The kids finally took a bath.
Tyler turned 8 on March 21st. He wanted his cake to be strawberry with blue icing. Unfortunately Mom can't see inside his mind and though he was thankful, he said that his cake looked like a cake that would be for a baby shower. Oh man!
Tyler got great gifts for his birthday. He's well on his way to reaching his #1 goal of owning a $100 bill.
The pine wood derby was 2 days after Tyler's birthday. We didn't know ahead of time so we had to work quick. The result was that Tyler showed up with a really good looking car that you can make from a kit you get at the craft store. They come with add ons, paint and stickers. Those rich doctor's kids are always ruining all the fun for everyone else. (Tyler's is the one in the middle).
Tyler won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place. We'll never know which - cause everybody's a winner in Cub Scouts!
We went to Walmart and the boys were being naughty so they had to go to time out while we were in the checkout line.
Tyler repented of his naughty behavior and got baptized on Sat, April 3rd. Way to go Tyler! We love you!
During the baptism Derek and Grandma were cute.
After the baptism the whole family was cute.
Mom and Holly were happy that the whole family was cute.
We had an Easter Egg hunt with Joseph and Amanda and their kids and our neigbors (the Smiths) later that day. Tyler is doing his impression of a pirate and Derek is being a mime.
Holly....Holly....show me how the piggies eat. That's right! Oink oink.
She begins by checking out her surroundings to make sure that the coast is clear.
She assumes her attack stance.
The attack begins. Dad is especially bugged by the famous "wet diaper in the face" maneuver.
Mom and baby are happy. Dad is mad, and still sleepy.
All is right with the world.
This is how we spend the third hour of church each week. Notice the tear in Holly's eye and the glazed over, sleepy look in Jared's.
This is what my girls made at our Faith in God activity this week. We learned about the Word of Wisdom and the food pyramid. The girls drew all the food except the carrot and the the broccoli. One of the 9-year olds is a really good artist. She did the apple and the peas with shading and everything.
Clearly there is lots left to do. Here is what Jared's doing right now. I guess you can tell what I'm doing (ahem - blogging). Yeah...well...I sure hope someone puts all this stuff away soon.
Here is the book Jared and the boys gave me today.
Here is a book that I bought last summer when I bought the house in North Dakota.
Here is the yard plan that Tyler made. You might need a magnifying glass to see the labels. I think it's pretty good.
P.S. In the comments on my last post Kevin asked why the grass in the backyard was so lumpy. Um..well, cause it's crappy bermuda grass, the rain turned it to mud and then I walked all over it to take the pictures. No kidding, they put in the grass and then the next day we got 2 inches of rain. The whole place was a swamp - it still is. I plan to replace the weeds - I mean "grass" - that they installed with St. Augstine like we have at our house now. Jared says that there might be a city ordinance against it because it uses more water, but I'm going to do it anyway. I'll get it on the black market if I have to.
