When mom's away, the kids will play...

Hmmmm, what is this? Every baby needs a little Diet Coke in their diet!

Not only the kids will play...nice babe!

Mark was great to watch the kids while I went home for my grandpa's funeral. It was an emotionally draining weekend, but I got to see family that I haven't seen in YEARS. It was a great weekend!

London Bridges

We taught the kids how to play London Bridges, they thought it was pretty fun!

And then it turned into Tackling Bridges...

Mark would be so proud!

We have a sticker reward system going on at our house. The kids earned enough stickers to go get a prize. Addison picked out a fun princess makeup kit. I think Parker had the most fun putting makeup on the girls and having Addison put makeup on him. He did pick out a Transformer action figure for his prize, so I think it all evens out...RIGHT?!?!?

Easter, Finally!

It was hard to get pictures this year. There was always someone not cooperating, and it was poring outside, so on the stairs it is...We didn't get any of Mark, he was rushing to get ready in time for church. (And yes, we have 1:00 church. Please give him a hard time!)

Grandpa Jack

Today I am sad. My Grandpa passed away last night, I am going to miss him so much! Grandpa was such a good example. He had a quiet peace about him that made you want to give him a big hug. He was the back-bone of our family. I loved his long "speeches" at family gatherings, how he always had grease under his fingernails, and how he taught me how good bread and milk is.
He was a good sport and volunteered to be a wise man with Parker for Christmas.

Grandpa, I miss you already!

It starts...

This little stinker is into everything. Does this look like the face of an innocent angel?

This is what she did to entertain herself while I was cooking dinner.

And a totally unrelated note, I saw this on my friend's blog, and I had to pass it on. It is so happy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Help please....

To start, this is proof that I don't kill everything I touch. This plant was given to me by a dear friend when Bailey was born...that was almost a year ago. It actually has flowers on it.

Our poor garden is not doing so well. These are my pepper plants, which have done the best.

Our beans are doing OK. Every other bean is wilting...

These are my cucumbers. They used to be a pretty dark green, and now they are whitish and wilty..

Our spaghetti squash is surviving so far...I have heard that they are hearty...it is a good thing!

Our poor zucchini, it got down in to 39 last night, and I woke up to this wilty mess. (Are you getting the theme?)

And I am most sad about my tomatoes. I was so looking to fresh tomatoes this summer, but I don't think it is going to happen. If you have any suggestions, PLEASE HELP!!!

We are up to...

Kasidee started cheerleading on Saturday. She loves it!

Addison wanted to take a picture of me painting. I didn't think she would be able to actually get me in the picture, so this is my fake "cheese" face.

Addison helped...

We just finished painting Parker's room today. We only have a little bit left, and we will have painted the WHOLE house.

But wait, there's more...

Cousins are the BEST!!!

Fun in the Sun!!!

If you make it through this whole post, you are a die-hard-fan! (: There were too many pictures to chose from, and I couldn't leave any out....So here is our trip to Arizona....18 hours each way in the car. The kids did so good! Mark was so proud of himself for driving the whole way there without letting me drive. (We fight over who GETS to drive! I lost miserably on this trip! And when I did drive on the way home, I was pulled over and given a warning for not having a license plate on the front of my car and having my back plate partially covered by a Utah State Alumni thing.)







The kids played video games and watched movies. They did great!






Mallory was entertaining Max and Bailey.


These two had fun crawling around and taking each other's toys.

A trip to Mesa isn't complete without the craziness of Last Chance. This is the crowd to get in.






We took the kids to an outdoor mall. They had a little play area for the kids, fun!


More at the outdoor mall. Lauren, Kasidee and Parker.

Marc was showing us his ski jacket for the next day. The big kids and dads went skiing and came back looking like raccoons.

Grandad with Addison and Kasidee. We are so blessed and happy that he is strong as an ox!

Look at all those grand kids!

Kasidee, of course, found the only dirt, and proceeded to roll in it.

Meal time, no more needs to be said.

Great grandma, grandma, and grandad with Basset. He was so smiley and cute!

Greg found the chips and salsa. Lynndsey, I loved hanging out again. It was sad to leave!

How many kids can play on one play set?

If you made all the way through, you are probably a grandma. If you know how to do collages with pictures, please help me!

Arizona was so much fun, thanks to everyone for sharing your home, food, and time with us! We love you and miss you already!

What are the child labor laws?

Mark put the kids to work cleaning his car. They had so much fun, they didn't even know they were working!

Bailey even helped a little.

Kasidee had a little bit too much fun!