Seven years

Happy Birthday Kels!
We had a Princess Pizza
Party for Kel this weekend
and she had a blast! We
feel so blessed that she has
really made some great
little friends in the year
that we've been here and especially are so grateful for Mikelle and all the joy she brings to us! She is a wonderful kid and
is such a joy to have around. She is a true princess in may ways. We love you Kels!

Play ball!

I took the kids with me to
see one of my YW play softball-
there was an empty field behind
us and they really had a ball!

Fun at the ball field!

Good catch!

Throw me one sis!

GOT MILK?

HAPPY B-DAY

We went to PHX for Easter weekend and had a great time with the
the whole family! It was the first time in a long time that we had all
been together. We went to the zoo, went to the movies, swam, had
family pictures, played games, and most of all just enjoyed being together.
Then on Sunday Mom and Dad, and Michelle and J came up to stay
with us. We had a fun dinner together and then the next day was Kel's
B-day. We took everyone to Sunset Crater, Watpaki, and then went to
dinner that night at Oregano's. It meant so much to have family with us
and made it a very fun birthday for Kel. She had a blast! We feel very
grateful for a wonderful family!

FAMILY EASTER WEEKEND!

Family picture time!

Family

Cute cousins!

little buddies

What my poor family
has to see every 2 seconds!

PHX ZOO

The PHX Zoo is one of our favorite places
to visit! We had so much fun being there with
our entire family! It is so beautiful and so much

to see! We have been several times and still haven't
seen it all!

Mom says that in Africa
if you see 2 giraffes kissing
it's a lifetime of good luck!
I sure hope so!

Say cheeze!

Carter spots a monkey in the trees!

Like father like son!

HAPPY ST. PATTERSONS!

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!

Here are our cute little Leprochans!
Poor things have to take pics every
time their mommy finds an excuse to dress
them up! Thank goodness they're good
sports and have a blast doing it! The kids
are having a big neighborhood St. Patt's party
tomorrow and then we'll have the traditional corned
beef and cabbage meal for dinner!
Don't get pinched!

Dinner's in the freezer!

This is one of my new favorite things I thought I'd pass along!
My friend Misti gave me this book for Christmas
and I love it! The idea is to freeze dinners ahead of
time so that you just need to pull them out the day of
and you're done! So now we are getting together every month or
two and three of us prepare all the meals and then we're
done! We got together this week and prepared meals for 3 hours
and we each left with 12 meals a piece! And they are yummy
too! So much fun to do with friends and I even think it's a
very economical way to do it too!

hanging out havin' a ball

We have a fun little place here that the kids love -- it's a little gym with rings, bars, trampolines, tumbling floor, etc and they always have a great time!

Mascarry!

This is what happens
when Mommy is making
dinner and Carter realizes
no one is watching! Isn't
he perty?!

Road Trip! Sunset Crater and Wupatki

Aubs, Mikelle, and Ryan went on a little 25 mile jaunt to Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument this Saturday. The day was really warm - near 60 in Flagstaff, and 75 at Wupatki.

Sunset Crater Lava Flow
Mikelle and Aubs on the Lava Flow Trail at Sunset Crater


Wupatki


At the bottom of the ruins at Wupatki there is a small hole that blows ice-cold air from an underground cave. We spent about an hour playing over the blowhole.








Mikelle playing in the large Indian fortress at the top of the hill

Fun Fun Fun!

We laughed really hard