My Dad

My dad was such a great man. He was loved by many. He was kind, generous, and extremely good-natured. His grandkids meant the world to him and they all adored him in return. We will all miss you, Dad.

Cousin Fun!

Yesterday, my cousin Sharon and her family came over for a very fun afternoon!

Jade, Amber, Madison, Sharon, Megan, and Weston

Even Paisley enjoyed the pool!

Haha! Love it!

While we were swimming, I brought out a bowl of grapes to snack on. Paisley really really enjoyed them! It was so funny to watch her pop one in her mouth, push it into her cheek, and try to mash it with her gums. And if it was a sour one, she spit it out and made a funny face as she shivered! Too cute!

One just isn't enough sometimes!

Shelley, Greg and Celeste, Chris, Brandon, Matt and April joined the party later on. We all had so much fun catching up, eating food, and playing Mario Wii.

Sharon's family stayed the longest....past midnight! So much fun! Just kinda wish there was a better reason for the get-together.

Backyard Cleanup

Remember this?

Now look again!

Amber watering the dry areas.

The giant weed pile. Raphael has made a new home inside on the left.

While we were busy cleaning up, Raphael made himself at home in OUR home!

David "watering the turtle"

We did a massive backyard cleanup Friday and Saturday morning to get ready for a fun family get-together. It took a LOT of work, but the results make me smile. Eventually I'll get around to planting some pretty bushes along the back fence. Eventually. We do still need to finish cleaning up the pool area first though. Hmmm....maybe next weekend. I'm pretty beat.

Easter Weekend

This Easter weekend was a strange one. Just as I was finishing my last post on Saturday, David came in and broke the news of my father passing away. I can't even begin to explain how that felt. So I won't try.

Anyways, the next day was Easter and we had planned to go over to his house for a family Easter party and I was in charge of bringing pies and candy for the candy hunt. Since the party was obviously cancelled, I had a buttload (I wonder if this is an actual measurement......) of candy so I pretty much just dumped it all in the girl's baskets. Easter morning was a happy morning for half of the household members. I pretty much didn't care about anything that whole day and Amber and Jade enjoyed eating unlimited amounts of candy....until that evening when their tummy's felt it. David and I ended up dropping the girls off at my aunt's house and we took Paisley with us to my dad's to see what we could do to help out.

Monday we kept the girls home from school. Jami wanted us to bring them over so she could give them their Easter baskets and have their candy hunt. So we headed over around lunchtime. Amber and Jade loved their baskets full of fun toys and had a blast finding candy all over the backyard. They also really liked swimming in the pool my dad had bought for them and their cousin Van.

Oh... On Sunday when we picked Amber and Jade up from my aunt's, we also picked up my brother's tortoise and took him home with us. So Raphael is now happily living in our backyard. =)

He made his burrow under our pool fence!

Amber thought it'd be funny to color on his shell with Easter chalk. And it was!

Today's Fun

Tai and her kids came over early this morning to help us decorate Easter cookies. We all had fun using different colored frosting and sprinkles! Some of the cookies ended up looking a little questionable....but they sure tasted great anyways!

Afterwards, my three had fun playing in the backyard and getting ready for bed.

I'm tired after a long day and am going to go play a game with my sweet husband.

This presentation is brought to you by the letter "A", the letter "J", and the number 3..... =D

HAPPY ALMOST EASTER!!

I know this is probably more appropriate for St. Patrick's Day, but....it was the closest thing I could find for Easter with 5 people. At least it's green - right? Enjoy your Easter weekend!

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Happy April!!

Paisley being her clingy little self. This is pretty much how she spends her day.... She follows me around the house and pulls on my to pick her up. Allllll day! Little stinker! Go play! =D

Me being me! Haha.

Paisley lovin on Daddy.

At Rai's b-day party.

Uhhh.... Not sure what this is....? The kids made it in Tai's backyard. I asked Amber and she said it's a "weather thingy". Hmmm.... I'm not really seein it. Help?