Snow in April...

After three beautiful Spring days we woke up to snow Sunday morning. As ready as I am for Spring and as much as I wanted to be annoyed with Mother Nature, I just couldn't because it was so beautiful! Seriously, for some reason as I was driving all my myself on the quiet Sunday morning streets I was kind of taken back by how beautiful everything looked covered in white. You would've thought I'd never seen snow before! It made me think about how quickly things can change in life and that change is constant. We went from 70 degree weather to snow overnight. I know I'm a big cheese ball and I'm also a big nerd, so of course I pulled out my camera and took some pictures along my drive. I wanted to have some pictures to remind me of this beautiful morning (I was so distracted I even missed my turn lol!)...

I snapped this picture of our house as I left.

The sky was doing crazy weird things and constantly changing.

Sunday 4/3/11

Finally...

This past week we had three days in a row of beautiful warm sunny Spring weather, finally! Steve and I were able to get the lawn mowed and edged (after we replaced our edger because I didn't see it laying in the garage and ran over it-opps!), lights replaced and all the weeding done. Now just to maintain the rest of the year! After I dropped the kids off at school on Thursday I ran some errands and went and had a bunch of "specialized fertility" blood work done. I've never had so much blood drawn-8 tubes worth. They are running a bunch of different tests in anticipation of my upcoming appointment with a fertility specialist at the Utah Fertility Center on Weds. After I picked up the kids from school Maddy had a "great idea"... he and Avery should put on some swimsuits and have a water gun fight...

Avery thought it was a great idea until Maddy blasted her with water the first time. She spent the rest of the time here...

Steve came home and decided to join in on the fun...

Which of course sent Maddy running this time...

Here's to more beautiful Spring weather!

Thursday 3/31/11

Day at the Park...

Mother Nature has been playing mean games lately but we finally had a pretty nice day on Wednesday. We were excited so the kids and I decided to pack a picnic and head to the park. We invited my sister Stacy (and kids) to come along and we had a really fun time. The Easter Bunny gave Maddy this super cheap kite that we never used last year and he's been dying to try it out so we brought it along with us. He tried really hard but never got it up very high (the picture above was probably the highest he got it-you have to look close, the kite kind of blends with the sky.)

He sure had fun trying though!

We also brought some bubbles...

As you can see Avery hasn't quite figured it out yet. Maddy fared much better...

The kids can't ever get enough of the slides!

The kids absolutely loved feeding grass to the horses and were laughing so much at the noises the horses were making.

Dirty fingers!

Stacy & I being goofy :)

Wednesday 3/23/11

What a difference one day can make...

May 24, 2010

May 25, 2010

... at least in Utah!

Walk Along the Canal...

Thursday at the last minute I decided to take the kids for a walk. There is a canal below our house with a walking trail by it. You can see in the picture above how close it is to our house. It was actually our first time checking it out so it was fun.

The kids had fun throwing rocks in the water...

running...

and watching the ducks...

Of course Maddy had to have his turn taking pictures...

I think I was pointing out some horses.

After we left we grabbed a pizza for dinner because I didn't feel like cooking.

Yard Work...

It seems like the yard work never ends around here. I mow the lawn every Thursday and I try and do a little weeding everyday because I'm at the maintenance stage (and want to keep it that way.) Steve edges the lawn on Thursdays and takes care of the fertilizing, sprinklers, spraying, pond, etc. He also is constantly adding, removing and moving trees and shrubs. He was planting a new tree and cutting out more lawn to add shrubs when I took this picture. He did not want me to take a picture and was telling me to stop while he was laughing.

Blooming...

If you've been following my blog very long you know this is my favorite tree in our yard. It's actually the only tree I picked out. It has started blooming and I love checking it's progress every day. Yesterday I was mowing the lawn and it started snowing before I was done. Utah weather is so crazy! I kept noticing how pretty and vibrant the colors were so I thought I'd take a couple pictures...

If you look closely you can see the snow flakes in this picture.

I can't wait until it is fully bloomed. I just wish it would last longer!

FYI... the tree is a "Flowering Red Bud."

Before the Rain...

I drive by this orchard pretty much every time I go anywhere. Right now there are lots of blossoms and is so pretty! This past week every time I drive by it I think to myself that I want to stop and take some pictures. I'm usually in a hurry or don't have my camera. Today I drove by it again and decided after running my errands I was going to hurry home, change the kids clothes, grab the camera and go take some pictures. The weather has been beautiful this past week but I knew it was going to be rainy today. It was sunny while I was driving so I knew I had to hurry before the rain hit. Shortly after we got home it started raining and it's all gloomy outside now so I'm glad I did it. I tried not to take too many pictures (cause I always go overboard) but almost all of them turned out (shocking) so there are still more then I planned on...

*tight squeezes*

As many of you know it's hard to keep a 3 & 4 year old focused for very long so they did lots of playing...

*throwing rocks*

*peek-a-boo*

*picking dandelions*

*finding sticks*

Maddy found this pretty yellow flower...

... and shared it with Avery.

Avery is wearing one of the dresses my Mom gave her for her birthday.

FYI... all these photos were edited in Picassa.

Day at the Park...

On Friday my sister Jamie and I packed a picnic and took the kids to a Park in Provo. It was such a nice day (finally some Spring weather) and we had lots of fun. In the picture above the kids were showing me the sticks they found.

Maddy pointed out this huge tree to me and said he wished he had a tree that big.

There is this cool boardwalk at the park so we took a little walk... mostly I tried to keep up with the kids and keep them from climbing off the boardwalk into the swampy water.

The kids loved pushing Lola in the swing and she would giggle so much-it was too cute! They also all loved being pushed in the swings (at the same time) and I think I got an arm workout.

Every once in a while it would get a bit chilly (because of the wind), luckily we were prepared with jackets. While we were at Ikea on Wednesday we picked up some little portable potties, it's a good thing because the bathrooms were still locked and they came in handy...

I usually edit my pictures with Picasa because it's fast and easy. I decided to edit the pictures for this post in Photoshop Lightroom. I had lots of fun and I liked how the tree picture turned out in a bunch of the settings so I made a little collage with a few of them. They are kind of spooky looking and it makes me excited for Halloween... I know it's only April but I already know what we are going to be and have started looking for costumes. I'm excited!

The kids racing back to the car. I love how Maddy is always looking out for Avery and holding her hand. They still hold hands all the time while we are driving. After we left the park we went through the McDonald's drive through and got some ice cream cones and then went back to Jamie's house for a while.

Thanks Jamie for a fun time! Stacy we miss you!