Front Row Seats

Just outside our window these little birds were hatched today...
Alex watching the daddy...

Daddy watching Alex...

Mommy sitting on the nest...

Daddy coming to feed the babies...

Babies!!

Pictures from the Week

It is Sunday night and the munchkins are finally in bed, so I thought I would just post a few pictures from the week.









We are all doing well. I am getting very excited for our family to come in a couple weeks. I am trying to keep busy with projects around the house and working in my garden.

I went and got two loads of compost this week at our County Recycling Center. They also have nice pine mulch so I got a load of that too. I have only seen nice dirt like that in my mom's garden, so I was very excited to say the least to load up the car. Dave was a good sport and helped me get it.

Sarah started soccer last week and had her second game this week. They picked the name "The Blue Neptunes" for their team. Sarah suggested it because they wear blue shirts. The played "The Gray Foxes" this week. It is fun to watch her run around with her friends and burn some energy.

Alex is talking non-stop. His latest thing that he likes to do is pretend he is a race car and drive around our house until he gets a flat tire. Then we have to take off his sock and put it back on while making the sounds of a pit crew.

Lily is just Lily. Patient with all of the craziness that goes on around her. She smiles and makes cute talking sounds.

That's our week.

Happy Birthday Queenie!

This is a picture of Sarah at the Arizona Temple with me when she was the same age as Lily. They look so much alike. What a cute baby she was. It is hard to believe how fast she is growing up.

Sarah turned 8 years old on the 19th. We alternate years for friend parties, so this year it was a family party. Sarah wanted brownies instead of a cake, so that made my life much easier. She had fun opening her presents and enjoyed the phone calls from her cousins and family.

It really is hard to believe that she will be getting baptized soon. We have been talking to her about it since she was little. I think she is ready and it will be fun to watch her make an important promise to her Heavenly Father.
Sarah has been such a great kid. She has lots of energy and has since the day she was born. She loves soccer, reading books, playing with her little brother and sister, and having play dates with her BFF's Emily and Sophie.

Going Private...

I went private on my blog this past week. I liked the idea of knowing who is reading my blog. It makes it easier to post and not be so worried. I hopefully didn't forget anyone. I am still getting the hang of how this works. Thanks for being patient with me. More posts to come.

Just had to share...

Here's a good picture of our red head. I love her eyes in this picture. I took it while we were waiting for Dave to finish his race. Just had to share.

Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter this year Sarah and Alex had fun hunting for eggs in the morning. We decided to do it a little different this year because we had such nice weather. Normally we hide their baskets with the treats in them somewhere in the house. This year they only had their little toys in them and the treats were out in the yard. They loved finding the loot in the yard instead.

I bought them both new clothes for Church and it was fun dressing them up. I bought Alex a pink and grey tie. I was a little nervous about buying a pink tie for a boy, but he looked so nice matching his sisters. It didn't look too feminine. Someday he can dress himself, until then he has to have the cute clothes I pick for him.

Dave also ran a half marathon with his friend Kevin Buman on Saturday. His friend is training to run a marathon in California in a few weeks. So this was nothing for him. Dave was trying to keep up with him. We had fun cheering for him and playing on the playground.



It looks like Dave is winning the race in the picture above, but there are actually a good hundred people ahead of him.

I got inspired after watching all of the runners and went for a 3 mile run in the afternoon. That is the best I have done since Lily was born. It wasn't 13 miles and it wasn't very fast but it was nice weather and I love having a little break to listen to my Ipod and exercise. No pictures of me running will be posted on here. :)

Love my Lily..

I love....

the chubby cheeks,

the fuzzy toe lint,

the cute gummy no teeth smiles,

the soft purring sound she makes when she full and sleeping,

feeling her curl up in my arms,

her burps.

Minnesota Children's Museum

We went this past week to the Minnesota Children's Museum. Dave dropped me and the kids off and he attended a session at the temple. We had a lot of fun. I think we will try to do this once a month when one of us goes to the Temple. There are lots of fun things to do in the Twin Cities. I am excited to explore new places with the kids.

Here are some pictures from our adventures...