May 2012

When Tyson and Milo came over to visit, the kids found a pet ladybug in the backyard.

Mary chilling on the "horsie."

Poor Austin seems to have caught every bug that's passed our way the last couple months.

But he bounces back quickly.  He and Sarah spend hours each day riding scooting toys.

We got to attend the Provo City Center Temple groundbreaking.  Mary and Anna were our photographers for the event.

I've never been in so many photos as I have since the girls started snapping shots.

We got to sit by Grandma and Grandpa!

Some shots by Anna:

 Grandpa's tie:

Grandma's shoe:

And a balloon that hovered overhead during the first part of the program:

We went to the copper mine later that day:

 We had a picnic after a joyschool field trip and invited Daddy to come since it was right by his work.

A trip to the "clock slides."

Anna's already graduating from joyschool?!  Where has the time gone?

And Mary performed in a play at school-- a French version of "Stone Soup."

She spoke her lines in French and added the carrots to the stone soup.

April 2012

Good morning! 

 The kids love to watch Sarah eat "like a fish."  She loves avocados!

Some art projects on display on the pantry door:

Mary has learned an amazing amount of French this year.

Our baby is already one!

When I was making Sarah's apple cake for her birthday, Mary wrote me this note:

Mary was very excited for Sarah to try a sucker and had saved one from her Valentine's Day party at school.  Here was Sarah's cake:

She loved it.

 

Look at this little beauty!  We can't believe we've already had her for a year.

The kids look forward to getting carrots from the Easter Bunny.  Sarah got rice puffs in her eggs this year.

Coloring eggs:

 We had a blast hunting for eggs with cousins.

 We took a trip to the aquarium with Anna's joyschool:

Sidewalk art:

My new little dishwasher:

We do a lot of coloring at our house.

David and Sarah took me on a date: