And to recap...

Easter has flown by.  Mother's Day has flown by.  My mom's visit in early April has come and went.   Apparently Spring has flown by since we are back to 40 degrees and rain and gray.  AAAHHHH...time is going by way too fast.  This is such a wonderful time of life and its disappearing on me!  You really have to stay on top of things so you don't miss a moment of it.  When you think about the snapshot you are going to have of your life, after your life is over, I really will enjoy looking back on these precious times.  These are the one's I want to have in my memories forever.

Easter--we went to Grandma Jami & Grandpa Bob's and had a fun weekend hunting Easter eggs, frying up a steak and watching a little 3D TV.  We also took a beautiful drive though the mountains.

Mother's Day - we went to Cort & Amanda's for the day, enjoyed church and a good Sunday dinner together.  It was fun to visit with them.  We are all so busy these days we don't seem to get together as often as we used to.  When we do, we always seem to have fun.

New baby--my buddy Jodi had her first baby girl a couple weeks ago, I'm so excited to see her this summer!   Its so exciting getting your first baby.  We've talked a lot over the last several months and it makes me realize how much you forget, even just a year and half after having them.  When you get that newborn handed to you its so overwhelming wondering how you'll know how to take care of it (them in my case).  I didn't even dare diaper the babies in the hospital because what if I did it wrong?  I probably set a record with the nurses asking questions on what about 'this' and what if 'that'.  When you are in that moment you can't imagine them being anything but a cute little bundle.  Now look, mine are little whirlwinds!  I wonder how I'll feel when I'm 50 and they are in high school.  I'm sure I'm not the first mother to have those feelings 'oh, my babies are growing up!'

Nursery--now the kids are old enough for nursery I thought it would be so easy, just go drop them off, they have a great time, I get a couple hours break, everyone goes home happy.  Instead, there is clutching and grabbing and uncontrollable sobs (and no not from me!) and trying to sneak out (unsuccessfully).  Guess we have some attachment issues??!!  I don't know, I guess its hard to go from being with mom 24/7 to her dropping us off and leaving us to fend for ourselves with 15 other kids twice our age.  Ideas?  I don't know what to do to make it easier on them.  So, in the meantime, I'm learning the nursery program pretty good. 



Word of the week for Teague -- 'Stuck'.  Everything is stuck.  He gets sssstttttthhhhuuuckkkkk, his foot gets stuck, his toys get stuck, sometimes Taya gets stuck.  Lots of stuff around here is getting stuck!  Taya has found a real passion for footwear.  She is constantly finding shoes and putting them on and shuffling around in them.  And, even though you have a 50/50 chance of getting them on the right feet, she pretty much ALWAYS winds up with them on the wrong feet.  It has caused me and Coby a lot of laughter over it.  There is just nothing funnier than a kid that stomps around so proud of their shoes with their toes pointing out the wrong way.

easter egg'in

2 wrong feet, 2 mismatched shoes, but still havin' fun on the stick pony

chillin' with grandpa bob

huntin' easter eggs



teague & daddy comin up out of the dry bed

 Oh, the days are getting longer, which means we are getting less and less sleep.  Seems like there is so much to do outside that we keep pushing bedtime back later and later.  Maybe a good rainy day or two is exactly what we need--then we don't feel guilty for not being outside working!  And to come, we have family visits ahead, some coming here, some us going there.  I will be SURE to blog it! 



me & teague just for fun