Ben's little people

Benjamin is starting to draw the cutest little stick people! He is really turning into a little boy lately. He goes potty on the toilet (occasionally) and knows his colors and shapes, he's learning his letters and he's getting so tall!

Fort

Micah and Ben really wanted to sleep in a fort Friday night, so we made one in the playroom with an old sheet. Sadly, Jacob crashed just before 10:00 on the couch and didn't get to sleep in the fort, next time Jacob!

We're almost there!

Tyler and Matt
I think he is just deciding where to put all these plants!

Lots and lots of festuca!!!
It's really starting to resemble a yard.

My 3 beautiful boys and the Flax on the left that I really wanted in our yard.

I cannot begin to tell you how much work and how many hours Tyler has put into this project! The plants are here and we are finding places for them and it is all coming together! There is still so much work ahead, so many holes to dig. I can't wait to drive up to a beautiful yard. Thank you so much for all your hard work Ty, and for those that helped, Matt and Brent! And thank you to Margaret for loaning out your husband!

I was finally tagged!!!

This is what you do:1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).2. Turn to page 123.3. Find the 5th sentence4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog.

Ok, so this is pretty funny. Jacob's book is the closest thing to me, oddly enough, there are 144 pages! Even more funny, the 123rd page does have more than 5 sentences!

"My cat has a smelly problem."

That is from the book Dragon Tales by Dav Pilkey


I'm tagging Michelle and Stephanie

My Mother

My mom with my Grandma Isabell on her wedding day.

Me with my mother on my wedding day.

With Mother's Day approaching I find myself thinking not so much about myself, as I am about my own mother. I am working on a project for her for Mother's Day and I requested this picture from her, it is one of my favorites of my mother. I know that this Mother's Day will be hard for her, just as the last two before were. My grandmother passed away in June of 2005, so, my next task is to find a great picture of my mom with her mom! (Found One!) If any of you know of a beautiful poem or quote relating to mothers, please pass it along! When I finish my little project I'll post it so you can see how it turned out.
Me and my sweet little baby girl.

Oh yeah, it's like a ride.

Here we go!














Soap!





Ben, looking very unsure. Jacob enjoying himself in the backseat.














Me, and Peyton.















Tyler, he only looks worried, he's ok though.














The best view, right through my window.














Micah, clearly pleased.

One of our favorite things to do as a family is go to the drive through car wash. I used to love it as a kid. My grandma Kay would take me through sometimes and I remember being scared to death, and loving it at the same time. I would cry during it, and then when it was over, I wanted to do it again. The kids are kind of the same way. Micah and Jacob aren't so much anymore, but I watch Ben's face and it looks rather pained, but he always wants to go!

Daddy's Home!!!

The boys with their sign.







Peyton stayed in her stroller.

It's Tyler, home at last!

After missing Tyler for a week while he was in San Diego for business we got to go pick him up at the airport. The boys had fun decorating a welcome home sign for him, especially Micah. He drew an American flag on it too, so of course we were asked if he was returning from military service. I had to say, "Umm, no. He was just gone for the week on a business trip, but we really, really missed him." I can't imagine what kind of a homecoming he would recieve if he had been gone a year or more!