Budding geniuses

The kids like to take pictures too.
Lily brought me the camera one morning.
Help me!

George and Courtney had a photo session on the swing this week.

Track

This spring Mallory has been participating in PAL Track. Girl Loves to Run!
She did long jump, 200m, mile, 4x100m relay

Waiting in the bullpen.

Getting ready for the 200m

Start of the mile

Having a great time. (this is lap 3 of the mile!)

Strong finish
10:05 a personal best

Soccer

Stretching

Warming up, this weeks mini-practice was on throwing in.

Telling all about the goal he just made.

I love how he is smiling at Dad instead of watching the ball.

Outtakes of Lily

For Mother's Day Lee and Leesh asked me to do a photo session of Bri in sorta an Anne Geddensesque style for Leesh's Mom. Lily of course wanted to get in on the action.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Happy Mothers Day!

If I'm going to look exactly like someone, I'm glad it is someone as pretty as you.

Thanks for all your hard work

I know raising 4 of us was not easy

I'm so thankful that we both had generations of good examples.

I'm glad that both you and dad are still smiling.

And wehre would I be with out Kevin, thanks for standing by my side.

Thanks you Mallory, Courtney, George and Lily for letting me be your mom!

Easter

I'm so glad that Kevin remembered to grab his camera before Church.

We just used regular food dye this year. The colors were SO bright!
We did have some sponge paint too that was used on a few, but by and large the kids preferred the cups. We went through 6 dozen eggs.

I thought it was spring?

Geocaching

Friday being the last official day of spring break and all I decided that despite the weather we were going OUT. There are lots of geocaches nearby so we gave them a try.

IT WAS FREEZING!

Oh my goodness the wind was so bitter. Despite that the kids had fun. Well, except the one cache we went to where I took the babies out. We were parked down in a hollow and I opened the door on the lee side. Got Lily into the backpack, Bri into the sling and headed out to follow the big kids and grandpa. Oh my goodness as soon as we got to the top of the hill the girls could not bury their faces into me enough. I had one squrming on the back and one one the front and me trying to navigate the rocky terrain. Nope, didn't try that one again. Thankfully I had picked caches that were all very close to the road.

Sigh... Spring will come eventually right?

March Update

I'm just going to put the rest of March in one post. :) I think I may have one more card of pictures hanging around, but maybe not. The last two weeks we have been battling all manner of sickness, and that includes me. I have not been so miserable in a long time. :( Then the weather has been less than stellar so we have been spending much more time indoors than I would like. Kevin has taken the kids out on several adventures though so that I could rest and recuperate.

Lily at the park

George and Kevin on their picnic at the reservoir. George tried to hike out to the ice but got stuck in the mud and Kevin had to rescue him.

Our Dear Friend Dick Wills passed away earlier in the month. I think this picture sums up how we felt.

Lily has 2 more teeth bringing her total up to 6. I've seen alot of this lately

She also fell off one chair and hit another on her way down resulting in a quick trip to the ER. Kevin was on his way home when it happened so he scooped her up and took her in. Nothing like a police officer in uniform caring in a bleeding baby took get to taken in quick. We still had to wait quite awhile to get the stiches, but she had a bed ASAP. :) Also a miracle that only those with rural health care may understand. The Dr on rotation in our ER? A Plastic Surgon. The stiches were so tiny. I'll admit I was worried about a facial laceration on a girl, but I think it will heal up great. So thankful though that we were not the room next door with a finger amputation from a rodeo accident. That guy got sent to U of U.

This was actually just before we went in to have them taken out. Please excuse the booger nose, like I said, we have been sick.

Lily also had her 1yr check up finally, it was also the day to have her sutures check so the ped looked them over and we saved ourselves the wait in the ER.
She is 18 lbs 13oz and 30inches long. It amazes me she is even smaller than Mallory was at this age. She is growing well, walking and climbing. She doesn't say much but has started to sign a little. Her favorite is to sign please anytime there is something sweet around. It is possible that she should have been named Irene judging by the size of her sweet tooth.

Quick shot of Mallory one day while we were waiting for Activity Days