People to love - including mom taking the picture!

He smiled for me!!!!!!

The Jersey Shore

Road Trip! (cannot believe that Heather is 6 months pregnant - look at her!)

Name that tune??

I loaded our old MP3 player with kids' songs to keep the kids happy during our upcoming road trip - J-boy had a blast trying it out.

pesky leprachauns left a mess! And treats. :)

very lucky :)

K-lady had an open house night at school - Baby A was taking the pictures, so this was what I got (well, this and a lot of very unflattering shots of myself!)  I LOVED being in K-lady's classroom - her teacher is so wonderful.  They have basic class rules about being kind and considerate, and then others that were pleasantly surprising - like, "be content."  I love that!  I feel like my relationship with K-lady has gotten so much better over the last year, and I know that I owe that in part to the wonderful nurturing and caring environment she gets to experience at school every day. 

Baby A endures her helmet because she knows it means a bike ride. :)  She gets unexpectedly attached to various stuffed animals and dolls throughout the day.  She doesn't have a single favorite, but a different favorite every day. 

What a Sunday!!!!  Joseph was out of town, so I was single-momming till Tuesday.  After a late night at our church party, I came home and finished writing a talk for Sacrament meeting.  Then I finished singing time prep (not much there).  Then I went to bed and LOST AN HOUR (I'm still mad about daylight savings this spring), woke up, got all three kids and myself ready and to 9:00 church on time (I'm still shocked about that - probably the first time I've EVER done that).  And I was the only one who missed breakfast!!! :)  We sat with the bishops' family and they distracted the kids so well that Baby A didn't even realize I was missing till I was down to the last 2 paragraphs.  Yay!  After two hours of singing time fun, I came home and NAPPED.  It was glorious.  (Of course I take full responsibility for the lack of sleep Saturday night -except for the hour the government stole.  I'm a notorious procrastinator.  Deadlines are just so inspiring - I can't seem to help it!)

K-lady was definitely the daintiest pie eater in the contest for our ward's pie-ne wood derby party for pi-day (3.14). She lapped at it like a kitten.  :)  She built a veggie car that didn't quite make it down the track, but I'd say the night was still a success: the bishop reminded everyone of daylight savings (which I would have COMPLETELY forgotten, which would have been dreadful because I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting the next morning!).


This is kind of a lot of journaling for what is supposed to be a picture blog.  Oh well.  :)

Cute cousins!

I love it when she reads to us.

J-boy decided it was time to ditch the training wheels - commence family bike rides!!!

I call this one "In the sun he melted" -- The remnants of frosty. That grey rock looking thing in the middle is what's left of his carrot nose!

Joseph's x-ray - the arrow points to the break. As far as breaks go, it's a great one! The adjacent bones serve as braces on either side, so it doesn't need a cast - he'll be in a brace for a few weeks. He hopes it doesn't smell too much and gross out his patients. :)

BEAUTIFUL signs of SPRING!!! Hallelujah!

dinner at Red Robin just for fun!

Friday night church ball -- and another cultural hall injury - he broke his hand during his 7:00 game (didn't know if it was broken, but it sure hurt!), ref'd the 8 & 9:00 games. The next day went to the Dr & got a referral to a specialist for Monday.

 (also March 4, the waiting paid off!!!)  Thanks Grandma & Grandpa - J-boy LOVES it. :)

7 am - waiting for the mail man to bring his B-day Amazon order! :)

reading lessons while Baby A naps (about every other day)

She tucked herself into bed :)

She missed church (low fever, runny nose), but she couldn't resist the Sunday shoes!

(Can you hear the dialogue?? "Hurry up, kidlets! We've got to get K-lady to school! Get in the car! Get in the car NOW!!" followed by various threats if necessary)

alien orb (goodbye contacts for a little while - hello eye drops and glasses-broken-by-baby-repaired-by-awesome-plastic-wrap-at-the-optomitrists')

she can hardly walk with it, but she LOVES it!

after-school snack

Family Home Evening treat (frosted cookies made by K-lady)

another shot by J-boy

busy enjoying a birthday gift (and littering the table with bits of pirate island)