What have we been up to?

You ask...
Nothing really. And everything all at once.


Popcorn Popping.
I missed it, when all the trees were "popping" at the same time. But I still love it. I was twenty when I finally understood the children's song Popcorn Popping. I had never seen flowering trees before. I love them!



Easter.
I love that my boys know the Easter story. I love that they talk about it with so much reverence, sadness and love. It is one of their favorite Family Home Evening lessons. They'll request it all year. We have a plastic Easter egg filled with the symbols of Easter. We did a egg hunt with questions about Easter and "super words" on the back that led to a little treat. It was the most participated FHE in a while:) For weeks after the kids were doing egg hunts. Eggs filled with Lego pieces were every where. I went out of town for a weekend and I was looking for something in the suit case. What did I find? A yellow Easter egg with a Lego man inside:)
We did lots of Easter stuff with cousins. I think it was the first time my boys have dyed eggs. They loved it. So messy, endless options:) We had Easter egg hunts. At one place the kids got so. many. prizes. It was crazy fun!

Backyards.

So much fun:) The kids are big enough to climb trees. They don't even mind when the tree scratches them from foot to belly-they just keep going back for more:) Grass. Seriously -does it really grow this fast? I tried hacking at the front yard with a borrowed push lawn mower. 2 things about this: 1. It won't happen again. 2. I'm glad all the neighbors were at work. No witnesses is probably a good thing!

Craftiness.

I have no pictures yet, But boy have I been productive here! I made a very cute padded camera bag! Love it.

Made a camera strap, and my great friend fixed it so I could put the camera strap in it:)

I finally figured out how to cover up a arched window above the regular window in the kids room. Obvious to some, but I finally realized all I had to do is lengthen the curtains and raise the curtain rod. I found a cute shower curtain and cut it up and stitched it to the bottom of the regular curtains. Problem solved!
Made curtains for Elek's room.

Finally sewed a ripped out seem on a shirt and a seem on a pair of pj's for the boys, a stuffed puppy face from a favorite toy and repaired a loved blanket.

Elek picked out some material for some pj pants. And I actually made them:)

Pampered chef party.

It was so fun:) Thanks to everyone who ordered! I got a whole box full of fun kitchen stuff for only $40. Whoohoo!!

Love of ALL things green!

My little Camden boy...He loves Green. He calls it "My Green." He is mildly obsessed with this color. At first I thought he was just on a new little kick, but as the weeks then months have passed it has turned into much, much more! We went out of town for a few days - I packed a green shirt. Trying to get that thing off him was crazy. I finally let him wear it to bed rather than fight him. The next morning, well He wore it again then that night too. Finally it got into the wash and became a night shirt while we were gone. If the kids start grumbling over toys...just find a green toy and he is distracted instantly.

He needs a home for his green things. Keenan gave Camden this green turtle (inside) after Camden expressed his love for it. Repeatedly.

Can you tell where Camden was sitting?

While the other kids were building towers and things...Camden was pilling up green stuff. (He picked up those mickey mouse card in the paint isle at lowes.)

I walked into the livingroom and...not kidding...He was like this...All I did was tell him to say, Green:) There is actually a small yellow car mixed in those greens.

Just one of his stashes...

I though I would through this one in just for kicks! Camden wouldn't pick up any eggs at the hunt until He noticed Green eggs!

LIttle stinker ;}

While at the grocery store with Camden I turned to get milk out of the freezer. I look at Camden when I put the milk in the cart. He is grinning and sitting so nicely in the back of the cart. He makes eye contact with me. Blows me a kiss. Says "thanks." huh?
A big bag of donuts sits proudly on his lap.

Camden thoughts

Camden and I were having a little "together time" over sprinkle donuts and "chocat" milk while the older boys are at school. I started asking Camden what sounds different animals say...
me: what does a cow say?
c: moooo
me: what does a duck say?
c: ack, ack, ack (making little hand quacks too)
me: what does a puppy say?
c: roof, roof
me: what does a snake say?
c: (sticking his tongue out) ssss
me: what does a kitty say?
c: ow, ow ow
me: good! hehe:) what does a pig say?
c: piiiiggg, piiiiigggy
What a funny little guy:)

Keenan thoughts

While eating some delicious, homemade (yup, I had to through that in there) cupcakes - Keenan decided He needed to have them at his birthday party. Keenan is already planning his birthday party for this summer....
Dad: Why do you have a birthday?
Keenan: Because Heavenly Father and Jesus wanted to give us a day to change numbers.
Not quite the answer Shaun was looking for, but very funny:)

Goin Toothless :}

When Elek was born my Mom told me "I needed to dress up Elek's birth story because it was kinda boring." Well, six years and a full mouth later Elek has a eventful story to tell....

About nine months ago living in Maryland Elek's bottom tooth started to get discolored. I figured it would get loose and Elek would pick at it and the tooth would be gone. But that never happened. On New Years Eve the family had a party. During the party my sister-in-law asked about Elek's tooth. So we were chattin about it-Brianna asked if Elek would let her wiggle it. She promptly promised him a dollar if she got the tooth out. Brianna also set Elek straight about the Tooth Fairy. (His cousin told him the fairy was really just your parents pretending. I think I was more sad then Elek was about this because we hadn't even had a chance to have the Tooth Fairy yet -I was so disappointed.) So Elek sat on her lap and watched a movie while she wiggled that tooth. Then Grandma decided the tooth would come out quite nicely with needle nose pliers. What!!! I had serious reservations about this, but decided to let Elek choose. The next thing I know - Grandpa has a pink pair of needle nose pliers in Elek's questioning mouth. Elek's little head did a tight bob and the tooth was being held up in those pliers grip! Elek's (and my) eyes were huge and Elek was off to gleefully tell everyone he "lost" a tooth and that he was a dollar richer and the promise of money from the tooth fairy.

I just love that hole in his mouth. It makes me smile every time I look at him:) I started to reflect on when the boys were babies and they got their first teeth. I just love those toothy smiles. I guess I'm just a sucker for hole-y smiles!

Ahh:)

Ignore dinner
Play on the computer
Go to the store ALONE
Drive and talk on the phone WITHOUT comments about the conversation from the kids
Watch my Three cuties help each other play the wii
Husband does the laundry
Husband shovels driveway again
Read a book
Make a cute little blanket for Camden. (maybe I can get those receiving blankets away from him..)
Eat yummy treats...lots of chocolate:)

Check!!!

It's a good day!