Happy 8th Birthday, Lauren ! ! !

The kids love giving each other birthday presents (from their own special things).

On their 8th birthday Maimai Donna gives them their own set of scriptures.

A pedicure!

Happy Birthday, Lauren! We love all eight years of you! =)

My New Deck ! ! !

The before . . .

Just getting started . . .
Zach helping out . . .

My dad's friend Kevin, my Dad, Chris and Zach all working on it.

Making progress . . .

Looking like a deck . . . !

Clark and Ross over helping too.

Chris working on the railing . . .

My New Deck ! ! !

Thanks everyone for helping out! I love it ! ! !

Elizabeth's Pre-school Graduation

Mrs. Daniel's Butterfly Class

Receiving her pre-school diploma...

Her best friend River.

Mrs. Daniel's, Mrs. M&M, Elizabeth and Mrs. Sullivan

Little Cowgirl Lauren

MAY 2011

Hope of America

Every year the 5th graders participate in a program called Hope of America.

This year, Haylee got to be part of it. It was awesome!!!

Easter 2011

For Easter we have gone to the rendezvous at Fort Buenaventura every year since we moved to Utah. This year, the rendezvous got post-poned (and then canceled all together!) due to heavy flooding. We had had our hearts set on camping for Easter this year, as had the kids, so we went camping last minute just down the street. It was a good time.

Haylee and Zach Easter morning. The first ones up . . .

Lauren and Elizabeth still sleeping.

Ready for the Easter egg hunt with their cousins!

Elizabeth

Lauren

Zach

Haylee

The final result . . . happy kids!

Happy Easter!

Lauren

Lauren waiting.
(For what . . . I don't remember. Guess I should keep up on my blogging. =) )

New Carpet! Finally!!

Here's Lauren vacuuming the old carpet before we ripped it up. Why we vacuumed it . . . I have no clue.
The backside of the DISGUSTING carpet we have lived on for the last 5 years.

It's finally gone!

My wonderful daddy laying the new carpet.

Apparently I didn't take any "after" pictures. Oops. Well, it looks and feels wonderful. And it's clean! I absolutely love it and now want to recarpet the whole house!