I was looking back through pictures from Meg's birthday last year, and when I saw these it made me smile.  I remember that time of my life being super stressful, trying (without success) to sell our house, getting ready to move, etc.  But even in the middle of that, there were great times!  …

I promised a walk before the rain hit… and then the rain came a little too quickly.  Luckily, the umbrellas only made the walk more exciting.   And, while we were watching a friend that afternoon, she and carter came up with this crazy game where, after emptying all the contents of the clear storage…

I know I keep mentioning it, but it is so fun living by my grandma!   We were at a wedding shower for my cousin, and it was so fun to watch my grandma and her cute sister… they have lived next door to each other practically their whole married lives and are both just…

        (Which, incidentally, is any day that you make something out of tinfoil.)

I am sure I've mentioned before how much we love Dr. Seuss.  I think the guy was hilarious, creative, brilliant, and wise.   We celebrated his birthday with lots of Seuss books and with green eggs (and lots of requests for "pink ink", like last year… although unfortunately I had forgotten to get some.)  Meg…

Since the snow was melting and the day was supposed to be in the 50's, we decided to head to the park with the least amount of snow (the one they made in the spot where my elementary school used to stand)… not really thinking about the fact that the wind was howling MN style,…

   Yes, that red dot out there is Zach.  And these were both on the same day.  Both of them have attempted the climbs again.  And neither of them can figure out why on earth I have a problem with it. 

When Meg came to show me her "outfit" (which included a dress we found in the 2T clothes we were going through, a ballet skirt, and some random outerwear) it reminded me so much of a picture of me about her age I had to take one myself.   Also, she has started saying "because",…

Words of wisdom from Elder M. Russell Ballard "…recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction." To that end, here are some of the "moments" -  Emma and Zach "observing animals during a late winter…

  When Meg wanted to join the Sunday afternoon watercolors, and I didn't want the mess, I was pretty proud of my idea to let her paint on construction paper with plain water… since it darkens the paper, she felt like she was painting, and she was mess-free.  Win-win!