Mother's Day!

The weather was definitely dicey on Mother's Day, but we decided to chance it and go pick strawberries anyway! We had to, really, it's tradition! And I'm so glad we did--no rain, and lots of yummy strawberries!

Why am I always in this stroller?? 

Helping Daddy find the good ones!

Grammy and Olson picked the best ones!

Ok, I'm out. Now what?

Yum!!

This is what I get when I say, "Smile!"

Hauling off our bounty

Family fun!

Waiting for ice cream with Grammy! 

Ice Cream? deeee-licious

My loves!!!

New Addition!

We'd like to introduce the newest member of the family---Poppy!

On my way to my new home! 

Checking out my new backyard

Olson felt a little safer over here

While LC bonded with Poppy immediately!

Feeling a little braver

She's a pretty girl!

MC checking her out

LC absolutely loves Poppy!

Kids in the dog cage is always fun!

Mother's Day Tea

Preschool Mother's Day Tea fell on my birthday this year, which was fun! The kids made sweet, pinteresting gifts, and we had snacks and tea while enjoying the company of the other kids and moms! It is always fun and I appreciate the work the teachers put into it!

11 months!

As hard as I try to stop time, it still marches on! Sweet girl is 11 months, and as fun as ever! She still loves to be held (especially by her daddy), has 4 teeth, likes to climb on the trampoline, STILL does not sleep through the night, is a crawling machine with some pulling up, and likes to be where her siblings are. 

This is her "I've got you where I want you" look 

The sweetest!!

She loves to be outside!

Next stop--ONE YEAR!

Gone Fishin'

Olson and Keith have been talking about fishing in GaGa's pond for what seems like forever. Well, this weekend it was finally time! We packed all 5 of us up and off we went! MC stayed inside with Gaga so Keith and I could have man-to-man defense with the other two. Good thing, because LC was much more interested in the water, sticks, and geese than fishing! Olson did a great job, but unfortunately didn't catch anything. Probably because his sister was busy splashing the water with the biggest stick she could find!

Olson loved reeling it in!

He kept saying, "I think I got something!"

This was about as interested as LC was in fishing. 

She much preferred finding sticks.

I think she thinks she's fishing?

Turns out smacking the sticks in the water was way more fun than fishing!

xoxo

Art Show 2015

Each year preschool has a school-wide art show, and this year's submissions were particularly entertaining. Yes, I'm looking at you, little miss independent Liddy Costen. 

A red bird, what a surprise!

I think she likes minimalism:

Guess which nest is LC's?

Mary Carson's teacher is an amazing artist, and always comes up with the cutest projects with little hands and feet!

And, because what's a blog post without the kids, a couple pics of them having fun swinging--

xoxo

10 months!

I'm crawling! I like pizza and mac & cheese! I pull up on whatever I can, and can crawl up stairs! Still working on the down part, though. Forget baby toys, I want big kid toys (much to my siblings' dismay). My top 2 teeth are coming in! I still love to be held, and I am a total daddy's girl! Daddy is a puddle of mush when I smile at him.  Mommy is a little smitten, too. Just a little.

xoxo 

Happy Easter 2015

We only hit one Easter Egg Hunt this year, our neighborhood hunt. Olson got into finding more eggs this year, but still wanted to open each one as he found it, checking out what was inside. Liddy Costen actually ended up with eggs in her basket this year, it was fun to watch her run around with the big kids! MC just sat in the grass and looked around, picking at the grass and sticks.

A basket as a hat is always a crowd favorite.

Making her plan of attack.

I'll just be here smoking my pipe? 

Bunny Ears!

Easter Sunday wasn't our typical day, as Olson and MC were coming off of ear infections so we stayed close to home. The Easter Bunny did hide eggs in the yard, so we had fun finding them. Although I think I found more than the kids did!

Where are my eggs?

I found two eggs!

Such a happy family photo!

Love my new Easter bonnet!

Having fun!

Woofie helped sniff out the eggs. 

Olson showing off his haul.