Elizabeth

This girl has got some mad cutting skills and cut up Grandmas ginger ale box and made this gem!! Today she also told me she was starting to get scared of spiders. Then a few minutes later she asked me what kind of scientist studies spiders. Before I could answer her ( read: Google it) she said oh I think it's an arachnologist!! What?! Yes. Yes that's right. She asked when she could start being one and I told her she had to learn about it first. So guess what we're doing tomorrow?! Then we face timed Grandpa B to ask about his pet tarantula he used to have. 

She also came running down the stairs this morning so excited to tell me that she said her morning prayer all by herself!  So proud of her. Then tonight at bedtime we were going through all the "steps" of bedtime. Step #8 is go to sleep but she sat up and said no mom, step #8 is ask questions!! And that along with I'm thirsty and I'm having a bad dream ( before even falling asleep) are the other two common excuses to avoid sleep!

Daddy love

This baby LOOOOVES his daddy!!!!!! He's started doing this to him every chance he gets and it's just adorable. He patiently waits for him to notice him and then pick him up. He'll usually leaps out of my arms straight into his too!

Chameleon

I love this little girl. She's happy to play alone, with her siblings, a babysitter, a cousin, most any friend....she's like a chameleon! In this picture she's playing with putty and a bouncy ball. Just happy as can be!

The view

I hope I never, ever, ever forget this view!!!! I'm going to take a thousand pictures just in case😀 he is just so sweet and sensitive and I love watching his curly hair grow!! I'm so blessed to have this baby. He brings all of us so much joy. 

Iron Man

He's been asking for an Iron Man costume for a LONG time and we've been waiting for the costumes to appear at Costco since they are usually the best price.....today was his lucky day!!!! While I can't believe they're in so early, he is one happy, happy kid! He's had to do a lot of extra chores to earn this one ( and he talked me into a Batman one too but  he can't have it until he does a lot more work!). 

Last day being 3

Sigh. Her last day of being 3. It's been a fun year and she has grown and changed and learned a lot! I love her at this age. She has her moments, but overall she is a sweet girl who loves to have fun! 

So this was her and I snuggling first thing this morning (her twirling her hair):

And bedtime snuggles!! I Layed with her and told her all my favorite things about her and she was soaking them up and told me " mommy I will love you forever and never leave you. I will eat, sleep, play with you and only leave you when you have to put Parker to bed, but then leave the door open a little." Oh she makes me smile!!!! I can't wait to celebrate with her tomorrow!

P-town in May

We took a trip over so that Mark could go to a Fun Fly in Othello and because we hadn't been over since the beginning of the year! We had a lot of fun and we were so happy we could spend time with Grandma, Grandpa and say goodbye to Matt and Karrie's house before they moved out.

Here is Mark practicing:

Annie grew attached to this little squirrel that used to be loved by Uncle Justin:)

 We took the kids to visit the sand dunes for the first time and they thought it was so fun and cool!! They ask all the time to go back!

 I forgot for a minute how  much I love this place in the spring...it is BEAUTIFUL!!! Not to hot and the sunsets are always gorgeous. It gave us some good lighting for pictures too!

 The first strawberries from Grandma's patch!

 Parker hung in there for awhile but fell asleep and it was too cute!!