High Five!

Gabriella's birthday has been a highlight of this month! Five years old is so big and we had a blast celebrating with her.

One of her gifts was a kids camera. Now she'll quit stealing my phone to take pictures. We've done picture scavenger hunts, and she loves editing photos and putting a pigs nose or sombrero on anyone she can.

Grandpa's are great for stories. Hyrum was captivated until Grandpa took out his pocket knife... then he ran for his life.

Gabby got to have a BBQ birthday with sprinkler and slip and slide. We were lucky that the weather turned sunny at the last minute. The kids couldn't get enough of the water.

Especially Lulu!



We were invited camping up in Carson with lots of friends this weekend. The Klingers were so awesome to open up their home and property for our use. They set up a projector and the kids watched Kung Fu Panda while we sat around the fire. It was really relaxing. Hyrum "loved the dogs and motorcycles the best" (They were really ATVs)



Having a heart to heart with Jada.

Giggling with her friends on her last day of preschool. I am so sad. Kindergarten here we come!

We love Miss Carolyn!

Milestones and other stuff

This seemed to be the week of firsts. Gabriella learned how to ride her bike without training wheels on our outing to the park for family night. She still gets scared and forgets to watch where she's going (that pole came out of nowhere!), but she is doing really great.

First haircut-compliments of Gabriella. This is how I found LaurieAnn Saturday afternoon along with a pile of hair. I seriously left the kids for two minutes. Gabby cut her own hair (not too bad, she just has some cute layers now) and Lulu's piggy's. She is still cute even with those stubs.

The repair.



Love the new bangs girlfriend! Gabby cried pretty hard when I made her empty her piggybank to pay for the haircuts.

Okay, so it wasn't my first mother's day. But it was my first handmade mothers day gift. Look at this beauty of a broach that I have been wearing ever since. Bling!



First time Hyrum emptied the dishwasher. I didn't get a picture, but this was taken on mother's day. And what better gift to give your mother than help around the house. I woke up and he announced he had unloaded the silverware and put it away for me. I couldn't bring myself to tell him they were dirty....



You guys all know I am way into repurposing clothes. I found several ideas online for making shirt dresses, and decided to try my hand at one. This is one of Doug's old dress shirts that was torn.


Perfect summer dress for Gabriella. I love how it turned out!

Update

I have finally spent some time on the computer today to catch up on some 50+ emails and update my blog. The first three pictures are from Doug's surgery about ten days ago. The surgery was fine, but Doug reacted to the anesthesia and had a seizure while he was coming out. Scary. I felt like I was watching something on television. For those who don't know-Doug tore his ACL and did some meniscis damage to his knee back in December. Chalk another one up to church ball. Things are fine now and finally getting back to normal after the demolition of our house and all that. The goal is to be off crutches by the end of the week. Here are some photos of the damage. Again I apologize, my camera is on its last leg.

Easter photos. I loved these costco fairy dresses.

Sleeping in a fort while mom and dad work on the new floors.

Yummy dinner mom! I thought this was so cute because you can only see the pigtails.

4 days left

Yay! Tax Day is almost here. After being gone for so many nights Doug is taking 2 weeks off afterward to do some home projects and have surgery.

I haven't blogged much because I have been painting my house-which turned out to be a bigger job than I anticipated with the rugrats. I am so excited about my new floors and can't wait to post before and after pics of everything. For now back to work!

Do you like Flock of Seagulls?

LaurieAnn's hair was so funny today while we were getting ready for bed.

She loves to dress up in everyone's clothes, and modeled my workout shirt while I was folding laundry. (I do comb my girls' hair I promise!)

I let the kids make their own pbj the other day and they loved it.

I loved that I had an extra ten minutes to make something yummy for myself.

music tag

My sister sent me this tag on facebook. I thought it was fun to see what people listen to. I didn't use itunes, I used my mp3-which I only use when I workout so bear that in mind.


1. Put Your iTunes on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.
5. Tag at least 10 friends.
6. Anyone tagged has to do the same, because pointlessness spreads like a virus.

If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?
All over you (Justin Timberlake)

How would you describe yourself?
10 days late (Third Eye Blind) (Please don't read between the lines here...I'm not)

What do you look for in a guy/girl?
A Lesson Learned (Limp Bizkit)

How do you feel today?
A little Doubt goes a long way (Reel Big Fish)

What is your life’s purpose?
Drive in Drive Out (Dave Matthews)

What is your motto?
Mad Season (Matchbox Twenty)

What do your friends think of you?
Summer Shudder (AFI)

What do you think of your parents?
Can't Nobody Hold me Down (Diddy)

What do you think about very often?
Sink to the Bottom (Fountains of Wayne)

What is 2 + 2?
Back Where I come From (Kenny Chesney)

What do you think of your best friend?
Never Say Die (Dixie Chicks)

What do you think of the person you like?
Pennies (Smashing Pumpkins)

What is your life story?
All These Lives (Daughtry)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Livin on the Edge (Aerosmith)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Screamer (Good Charlotte)

What will you dance to at your wedding?
Stop and Stare (OneRepublic)

What will they play at your funeral?
Don't happen twice (Kenny Chesney)

What is your hobby/interest?
Two Step (Dave Matthews)

What is your biggest fear?
Don't Bother (Shakira)

What is your biggest secret?
Somebody Else's Song (Lifehouse)

What do you think of your friends?
Fight for your Right (Beastie Boys)

What will you post this as?
Complicated (Good Charlotte)