This is what happenes when my brother Jayson gets bored at a softball game and steels my camera. I was unloading my pictures to my computer when I discovered all of these. There are even more.....I just picked the best ones. Wow, I think he has ADD! And he knows that I'm a freak about my camera, I'm sure that's one large reason he does what he does....to freak me out! Gotta love the kid. ( in order from top left....Kyle, Kylee, Kell, Kylee, Kyson, Kell, Me, Kylee again.....wow lot's of K's) Sorry Kylee, I just couldn't resist...she really is the cutest thing, she can just pull the best faces!

HaPpY BiRthDAy hAyLee!

Happy Birthday to Haylee! My little sister turns 21 today! She is truely one of my best friends. I love her like crazy. It scares me sometimes at how much our minds are alike. She is super creative, VERY loyal, tender hearted, and hard working. She is such a great friend. She would do anything for her friends. She has a friend who has recently lost her father.....she dropped everything to be there for her friend.... and will continue to be there for her no matter what. It has been fun to watch her get married and start her new little life. She will one day be an amazing mom. Thanks Hay for being my sister and friend...I love ya!

until next year........

Hurray! Tax season is OVER! I'm so releived, especailly for my cute dad. He works so hard during this time of the year. I make his schedule, so I know how many hours he is out doing appointments and then comes home at 10:00pm only to put in several more hours and then is up at 5:00 the next moring to start all over again. He has done this for years! He's such a good example and I am so grateful for how hard he works for our fam. And as much as I am glad it's over until next year....I am so grateful for a job that lets me work from home and only for 4 months of the year. I am so getting out of the house every chance I get! Now all we need is some good weather:)

EASTER

We had such a fun Easter. Nothing out of the ordinary, just all the great traditions. Coloring eggs, grandma's egg hunt and party, new easter clothes for church and of course the Easter Bunny. All three had fun shopping for their Easter clothes. The girls have hardly been able to wait to wear their dresses and Kyson was excited to wear his "Easter Costume". I think that all three agreed that their favorite surpirse from the Easter Bunny was their sunglasses!

{oUr CrAFt DaY}

What to do on a cold rainy, spring break day??? Well, craft of course. My kids (especailly the girls) were just itching for something to do......so we raided my craft closet and my "idea binder" and crafted the day away. Here are a few of our projects. The kids loved the "EASTER TREE" We made either a little bunny or chick out of plastic eggs for each of their cousins to take to the easter egg hunt the next day. We had a blast and needles to say we made a huge mess! Kesli loved it so much she took supplies with her babysitting to make chicks with the little ones she was tending. ( I know I'm freaking out that she is old enough to babysit!)

April Fool's Day!

Kesli has learned a few things from her dad. One of them being, she loves to play jokes. I'm pretty sure she had more fun April Fool's day than she did on Christmas. She had her teacher write this little note to me. If any of you know her, you know she is such a good student. She also LOVES her teacher and would never in a million years dare to talk back to her. Talking back to her mom on the other hand, thats a different story. I read this and for about a second I thought about it and then knew it was a big fat joke! I'm usually not a very good prankster, but I was determined to get Kyle this year. He so deserves it! I can't even count all the things he has done to me, every day of he year not just April Fool's day. And I am not the only one he "gets"! He has done plenty to his friend Casey. So I knew that I could enlist Casey's help and he would be more than happy to be my accomplice. I called Casey that morning and told him I needed a good joke to play on Kyle. And Casey being the evil genious he is came up with a pretty good plan. Casey & Kyle are both police officers, but in different cities. So Casey's plan was to have his Sargeant call Kyle and tell him I'd been in an accident (of course I wouldn't be hurt) and that I totalled the car, and that I had forgotten my cell phone. This was all pretty believable given my driving record and the fact that I frequently forget my cell phone. He even had the tow truck company call him and ask where he would like the car towed. Then just to drive it all home he called dispatch (he know Kyle well enough to know he would look on his computer to see if it was a real call that came in) and had them put in a fake call! I'm sure he was just thinking how much our insurance was going to go up now! I have to give credit where it is due....so thanks Casey! But, I was pretty happy with myself until he called to let me know that "it is on now!" That night while I was enjoying my hot shower, he poured cold water on my head, and I thought "is that all you've got?" then just as I was getting out of the shower, the lights went out. I tryed to flip on the switch, but apparently he had turned the power off in the whole house! So I had to get dressed in the dark. I wasn't about to leave my bedroom, because I knew he would jump out and scare the pee out of me, so I just waited it out. He got the kids involved in that one and they loved it of course! .......Just you wait until next year Kyle!

First Dance Competition

Saturday was the first dance competition for both Kesli and Kemri. They did an awesome job! Both teams took 2nd place. They have loved dancing @ Studio 48 and they absolutley love their dance teacher Dallas. She has taught both of them since they were 3 years old. I am so proud of both of them. I know it is a lot of work, and they have both improved so much this past year. I was a little hesitant about letting them compete, but overall it has been a fun experience for both of them. They loved getting all dressed up to perform (exept the false eyelashes,that was fun trying to get those on!) and have truely loved everything! This might seem totally weird, but I have to give a little shout out for Studio 48. I was so impressed at how "clean" and appropriate all the moves and music were for all their teams. Unfortunately the same could not be said of some of the other teams. There are just certain songs and moves that 10 year olds should not be doing. They also try to keep the costumes as modest as possible. So if you are looking for a great dance studio, I completely recommend Studio 48, as a mom:). Thanks Dallas for running a great studio and teaching my girls so well for so many years! .....Kesli is in the top pic, right in the front middle, Kemri is the 2nd pic also in the middle but back one.