Because of Him, I have had the opportunity to have my beautiful family. Because of Him, my sins are no more. Because of him, I can repent when I've done wrong. Because of Him, I may have Eternal Life.
Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Because of Him
Because of Him, I have had the opportunity to have my beautiful family. Because of Him, my sins are no more. Because of him, I can repent when I've done wrong. Because of Him, I may have Eternal Life.
Happy Easter!
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Easter Weekend
Spring Branding, a picnic, egg hunts and looking for Easter baskets was on our agenda for the weekend! Ryan had to work, so he stayed home while the kids and I headed to Grandma and Grandpas to "help" work cows and have some Easter fun.
We dyed some eggs (that nobody in my family will eat, and they have to be VERY cooked for me to eat!)...
our favorite part....mixing the dyes after we're done...
Saturday morning the kids found their Easter baskets that were hidden in Grandma's house...of course Tanner found all of them but his....and when he finally DID find his, we headed outside to the back yard to hunt for eggs! Uncle Reed was kind enough to scatter them ev.ry.where!
On your mark.....get set...GO!!!
Looks like everyone found a little something!
As soon as that race finished up, we put our working boots on, and went to work!
Following our very full and very fun day, we found Kortlen asleep on the rug by the back door....he slept there for a good hour, while Keetley and I tried to have a nap...then he came and cuddled with us for another hour nap. Silly, tired babies!
We dyed some eggs (that nobody in my family will eat, and they have to be VERY cooked for me to eat!)...
our favorite part....mixing the dyes after we're done...
Saturday morning the kids found their Easter baskets that were hidden in Grandma's house...of course Tanner found all of them but his....and when he finally DID find his, we headed outside to the back yard to hunt for eggs! Uncle Reed was kind enough to scatter them ev.ry.where!
On your mark.....get set...GO!!!
Looks like everyone found a little something!
As soon as that race finished up, we put our working boots on, and went to work!
We finished up the day with our traditional Family Easter Picnic...complete with hot dog roast in the back yard. While waiting for Grandpa and everyone to come over for out lunch, my boys found the peeps....and you can see what happened between building an AWESOME teepee fire with one match, and eating a delicious lunch! Roasting peeps. Um....I think I'll be buying up all the peeps left over for our summer campouts!
Following our very full and very fun day, we found Kortlen asleep on the rug by the back door....he slept there for a good hour, while Keetley and I tried to have a nap...then he came and cuddled with us for another hour nap. Silly, tired babies!
***I need to figure out how to get pictures off my phone....ever since I've gotten a fancy-smancy smart phone, I take entirely too many pictures with it, and there are a lot missing of our day stuck on that device. It is a tad tricky taking pictures simultaneously with a phone AND a camera.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Look Who's One!
I simply cannot believe that an entire year has passed since this little darling has joined our family!
We celebrated by inviting Grandma and Grandpa Poulsen and Grandma and Grandpa Crandall (and Desi and Clay). I am really good at keeping 'parties' small. :)
The cake should have taken about an hour....4 hours later, and covered in frosting, I was done with cupcakes AND cake! After 3 lbs of butter 2 lbs of powdered sugar and a pound of cream cheese, I was ready to wash my hands and have a bag of carrots. Lots of sugar!
...Uh, mom, I a mess! What do I do with this?!
She ate the ENTIRE cupcake by herself. And when Tanner gave her another and I took it away, it was melt-down city! She was definitely on sugar overload....poor princess had a tummy ache all night long.
Keetley is fairly easy going...Not walking on her own yet, but cruising along the furniture...which is just fine with all of us! She finally crawls on hands and knees, and babbles as if she's telling stories....no 'real' words yet, but we'll get there...in due time! She does like to climb though! Below, Tanner took this picture of her after she had climbed up on our window seat. She LOVES looking out the window, watching her brothers, the squirrels, birds, or neighbors walking by. She pushes the child rocking chair over to the window, and will clap on it to get her brothers' attention. She's a fire cracker!
Oh, sweet Keetley, we're SO glad you belong in our family! We can hardly wait to see what the coming years will bring, yet cherish your sweet and calm disposition.
You are finding new independence, and this summer is sure to be a fun one!
We celebrated by inviting Grandma and Grandpa Poulsen and Grandma and Grandpa Crandall (and Desi and Clay). I am really good at keeping 'parties' small. :)
The cake should have taken about an hour....4 hours later, and covered in frosting, I was done with cupcakes AND cake! After 3 lbs of butter 2 lbs of powdered sugar and a pound of cream cheese, I was ready to wash my hands and have a bag of carrots. Lots of sugar!
I need to be better about getting pictures of WHO came and celebrated with us! Gene and Camille also came for BYU-I graduation but we were very lucky to host them for a day or two. They were troopers, putting up with Keetley waking up at night, and our wild indians!
...Uh, mom, I a mess! What do I do with this?!
Keetley is fairly easy going...Not walking on her own yet, but cruising along the furniture...which is just fine with all of us! She finally crawls on hands and knees, and babbles as if she's telling stories....no 'real' words yet, but we'll get there...in due time! She does like to climb though! Below, Tanner took this picture of her after she had climbed up on our window seat. She LOVES looking out the window, watching her brothers, the squirrels, birds, or neighbors walking by. She pushes the child rocking chair over to the window, and will clap on it to get her brothers' attention. She's a fire cracker!
Oh, sweet Keetley, we're SO glad you belong in our family! We can hardly wait to see what the coming years will bring, yet cherish your sweet and calm disposition.
You are finding new independence, and this summer is sure to be a fun one!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Derby
Tanner participated in his first Pinewood Derby, and we are so proud of him!
Between Ryan, Tanner, and I, we got the car done, and had lots of fun doing it together. It took EVERYTHING I had not to just do it for him. :)
While we worked hard, and did some research, we didn't do as well as he had hoped....But Tanner sure was a good sport, and we all resolved to work harder and do better next time! Somebody has to bring up the rear!
Between Ryan, Tanner, and I, we got the car done, and had lots of fun doing it together. It took EVERYTHING I had not to just do it for him. :)
While we worked hard, and did some research, we didn't do as well as he had hoped....But Tanner sure was a good sport, and we all resolved to work harder and do better next time! Somebody has to bring up the rear!
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