Sunday Walk

We took the kids to CP Lake after naps on Sunday. There was

a million momma Geese sitting on their nests. Some

had just hatched. Most of the daddy geese

were "kissing" at the kids whenever they'd

get too close to their lady. Hud thought it was funny.

Another week or two and the place will be crawling

with a whole bunch of little goslings.

I think this one had just hatched her eggs cuz she was still sitting on them. We saw the one baby right behind her and a few other spots of bright yellow underneath her. And the daddy goose was walking around her all nervous. The kids loved seeing all this new life.

This is me, all 22 weeks prego. I'm aware of how big I look but I don't feel it, surprisingly. I still feel really really good and my belly feels small compared with my other pregnancies. Take note that this picture was taken in the evening and my belly seems to double in size from morning to night, and then shrinks back down while I sleep. Weird? I've only been feeling the baby for a couple weeks now but he's definitely getting more active. Oh, and, he's still a HE. I had another ultrasound last week and the tech said "There's really no denying THAT thing right there." So I guess all my feelings really were wrong. I'm hoping that despite his activity he'll be a good baby. And if not, at least I got a really easy pregnancy out of him.

Sneaky girl

I was practicing with exposures on my new camera and had to set it down to take care of Hudson. The two big kids have been dying to get their hands on it. These are some of the 20-something shots Brynn got in 1 min.

I love

We finally closed escrow in mid-March and just recently received a beautiful little check from our home-owners insurance. I was desperate for a dresser since we haven't ever had a nice one. After searching for a week we finally purchased these. I'm so in love. I dreamed about them for 2 nights. Once I sell the armoire and nightstands I'm hoping I can get the matching chest too.

We hadn't been home 10 min and Bryson came and got me to show me something super special he had done in the garage. He was extremely proud of the dot-to-dot artwork he had created by stabbing darts into the front of the box that housed my perfect. brand. new. dresser!!!

I took a deep breath and told him (very calmly) he better go pray the whole thing was encased in thick foam. Lucky for him, it was.

Scenario:

(Tanner)-Help me move this dresser into the bedroom.

(Me) - Can't. Too heavy.

(Tanner)- You're really strong for a girl. Just try.

(Me-after trying) - Still can't. Its REALLY heavy babe.

(Tanner) - You're not even trying. (this goes back and forth for a while, I leave for a meeting and his dad comes to move it with him.)

(Tanner) - Yeah, You couldn't have lifted that.

(Me) - I know. I told you that.

(Tanner) - No, you REALLY couldn't have lifted that. It was a beast.

(Me) - Yes I know. But you made me try anyway and now I have a pinched nerve in my butt that makes my right leg drag. . . Thanks for my new dresser!

Presto Change-O

For the past 2-3 years we've only had 1 dresser to our five peeps. Found this little bute at a garage sale and saw some potential.

Voila!!! I think I might have a new hobby. I got a total high off it

(and by high I mean I forgot to wear a mask and that polyurethane

is some strooooooong stuff, man:) Tanner's worried the

baby might be retarded now.

So this will be for Brynn. . . and we'll throw some baby stuff in there too. . .

and I'll probably make a cute pad for a changing table-ish thing

on top. . . and there will probably be diapers all over her room soon.

A Perfect Day

2 weeks of Spring Break might seem long.

But when the weather is good its great.

Took the kids to the park for picnic and a bike ride.

Momma ducks all over the pond with a million little babies.

The tree where everyone had to stop for a potty break.

Darn that small bladder gene.

Oh look! There's a ladder on the tree.

Brynn's a master tree climber.

She made it twice as far as Bryson.

After the ride the other 2 played at the park while

Tanner taught B how to whistle.

Kinda hard when you're missing 4 front teeth.

I will be standing for the next 3 days.

Easter

Saturday at G & G Zufelts

Easter Morning

Please take note of my kids looking like dorks in all of these pictures. I am not at all excited about this stage where they make dumb faces and throw up bunny ears and/or wannabe gangsta symbols in e.v.e.r.y. picture:(

Even in the best of times Grumpy has to sneak out and make his appearance for a little bit and then go back into hiding. Unfortunately Easter saw more of Grumpy and less of Happy. Too much candy perhaps?

I ran over to the feed store late Saturday and got baby chicks so the kids can have their own chickens to collect eggs from at Grandmas. Sadly Brynn's chick died during the night and we didn't know it before we sent them out to the garage to check 'em out.

The Webers and Smith cousins at G & G Meinzers doing an egg hunt between Conference sessions.

Trying to make it work without a basket. She tucked all her eggs into her shirt.

This morning we went back to the feed store and picked up another chick for Brynn. Hopefully this one will last longer than 10 hours. But not if everyone keeps smothering them.

St Patty's Day -- a little late

When we first started dating Tanner thought my family was weird

because we decorated for E.V.E.R.Y. holiday.

Now he enjoys that I do fun things for the kiddos (and him).

This year I didn't start thinking about it until 10 pm

the night before.

I got up early and whipped up some french toast

with shamrocks in it and some

delicious green Caramel Pancake syrup

that "looked like slime"

After the kids got home from school they found

a little note from a leprechaun named

Sneaky O'Lannigan who had left a scavenger

hunt for them. So off they went. . .

The hunt took them all over the neighborhood and I

was struggling to keep up with them.

They were so excited and I love that they still

believe in all things fairytale.

There were gold coins at each clue and the final

treat was a bag full of green treats.

Needless to say my completely restless night

of planning was a total hit, even if it did

mean I was scrambling the whole day to pull it off.

Hopefully next time I'll remember to start planning

more than a few hours in advance.