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Out in the Yard

We have been busy busy planing and gardening around this house! We have 4 new trees. 2 shade trees by the house, and 2 ever green that will hopefully block our view of the road behind us.
I just put the garden in. I don't mind gardening, but I hate tilling the dirt every year. It is so much work. I have to do it with a shovel. I ran into a LOT of worms, potatoe bugs, and spiders.
Amy P- that is your tomatoe bush! Still tiny ;) Can you believe that the zucchini bush starts out so tiny? They grow like a weed- and they grow to be huge!

I have planted a few flowers. Not too many. I have decided I will have to get used to both Claire and Livie helping EVERY time we go out to water. They get all wet, dirty, and sandy from that darned sand box! I have to strip them down outside because their clothes get so wet and dirty.

Pre-School Graduation

Olivia graduated from Pre-School! Okay- just for this year. She will go next year too. This year we had 4 mothers who taught pre-school once a week. We had our turn every month. we also went on field-trips together. I think next year Liv will go to a more formal pre-school.


Here is the story for the last 2 pictures. For Graduation we went to the park. The park has a stream going through it (see picture above). Liv and her friend Anna were sitting by the stream for awhile chatting. Claire decided to head aver to see what they were up to. I was just about to get up to get her away (it is kind of steep and you could easily fall in) when Claire fell in. She was soaked from head to toe. The poor girl. I sprinted over hoping the current wasn't pulling her under. She was fine, just really cold. She stripped down and we headed home. Liv held her hand in the car to make her happy ;) They are always holding hands in the car and they both love it. Claire giggles every time.

Livies Hair Cut

Above is her "Before" picture- Below are her "afters"

Liv got her hair cut a few week back. Her A-line was getting to be a bit too dramatic. You see- only the sides and top really grow. Her bangs and nape of her neck just won't grow. I finally evened it out and cut the sides. She lost about 1.5 inches. She loves getting her hair cut! It is too bad she doesn't have much to cut!

Visit from Luke

We got to baby sit Luke while Emma and Francisco went to the temple today. Luke is quite possibly a perfect baby! He was quiet, he hardly fussed, he doesn't spit up on you, and I put him in the crib for a nap (fully awake) and he just went to sleep! What a good baby! I will take him any day! The girls liked him very much and wouldn't leave him alone. It was cute ;)

Rainy Days

the hutch before...


The hutch after! It is done. I like it- it is very bright! I still need to find the right knobs for it. What do you think?

Mothers Day I woke up throwing up. I felt awful and spent most of the day in bed. I'm feeling much better today though ;) Brett was a big help and watched and took care of the girls all day. Today is rainy. The girls are bored and keep begging to play in the sand box. I think not...

Update on Projects

Well- I have been busy. I sanded and put primer on the Hutch. I think it is going to be white. I am actually taking the back part of it out and putting bead board on the back instead. It is just what it needs to update it a little!


I also think I have selected a paint color for the living room. I have been looking and looking for quite a while now. I think this is it. It looks a little bluer in the picture then in real life. The color is "Time Capsule" by KWAL. (which doesn't seem like that great of paint by the way) I am thinking of doing a bead board in the living room too. What do you think? Too much? I don't know.
I need to decide if I should paint the blue in the kitchen too. Does it look awful next to the ugly yellowish wood? That is what the cabinets are made out of too. I am going to paint the fire place white. Maybe some day I will paint the cabinets too!! (If Brett allows it)

Treat! Treat!

You know what one of Claires first words is? "TREAT!" I think we have a problem ;) How can I resist giving them treats when they are just SO happy to have them though!?