CAMPING!

Morning one in camp!
Our nature walk... we almost got blown away!

Rich got tricky on his bike for the kids to see.

The cray fish the boys and I caught with gummy bears! They never thought there mom was so COOL!

The kids got to ride in style when we took our bike rides..... so did Bug!

Cleaning the Grill! Leave it up to Rich to us the Power Tools!

Grandma, Grandpa, & Lady Bug! Poor dog got hauled around by the kids so much she was looking for a little quite time with Grandma!

Yummy Food!

Sticky!

It's almost as big as she is!

Fishing below camp!

Grandpa Hatch & his BIG catch of the day!

Alex made the mistake of braking a glow stick and getting it in his eye's. The Ranger said that they were fine, but to keep an eye on him. The blanket he got it on glowed in the dark all night!

Grandpa Hat!

Wildlife! Alex is holding an itty bitty cray fish. This little bird kept hoping into camp.

Dinner at Irene's on the way home! YUM!

Moving Maddness! Mothers Day & More!

Well I haven't had the time, energy, Internet, or the motivation to post on our blog in a while but I think it is about time I did! LOL Things are starting to get back to normal around here, after all the moving and trying to get everything packed and unpacked. The house is getting organized..... slowly, and things are falling into the places where they belong. We love having so many really nice parks close by and we have taken advantage of it at every opportunity!


The first real note worthy incident at the new house is a BIG one and it started at the old house! Alex just decided to ride the neighbors two wheel bike which he had NEVER done before!!!! AND HE DID IT!!!! So my mom got him his birthday present early a big boy bike and it took him a whole 30 seconds to get his balance and be off down the street on it at the new house! He never stops amazing me! His bike is his #1 priority when he is outside, he loves it! Mine is trying to keep a helmet and shoes on him while he is riding!

Mother's Day was a good day at our house. Rich brought me breakfast in bed, gave me a beautiful rose bush, and cleaned out the fridge and freezer. It was so nice!

But now that everything is getting back to normal it all is going to change again!!!! School is coming to an end! Christopher and Dani had their last day of preschool last week, and Pre~School Graduation was on Friday. They did a great job, they sang every song, did every action, and had big proud smiles on their faces when the teacher called their name and handed them their certificates. It was one of those priceless moments when your heart grows and you couldn't be prouder of them. After graduation they had way to many cookies and were completely happy messes!!!!

The Kids & Mrs. Billing's!

Christopher and His "girlfriend" Maren!

Easter Weekend!

We had a great Easter Weekend with my family!

Saturday we went to go see Monsters Vs. Aliens.

I think Dani's favorite part was the popcorn!

The boys just before we went into church. They are so handsome!

We tried to get a picture of just the kids but it was a mess! So Rich sat down with them and I got this one! It is pretty cute! Even with all the closed eyes! Ellie was looking at my SHOES!


Family Feet! Clockwise Alex, Rich, Ellie, Dani, Rana, & Topher!

She can almost reach!

The only picture of me! LOL Why is it there are never any pictures of mom!

I know because I am always behind the camera!

Dani thought it was a good idea to sing Old McDonald just before primary was about to start! Luckily the mic is broken and it didn't work
Decorating Easter Cookies!

Alex and his cheesy smile!

Dani with her cookies after daddy helped her write on them. One had to say Danielle!!!!!

Everyone busy making cute cookies!

Rich was going to eat them before they were finished!

Our Easter Feast!

The cookies all came out so cute!

The girls enjoying their Easter baskets in the afternoon. They were both unwrapping Rolo's.

The boys checking out the LOOT!

Chris showing Ellie what she got.

Let the Egg hunt begin!

Ellie got a head start, but she didn't really need one! She did great!

We didn't even have to point them out!

You can tell she enjoyed every piece of chocolate she had in her basket!

Look at that messy face & dress!

Alex looked right past this egg twice before he noticed it!

Alex found the one I hid inside the foam that was supposed to be on the trampoline.

Dani doing a happy dance after she found a red Dino egg!

Chris was mad that Alex beat him to the last egg!

We had a nice evening watching one of the movies that they got in their baskets. It was a great day. We enjoyed everything so much. We enjoyed having Mom and Dad here, and Uncle Ty and my friend Leah was here too! It was a good Easter!