A Lot Can Happen In 24 Hours

Between Conference sessions yesterday, Rick took Joseph out for lunch for his birthday. Lexie, Andrew, Eliza & I went outside & played in the hose & watered the trees & flowers starting to bud. We had a record high of like 86 degrees yesterday. This is the kids around 1:35 pm.

Now see today at 1:35pm. Just a mere 24 hour difference!

I love Spring!

Joseph's Birthday

It's hard to believe Joseph is 6!

Last night we had cousins over for cake & some presents (as Conference Saturday is a little hard to work around with Priesthood Session in the evening). And my camera's battery was charging, thus no pics of presents. But I did get a few of him opening up some presents this morning.

We really enjoyed General Conference today & listening to the prophet. Between sessions Rick took Joseph out for lunch while I played with the other kids in the backyard & gorgeous weather. Our poor trees & budding flowers were really thirsty as were Lexie & Andrew!

Then we enjoyed the afternoon session & then Rick went off to Priesthood Session while I took the kids to play with some friends! It was great fun! It was a great day & Joseph said it was a great birthday, even with only a bite of leftover cake.

Happy Birthday, Joseph! We are so glad you are part of our family!

April Has Sprung

Today was gorgeous! The weather was awesome! Some friends invited us to meet them at the zoo & it was so crazy there. A Friday on Spring Break is a very popular day to go! But we really did enjoy it & we saw some fun animals. Joseph really wanted to see the komodo dragon (of all random things to ask for me to find for him) & gratefully, they had a whole exhibit about them with like 5 or so. He really liked reading all about how they grow & stuffs.

This afternoon, Andrew shocked me. On Sunday I taught Lexie & Joseph the apostles song & Andrew was around, but didn't really do much with it. I was showing Eliza, Lexie, & Joseph the video of it today while Andrew was in the bathroom. He came out of the bathroom & asked, "Mom, can I watch the 'Monson, Eyring...'" & continues to say them all in order. I was floored. I guess he really was listening! I love this kid. He never ceases to amaze me.

And this, Janae, is what he was doing when he said, "Look at me!" while talking to you on the phone.

And, I had to take one last picture of my awesome 5 year old! Oh, this kid is awesome & I'm going to miss my 5 year old boy. But, he's going to be such a fantastic 6 year old!

Getting Ready For General Conference

Thanks, Barbara, for teaching us the song!

They look cuter and goofier in this one; Joseph ran away for some reason...silly kids!

Ummm...

This is how Andrew came down this morning.

Yep, that's a jacket he's wearing as pants.

I think we're in for a long day.

LEGO Party

We had a fun birthday party for Joseph. He wanted a lego party & was really excited for his friends to come over. He made a list of things he wanted to do at his party & hung it on the fridge & kept asking what we were really going to do. I kept telling him to just wait & that it was a surprise. Although we didn't do everything on his list, he still said it was a great party! Yay!

We played a series of lego themed games (estimated how many legos in a container, put together a lego toy & then ran an obstacle course with their lego guy, had a relay race & so many more-about 10 total).

After games we opened presents & had lego cake & ice cream. And then played a few more games while we waited for parents to come get kiddos.

Today was a really busy day. After the party we hurried off to the funeral of our sweet neighbor, Jasper. The kids sang with some of their friends for it. They did such a good job. We sure love Jasper & will truly miss his awesome smile!

Spirit Day

Today is Spirit Day at the school & the kids can wear their favorite teams or dress up as a player of a sport. We decided to all sport the Jayhawks.

(Hopefully, Joseph's teacher will still love us. She is a Mizzou alumn.)

Here's hoping they have a great game tonight!

Rock Chalk Jayhawks!

Just Another Day

Yesterday Rick brought this home. One of his co-workers got it for him. Today was so busy & I forgot to make it. I guess that is why BYU lost. They did have a great season though!

We started to get Eliza dressed this morning & then decided we could make her look like Rainbow Brite's Sprite.

It was STEM night at the school where we got to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math & see some of Lexie & Joseph's artwork.

It was really cool. We played a math game, built cubes with straws & paper clips, saw science fair projects & lots of other stuff! It was great also to see the kid's so excited to see their teachers & friends. We have truly been blessed with awesome teachers & friends!

Crazy Hat & Sock Day

The week continues with crazy hat & sock day. Lexie really tried to get him to wear a sombrero but again, this boy has his own ideas. So, we went with one of Rick's hats & pinned a balloon to it. He was so happy about it. And that is really all that matters. He did wear her socks though.

Purplicious

Crazy Hair

This week, Andrew's preschool is having a fun week. Yesterday was costume day (he was sick) & today is crazy hair day. I tried to shave designs into his hair (since he needs a hair cut terribly) but he wanted none of that, so instead we spiked it all out.

It held fine. This is from after school. I think he kinda looks like a lion with a huge mane. Silly boy!

Eliza thought she'd join in on the day. She rubs her head so much she gets all of these crazy knots in her hair. She's still cute anyway!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We found some cute little leprechauns at our house!