HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL WOMEN!

Our NEW House!
We are still unpacking boxes and getting organized, but it is sure good to finally be living in our new HOME!

Look at that cool kid in the yard!

The kids took a few pictures around the house

Sunny day in Seattle

Brad took me to Seattle in celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary. We were there for five days and only had a little misty rain one of the days, so the weather was cool, but really nice!

We had fun exploring the little shops and watching the fishermen toss huge fish around at the fish market. They had an audience all day long as they sold the fish and tossed them back to be caught by the guys that would wrap them up for the customers. Quite entertaining! We even ran into some old 19th ward people while we were there, as well as the Dewitt jeweler guy that sold us our wedding rings! I think one of them said their last name was Garner (could he be Catherine's older brother?) I totally remembered his wife as a Beehive advisor or something, they lived on 2nd Avenue back then.

Ugly Monkfish

The tail of this fish reached all the way to the back, so everytime someone got up close to take a look, this kid behind the counter would yank it's tail and make it move! It really scared a few people, pretty funny!

Just imagine that fishy smell!

The Underground!

We took a tour of the Underground! Did you know that Seattle built a new city right on top of the old one after a fire destroyed the whole city back in the 1800's. There were cool brick buildings and store fronts, they had lots of old antiques and things on display.

The flowers at the public market were so pretty and colorful! In fact, there were beautiful flowers and plants everywhere! Must be all the moisture they get, nothing at all like our dry desert climate!

This vine covered the entire building!

Hazel our famous pet hamster

Miranda spent 20 minutes trying to get a good picture of her because she never stops moving! Isn't she cute? She is the friendliest little rodent around! She comes right up and climbs onto your hand for some love and attention. I never knew hamsters could be so lovable and cute!

The Lime Green Mamas

Marlee's choir concert featured smaller groups this time. Her group made matching tie-dye shirts and they sang "Locomotion." Each girl had a solo part. It was really good! So, come on, come on, do the locomotion with me!!

Their publicity poster.

The Lime Green Llamas, oops, I mean Mamas!

Toothless Erin

Yep, she lost another one!! She ran up to Daniel on the playground with a kleenex in hand and asked him to yank it out for her. He grabbed that tooth with the kleenex, twisted it all the way around and yanked it out!

BEFORE
Here's our bright-eyed girl before she started wiggling her front tooth!

AFTER
She already had a good-sized gap between her two front teeth, but with that tooth gone, the gap is huge! The other one is wiggly now too! Soon she will be all toothless!!

Primary Bike Rodeo

This was the best primary activity ever! Each kid brought their own wheels (bike, scooter, big wheel, whatever). They had a cool obstacle course set up with bubble wrap to ride over, speed bumps, maze, bubble blowing tunnel to ride through, all there in the church parking lot! A member of our bishopric is a police officer so he came and taught about safety. The kids loved it!

$Now that's what I call a good Egg$

HOPPY EASTER
We searched for eggs until dark, then the parents got to search for one lucky egg hidden by Grandpa. Guess who found it? Yep, me! In it was a coupon for dinner out with the folks. We had a nice trip to the Outback!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!

The birthday bowling bonanza!!!

We're typically not big birthday party parents, but we had to celebrate the big 1 6! This party was a total blast! A combination of staying up too late, being silly, and fun friends and cousins . . . EXTREME!

Sweet Sixteen

Here she is sporting her morning doo!

1st place at the pinewood derby!

No WD-40, and he won first place out of three wards!!