Happy Easter!

It was a nice Easter weekend. It was fun to watch the kids enjoy the "fun" aspect of it. I also enjoyed teaching them about the true reason and celebration of the holiday, the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm grateful for family and friends to celebrate with. Here are a few pics from the weekend.


Yes, Jack looks JUST like Jeff and Molly looks JUST like Hannah. The big kids have little "mini me"s.


Taken from a far so you can't see my triple chins. Ugh!


At the Wolfe's house for Linda's annual Easter egg hunt and this year it was a fishing game for the prizes. The grandkids loved it!


Molly didn't care how many eggs she collected, she just wanted what was inside them.


At the city Easter egg hunt, Jack loved the fire truck the best!


The slide came in a close second with both Jack and Molly.


Our good buddies the Junemans--Alex, Zach, & Sophia. We were all excited to see them. Jeff suddenly had a desire to participate. Funny how a friend can make it "okay" to do something you didn't want to do moments before.

From One Chic to Another . . .

Thanks to my sister for referring me to this adorable chick on Etsy and Corrin for starting a fire under me. Corrin, Hannah and I made 20 adorable little chicks. It felt so good to create again. I use to do this kind of project a lot, but have put this hobby and many other hobbies on the back burner with the kids. It was fun to do it with a very creative friend and to get Hannah involved and watch her interest bloom. It was a great time! So to all my girlfriends, sisters, mom and all the other chics in my life . . . thanks for being there. I wish I could of made enough for all of you.

Today and Today Only!

Molly is half the age of Jack. She is 15 months old and he is 30 months old. Their birthday's are both on the 7th. Molly is the same age today that Jack was when Molly was born. She's just a baby . . .

Hannah is Around Too!

She is the resident photographer. She took many of the pictures I posted. I noticed tonight by looking for pictures of her that I need to take more of her.


This is her toe she smashed with the high chair tray while trying to get Molly into her chair for breakfast.


Jack loves being the photographer as well. Pretty good for 2.


Hannah loves to organize and play with her siblings. She combined them here with putting all things soft in Jacks' room into Jack's crib, including Jack. He loved it!


This is another Hannah pic. She tried so hard to get the babies attention. She did all of Trista and Aunt Jessy's tricks. Jumping, hitting her head with a toy, peekaboo with the camera, you name it she tried. They just weren't in the mood.

Hannah is here and I'm so grateful she is. She reads me so well. When I need a break, she takes the babies downstairs for "play time". When the kitchen is a disaster, she'll clean it up. When a spill is made, she vacuums or wipes it up. When a drawer/cupboard/closet (except her own) needs organization, she'll organize it. She saves me regularly. She is GREAT to have around. Oh, she' here!!

Where Have We Been??

We're a little behind. So what has been happening at our house???


Jack loves trains--Thomas, makin' tracks, watchin' them on TV, readin' about them, wearin' them--you name it. He loves trains!!!


Jack dumped out a GALLON of vegetable oil on the floor this day. It took me a whole bag of cat litter and six hours to clean it up.


He recently figured out how to open screw caps. A whole new element of mess making. AHHHHHH!!! I'm so grateful for my big kids and the neighbor kids for entertaining the little mess makers while I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned AND made soup for dinner.


The babies love to play together. They follow each other around, holding hands, getting into anything and everything. They thought they would try the drawer this day.


We spent a good day cleaning up the yard. This is the first lawn mowing for the year. Jack thought the lawn mower was pretty cool. He ran behind his dad yelling, "oh ya, oh ya". Ironically, four days later we had a HUGE wind storm and the yard was covered in limbs, pinecones, and pineneedles all over again.


Hop on Pop! Another favorite past time for the little ones.


Jeff earned his Weblos patch. Yea!!!


He also got his first zit. He'll kill me for posting this, but it really made me feel sad for him. My sweet little boy had the first of thousands of these evil blemishes. Another sign my babies are growin' up. (Oh, he is so going to kill me.)


This day will not soon be forgotten. This is the short version-- The babies got into my bathroom and pumped out the shampoo. They also got into the bottle of melatonin (poison control said no problem--have a nice afternoon). Unfortunately I couldn't as I had to set up for the Blue n' Gold Cubscout Banquet. I got my 2nd ever ticket in my life on the way--55 in a 35, $200. (My first was when I was 17.) I arrived home to quickly make dinner. The babies got into my favorite lipstick, this is Jack stained with lipstick. They were both stained and had to go to the Blue n' Gold covered in red stains. We arrived home late, with whining kids. Ben foolishly comments on the state of the house (which was a disaster as I was busy ALL day). He said something along the lines of "not my problem, clean it up on your time". WWIII. We spoke again 2 days later. Men!!! They are great 95% of the time, but that 5% happens at the worst possible time.


Jeff with first round of braces. He's had them on for over 2 years.


Jeff without braces. He thinks he looks like a dork.


Our office team's new picture for another coupon book. They are awesome!! I just love them! They really gave Ben hell for the above mentioned comment.


I just love this little coat. I found the smaller version at a resale shop a year ago. She wore it until she couldn't get her chubby little arms in any more. I looked everywhere for a larger size. Ebay, resale shops, Craigslist, garage sales, etc. A needle in a hay stack. I finally broke down and bought another coat and the very next day, I went by my favorite resale shop and there it was--size 18-24 months. It made my heart sing!! AND it was only $6. I just love a good deal!!!



This is a VERY RARE moment of our cats getting along. It was so rare--I took a picture. This is for you mom.

My sister, Cydney, had her baby girl today at 5:30am. She is adorable, as you can see. We are so happy for them. Baby Girl Barno" (name TBA) was 7 pounds, 11 ounces, 21 3/4 inches long. She does have hair under that adorable hospital hat. Her daddy and two brothers couldn't be prouder. This is my parents 14th grandchild, 7 boys and 7 girls with another baby girl on the way (not from me gratefully!!!).

Sure Shot Stace

This is the first time I had shot the paint gun ever. It was also the first shot that hit my Dad's target challenge. After all the cocky brother in-laws had shot and MISSED, after all my sisters had shot and MISSED, even after all the grandkids had shot and missed (even Jeff & Noah). The first shot that hit the target out of the whole family. (I only remember Dan and Jack Jack making any other shots during the challenge.) I wasn't the only one this surprised. You doubted me people, my people!! So I hit it THREE times. I have a hidden talent I guess!