Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Big Changes... plus random...

This post will be a collection of random pictures and the amazing completion of our backyard project!  

Friends!

My sweet, sweet boy!

Moira and Elijah are looking more and more alike... don't you think?


My big girl Madeline!!  

Dad watched the kiddos a couple Saturdays ago while I went to a Relief Society conference.  They made cupcakes and actually used all the sprinkles I had!!  :)  So fun!!  :)

                                              

So, this is a TOTALLY and completely nasty picture...but here's the story- we had some Kohl's cash to blow a couple weeks ago, so Josh bought me this cool sweat wicking shirt and I wore it the first time teaching my aerobics class.  I always sweat, but this has never happened.  Somebody at the end of class told me that she hoped she lost 5 lbs and thought I probably had and I thought that was a really weird thing to say... until I went home and looked in the mirror... I was really embarrassed   Moira took this picture for me so we could remember!  :)  


So, the last couple of weeks Josh has been transforming our back yard.  He perfectly figured out how much wood we needed and how many woodchips to create a play land paradise!!  It's so fun!   When we bought the play set, I'm not sure he realized how much work it would be... BUT we're done and it's AMAZING!!!!

Here's the other side of the backyard!!  We even watched an outdoor movie on our fence last weekend.  Moira and Madeline said it was our best day ever... Josh and I agreed!  :)

Enjoying it!

My big boy!

Happy girl!

Tired, happy girl!

Isn't he an angel??

A daring angel...

Josh took this cool picture... do you like the drool??

Yes, he has fallen off this table before.

Last bit of news... before braces and hair cut...

After a long day (tonight), but with braces and haircut...  YAY!

6 comments:

Stephani said...

I love your backyard!! It is really a kids paradise. My kids would die of excitement!! I would love to say, "Just go outside and play!!" and you can and I am jealous!! Amazing - it is wonderful! Elijah is so cute, all your kids are. He really does look like Moira. Your haircut is really cute too. Maybe the sweat-wicking shirt works too well :) I can't believe you have braces again - what a champ! Love you all!

Brian R. Christensen said...

That is a way cool yard. Josh did a great job on it, and I KNOW how much work that stuff is. Your kids will get countless hours of valuable play time out there.

Congratulations on the braces. Celeste wants to get them, but we're going to wait until our kids are done first. (As you know, they're not cheap!)

You must have laid down in a puddle or something with your new shirt, huh?

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness..I love, love, love the update..My babies are so stinking cute!!..I can't believe how big Elijah is getting. He looks exactly like Moira!!..love your your back yard...they will remember all the fun!...money well spent!!..Love the shirt!..love ya all sooo much!!!.braces and cute hair cut and all!

Unknown said...

Cute update! Your kiddos are all getting so big and so cute! I can't believe how much Elijah and Moira look alike! Your backyard is awesome! I'm going to have to come visit so I can play on it too :) you look dang cute with braces, and your haircut is cute too! Love you guys!!

Tiffany Alldredge Smith said...

The backyard looks great! I hear you on the sweat thing - I have a pair of purple pants that I won't wear to teach anymore....a wet rear end is not a good look - although I don't think the shirt is bad...you're supposed to sweat like that! Cute haircut - and I'm jealous of the braces!! I want to get them too!!

Juli said...

I love love your update! First of all Moira and Elijah look SO much alike, fun. The kiddos are so stinkin' cute! The backyard looks like so so so much fun!! Austin said, "Josh is a good dad- because I would have built myself a porch" haha. Your haircut looks so cute and you look cute with your braces!! (and it makes you the coolest mom!) We sure miss you guys and love you guys.