Warm Weather Fun

The trees are in full bloom.

I thought I would post before the crazy weekend starts. We will be spending the weekend with Ky's family. Devin and Julie are coming up and we haven't seen Anna since December.
We have been enjoying all this wonderful weather. We have been spending every night outside doing some form of yard work. Kami will now bring me her shoes when she wants to head out, the only time she will wear shoes! Here are a few picts.

So defiant!

Sticking her tongue out at mom, one of her favorite things to do!

The only sour spot we have had in the last couple of days is that we had to get rid of one of our dogs. Ralph decided to develop the habit of biting. Thankfully, it was only me. The girls just wanted him to go back to were he came from. They took it very well considering. So, Kyle and Travis took him "home". Sam has adjusted well and spends most of his time on the deck, he is such a good dog! Poor Katie, this is the second animal of hers in a month that is now gone. Kyle had a mishap one morning while he was leaving for work and now Dasher is no more. I think Ashley has taken them harder though. Hopefully, this weekend will get their minds off of everything.

Weekend Fun

We have had another busy weekend. Friday afternoon we went down to the BYU orchards. Cindy wanted to get some pics of the girls, I am sure hers are better than mine! Anyway, I remember watching them plant years ago, but I have never been there. It was so pretty and such a nice day to be there. I think I could have stayed all day. Kami was being her usual clingy self, but Ash and Katie were hams! We had fun and I had a few pics turn out.
Saturday we got the boys moved and the garden planted! We are so excited to have a garden this year. I think we planted everything and I am hoping we didn't go overboard. Although, I don't think everything will grow up here.

Posing for Cindy

Kaitlyn keeping the dandelion population up!

Done!

We also had a little incident come up this weekend and I have been enjoying some reminiscing. I told Kyle all about the time that me and Audra got to go to Boise for Youth Legislature. We had so much fun with our mock trial. I have always enjoyed making my case and "arguing" my point. If lawyers didn't spend so much time researching I think I definitely could have done that. Our "researching" we did was always tons of fun though! We had so much fun. I think my favorite part was the tour we got. We got to see the judges private library. Wow they had a ton of law books! See I still can remember high school, it wasn't that long ago!

Unexpected Visitor

Yesterday as we were getting ready to head into town when I discovered a visitor. At first I thought it was a mouse until I saw the wings. We had just been using this screen door about an hour previously. It was pretty neat to see it up close, it didn't seem to mind us even when we tapped on the glass. I eventually sprayed it with water and it left. I didn't think it would be wise just to leave it where someone or the dog could find it (ie rabies). I have to say that a bat on my screen door was not on my list of wild animals to see at HOME!

Yard Work

We are finally getting some nice weather around here! We spent the evening out in the yard. I mowed, Kyle and Katie cleaned up. Ashley had the wonderful task of watching Kami. She hates the trampoline and screams on it, but it is the safest place for her while I am driving around. Ashley's dirty feet from playing in the grass clippings.

Such a big helper!

Eating dirt...what else!

We had such a fun night outside. I am hoping this nice weather sticks around for awhile. We are hoping to get the garden planted this week and we still have more landscaping we would like to do this year. There is so much satisfaction from working on your own yard.

Blogging Again

I am finally blogging again. First we had more computer issues, I just got lazy and did not want to use the laptop to blog. Then we were just down right busy. As a matter of fact, this is the only day this week I have been home. I thought I better post before the day gets hectic.

We have a few new additions to our craziness. We picked up three new kittens and Ashley still wants one more from her friend Shelby. They are very cute and mischievous! Thankfully, they LOVE mice!

Meet Dasher, Morris, and Squirrel

Morris is the cat we named (the one in the middle). He is just like our Domino in every way. He is so spunky and funny.

This is Dasher. He is Kaitlyn's kitty. This cat is amazing. He loves Kaitlyn so much. When we went over to pick them out he let her just hold him. He will sit in her arms for hours and purr, he loves it. She loves it too and is so good with him. Kaitlyn is his "person".

The tabby is Squirrel. She is Ashley's kitty. She named her. I don't know why squirrel, but she is her kitty. She is so cute and sweet. Look close and you can see Ashley is missing another tooth. She also had her field trip this past week. They went out to the sand dunes but had to come back early due to the wind. She did get to eat cactus though, but said it tasted like lettuce and spit it out! She had so much fun with her friends and I wish I could have gone.

Kyle was inducted into the search and rescue as a full fledged member this week. He got his coat and radio and stuff.

modeling!
I am hoping that we don't actually have to buy him a Klim since he has one now. He also outfitted his truck with all his stickers and is still looking for a light. He is very excited and even got to go out on another rescue last week. We had already put the snowmobiles away but his came back out. Who new there was still three feet of snow in Island Park!
Kyle also cleaned out the garage. We can now fit two vehicles in there! The garage was a mess when we moved in and it has taken us this long to clean it out. It was seriously embarrassing, but now anyone can see it! I meant to get a pic but totally spaced. He worked so hard on it and it took forever. Now we are going to see about some landscaping and planting the garden. I am still not quite sure when to plant here. Jen said to wait until late May, any ideas?

I think I have mostly caught us up. We still have a couple of busy days ahead with Mother's Day and all. I am also excited to take my gum paste class over the next couple of weeks. I love the fondant but the gum paste flowers look more real. Let's hope I can get back to "normal" life and maybe I won't be such a blogging slacker!

Our weekend fun

We spent a fun weekend together. Friday night we went to the drive-in in Driggs and saw Monsters vs. Aliens. I thought it would be better but it was a cute movie. The girls had so much fun. We took popcorn and lots of other goodies. We even managed to run into the Morrison's and ended parked next to them. This just added to all the chaotic fun! We got home late and everyone was out. Then Saturday we went swimming in Jackson with Ky's family. The girls had tons of fun. Ashley even went down the kiddie slide all by herself like a hundred times! Kaitlyn had fun dragging everyone up the big slide and riding it all day. Kami just sat and enjoyed the water. The girls were so exhausted when we were done. We hit Bubba's BBQ for dinner and then returned home late. We did try to pick up some goodies in town but everything was already closed, next time.

Don't turn around!!

Ashley finally got to see a wolf.

We saw tons of animals in this store next to the CLOSED candy shop.

What have you done?

I found this on Missy's blog and thought it looked fun, let's see how I do.
Rules: Anything you have done has to be in colored, bold, and/or underlined. How much have you done? It only takes about 5 minutes…Just do it..it's fun!
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii - I will go I promise!
5. Watched a meteor shower
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis- the girls and I did this last fall.
10. Sang a solo- not by choice!
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris- so want to...
13. Watched an amazing lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch- making hair bows and some of my cake decorating skills.
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning...
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - again I want too.
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France- so many places to go...
20. Slept on an overnight train- with my friend Amber on the way to Aspen(?)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice- does Vegas count?
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors -don't know where they came from.
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - one of my goals.
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie -German class!
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business - I helped Kyle get his going.
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood
65. Gone sky diving- always wanted too.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter - I have sat in the hospital one.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar- no thanks!
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square- everyone in my family has but me!!
74. Toured the Everglades- fun!
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London- definitely need too.
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - flew over it.
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Tom Selleck and he even said hi to me!
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

I have 47, no I did not miss count there is one I am not admitting too!!! There is still so much to see!
Kyle scored a 51, but he is trying to claim some iffy ones like had a baby, he doesn't even have a uterus!