Summer

Sorry I haven't posted for a LONG time. I am in PHX with the girls for my youngest brother's high school graduation....crazy! Congrats Matt! When I graduated he was 7 years old and lamented that no one would be around to attend his. But we all came. Unfortunately Matt had to stay in Denver. He is always a good sport when it comes to us having fun and him working...thanks Matt! So, that's what we're up to. Our home computer is TOTALLY busted and it's kind of hard for me to make posts on Matt's phone, thus the long pause. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far!

Good News

MATT PASSED THE BAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and yesterday Lucy learned to ride her bike, it was GREAT!!!!

Crazy, Wonderful 6 Weeks

We celebrated Sweetie's 80th birthday party in Salt Lake this last weekend. Can you believe she is 80? I hope I have her genes! It was so fun to see my family and cousins

Carmen and I on her birthday enjoying a special treat!
Carmen's 4th birthday party.

The Dean's came to visit the middle of March. We have started the tradition of having a cousin birthday party. It is a blast, the kids love giving and receiving presents from each other

While at Pearl St. one day, the kids had a great time mauling their Dads out on the grass.

In Estes Park an outside view of lunch

an inside view of lunch. They thought it was hilarious when people would lean up against the window without noticing someone was eating right there.

Almost all the cousins on a picnic table outside Estes Park. Only Chase is missing, but he was much to small to lay on the table.


At the beginning of March I went to San Francisco for a girls weekend. Here we are at Alcatraz, we had such a great time!
Eating clam chowder on the Pier. Here is Ronna with her new baby girl Caitlynn, it was so wonderful to see my friends and their new babies :) In the middle of it all, my mom came to visit. It has been a great beginning to springtime!

Trees

I made this spring time center piece for a Relief Society dinner. It cost a total of about $25. I'm very pleased because I love the look of these fake cherry blossoms and they retail at Pottery Barn for $89, and That does not include the fuzzy bunnies or the green place mat!!! It's a good thing I still have dead branches in my back yard! Also, here are the girls playing with their favorite house plant.

Post something new!!!!

My camera batteries are dead and I can't find a charger. Matt is taking the bar tomorrow (Tues. and Wed.) This has been the kind of stress that hangs over your head and eats away at you little by little until you just start going to bed at 6:30 to avoid it. There have been layoffs around these parts and so passing the bar is essential to maintaining our lovely lifestyle. I have also been feeling so grateful for our happy lives lately. We are so blessed and I realized that it isn't just because of Matt's job etc. It's because my grandparents, great grandparents, parents and in laws, siblings, and friends have worked hard and given us many good lessons to bring us to where we are now. And of course God has been a huge part of our happiness...of course.

Girls Rock!!!!

This is a picture of my sisters, my Mom and my daughters.....LOVE!!!!!

Instinct?

It was freezing yesterday, a high of 18 maybe? So after school I took the kids to the mall to play at the kiddie park. After about 20 minutes of happily running, climbing and so forth, Eden came over to me and laid her head on my leg with a moan. I picked her up and she slumped into my arms. Something deep within me told me this was not normal and that I should run...run away. I picked her up as fast as I could and ran to a corner outside of the play area...with tiled floors. Not 5 seconds later she was projectile vomiting all over the floor....and my arm. Luckily I had tons of wipes and was able to clean it all up without one person noticing! Amazing! And double bonus...since it was cold I had a coat to cover up the barf all over my arm! This is not the worst story so far. Lucy takes the cake throwing up in the security line at the airport. Luckily Matt had his game on and grabbed a security bin before she lost it. Security just threw it away as "biohazard." Good thing for instincts!

Goings on

We had a great Christmas with plenty of sunshine and good company in Phoenix. The kiddies loved playing with, jumping on, and torturing their many aunts and uncles. Of course said aunts and uncles were very obliging. Since we have been home, all has been pretty cold and mostly quiet. I have enjoyed the post holiday lull, it's given me a chance to do a little organizing and cleaning (a little.) Carmen and I have been coming up with a few new things to do. She is working hard on writing and spelling her name. Both Lucy and Carmen started gymnastics and seem to enjoy moving and running! I've realized that in the winter, we don't do that as often. Anyways, we are alive and doing well. Except maybe for Matt, who has to take the CO bar in 4 weeks :)