Eddie is Very Big!

Eddie is five today!  He opened five presents, just right for the occasion.

 We spent the morning reading scriptures and playing with Maddie -- she stayed home to celebrate with us.

 We went to the theater to see "Beauty and the Beast."

 Our birthday boy chose a monster cake.

 Dinner was an unusual uneventful evening.  We slowed down to taste our food and sing to him many times.

 Eddie's favorites this year include a daily game of "Hiss", navigating Netflix, reading all sorts of new sight words, begging to hold Molly, manipulating Ryan to play games with him all day, jumping on the trampoline, riding his bike at the park, and spending all day at home with me.  I sure love my big boy.

One Spring Day

 Ergo 360 here I come.  I made bread and dessert just like this.  We were both very pleased.  All three of my bigs are track athletes, which leaves me to about a decade ago when I had five very young children -- all capable of help and chaos most moments.

 Andy has braces!  He is constantly opening his mouth and allowing those braces to rub on his cheeks.  He refuses wax because he wants those calluses to form.

 Same day and all these kids were reppin' the Y (including Andy).

 Austin and his buddies love a good lawn mowning ride.  I think our green spring grass is lovely.

Home Again

We really are just plain busy.  Sunday we three spent a whole bunch of church in the mother's lounge.

 Meg was captured in the newspaper.  Can you see Austin in the background?  He is standing by the fence in those handsome gray slacks and blue shirt.  Meg is getting really fast.  Really, really fast.

 A random grouping.

 Sunday afternoon football.

 Miss Molly loves to eat her tootsies.  I can't blame her, they are pretty cute.

 Saturday we watched the General Women's Meeting.  Ryan and Molly did not help us be reverent.

 Maisie and Andy competed in their first track meeting of the season.

 She ran all three of her events within 30 minutes of each other.  She was beat.

We were in Prescott, so we went to Costco for dinner.  Cheers from all these dinner folk.

 Once I had enough patience for monster toast.

 She is so nice to put up with him.  He is so nice to always want to love on her.  They make a great team.

 Once I had enough energy to give them an evening ride on my airplane.

 I baked 54 poppyseed muffins for RS.

 Mostly I feed this baby, whilst that little boys rolls all over us.  He only talks in very high decibels.  I am learning how to read lips now.  Seriously.

Spring Break 2017

This year spring break was a whole lot better -- i.e. no deaths.  We were lucky enough to make it to Utah to see Emily go on her prom date.  She was sure pretty and her date told her she looked gorgeous.  That pretty much made me like him from the first moment.

 Mark held my baby daily.  He commented, "You always dress her so cute.  And, she smells so clean and fresh."  Well, he just realized all that I get done.  That's it -- a clean, dressed and well fed baby.

 Nick got a black eye from football, Grandma Kim helped him secure his ice pack.

 Family scriptures.

 Austin took Maisie and Nick to Orlando for the week.  They had a great time.  I should post some of their pictures.

 Cemetery love.

 Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of Daddy's death.  These sons of his and brothers of mine sang a song in tribute.  We girls ate waffles.

 Meg spent the entire week doing absolutely nothing.  She really does look carefree.

 Tanner's soccer game.

 My new hari

 I also managed a pedi the night before Rebekah had her baby.

 Millie and Ruthie left for school from MOm's house -- Rebekah gave birth to baby Georgie.

 Andy played blocks on Molly, not with her.

 Mandatory nap time.

 We shopped just one time and for four hours.  Jib kept all the mobile noisances at home.

 We also saw "Beauty and the Beast" as a fivesome.  Molly kept me in the hall 75% of the time.  However, it was still really special being with these ladies.

 Here is Uncle Jib in all his glory.

 Ashley and I found ourselves Sunday morning in the mother's lounge -- a dream come true.

 We drove home that same day after church, and these Sunday naps sure made our car ride peaceful and reverent.