Sunday, April 22, 2012

Ryan in a Peterbilt


Emmy, Ryan best friend, was picked up after school by her dad in his Peterbuilt.  Ryan was so excited to sit inside the cab.  Emmy's dad showed him the bed, storage compartment and lots of other cool stuff.  Ryan told me, " Mom, the only thing it doesn't have is a shower and bathroom!"  He was pretty impressed!  I love this picture because it captures the joy Ryan finds in life.  There's nothing better than seeing your kid with a big smile!

Happy Birthday Pierce!


 Toys! 


Pa and baby Jessica




Tahylar preformed the dance she choreographed for her talent show.



Pierce had his own performance!



I love this picture of Camille and Grammy.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Spring break

We always love coming to visit Grammy and Pa in Prescott!  We sleep in, eat too much good food, play games with Grammy,  get treatments and berries from Pa and most importantly RELAX!  This year we also went to the zoo, saw "Mirror, Mirror" at the theater, flew kites with  Weston, made stepping stones and celebrated Easter and Pierce's Birthday. 


The only downside of our trip was that Carter flew off the four wheeler and tore up his knee.  He had to get 5 stitches. We are so glad he didn't seriously injure himself!  We are also grateful that he didn't get stitches during summer vacation when we swim a lot.  He was a real trooper,  It's tough to get stitches on the second day of vacation!


 Just hanging out...


 Camille decided she wanted to make pillows to decorate her dorm room in the fall.  Grammy, Camille and I went over to Joanne's to pick out some cute fabric and fell in love with the adorable pom-pom trim.  I got Camille started and she finished the rest of the project herself.  We made the pillows without a pattern so I'm pretty impressed with our efforts!  Camille also picked out a pretty gerbera daisy to put in her room.


They turned out cute!





Carter and Ryan enjoyed shooting the BB gun.  Pa's yard is perfect for active boys!  We all enjoyed hiking around the property and climbing rocks.  Scott, Carter, Bethany and Camille climbed Boulders pile.  We always enjoy watching all the critters that come out.  We saw lots of lizards, quail, bunnies and a family of javelina.



Sunday, April 15, 2012

Easter at Grammy's House

We traveled to Arizona for spring break this year. The weather was gorgeous! We had a wonderful Easter dinner with the Tenneys and Grammy and Pa.

Camille trying to find the eggs she didn't hide.



Easter egg hunting at Grammy and Pa's house is full of possibilities...


The loot!

The kids agreed that cousins were definitely one of the the best parts of Easter.


Sticky fingers.


Bethany in her Easter finery.


I love being an aunt and getting to know all these special little people!





April Fools Day!

Carter has grown a beard!

Bethany was so excited to show us her "chicken pox"!