Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

Yea KU!! What an awesome game! This was so much fun to watch! It was a little nerve racking there in the middle, gratefully Kansas stayed strong. It was totally worth waiting to watch until Rick got home from Priesthood Session! Even Andrew was so into it that he stayed awake for the entire game!

Yea Kansas! We can't wait until Monday! Enjoy the game!

Joseph is 3-almost!

Tonight we got an early start on celebrating Joseph's birthday. Becca, Karl, & fam came over, along with Stephanie & Travis (Rick's sister & bro-in-law). Joseph opened a few presents & we had cake & ice cream.

Every time we asked Joseph what kind of cake he wanted he answered, "One with sharks & dolphins & balls & trucks & trains & tractors & dragons & dinosaurs & robots." After discussing and designing a three layer cake we decided that was too much work and showed him pictures of cakes in magazines to convince him of what he really wanted.

Easter 2008

When we lived in Maryland we would go up to Connecticut for Thanksgiving to visit my sister, Heather. She would come down and visit me at Easter. Shortly after we moved here, they moved to Utah, making it easier to continue the tradition.

On Saturday the kids woke up to find a very "Suessical Surprise." (The Easter Bunny comes either early/late to our house so Sunday we can focus on the Resurrection of the Savior.)

That afternoon, we went to the Barnum's ward & house for 2 Easter Egg Hunts. Although there were eggs everywhere, Joseph would only stop to pick up the blue ones. Can you guess what his favorite color is?
Coloring eggs is always a fun activity. They did a great job-none of the kids spilled any of the dye (can't say the same about the adults).

We sure enjoyed having so many cousins here. The kids love playing with their cousins. Thanks for coming. Come back again next year!

Highlights of the Week

Andrew added carrots to his diet. As you can see, he is a big fan.

We had a little incident with Joseph involving blue crayon and the wall. When questioned on the topic, Joseph stood in front of his masterpiece and said, "Dad, you're not supposed to look here." In the following days, he did it 2 more times, and upon getting caught said, "You're not supposed to hear me doing this-don't see me" and "You shouldn't see that, Mom." So, tonight, sadly he got to throw away all of his crayons and spent some time scrubbing the walls. Lexie was sweet enough to help him.

Rick fulfilled one of his lifelong goals: Beating the computer at Hearts with 0 pts (& it only took 4 rounds). Yeah, he has pretty lofty goals!
Andrew had his 6 month appointment and is now 18 lbs & 28 inches tall. He's starting to become quasi mobile (he rolls and wiggles himself all around the room). We sure enjoy this happy little squirt.

"Mom, take a picture of me going BBRRRRGGGHHH!"

Guitar Hero

Okay, so Rick only knows a few chords, but the kids had fun learning to strum with him.

Colorado's Jekyll and Hyde Weather

Yesterday we enjoyed a beautiful day in the park with a high of 71 degrees.

Today, it snowed all day.

Ricker

I was "husband" tagged by my friend Becky...so here goes.

What is his name? Richard I

How old is he? 31 and a half
What does he do for a living? Sorry, that's classified.

How long have you been married? 5 & 3/4 years

How long did you date? About 3 years- I was on a mission for 18 months of that & another 12 months were long distance.Who eats more? Depends on what it is; he eats more pizza, but I eat more ice cream.

Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is smarter? He had a higher GPA, but I'm always right. :)

Whose temper is worse? Does he even have a temper?

Who does the laundry? Me
Who does the dishes? Me - but he helps a ton with everything, too.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Yes.

Who pays the bills? Me
Who cooks dinner? Both
Who drives when you are together? Depends, we both like to drive.

Who is more stubborn? We both insist it's the other. He won't budge.

Whose parents do you see the most? We get to see both fairly often.

Who proposed? Him
Who has more friends? Me

Who has more siblings? I have him doubled (11-5).

Who wears the pants in the family? We each have one leg in the drawers, but I'm bossier.

What do you love most about him? What's not to love

What a Month-and it's not over yet.

I don't know about everyone else, but we've been to the doctors office way too many times this month. Each of the kids have had croup. Man, I hate that hacking cough. It sounds so horrible and night time is the worst! Andrew started it and when we thought he was better, Lexie got it. When we thought it was gone, Joseph came down with it. Hopefully he is the last one and it doesn't make the rounds again.
On a happier note, here are a few fun pics from the month.

Serves Me Right

A few weeks ago, ( I know I'm slow), we went to the Denver Airport to visit my brother, Erik. He was passing through on his way to some job interviews. He's been living in Germany for the past 2 years, so we were thrilled to see and visit with him. Anyway, we meet at the airport and he was kind enough to bring us German chocolate. YUM!
One of the kinds he brought was marzipan and after serving in Luebeck for 6 months, I really don't care for marzipan. Lexie picked that one out to eat and I opened it for her. She shared half with Joseph and then asked if I wanted some and I told her no thanks and that I didn't care for it. She then told me I had to try a "no thank you bite." (That is what we make her do all the time at dinner.) What was I supposed to do? I did try some and I was then praised for being such a big girl and trying new things. What a sweetie girl! I sure love her, even though she made me eat some marzipan!

Day 1 of Visit-Monkey Bizness

Rick's parents came out for a visit with Uncle Ryan (Rick's brother), Aunt Lyndee & cousin Libby. Our first outing was to Monkey Bizness. You can see the kids had a blast and they ran all of the adults ragged.

Afterwards we headed to Park Meadows for a little shopping and saw this. How much is that Joseph in the window? We'll take 2.

Day 2 of the Visit

In the morning I went shopping with Joyce and Lyndee. By the time we got home everyone was ready for some lunch. So we headed out to Maggiano's, one of Grant & Joyce's favorite resturants when they come to Denver. The evening was spent playing O Heck, Whoonu, & Quiddler. Good times were had by all.