April 4

April Week 4

April 22nd - April 28th

Just the basic photos for this week:

Emily was the Star of the Week!

(Photo taken on Wacky Day.) 

Earth Day :: April 22nd

My project--sewing cloth napkins.

It's time for a haircut! 

April 26th

Noah: before

Noah: during 

Noah: after!

Sarah: before 

Sarah: after!

 Go Twins!

The truth about my lack of blogging...

Hello, hello!

It appears that I'm "behind" on blog posts... yes, but I have a good excuse... or MANY good excuses.  I'm going to spare the complaints about our busy life, or specifically-Pete's crazy schedule, though, since he's working hard for a good job and I'm doing my best to get us through this craziness.  Instead of complaining, I'm going to tell you the truth.

Yes folks... the truth.

The truth, is that every time I have found a free minute to be on my computer, I have been ordering tons of free products from Shutterfly and PaperCoterie.

Seriously.

Every time I look in my email, the wonderful people at these places have sent me coupon codes for more free stuff.  (Like the card shown below--free... and yes, I know that's not a great photo, but it was the only one that fit the card, and hey, it was free!  PS.  You can get a free Fathers' Day card too with the code: "CARD4U" if you're interested!)  AND, for posting a link of the card they sent me a $10 gift certificate--not bad, right?

Anyway, if you live near us, I'll show you all the great stuff I've gotten recently, and if anyone wants an almost free 8x8 hard cover photo book, you can get one by clicking to this website and following the link.  (I say almost free, because the book is free but you have to pay the $8 shipping.)  If you want to get a book, hurry though, as the deal expires the 28th or 29th I think.

Also, just for the record, I'm not paid to talk up these companies, I'm just trying to share the wealth of free products!

More photos and project life updates coming soon... maybe...  :)

5x7 Folded Card

We Love Daddy Father's Day Card

Create fun Halloween photo cards with Shutterfly.

View the entire collection of cards.

April 3

April Week 3

This week's pictures aren't in order--sorry.

These are from Friday 4/20, at Emily's "Spring Sing".

 I had a concert on Friday too, the Soup and Pie Dinner, Em's concert was so much cuter, so that's the one I'm posting.  :)

Sunday 4/15 after church

Monday 4/16 

One of the teachers at Em's preschool asked if Em was going to go home and see her Daddy...  

 "No, he's not at home."

"Oh, where's your Daddy?"

"Daddy's at work."

"What does your Daddy do for work?"

"He dances with Mary Poppins."

Her teacher smiled, looked at me quizzically and said "Oh, wow!  Well... say hi to Mary Poppins for me!"

(Yes, sweet girl, your Daddy dances with Mary Poppins for a living... (that's normal... right??))

Tuesday 4/17 

 My roses are starting to bloom!

happy kids. 

Wednesday 4/18

 cutie :)

Thursday 4/19

family (and friends) tea party 

This is how we follow the Twins... on the iPad :)

Saturday 4/21

yummy. 

 Noah's first corn-on-the-cobb

The boys that have stolen my heart :) 

Noah's first taste of a Klondike bar!

April 2 Part 2

2nd week of April.

{part 2}

On Tuesday, Pete got a ride into work and the kids and I packed our bags and then picked him up on our way down to Carlsbad.

We checked into our hotel, and Wednesday morning we went to LEGOLAND!

We had a blast!

 Emily took drivers' ed...

Emily & I got a little workout, pulling ourselves up this "ride".  ;)

The boys went to jail...

Emily played and went on rides non-stop.

It was overcast and it sort of rained a little bit in the morning which was perfect because it meant the park was pretty empty.  Emily went down this big slide (shown above) 6 or 7 times in a row because there wasn't a wait!

 Noah napped in his stroller.

There was one ride that we had to wait in line for (I snapped this photo while we waited), but Jennifer Garner was in line behind us which was kinda fun.

 The afternoon sun got hot, so we went to this indoor play area.

 We were all exhausted... and these photos of Pete crack me up!

...especially because he was blissfully unaware of the "Supervise Children at All Times" sign that he was lying above!

 Us?  Tired?  Nah.....

Noah was tired too.  

This is his current version of a temper tantrum: he gives me a look with a big pout and then sighs or gives a little cry, and puts his head on the floor.  :) 

Not my best picture, but my little girl sure is cute!

 Emily's first roller coaster: the "Coastersaurus" in Dino Land with Daddy.

 Thanks for a fun day, Legoland!

We were all exhausted, but we decided to go for a swim at the hotel.

  After our swim, Noah grabbed his blanket and passed out on the carpet.  Poor sleepy little guy!