Megan and Nathan's Wedding - April 18

Just a few of my favorite pictures from Megan and Nathan's wedding...

Wyatt getting ready - originally he put on his jacket without the shirt. We don't get dressed up very often!

Two beautiful flower girls...

and three handsome ring bearers.

Zane wore the same tuxedo that Wyatt wore in Kim and Craig's wedding and that Colter wore in Jerod and Cathryn's wedding. We definitely got our money's worth out of that little tuxedo!

My last bridesmaid's dress - after twelve years, the wedding season in my family is over!

Our family - dressed up and ready for the ceremony to begin.

The beautiful bride...

Monique helped Abi walk down the aisle, but she couldn't quite get her up the steps!

The ceremony was beautiful and the kids did a great job!

Colter signing the picture frame that will hang in Megan and Nathan's house.

Sabrina relaxing with Aunt Megan during the reception.

Easter in Denver - April 11-12

We drove through Denver on our way home from Utah so that we could spend Easter with Gigi and G-pa. Danny's grandparents were also there from Florida, so they got to meet the girls and Zane for the first time. It was a fun weekend and a great ending to our vacation.

On Saturday we dyed lots and lots of Easter eggs to get ready for our big Easter egg hunt the next day.

Sunday we got all dressed up for church and took lots of Easter pictures.

Even though we had to move the Easter egg hunt inside because of rain, the kids still had a lot of fun hunting for eggs all over the house.

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter dinner and...

celebrated Gigi's birthday!

Zion National Park - April 4-10

Our trip to Zion with our friends the Griffins was wonderfully relaxing (despite the fact that we had a total of eight kids running around!) and breathtakingly beautiful. Danny has all of the details and more pictures on his blog - www.griffisfamilyoutdoors.blogspot.com.

Packing for Zion - April 3

We are currently in the midst of packing for a week of camping and backpacking in Zion National Park. We will be meeting our good friends the Griffins who live in California. It will be quite an adventure, 4 adults and 8 kids - ranging from 6 years to 6 months. We are going to drive through Denver on our way home and spend Easter weekend with Danny's family. Be sure to check our blog the week after Easter for pictures of our exciting week.

"Daddy's the Birthday Boy!" - March 29

The kids were so excited about Danny's birthday today! They took care of the decorations (see below) and each of them made him a card. It was a special day for the birthday boy!

Spring Blizzard - March 27

After not getting any real snow this winter we FINALLY got to see some white stuff fall from the sky today. Actually it didn't fall, but rather blew with blizzard like winds, but our kids didn't care - they were outside playing all day long...throwing snowballs, going on snowy walks and building snow caves. They were loving it!

Quack! Quack! - March 22

We ended our weekend visit to Noni and Papa's house with a trip to feed the ducks. Zane loved seeing the "quack, quacks" and even threw them some bread (after tasting it first!).

Happy Birthday, Aunt Cathryn! - March 20

We went to Lubbock for Aunt Cathryn's birthday party today. The kids especially enjoyed hanging out in the extra-large hammock Uncle Jerod and Aunt Cathryn have in their backyard!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! - March 17

We celebrated with some special green "fun dip" (actually leftover from Valentine's Day) that turned everyone's tongues a pretty shade of green!

Girls Weekend - March 13-15

Danny took the boys backpacking this weekend, so the girls and I stayed home for our first "girls only" weekend. We...

watched "Sleeping Beauty"...

scrapbooked...


ate Oreo cookies and milk...

practiced dancing and gymnastics...


and painted our toenails! So much fun!

Winter or Spring? - March 14

Snow and pear blossoms...is it winter or spring? Right now we aren't sure, but it is beautiful and we're glad to get some snow, even if it is just a trace!

His Favorite Present - March 11

Without a doubt this is Wyatt's favorite birthday present. It is a digital weather station from Noni and Papa. He loves that it measures the wind speed - something that can get pretty high around here! Wyatt has a reputation, even among his friends, for his love of all things science and almost all of his presents were related to science or nature in some way. He really is a little scientist!

Birthday Boy - March 9

Happy Birthday, Wyatt!

Wyatt's Birthday Party - March 8

We had all the makings for a wonderful "tree" party for Wyatt's sixth birthday...

a pile of presents...

a very excited birthday boy...

tree cupcakes...

a backyard scavenger hunt...

six candles...

camouflage blowers...

and lots of friends and family!

Monique's New Bike - March 6

Even though she's only three years old, those long legs let us know that it was time for Monique to get a big kid bike like her brothers and sister. She loves riding around the driveway. Now if she can just learn how to use the pedals to break instead of dragging her feet!

Painting - March 5

Noni bought the kids some new paint brushes during our trip to Lubbock today. As soon as we got home they pulled them out and we had a painting party before supper.

Sandbox Play - March 3

The kids can't get enough of their new sandbox! We ordered it online from Frame-It-All. It is a wonderful cross between a traditional wooden sandbox (like the one Danny built for the boys when we lived in Waco) and a plastic sandbox. The kids used their Christmas money to buy it, which makes it even more special to them. I love the fact that there is plenty of room for all of them, Danny loves the cover to keep out the neighborhood cats, and the kids just love the sand!

Gymnastics Meet - February 28

The kids and I went with Noni to Aunt Cathryn's gymnastics meet. This is something I've done before, but that was back when she was competing. Now she is coaching! It was fun to see her interacting with her girls and the kids all enjoyed seeing the gymnasts up close.

Spring Has Sprung - February 24

Signs of Spring

1. sparkly pink sandals

2. new green skort

3. yummy frozen go-gurt

4. cute butterfly clips

Aunt Megan's Shower - February 22

I took the girls to Abilene for a bridal shower for Aunt Megan. They both enjoyed going to such a "grown-up" party. Their favorite parts were watching Megan open her presents (although they really wanted to help her!) and eating all of the yummy food (especially the chocolate covered strawberries!).