Grandma Time

My mom came to Vancouver for a few days to see me sing in the Life of Christ choir. Our stake puts on a beautiful exhibit of Christs life each Easter. I had the pleasure of singing in the regional choir for the program. I'm so thankful I was able to participate. Mom came to three out of the four performances. The only reason she missed one was because she babysat the kids so Trevor could see me sing. Grandma Kathy babysat while Trevor and I went to the Blazers play off game and she watched the kids while Carol and I volunteered in the Life of Christ Children's room. What a Grandma! We all enjoyed spending time with her Friday and Saturday.

Enjoying sunny weather while playing play-dough

Carol and I in the Children's room at the church

Grandma playing nativity with Amelia

There were so many fun things for the kids to do at the exhibit that my children stayed the entire three hours Carol and I volunteered. Grandma Kathy kept them busy.

Woodland Tullip Festival

This year I took the boys to a tulip festival a little closer to home in Woodland. It isn't as big as the Woodburn Festival, but it had pretty flowers and a scavenger hunt for the kids. The tulips are late this year because of the lack of sun and overabundance of rain. I'm not sure if we'll make it to the big one this year (we got over the flu at our house last week).

Russell licking the tulips

I couldn't hold Russell in place and get my head in

Hard time getting everyone to smile for the camera

Most of the tulips were not out yet, but the kids didn't care.

Father and Sons Outing

Last month Trevor took the boys to their first Father and Sons outing at Sliver Falls Oregon. Trevor didn't want to sleep in the lodge with 50 other noisy people so he opted for the van. Our transformer of a vehicle made a great bed for the three of them. It would have been a restful night had it not been for Russell grinding his teeth and the rain outside. The boys came home thinking they had been on the greatest adventure ever. They still talk about it today. Their favorite part about the trip was the silly song Trevor made up with them on the way to the campgrounds. It goes to the chorus of Corner Grocery Store. "We will not change our underwear, we're not going to take a bath, we're not going to brush our teeth, we're not going to comb our hair, we will not see our baby sister."

Trevor took a few pictures of the falls with his phone

A Mother's Dream

Russell helped me cook some asparagus Monday night. He was so proud of himself he couldn't stop eating the vegetables. My favorite part of this video is when Russell closes his eyes while savoring the delicious asparagus.

Chicks and Ducks

Last week one of my fantastic preschool moms brought in their baby chickens. The children loved playing with the four little birds. Hands on education is the best. Amelia joined in the preschool animal fun with the help of Carol.

The Chicks

My boys like to quack when they get out of the tub. It's from the ducky towel Amelia is sporting. Now Amelia insists on wearing the ducky towel and quacking.

The Ducks

Just love clean pictures:)