Discovering Spring

Love the green.

She looked so beautiful for her concert. I love that she chose the turquoise earrings. Between those and the way her hair is curled, she looks so much older than I feel like she should. When did this happen?

  

Showing me all the contents of his tackle box. He went through every piece and explained to me the purpose each served.

We received this plant after Scot passed, 5 years ago. It was blooming when it was given to us. This is the first time it has bloomed since. Such special flowers.

Maebelle and Orion have been making these ojos de dios lately. They are now placed randomly around the house, bringing color to spaces that needed a little bright spot.

So dreamy...

Found Around Our House

Sea Creatures

I love this fish.

He was one of my favorites of the day.

Okay, maybe it's a little ridiculous how much I loved him. :) But he's just so beautiful!

Speaking of love...

One of the best parts was touching the sea creatures.

When Maebelle saw this picture she thought it was perfect because it looks like she's holding the fish.

The jellyfish were my absolute favorite of the day.

Next up: the amazing spring life that's happening around our house!

Holiday 2014

In December, there was a day that made it up to 60 degrees. We decided it was a great day to get all the leaves to one pile instead of leaving them spread out all over our yard to kill the grass. It was about five or six hours straight of raking, moving, blowing leaves. The kids helped us by jumping in the pile to smush them all down so that we could add more to our pile.

Solstice with the Anderson's:

We drew names and gave one thoughtful gift to the person we drew.

It ended up working really well. And it only took drawing six different times to get everyone the people we really wanted. :)

Maebelle got a game for Hannah - Slamwich!

Maebelle took this one for me. I LOVE this hanging plant from Hannah.

And Kyle received a griddle from Zac. I didn't get a great picture of him, though. :(

Dino lovin' boy:

Couldn't wait to get into the books she and Orion received from Mom, Brandy and Josh.

Orion could not wait to put together this plane. I think there's still a couple of other vehicles in that kit for him to work on.

Orion took this one of me while on our way to Hamlin's for Christmas. Not a bad shot.

Maebelle's Nail Salon. That girl got more nail polish for Christmas this year than any one kid needs. She sure loved all the options she could offer while doing anyone's nails that would let her. She did some pretty sparkly stuff to my nails and it was fun!

And since the nail salon was right in the middle of the floor, Orion's new Star Wars Lego set ended up in the mix. Honestly, I'm surprised that it didn't get nail polished. 

Ah, good holiday times ::smile::