Earth Day and Packages!

Happy Birthday MOM!!!!

This morning B, Bruce, and Kate volunteered to help clean up a local baseball diamond.  I took James and Jane with me to an Earth Day celebration.  It was lots of fun:

 They did crafts & got their faces painted.

 They got to see a BIG recycling truck:

We even got a little tree.

* Also this week we have received LOTS of wonderful packages.  The first was from Tonya and Maddy with fabulous clothes for Jane and James.  Joanna's package came next with shoes for Kate.  My mom send a big package full of holidays in April- one for each day this week accompanied by something awesome (i.e. "National Penguin Day" came with a Happy Nappy penguin.  There was "Pretzel Day,"  "Read a poem day" and more-  we've really enjoyed them.  Yesterday my sister Melissa sent me a Mother's Day package with a little note, present, and cow tails :)  THANK YOU!!!

What's Been Going On...

It's been a few weeks since I posted cute pictures of our kids, sorry about that.

(Plus- this new blogger formatting is tricky...) 

Here's what we've been up to:

James went to his first Dentist visit and did great! 

 Kate  LOVES her ballet!

 They are dancing to the song "I Love Being A Girl"

Bruce got try new food at the Explore and More: 

 Jane "traveled" to Holland and Africa

 

I got to go with my wonderful friend Amy to listen to Alexander McCall Smith speak! 

 
He was such a delight and kept us laughing the whole time.  He wore a kilt and told us about the orchestra he plays in. 

EASTER 2012

The kids:

The eggs:

The Easter Bunny:

(we are bunny sitting for a few months)

The Chocolate bunny & book:
The hunt:(plus the Pre- Easter town hunt)

The Dinner:

The Confetti eggs (Thanks Lissa!)

*We had such a wonderful Easter this year. We ate a yummy breakfast, went to church (I spoke on the Atonement- the first time speaking in 9 years.) Came home and made bunny rolls. Went to some fabulous friend's for dinner & a hunt. Came home, put sugar-loaded kids to bed, talked to family out West, and relaxed.

This last week & pics to come...

We have had a great week!

* As soon as we figure out where James put the camera I'll include more pictures.

Thanks for this group one Carolyn! !

Monday- Jane had booster club (after school service group)
For Family Night B taught about reverence (we usually have that lesson once a month if not more.)
Tuesday- Jane had violin, Kate had dance, Bruce went to a friend's house. I also got to go read to Bruce's class. I read "Press Here" and "The Lorax" (since Bruce just saw the movie)

Wednesday- Bruce had piano, Kate had tap and ballet. Jane played outside with the bunny for a long time. (We're watching a bunny for a few months while our friends are in Russia.)

Thursday- Last day before spring break! We looked at spelling words and math facts again for all the tests today. Kate had a little friend over for a bike- play date.

B is off of work & next week we are going to party with lots of friends! We're excited for Easter and Spring Break!

* * Super Cute thing Kate said: * *
Kate: Mom, you need to go to Toys R Us and think in your head (tap finger on forehead) 'What should I get Kate for Easter?'
Mom: Well, what things do you think I should think of?
Kate: Hmmm, I think maybe I should come with you and show you...
sneaky girl!

Welcome Spring!

This has been an amazing week of weather.

Today this cutie is outside, eating ice cream, and swimming.

It's 80 degrees today!

Flowers are coming up everywhere, we planed our seeds for Easter Basket grass, and last night we BBQ'd. Loving this!

St.Patrick's Day 2012

We set lots of traps for the leprechaun, but didn't catch him. He did leave us lots of gold!

(and he turned the toilet water green..)

LOVE this fun fruit tray! We had our Relief Society 170 Birthday Breakfast in the morning and it was wonderful! The classes were excellent.

B took Bruce on a hike, Jane went to a birthday party, Kate and I made cookies & played, and James napped.

For dinner we ate green salad, limeade, and "Beef on Weck." yum!
The weather was beautiful 70's and we spent most of the day outside.GREEN!
*Earlier this week Kate, James, and I went to play BINGO with the residents and they all loved Kate's silly rainbow headband.

9 on the 9th!

Happy Birthday Sweet Jane!

(her classmates all made this great card, and her hair is all wet from swimming)

This beautiful girl turned 9 today and I'm really not sure how she got to be nine so fast. These years really have flown by.

We had a fun morning with birthday breakfast and presents:
Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Damstedt for the sewing machineThank you Grandma and Grandpa Miller for the cool letter, sequin hat, and funny bunny.B got her her own set of clamps, I gave her a certificate to get he fingernails and toes painted. Bruce got her the google webkinz, Kate drew her pictures, and James gave her a mini lipstick set.

She went to school and brought yummy real fruit juice bars as her treat.Tonight we went to dinner at Panera, Jane ordered Chicken Noodle Soup, and then we went swimming as a family.
After swimming we came home and had birthday cake.Happy Happy Golden Birthday Janey!