Home Show

 

We went to the home show this weekend.  They had a Lowe's Kids Corner for the kids to make cool projects.  Marcus worked hard...tongue out and everything!

 

Olivia hammered the nails perfectly...never hit a finger.

 

Marcus was waiting for Daddy to read the instructions...they actually messed up at first and had to start over...these projects were hard!

 

Emma tried to do it on her own...Daddy stepped in to help.

 

Emma got some assistance from Olivia as well.

 

Daddy and Marcus...such good little builders.

 

The finished products!  Emma built a "Claw" game, Marcus built a "Spooky Stacker" and Olivia built a heart box which included chalk...she could write on each heart with the chalk.  They all got to take home projects for a "rainy day" too.  What a fun time!  Great Job Kids!!!

 

Twins on the way

 

Kallie is having twin boys!  We went to her baby shower this weekend.  Doesn't she look great!  We got a picture of our twins with her twins :-)

 

Her scheduled C-section is April 25th which just happens to be their big brother's 2nd birthday!  How crazy is that!  Congrats to Kallie and Jordan and big brother Easton!  Can't wait to meet little James and Bo!

Garden

 

Yesterday the kids decided to brave the wind and help get Gramie and Poppi's garden ready.  Every kid got a turn with the rototiller.  The girls got busy picking rocks out of the garden.

 

Marcus' turn with the rototiller.  That's hard work!

 

Emma's raking up the dirt and looking for more rocks.

 

Even little Baylor ran the rototiller.  Nice work Baylor!

 

Elle helped put the rototiller away.

 

While the other kids stayed behind to do more raking.

 

Baylor thought it was so cool to work with the big kids.

 

Best buddies!  These two get along so great!  It's nice to have another boy cousin around.

 

Well Gramie!  I think your garden is ready for planting!

 

Great job kids!  That was hard work!  What a great group!

Vantage

 

We did not do a big trip for spring break this year.  We did decide to go see Gramie and Poppie though since they have been away for 3 months!  We stopped in Vantage on our way.  We tried to check out the petrified forest exhibits...starting with the petrified tree trunk.

 

There were dinosaurs too!

 

Pretty cool.

 

Olivia posing like the dinosaur.

 

Marcus looks fierce!

 

Where is all the water???

 

Can you see how low the river is?  The dam has a crack in it so they shut it all down and the river is so low!  Everything is closed off though...this is the boat docks...can you believe it...no water!  Crazy.  Just last year we were swimming out there where all that sand is!  Hope they fix that dam soon...it's just not the same without all the water.

Happy Birthday Nana & Papa

 

Nana and Papa stopped by this weekend on their way to England.  Nana's birthday was Friday and Papa's birthday was Saturday so we made them a cake!

Happy Birthday Nana & Papa! 

Which One?

Time for a birthday invite to be made...which picture should we use?

 

Spring Break

 

We officially started Spring Break on Thursday.  The weather was beautiful!  The kids spent most of their time outside.  They played hard...then they called me to show me something.  First they jumped up and down.

 

Then they started their formation.

 

Ta Da!

Marcus' Basketball Pictures

Last night we had Marcus' basketball party to celebrate a great season.  We got their team and individual pictures.  So handsome.

 

Here's the team. 

Front: Nash, Dillon, Ryan, Marcus

Middle:  Jacob, Porter, Zack, Chase, Owen

Back:  Coach Lou and Coach Nate

What a great team and season! 

This group was so fun to watch! 

Can't wait until next year!

Art Birthday Party

 

We celebrated Kaydin's 7th birthday this weekend with an Art Party!  We got to the party and there were canvases ready for paint.  Marcus and Cruz were together on a table.

 

The other kids painted on canvases that were nailed to a large easel.  Emma's working on her masterpiece.

 

Olivia was right at home...she loves art.

 

Olivia's masterpiece.

 

Olivia put her hand print on the wall.

 

Marcus put up his hand print too.

 

Emma finished her masterpiece.

And put up her hand print too.

 



 

So cute!  I just love this!

 

Here's the cake....it was made by a local store called "Sweet Frostings".  It was delicious.

 

Paint brush rice krispy treats.

 

Homemade Pizza!  YUM!

 

All the kids showing us the big 7!

 

Happy 7th Birthday Kaydin!