Boys playing piano (newly updated sitting room)
Waiting to divvy up the laundry (each of you sat in a laundry basket and I tossed you your clothes)
Aimee and Jack (play date at Talbert's)
The boys making conference cinnamon rolls
More baking, Dad loves to bake :0)
Conference train to keep track of speakers (cut out pictures from past conference Ensign)
Aimee, you get SO excited when you hear a phone buzz or ring!
Working on Blog book #7 in time to get 40%
Read this. Loved it. Sharing it with other moms.
Cute, busy boy!
Alex, you love your new rain jacket (from Aldi)!
Lij taking afternoon nap
Reading Lij's favorite book at Easter Seal's waiting room...
Alex assembling a torch lamp
Aimee in the midst of her BUSY brothers!
Lij peed his pants while waving goodbye to Dad one morning. Of course the curtains hung low enough to soak up some of the pee before I could get to it. Mom problems ;0)
Putting together a little travel package for Alan & Liz's trip to Costa Rica!!
Cute girl and the window :0)
You kids showering Dad with love one morning before work when he was feeling a bit down...
I loved seeing this pair of doves check out our wreath. They didn't nest here, but made my heart happy to see them.
Kathryn Kimball generously watched you boys so I could clean the house and prep for the Relief Society Progressive Dinner (or whatever else was priority). Dad happened to be working from home and he had an impromptu lunch date with Jimmy John sandwiches and La Croix sparkling water.
The end of the bouncer season.
I hosted the appetizer portion of the RS Progressive dinner. It was a great excuse to get the house extra clean and I loved having our home filled with sisters from the ward.
It was such a quiet and empty house to come home to afterwards
Aimee has officially started crawling! (just about 1 yr old)
Cute Lij & Aimee
You know you have a fetish for all things snail mail when you are giddy about your husband bringing you home package and letter standard measurement templates ;0)
Laundry sorting time
Cute sisters!
Working on Blog Book #7
Headed out on our mother-daughter date
Brie decided she wanted to get bangs cut
cutie pie...and instantly looks so much older! Aaah, you've got to stop growing up, Brie!
Working on a bowl for birthdays
Dad bought this coloring pad for Brie
The boys bought these tractors on their dates with Dad
Working on a birthday plate, got a bit crazy!
Home dates with Dad
Preschool open house
I walked around a few stores with Alex and took pictures of his favorite things to give me an idea of something he might like for his birthday
Cute birthday cards from family
Bath time fun...I'm trying to chill out a bit and let this sort of thing not make me crazy
Shopping with Alex at TJMaxx
Eating our gourmet chocolates from Michigan
a 3D card Brie made
Excitement!
Party prep with Alex
Library time
Elinor Cash's book display
Brothers
Giant Disneyland suckers from Aunt Rachie
Watching airplanes with Lij during preschool one day
Some nativities I found for a GREAT deal at a garage sale
pure joy :0)
Cute things Mémé sent me for mother's day
Alex, you had Aimee cracking up so much! You would inflate a ziplock by blowing air in to it, zip it closed, then pop it with your hands. She was roaring with laughter!
Our first time at State Farm Park, with the Kimballs
A picture I came across of sweet baby Aimee holding her older sister's finger
Alex & I taking a selfie with the Keokuk water tower in the background...we were on a mission to find cowboy boots for the boys in Farm & Supply Store
97 cents, what a steal!
Sisters with cute coordinating daisy outfits
Family project to make mother's day cards
Brie & Alex working out in their "garden" under the play house
All 4 of you reading :0)
I've already forgotten the exact details of this morning, but I think that miraculously the boys (and Aimee) were still asleep, Dad had already left for work so Brie & I made ourselves a fun breakfast
Trying another store in hopes of finding cowboy paraphernalia
we ended up buying these pricey (BUT ADORABLE) boots for Aimee...$30 later.
Cute Easter package from Aunt Emmie
Dad headed to the attic, I think.
I couldn't get over the Sager's beautiful tree blossoming and that adorable Miss Aimee all ready for a walk
Quickly snapping Aimee's 1 yr snapshot before she rolled over and crawled away
Cutie pie getting up from her nap!
Alex & I reading about the moon
You kiddos & I decorating eggs with the kit Emmie sent to us
My little sheep
Brie & Alex playing in the rain
Lij & I garage saleing together...walking down sidewalks full of beautiful Spring blossoms!
Alex putting together Neptune
Trying out a train track at "Cute as a Button"
Our OT center
Alex snagging a picture of me being silly and singing a made up song (to the tune of "On My Own") to you kids during lunch
Your hats arrived!
Love this pink hat, but quickly realized that it wouldn't fit for the ranch and would be better suited for cousin Abi
Oh Lij
A "creative" impromptu Earth Day dessert
Dad & I enjoying pain au chocolat and sparkling juice at Panera, keeping the Europe dream alive!
My sweet husband staying up late with me to get ready for Alex's birthday
Book #7 is here!!
Adorable little walking companion
Lij, you LOVE to explore and jump off your tricycle as quick as can be to check out bugs, man holes, etc.
Cutie pie!
Dad trying to teach Brie & Alex how to ride bikes without training wheels
Sassy pants
A sweet darling dress that Grauntie gave to Aimee last year. It made me happy to see her wearing it!
The end of Alex's birthday celebrations
Now on to Aimee's birthday!
Aimee, the birthday girl!
My little cuppie cake
Alex working on different motions that help rev or calm his engine
Aimee's not looking overly sure about this whole candle in my cupcake thing
Alex & Lij at the dentist.
No cavities. Hooray!
We love Dr. Hall's office (Pediatric Smiles of Bloomington) and staff
Reading with my Alex
Sometimes you just wear yourself out and you crash on the couch during nap time
It's official, we clicked the "buy" button together...we are on our way to Paris!!!!
Starting to teach other French & German
Time to accessorize with my outfits!!
Lij, you crack me up :0)
Designing and preparing sharing time for Brother (Dr.) Cash to do for me on Mother's Day
An afternoon date with Dad to see Janet Streenz perform in her very last recital! I was anxious about leaving all 4 of you kids during the day with a babysitter, it was rainy, we were running late and I was stressing out a bit. I opened up a Dove promise and this is the advice I found. I decided that this date and my choosing to wear rose-colored glasses would be good practice for our trip. That likely things wouldn't go quite as planned, it might be rainy, inconvenient, or whatever. Little did I know that Dad & I would spend a lot of time under this umbrella in Paris, but love every minute of it.
Flowers for dear Janet
The star of the show. She's amazing!!
