Sooo adorable

I am in love... it is bad - I can hardly do anything but be with these little girls (sometimes whether I like it or not! ) They are so full of life and spunkiness and make us all laugh!

I love being a Mommy!

This little one is particularly full of it. I have never been sure what "it" is... but whatever it is, she is full of "it"!

Back to work!

I feel permanently FLAWED!!!

Today I read two different articles that really struck me.... I hope you will take a moment to read them.

Somebody spiked the Lemonade - a funny account of not noticing our sins!

Judge not, that ye be not judged - self explanatory, but a great reminder!

Too funny/important

Overheard ~"Hannah, while I am building my Lego stuff you are not to disturb me or distract me - this is very dangerous and important work"~Russell.

MMMMM

This little one is ALWAYS into food, but I think it is so adorable when I walk in the kitchen to see she has peeled herself a cutie!

Last weekend...

We left EARLY Friday morning because J had a meeting in Scottsdale... so he dropped us all off at the zoo. YES - I am crazy to take 4 kids to the zoo by myself! And YES, I got soooo many rude comments all day, "Are all those yours?", "Don't you know how to prevent that?", "Have you heard of self control?", and my personal favorite, "They are really cute, but please tell me you are done." REALLY???? What business is it of yours lady?
Anyhow.... other than that, we really had a great day. The only big problem was that Hannah would throw HUGE fits not wanting to leave the play places.... but it all turned out ok!

Hannah especially loved the little people farm.... but since Emma couldn't go in (she is too big) we didn't stay for too long.

On Saturday morning we all got up early again and headed to the March of Dimes March for Babies! Here we are with Aunt Alecia, cousin Kacy, and baby Kylee (who we stayed with).

It was awesome to be on team Leaping for Logan and I for sure want to do it again next year!

I was close to tears most of the walk looking at posters of childrens stories and seeing some of the premature children who survived (that were 1 lb at birth). It was very touching!

I have 2 nephews who were preemies, and I am so grateful for all the research that has been done to help out these precious tiny babies! One shirt I loved said, "Hitting the street for tiny feet". It reminded me about how these precious little children are so helpless and need our help. They have no one if they don't have us!!!

I pray I never have a baby who is stillborn or a preemie.... but I have had 9 miscarriages, so I understand somewhat the heartache of losing a baby. It is something you carry with you always!!

Emma and Russell LOVED this giant digger at the museum of mining... we will have to go back and explore it (the museum) another day!

Seriously - there was a mariachi band a ways behind us! If I had known, I would have walked slower so I could hear them!!!

Leaping for Logan team! How precious that this many people came to walk for him. Logan is my friends son who was born sleeping. Very very sad. He now has 3 younger siblings and hundreds of people who love and remember him!

Annnnnd, Emma wanted a pic of her eating a hamburger on the drive home - sorry it is blurry!

A wonderful weekend - thank you ALL!!!

Farmer girl

Elise LOVES playing on Russell's Tractor!

Easter

Anyone who knows me knows I am NOT a big fan of all the Easter Bunny sruff, I don't get it and I don't like it. We do a book called Christ Centered Easter, and have a wonderful experience each year. J wanted to do baskets though, so on the way home Sat night after the General Priesthood session of General Conference he went to Sams Club and picked up this....

And I have to admit it is adorable!!! It was originally $20 but he got it for $7. I wanted to go pick up another one (another kind) Monday morning but I forgot....

Seriously cute hu! This basket is Hannah's!

Emma's!

Russell's!

Elise looking SO cute in some bunny ears!

Laughing with Daddy in between Conference sessions

In our Easter clothes. (The next Sunday of course!)

This pic cracked me up, what is Russ doing with the chapstick? And oh Hannah and Elises faces!

But this one turned out kinda cute (if it wasn't so blurry!)

The Big Par-tay

Russy wanted a Pirate birthday party, so we did that Good Friday in the afternoon after school! It was soooo much fun!
Here is Emma, she already finished her crafts - am eyepatch, pirate hat, and sword!

All the kids, working hard on their stuff!

Thanks Annette, Jenny, and Ladine for staying and helping;)

Cutest Birthday boy EVER!

Oh my goodness, is she the cutest lil pirate girl or WHAT? We may be doing this again for her birthday, she LOVES pirates!

Everyone getting their compasses...

And consulting the treasure map....

Arrrrrrrg maytey

The first stop on the way to the treasure - "Pin the hat on the Pirate" J drew it - isn't it cute?!

Soooo close

Everyone DID get a turn, but I didn't get pics of everyone - sorry;)

The next stop - throw the ball in the Pirate skull...

And then we had to walk the plank!

And now we consult the map again....

4 posts left....

Annnnnd, now we gotta dig mayteys...

And now Captain J will take over the dig...

There is is!

The TREASURE!!!!!

Candy!

CAKE!!!

The presents! Thank you everyone! We are so glad you all came!!!!!

The family party - later that night!

This crazy cool thingy from the Stapleys is a big hit!

More Legos!!! Star Wars!!! (He also got car building ones from G-ma Thom) He is sooooo happy!