green beans

need i say more....

Family Time

Scripture reading as a family...Case has a hard time concentrating :)

her day

Happy birthday to my beautiful sister, Katie! We love you and hope you have a great day! Miss you!

his day

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Gary. We love and miss you! We hope it's a great birthday and a great year!

The Lasts & The Firsts

These are the last two pictures taken in our old house.

This was the first picture taken in our new house...oh my....

Here are a couple more of the "first" pictures taken in our new home.

Ari & Benson deocrating Easter Eggs. (Thanks Grandma B. for coming to the rescue and having thing sfor us to decorate Easter Eggs!)

Chicago in the Spring

I went back into the City last week to babysit for a friend and this is what greeted me as I drove around downtown...Tulips are the best!

We have Forget-Me-Not growing in our garden!!! Love it!

Cason being cute at our friend's house last week.

graduated

Congrats to this lovely lady (my sister-in-law) on graduating from BYU last week. Way to go, Emily!!! Hope you're having fun soaking up the Sun in beautiful Hawaii right now! miss you!!!!

having fun together

and we're back!

Okay, I am up and running with internet so let the posts begin!!! Sorry for the delay! I back-posted all the way to April 4th...so check 'em all out! There are some cute pictures!!!

her day

Wow, Kerry! I had the hardest time finding a recent picture of you!!! I'm sorry!!! Happy birthday anyways!!!! I hope it was great! We miss you and love you!!!!

PS- Kerry is my sister-in-law...

every.single.time

"hey benson, can you smile for me?" ..........

Internet issues

Ah!!!! I am so sorry I haven't been updating lately!!! We have no Internet in our new home.... Grrrrr.... There have been issues trying to get it all set up but josh has promised me it'll all be working by Saturday. Once it is working I will back post all the way back to April 4th which is the last time I posted. I can't believe it's been so long, but don't worry--I have a MILLION pictures waiting and ready to be posted!!!'

yum yum

this kid will eat anything.

more easter

I didn't post these on Easter because I forgot...

My mom makes these bunnies for Easter. They are little baggies that you can fill with Easter candy. We had them when we were growing up and she has continued the tradition by making one for each of the grandkids!!! Thanks, Grandma B!

He was very excited about his basket. Grandma Cathy gave us a bunch of Easter Bunny stuffed animals and this one is Case's.

new rooms

both boys seem to be adjusting just fine to their new bedrooms.

sweep

the joys of home ownership...

Thanks Josh for risking life and limb to ensure our gutters don't get clogged with dead leaves...

mama

a few more....

Did I mention this kid says "mama" now. AHHH!!! I love it! I can't believe how grown up he is!

7 months

To my baby-
You have grown up so much in the last month. You are such a doll. Your smile still lights up the room--those dimples are adorable! Your giggle makes everyone want to giggle too. You love to growl now--which is always funny to hear. You chew on everything! You are saying "mama" now. You are so close to crawling it's scaring me! Your hair is coming in fast and it seems to be a dark blond. Your eyes area deep blue--a lot like Daddy's. You still have a little cough--you've had it forever it seems, poor kid. It doesn't seem to bother you though--you're such a trooper.
Benson loves to play with you. You giggle and smile anytime he is around. You think it's so funny when he tries to wrestle with you--even though it scares me to death. When Daddy comes home from work your face lights up and you start to wiggle like crazy until he picks you up. It melts my heart! We love to spend time playing on the floor with you and watching you grab for things and try to crawl.
You are so happy and content. You are adjusting so well to your new house. Even with the crazy move and the messed up schedule you were a trooper. Thank you for being you. We are so lucky to have you in our family. You bring a sense of joy and peace to our family that truly blesses our lives.

Love you, nugget!

Mommy