{Spring Break in Oregon: March 2014}

We spent part of our Spring Break in Oregon, visiting Family and Friends.  We also worked on our House {that is on the market}, pulling weeds and sprucing it up for the selling season.

We were all so excited to get to spend some time with our Best Friends, the Smith Family.  Here is Little Miss R, and Baby H with R's Bff: L.

  Here is Little Man E, with his Bff: M and Little Man C with his Bff: T.

 Little Miss K and her Bff: N, are two peas in a pod {with our Baby H}.

 We had such a Blast, with the Smiths.  Bff Nette and I {Liz}.  Little Man C, Smiling it up.

 We also had a Blast with our Family: Little Man E, had a great time with his Cousin J; and Little Miss R, loved spending time with Cousin G {Glen and Summer's family}.

Little Miss K, really had fun with Cousin G; and Little Man C, spent time with little Cousin O.

We had a fabulous time with Summer, {who took me and to lunch} and Glen, {who took Mark out to lunch}, on different days.

Then I had an amazing time, going shopping with Summer, and niece C.  Then Summer and I gave C a make-over, for her birthday.

Beautiful Niece C, looked Gorgeous after her Make-over so we did a mini Photo Shoot.

The Kids had a Blast playing with their Cousins; while Mark and I played Settlers of Katan, with Glen and Summer.  I was so surprised, because I actually won the game! {my first time winning it} :)

Insta-Lawn! (well not quite) 2009

Yeah!! We have a yard now!! :)

We have been trying to decide whether to go with seed or sod for planting our lawn.
But we decided that it would be much easier with the kids to do sod.
Since it takes only a few weeks for it to be ready to play on.
Versus a few months. Mark and his brothers and dad installed the lawn.
I think that it looks great and we are so excited to have our landscaping done.
It is fun to actually have a yard to take care of, to weed, water and play with. We are enjoying working outside with our yard. It is going to be fabulous. :)

Visits, Crafts and B&Ws

I love this pic of Baby K and I.

I got a new haircut. It is a bit shorter than I told the hair dresser to do, but maybe that is because my natural curl makes it shorter than if it were straight. I wasn't sure I liked it at first, but it is starting to grow on me. :) Mark said that he liked it from day 1. :)

I love this picture of Little Miss R. So Classic R.

I have been having fun experimenting with b&w pictures. Check out Baby K's tongue in this pic!

A lot of people tell me that Little Man E, looks older than his real age, because he is so tall. The only problem with that is if they expect him to act more mature than his age too. But I think that this picture makes him look like his real age, 4 1/2.

I have been working on lots of crafty projects lately. This is a baby cocoon that I have been knitting and finally finished {it took me a week from start to finish--I have OCD, I know}. It turned out great. :)

This is the beautiful arbor that Mark built for the side/front of our home, for plants to crawl up. He also put that lattice work on the front of the porch. He is doing a fabulous job with our yard. Good job honey! My flower bulbs (that I planted) are popping up there in front of the porch! :)

The kids enjoyed drawing with sidewalk chalk on Great Grandma's back porch with Grandma. Even Baby K, got into it. Only she got it mostly on her feet and in her mouth.

I forgot Baby K's pack n play, for her to sleep in. So (it seems bratty), but I made a bed in a box for her to sleep in. Despite the picture, she didn't like sleeping in it, because it wasn't very big. But the only way I was going to get her to go to sleep at night on her own (like usual), or down for a nap, was for her to have some "boundaries" in her bed. Otherwise, she would have crawled all over the room, in a frenzy and went to bed, completely exhausted and crying. The box worked.

My mom was down visiting my Grandma, and two aunts (Luetta and Alaine), and they live only 2 hours away from us, so I went up with the kids and visited also. We stayed for a couple of days. I worked on my current sewing project, a little girl princess costume.

My grandma (Baby K's Great Grandma Monson).

Mark, the kids and I went over to Idaho to see some Bff's, my old roomies Trini and Carmen and their families. It was awesome. Our kids played together and we had a fabulous visit.

It's a Beautiful day...Time for Yardwork!!! :)

On Saturday, we planted our front garden bed full of flowers. My favorites are the red daisies, the stargazer lilies and the tulips. I love flowers so I was excited that we planted some in our front flower bed.
Daddy found a worm for Little Man E, to hold. He thought it was so cool. Little Man E, helped a lot with planting the flowers and cut apart the containers and plastic.
Little Miss R, wanted to hold the worm too. For being such a girlie girl, she doesn't mind digging in the dirt. She is our little mud princess.
Mark does such a nice job. Little Man E and Little Miss R, were very willing to help also.
Mommy and Little Man E, in front of our newly planted beautiful flower bed.
Mark has been working so hard to make our rock retaining wall for the side of our home.
Daddy is giving the kids a ride in Grandpa's backhoe.
They love taking rides in the tractor.
Putting rocks up on the wall.
Here is a picture of some of our plantings on the side of our house. Strawberries and Tomatoes.
Blueberries on the side of the house.
The strawberries-- and tomatoes in their cages.
The rock wall is getting more and more finished each day. We are also going to line some of the front lawn with the extra rocks.
It is almost finished. I think that it is turning out great! Good job honey!! Soon it will be time for us to plant our grass! :)