Traditions

Our cute little city sponsors an Easter Egg hunt for the kids every year at the park near our home. This year was a bit iffy on timing for us, as Nicole had a dance practice at 9AM for her upcoming "Little Mermaid" show, Jared had a soccer game at 10AM at a school a few blocks from the park, and at 10:40AM, a mere 20 minutes before the Egg hunt, Ellie didn't quite make it to the bathroom and drenched herself. (That had to have been the fastest bath and clothes change in history!)

But despite the timing issues, and threats of rain, we made it just in time to join the mayhem fun! The kids always end up separated into different groups by age, so I only got pictures of Ellie "hunting" her eggs. But after hearing the descriptions of how Nicole and Jared take off at a full run to get their booty, I don't think I'd be all that successful at getting a picture of them! They came home, and consumed their sugar treasure instead of lunch, and now want to go to Wendy's and Little Caesar's to redeem the coupons they found in some of their eggs! Isn't Easter great?! :)

(I'm not quite sure what is up with Jared's expression....it sort of reminds me of Gollum, clutching "his precious".)

Coloring the Easter Eggs

I Believe.....

Anyone else have one of these?

My husband MUST have a secret identity and be doing this undercover.....because there couldn't be another kid like our Nicole to give ideas for material like this, could there?! :)


The only difference is, you don't even have to ask Nicole a question for her to go on, and on, and on, and on like this....

You gotta love her. ;)

Spring Cleaning - Day 3

Hmmm.....if I can even call it a whole day of cleaning....or even half a day. I realized yesterday that Easter is looming, and I didn't want to be in the mad scramble for basket stuff on Saturday, so I got some of it done yesterday. Of course, Ellie saw all of it, and being that she is old enough to remember, I don't think she is ever going to believe in the Easter bunny! Oops! That's okay, because I honestly don't like perpetuating the lie of imaginary people and creatures coming in the house when we are asleep. The other two littles have started asking anyway....and I just avoid giving them an answer. (That was a nice tangeant!)

Anyway, as for cleaning, I finished the master bedroom, and an working on the bathroom. Basically all that is left to do in there is clear out the magazine rack of Golf Digest that my husband doesn't look at anymore and then give it a good cleaning. Then I'll be into the kids bathroom. I have decided this is going to work much better for me if I set small goals. My kids are not the types that will let me get an entire days worth of work done. They can't leave me alone that long! Not to mention, the rest of my house would be destroyed if they were left to their own devices for that long. :)

Spring Cleaning - Day 2

Master bedroom. I would've gotten loads more done if my kids didn't HAVE to have their mommy RIGHT NOW! ;) So I have some dresser drawers to go through today, and then it's into the bathroom....looking forward to that..... :)

I got my retainers from the orthodontist yesterday. They are somewhat obnoxious, but trust me, they are 1000 times better than braces and I will be wearing them religiously. Even if I can't talk right with them in.

Spring Cleaning-Day 1

Today was a busy one.....

First, to the orthodontist for the best appointment EVER! Braces are finito, gone, and off! It feels so good to have them off. Like I'm me again. :) I can't help but smile whenever I pass a mirror, just to see the teeth, all straight and naked. :) Eating dinner tonight was fantastic. I could take a nice big bite, and then not worry about all the gak stuck in my braces. I finished in record time, something that hasn't happened in months!

Here's a peek!

I then came home and got to work on the SPRING CLEANING!!!! Today's job to tackle was the Master Closet. It wasn't too bad. Mainly because we had done a major purging about 18 months ago. I went through and purged my stuff again, and a little of Ron's. I couldn't go crazy with his...that's his job! But I did get a large black trash bag full that DI took care of for me this afternoon. A little more organization of shelves, shoes, vacuuming, and throwing away of stuff, and I'm much happier with it.

I'm glad it didn't take me all that long to get that tackled, since as soon as Ron got home, we left for a fun night out for Family Home Evening. Dinner at Five Guys Burgers & Fries (YUM!) and a movie, Monsters vs. Aliens. All in all, a fun night. :)

Calgon?!

My husband made me.....

a logo!

Because everyone should have a logo. :) What do you think?! (The flower is a Columbine. Which is just about my favorite flower in the world, followed by the wild Iris found in the meadow at the Upper Ranch in Arizona.....I can't wait to see if I get some in my backyard this summer!)

Not exactly sure what I'm going to do with it yet, other than use it as a watermark on my pictures. I'm playing around with the idea of making a blog/website for my pictures...just for fun. I do plan on actually taking pictures when it is warm again. That way my hands will work instead of freezing solid. That and the fact that the only colors we STILL have outside right now are various shades of brown. And various depths of white.....

If anyone is interested....

Our kids school is having a 5K/1 mi. Fun Run on Saturday April 25th, at 8AM(sign in 7AM). If you are interested in participating, you can find the information HERE.

Entry Fees are $10 before the race, $15 on race day. If you pre-register before April 10th, you get a t-shirt! :) Bonus! You would also get the added fun of taunting me as I make a fool of myself trying to run a mile. I hope to crack the 30 minute barrier...

Heidi....I hear you laughing. ;)