I've arrived...at least for now.

Just had to share that recently I purchased a blue Ipod shuffle. I couldn't be more excited! Its purpose is to motivate me during my morning runs. I know, I'm behind the ball in terms of "what's cool", but please make note I'm working on it. Music is loaded--one playlist, I'm ready! Please, if you have any suggests for songs that will make me run farther and faster, I'd love to know about them.

Also, expect blog posts to be few and far between between now and Aug 8th. I'm on grad class, number two from the end, and this one is challenging me to say the least. :) Ah, academia...

An ode to my spring flowers

They are really out doing themselves right now.

I LOVE it!

Baby Brother Birthday Bash

Here we were last July...

Instead of having individual birthday parties for our little boys, we decided that we'd celebrate together once summer finally came. So here they are...we've come a long ways...and had such a fun little celebration! One of God's greatest gifts is wonderful friends!

And here we are now!

Levi, John, Cade, Holden

Cheese! (And don't jump off, please!)

The little guys and their dads.

Our 4-wheeler rider extraordinaire.

Snuggling with dad while freezing after swimming.

Carson, Jake, and Makaeli

The big brothers and sisters.

The gathering...wish summer would last forever!

Summer has arrived...finally!

Dad's home from school!

(heehee...this is literally the first time he has sat down to rest since he's been home.

Mr. Project is going full force.)

Jammies until 10am...yea, mom wishes.

Both boys are dressed and wanting to go 'play Jersey' by 7. lol!

Popcorn parties after bath in the evenings.

And it's finally warm enough for the hose!

Sun bathing beauty...and turned 13 months on May 21st.

Brr....

but not too cold for this crazy cat!

We have been waiting a long time for picnic season...now we eat nearly every meal around Cade's little birthday table.

Thanks And & John!

Fun int he water table too.

(Oh, and we set up the big trampoline too...but no pictures yet. We are having a blast! Come visit anytime.)

And if you're a faithful follower of our blog, I apologize for my lack of posts lately. I've started two new grad classes for the summer term and have been dedicating my efforts to those. One is coming to an end in a few weeks, so I'm hoping to have more blog time!

Attention Ladies: we love cleaning & babies!

Our babies, Caleb & Carl, given to us by "grandma Allison", our next door neighbor.

Carson 'adopted' Carl when Caden was born...

and when Cade wanted a baby too, Carson wasn't about to share...

so Allison brought us Carl's identical twin, Caleb.

haha...I figure we can't start building domestic skills too early.