April 30, 2012

A Day of Fun at the HOCM

We finally got a membership to the Hands On Children's Museum.  The kids are loving it.  And we love being able to take them as often as we want, even if it's just a quick visit.




The new museum is opening in November.  What fun.

April 26, 2012

New kittens

My dad was doing some work today and found some kittens in a pile of manure.  There mom was dead.  He was heart broken for the kittens so he took them to the vet and then brought them by our house.  

What a sweet man!  
But wait!!! 
He left without the kittens.  What??? We are getting kittens?



The kids are loving the kittens, who have been given names already: Nathan and Natalie.  So original.  I guess they like their names enough to give them to the kittens.

So now we are going to learn to feed these little darlings (they are 3 weeks old from the vets estimate), help them pee and poop (seriously?), and give them daily baths.  But really, there isn't much cuter than a baby kitten.  So we're excited.

UPDATE:  Those little kittens are much bigger now.  And they live outside at my parents house.  They are by far the friendliest cats I have ever been around.  They let all of the kids pick them up, even Andrew who picks them up by a foot, the neck, etc.  When he puts them back down they just purr and curl around his legs.  They follow us around and often times follow my parents or the kids back to our house.  My mom has nicknamed them Butterball 1 and Butterball 2.  Fitting names as they are fluffy, darling cats.

April 24, 2012

A Sweet Picnic

Natalie set up a wonderful picnic for Foofa and Brobie.  We are loving to watch and encourage her imaginative side.  She is just so fun to interact with.



April 23, 2012

Pool Time in April???

I feel like we had a "hard" winter.  All that snow. It was great, we loved it.  But we are also sucking the marrow out of each beautiful spring day.  We're also SO thankful for having hot water outside.  

Yay for warm water in April.

Natalie giving love to her little sister.  What a sweet big sister she is.


Baby turkeys.

Papo brought home a fresh group of baby turkeys.  The kids are so lucky to get exposure to baby animals.

My little ducklings holding baby turkeys.  How cute.


April 12, 2012

Frog catching

Hello Huge Frog!  We catch a lot of frogs in the spring time.  But this guy must have just enjoyed his version of  Thanksgiving dinner.  Wow.



April 11, 2012

Checking in on Abigail

The upside to Abigail's diagnosis is all of the extra ultrasounds.  What a blessing to spend time watching her every few of weeks.

We love this picture of her foot.

So thankful for Abigail's continued growth and strength.

April 8, 2012

Easter

Trever and I each have different strengths when it comes to creating magic for the kids.  He does such a great job of  encouraging the magic of Easter.

Andrew making us think he might want to participate in the egg hunt.

Nathan and Natalie taking a moment to compare eggs.


I love the excitement in this picture.

Andrew was clearly not super interested in eggs.  But he still likes the treats that he finds inside.

There is such a tenderness between these two. So precious.



April 7, 2012

Desert 100


When I was learning to spell I remember the trick for desert v. dessert.  You want more dessert, so it gets two "s".

That rule might not hold true for Trever when it comes to dirt biking.  This year he participated in the Desert 100 for the second time.  It's a grueling 100 mile ride.  They love it, if not the moment they are done then soon after.

Trev's friend from high school, Jason, joined them for part of the fun this year.

April 5, 2012

April Picnic

A glimpse of the sun means it's time to get outside and enjoy a picnic.  





Egg Salad and Easter treats made the picnic even more special.
It's good for me to remember that it doesn't take much to delight the hearts of my children.