We Are a Happy Family

CHER...being a mommy. reading. blogging. chocolate milk. photography. languages. pizza. enya. milk shakes. traveling. friends. crafts. cooking. summer thunder storms. ollie

OLLIE...being a daddy. hunting. reading. smoking bbq. history. dinosaurs. traveling. guns. gardening. classic rock. camping. beef jerky. cooking. gummy bears. cher

LULU...18/ crab. flute. books. candy. astronomy. friends. lemonade. tomatoes. spicy cheetos. piano. school. art. marching band. memes and reels.

HAMMER...16/ chalk roads. tennis. potato bugs. coding. pickles. friends. sandwiches. storm drains. choir. frozen burritos. minecraft. mustard. candy.

TJ...14/ lemurs. coati. tennis. strawberries. sour candy. alligators. kindle. fish. backpacking. gorillas. games. puzzles. fried eggs. minecraft. swimming.

A...11/ apple sauce. roblox. titanic. candy. friends. burgers. cheese. shopping. swimming. minecraft. strawberries. making youtube vids. kindle.

PLUTO PLEIADES...Pointer 13/ people. his bed. peanut butter.

Wednesday, March 18

Blossoms and Leaf Buds

Hey guys,

Last week when we were outside soaking up the amazingly warm sunny weather, I noticed that most of our trees had leaf buds and blossom buds! Seeing the signs of Spring make me so happy! Every single year. This winter has been so warm and mild, but I still felt excited to see our yard transforming. Spring means more sun! It means more time outside! It means green and beauty and life!
I took the camera outside yesterday to capture some of our earliest sings of Spring. Most of the blossom and leaf buds have really bloomed in the last week! Check it out:






Obviously you can tell that I just love this time of year! It's crazy how each year I forget that Spring makes my heart feel lighter and my mood happier. Life just seems easier and freer and lighter. I think you guys feel it too. Who isn't happier when they can spend their free time outside?
We went on a long walk last night, after dinner! We all loved it. 
Love you!
Mom

Wednesday, March 11

February Edition

Better late than never, right?
Life Lately:

Those hat flaps are supposed to be over your ears!

I can't remember what we're even watching here. Maybe American Idol?

New Valentine's decoration we made for Family Night after we talked about how the Family Proclamation tells us that parents are to love each other and their kids.

Hammer on the 100th day of school!

Lulu's cake

Coming home from school on your birthday Lulu

Playing at the Planetarium

I was able to go to my friend's son's baptism. Their stake center was at the top of the world, almost. I could see the whole valley.

Tulips coming up in February!

Playing outside without jackets!

Dinner one night: Chicken wings, homemade fries, and veggies

You wanted a picture at dinner too!

Remember when you got your library card Lulu?

My poor Baby. You were so sick. I didn't know it was an ear infection too. 

Lulu, you wrote this at school. I edited out the names, but you think that Mr T is funny, Hammer is kind, Baby is helpful, you are rilly helpfull! I am kind and Dad is nice. 

Pics from my aunt CB's phone. She brought my cousins up to play and Lulu and M had a great time! They look so much alike, and even had the same hairdo!

Cute Hammer. You made this on the Friday before Valentine's day at school

Mr T, you scraped your head pretty badly outside. You wore that Ninja bandaid proudly on your forehead though!

 Baby, you woke up one morning feeling quite a bit better, but I knew your ear drum had ruptured since I saw yucky stuff dried on your ear that morning. I took you to Instacare that night and we got you on some antibiotics. You felt so much better the next day.

 Grammie took us to Red Lobster on Valentine's day. You loved it!

My Valentine date was with my mother in law and CB to see the play The Great Divorce. We had a nice time!

Baby, you make me laugh when you get the hot pads out and think you can help me with the oven

Hammer, you did aikido for a few weeks

Hammer, you had me text this picture to Dad of a tree house. You thought he could just whip it up, a real one I mean, when he got home from work that night.

Lulu, you were pretty proud of this medal you won at school. I think it was for good attendance

Lulu, you were excited to wear your new goggles to swimming class! They ended up not letting you use them in your level, but you passed and you get to use them in the next level!

Hammer, you loved watching this flower grow and bloom. We got 7 blooms on it!

You two boys playing castle downstairs

Lulu, I took a picture of your cute Valentine's bag before I finally threw it away. It was a love monster

Lulu, this is you showing off the first food you made from your new cookbook. You were really proud, and they were good! They are scrambled eggs and salsa in little toast bowls.

And here you are putting tiny glasses on your nose

Dad and I had a double date with our good friends. We went to an Irish restaurant!

I had to take all 4 kids to the doctor for Lulu's 8 year and Baby's 18 month check ups. It was a little crazy, but the doctor thought you kids were just normal kids. By the way, Hammer and Mr T didn't earn suckers at this visit because there was not a lot of good listening going on!

Mr T, you snuck these gloves out of the doctor office and loved putting them on at home and pretending you were a doctor.

Play date Friday! Lulu had Londyn over while Hammer went to Corver's house. And Jack came over to play with Mr T!

This green smoothie we made with Bountiful Basket goodies was actually pretty tasty!

Great Grandma took this picture of us with my twin friends at your baptism Lulu

Grandpa took this picture on his phone

This one was on Grandpa's phone too!

Wow, that was a lot of pictures! It was an exciting and warm February!
Love you all,
Mom