2 of the ladies...

Here are 2 of our 3 beautiful girls. It seems I always think to take some pictures while Ava is napping. Kindergarten registration is this week and it's killing me that Anna is that big already. Time goes by so quickly.

Could she be any messier?

Is it at all possible for this lady to be any more of a mess? She enjoyed herself a little gerber cookie and was just covered afterward. At least she was happy!

Family Night

The weather has been just perfect lately and we have taken a walk or two everyday. With Daddy home we opted to go for another walk together to the park.

FRUSTRATION

I'm having the hardest time with blogger. Ever since I switched from old to new, all my postings have been set to drafts instead of being published. I read in the help section that I was supposed to complete a word verification to fix it and I can't find that anywhere. Any help out there fellow bloggers?

Yummy Apples...

One of our families favorite snacks are apples. Whether it be Washington, Braeburn, Gala, Pink Ladies, Granny smith, whatever...we love ourselves some apples. I used to cut them up for the girls, but lately they have been wanting to eat them whole like I do. Anna does a great job and gets right down to the core. Lainie on the other hand like to eat the skin and then thinks she is done. The bottom picture shows her disgust with me when I told her she wasn't done. I guess we'll be cutting hers up for awhile longer.

Beads!

While in New Orleans we ate at a restaurant on Charleston-which is the road the Mardi Gras parade is on. All of the trees, lamp posts, telephone lines, and bushes were covered in beads. Mardi Gras was the end of February and they were still taking down bleachers and cleaning up the roads. We thought we'd help and collect a few souvenirs for our kids.

Louisiana

My 2 sisters and I took a surprise trip out to see our parents who are Mission Presidents in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana mission. It was so great seeing them even if it was just for a short time. We were able to go to one of their zone conferences and observe the mission. We also saw all the devastation from Katrina and hit Bourbon Street and the French Quarters. It was a great visit.

Hanging with Papa

A quick shot of the girls with their Papa before he headed back home to Alaska.

Party Pics

Swim Party

For Anna's birthday this year she decided that she would like to go swimming at Sand Hollow Pool...so that's what we did-our family and 14 other kids in our neighborhood. Paul and another one of the kids fathers spent the entire time with multiple kids on their backs. They all had a great time and I'm sure they'll all sleep well tonight.

At the Park...

We've all be under the weather lately and felt a little stir crazy from being home too long. We had to get out! It was so nice out yesterday, so we took a walk to the mailbox. (1/2 mile from our house.) The mailboxes are real close to a little community playground that the girls enjoy going to. We hung out for awhile before Lainie was feeling not so great again and then ventured home. In the above pics, Ava is enjoying the taste of dead grass in her mouth, while Lainie has observed some "doggy do-do" in the park.

Sink Bath

Ava is the very first of our three ladies that has been given the opportunity to bathe in our sink. I put her there only because I was feeling too lazy to hang out in the bathroom while she played in the water. (The idea of sitting on the toilet for any length of time wasn't appealing.) Why hasn't anyone ever told me about the sink bath before? I loved it! Not only was she happy to have her own little tub, but I was thrilled I didn't have to bend over the edge of the tub to wash her. I guess with my first, bathtime was more of an event, a nightly routine. A routine whose length would be determined by the crankiness of my child. Now however, it is more of a duty-one that has been made a little easier with the discovery of the sink bath. 

Lainie's Birthday

I can't believe Lainie is 3! The years pass so quickly. I didn't get too many pics of her little party since I was trying to film it. She kept saying over and over...it's my birthday. It was really sweet. We opted for a cupcake tower this year instead of the traditional cake. Lainie licked the frosting off of at least 6 of them. Anna wasn't feeling well and was already in her jammies. Lainie decided to join her and have a pajama party. 

Brothers...

2 of Paul's brothers bowled with us. Here they are outside the bowling alley. Trent will be heading to the MTC on Wednesday. He is going to Argentina. 

Bowling

Lainie had a birthday on Sunday! She is now 3. We decided to go bowling Saturday to help celebrate her special day. She enjoyed a few frames and then decided she was done. A cookie break helped bring her spirits back up, but still 4 frames was her max.