leah enjoyed hanging out and loved looking at all of the baby animals in the petting zoo.

This is Joshua coming in.  Michael ran with him.  We ran around a neighborhood and lots of people came out of their houses to cheer people on.

Joshua looks terrible in this picture, but that is the way it goes.  :)  Poor Michael always has to put up with me and my races.  He is a good sport about these races.  He is actually going to run one in April.  :)