Cheese!

We had a few nice days in April so we got our back yard summer ready. The kids helped and Nana supervised. Then we sat down for a break...

Field Trip

The end of April, Lewlew went on a field trip to the zoo. Imagine sixty 6 year olds at the zoo! C.R.A.Z.Y. But she was excited and had so much fun! She told me all about the animals and how LONG the bus ride was.

Spring

     It rained yesterday probably because I fetilized my lawn Monday. Why didn't I check the weather forecast first? I am constanstantly looking at the forecast, why didn't I Monday? Because I got too excited about mowing and fertilizing the lawn! Anyway - hopefully it won't ALL be washed away. You're supposed to wait 24 hours before watering. It waited 20 hours on the back lawn and 15 hours on the front before it started raining. We'll see what happens.
     Spring is nothing if not unpredictable. It was a beautful day Monday and yesterday it rained all day. Not that I'm complaining - I'm not. I do really like the rain! And I really love spring!
     I lost my cell phone Monday evening. And now I'm sure it was taken. I've looked all over my house and yard and have called it approxtimatly 47 times and have not located it. This really bums me out.
    I had went out to lunch with a great friend yesterday. We got out kids a kids' meal at Wendy's and then we enjoyed Cafe Rio. It was so yummy! And fun too! We haven't been in a long time and it was just what I needed. Thanks so much "J".

Tis' the Season

     Yesterday, after I got all the kids off to school my friend and I had an "outing." OK, fine, I'll tell you. We went to the gym. I love going with her!
     When I got home, I mowed, watered and fertilized the lawn. 'Tis the Season for yard work. I really don't mind mowing the lawn. I actually kinda enjoy it - especially when it's not so hot. But once again, I have a fear of our edger. I had over come it slightly by the end of last summer, but this spring my fear is back in full force. So I didn't edge and it doesn't look as good as it could, but my fear doesn't care. It looks as good as it's going to until I edge.
     Then we went up the canyon for Bret's sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Gina!!! We had a great time with our family!
     It's a great time of year. The earth comes to life again after a long winter (even though we didn't have much of a winter.) The trees are budding, the flowers are blooming and my allergies are killing me! I think, I'm not sure, but I think spring is my favorite time of year.

Sleeping Giants

On the way home from the cabin, the kids slept.

We took Nana's car so it was a bit crowded.

But that didn't stop the sleeping action.

Spring Break in a Nutshell

Last week was Spring Break. (Apr 9-13) and boy were we ready for it! On Monday, the kids and I got up and cleaned up our house. I call it "the after the weekend cleanup." I don't know about you but it seems like over the weekend we get a little lazy when it comes to picking up. So every Monday I do the usual after the weekend cleanup. Then we just sorta hung out for a little while. Then we packed to spend the night at our family's cabin. We were completely ready to go as soon as Bret go home. We stopped for gas and an ice cream cone and were on our way. We ended up being the first ones there, so after we unloaded, Bret turned on the power (heat) and water and I built a fire to speed up the heating process. Then we played around for about an hour til Bret's sisters and parents arrived. For my girls and I, we hadn't been to the cabin since August of 2009 so it was great to finally be there again.The driveway is a pretty steep incline and it was muddy and partially covered in snow and Bret's sister got stuck. With the angle of her van and the rocks that line the driveway, she was stuck pretty good. But thanks to a lot of thought, work, effort and fancy maneuvering, we got her out. That was fun and I'm not being sarcastic. It was kinda fun.
     On Tuesday, we got up and had a yummy breakfast and then played games, watched movies, visited - just hung out. Our family came home that afternoon. Everyone else stayed up there. After we unloaded and showered we just played around as a family.
     On Wednesday, Bret went back to work, but my mom didn't. So after doing a few loads of laundry and the kids doing their chores, we went to the Discovery Park. We LOVE that park. The girls had a blast. Buddy didn't play - he still wasn't feeling well. (He missed 4 days of school last week with some virus or something. I took him to the doc on Thursday (April 5) and his fever was 102 and he had a terrible cough. Strep was negative and the urine test was fine. Since there was obviously something wrong, his doc put him on an antibiotic.) After the park, we dropped Lewlew off at a birthday party and then we came home and did some more laundry. Then we went to pick her up, we stopped off at the store to pick up a few things. Then we came home and made dinner.
    On Thursday after chores, we went to the Bean Museum. Buddy loves this place. He practically gave us a tour - he's that knowledgeable about those animals. The museum has changed a little bit since the last time we were there. It was fun - especially for the kids. Then we got lunch and brought it home for the kids and then my mom and I went to Olive Garden. It's been a really long time since I've had lunch with just me and my mom. It was...quiet! :) Then we picked up the kids and went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few necessities. Then we came home fixed dinner for Bret and the kids (I was still way too full from Olive Garden.)
     On Friday after chores, we tried to see a 1:00 movie - it was sold out. So we bought tickets for the 3:00 movie and ran some errands. I picked up some printed scrapbook pages (like 60 of them) then we went to Barnes and Noble to get a book for Bret. We felt bad he was missing out on all this "fun." Then we got a snack for the kids and headed back to the movie. We saw Journey 2. The kids liked it. For me? It was ok. Then we came home and grilled hamburgers. After dinner, I scrubbed the grill down. It was getting pretty gross. Now it's pretty again!
     On Saturday, we pretty much hung out at home and finished up some odds and ends. I cut out most of Buddy's quilt - I hoped to get it started this week.
     Through this whole we, wanna know how many pictures I took? None. Zero. Zip. Why? I have no idea? It completely slipped my mind! I'm really starting to lose it!
     So tomorrow it's back to school for seven weeks and then summer break. For the first time ever, Noodle isn't excited to go back. In the past she didn't really have an opinion. If it was school she went. Whatever. But she has actually voiced that she doesn't want spring break to end. Lewlew doesn't care. She's like Noodle was in years past. Buddy? He absolutely doesn't want to go back. But whether they want to or not, they are.

Easter 2012

 Easter was normal this year. We dyed Easter eggs. The "Easter Bunny" came. We had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's and participated in the annual Easter Egg hunt. It was great....