Past Four Weeks!!!

Here are the misc. adventures of us during the last four (probably even six) weeks! Just looking at the pictures makes me smile!! (0:

Pijama Day at school for Rachel and Sarah. Had to bring their toys, too!!!

Kung Fu Panda, Rachel can't leave home without him for pijama day!

At church, there are four children turning 8 years old this year. And they are all girls!! Lizzie, Ashton, Sarah, and Gracie. It is so awesome to watch them learn and grow and take the decision seriously to be baptized! Sarah doesn't turn 8 for another few months, so we will just learn and prepare for that day!

HI!!! says Rachel

New dresses so we had to have a photoshoot. Most Sunday mornings begin with a Fashion Show at our house!

HEY!!! from Sarah

Emma is becoming our resident grouch! Not really!!!! Lately there have been many grumpy faces to the camera! I just wanted to put up 2 of them!

And yet, there are funny little times like this. I was working on the computer while Emma was eating her snack and I turned around just in time to see these pretzel toes! What a silly girl! We sure love her!

We have an amazing family museum, and we love it there!! Here, Rachel and I are "playing some musical pipes with the provided flip flops". Yeah, I thought it was funny, too!

Room Changes-
For over a year now the girls have all been in the same room. A set of bunk beds and a day bed, allowing Richard to have an office to study in. It has truly been an adventure for sure! There are times that we all struggled with it, but most of the time it has been great. I think that it has brought the girls closer and they didn't fight as much. Who knew???

Last month Richard decided that he doesn't really need the extra room for his office and Sarah wanted to spend more time at night reading. So Sarah got her own room and we took the bunk beds apart for Rachel and Emma. We decorated their walls and it has been great! Sarah gets her reading time and Rachel and Emma get their sleep!!! So here are a few pictures of the wall decor we did!

Sarah's beautiful dresser and pictures!

Rachel's for sure! Kung Fu Panda rules!

And you can tell this is Emma's bed, because the infamous Ducky is in the picture. Where would we be without Ducky!

And Emma and Rachel share a wall with their dressers on it, so we had to do this wall, too!

I think they all turned out great! And the girls LOVE their new rooms!!!

Thanks Daddy!

Bubbles and Rachel's Hair! Check 'em out!

We found a classic Merry-go-round and the kids went CRAZY!!! SO much fun! It is just like the one I played on when I was a child!

Sarah's Spring Piano Recital-
For about a year now, Sarah has been taking piano lessons. And she loves it! She can't walk past the piano without opening it and playing it! Her teacher held her Spring recital this last week and it was wonderful. Sarah played 2 songs. "A Little Night Music" and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf". She was great! She was so serious and didn't even seem nervous!!! We are so proud of how hard Sarah works and so glad she loves the piano!!! You are amazing, sweet Sarah!

Sarah with her teacher, Jamie, her best friend's mom! And one of her mom's great friends! So lucky to have her as Sarah's teacher!

And Mother's Day, 2010

Got a new shirt (on clearance, of course, and got another one in red and pink).

Really, I am so grateful to be a mother! I am so grateful to have my mother!! I am so grateful to be around so many amazing women!!! I am grateful to my mother, my sisters and how amazing they are! I am grateful to my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law and how much they love me and my family! And I am so thankful to all my wonderful family and beautiful and amazing friends! You are all examples of strength, patience, wisdom, humor, and most of all love to me! Everything wonderful in my life was given to me through the Lord! You are all gifts to me and my family!!!!!!

I love you all!!!!

May and Mother's Day!

There is just something about May! Maybe that it is Spring finally, or that the flowers are so nice, or that the humidity is coming. Or maybe because I can see the end of school coming. I really love May!

May at our house means:
Dandelions! They have a hallowed place in our hearts. We talk all about people that say they are weeds, but they are still beautiful! So each day, I get a new bouquet from the girls!

For Family Home Evening this week we headed over to the Family Museum, which was, conveniently, FREE!!!!

The girls and Bob the Builder!

Sarah and Rachel honing their drafting skills on the light tables!

Who knew? Sarah loves to rock climb! And in a skirt, no less!

Today is Mother's Day and it's been a great day! Richard got me some beautiful roses and a new dress! I love it and I love being a mom!

I got to talk to my little brother on his mission in Ghana Africa and learn about horrible toilet paper, beautiful sunsets on the beach, and the amazing missionary work!

I have an awesome Mom and Mother-in-Law and family and friends! So many wonderful and beautiful examples! Thank you!

We are getting ready for the girls to finish up their school in about a month. And we are looking forward to visiting some close friends in Kentucky over Memorial Day weekend! We are so excited to see the South and visit some awesome friends!

Richard has about 6 weeks left in his first Trimester (yeah, I can't believe we are surviving!). He is doing great. He just scored a 97% on his Gross Anatomy test this last week. I have to sing his praises!

I am just doing my thang and getting ready for a great (read:humid, hot, silly, fun) summer! It will be a great adventure!

Happy May!

PS Head over to my other blog for a list of things I learned from my mom!!!