We had a great Easter holiday. Saturday we did a city Easter egg hunt where the kids got to decorate cookies, eat candy, and visit with the Easter Bunny. We came home and colored eggs with our neighbor’s kids. Then Sunday we had a little Easter egg hunt in our back yard for the kids …
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Fit challenge results: month 1
Seth came home from work about a month and a half ago with some information on a new Fit program that his work was launching. All employees and spouses were invited to join the challenge and would receive protein shakes, multivitamins, fiber drinks, snack bars, and the other FIT products free of charge. By sticking …
Ellie’s best friend
Ellie is my sixth child and never before have I had a baby attached to a blanket or stuffed animal quite like this girl. She absolutely LOVES her kitty. As a matter fact, she is obsessed with it. She won’t sleep without it and if she finds anyone holding it, she just screams. The kitty …
Spring break – off to warmer weather
With the kids being out of school for an entire week, we decided to head South to find some sun. We left here on Wednesday afternoon and spent the rest of the week playing around in St. George. My dad has a home there so it is gives us a good excuse to go visit. …
New Addition
Megan came home from school last week asking if she could get a pet snake. Apparently a boy in her class brought his pet snake to school to show to her class. Neither Seth nor I are big fans of pets, especially snakes. That was an easy “no.” Later in the day she asked if …
Claire is Five!
Last week we celebrated Claire’s birthday but she didn’t actually turn five until Monday. Every birthday is exciting but this one has been particularly important for her. She knows that once she turns five she can go to kindergarten. Daily I hear, “When can I go to school with my sisters?” Of course that won’t …
Happy Birthday Claire
Claire’s birthday is during spring break this year so we decided to celebrate a few days early. She decided she wanted to do a baking party. We began by sending out this darling Invitation (made by Seth). We decided to make aprons for each of the guests with their names drawn on them with fabric …
Highland Elementary Spelling Bee Champ II
Jacob won the spelling bee at his school! Again! Two years in a row. Being a little more experienced this year, he wasn’t nearly as nervous as last year. He had studied pretty hard and it was just a matter of spelling all his words correctly while waiting for the other kids to make a …
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“Tangled” with girls!
Our copy of Tangled (the Disney cartoon) arrived on Wednesday. I tucked it away and told the girls they could invite a friend over for a late night of pizza, playing and a movie. This small event turned into quite the girly gathering! Megan invited a set of twins, Claire invited her friend Allie, and …
Spring has sprung (sorta)
We have had an unusual amount of warm weather this past week. Our family has caught spring fever. What happiness warm weather brings! There have been walks to the park, hours of sidewalk chalk, running around the neighborhood with friends, and we even started on a little yard work. Unfortunately we all woke to a …
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