reading

I was just reading a book with the kids (curious george at the aquarium). As we read it the first time Isabel named some sea animals in the tanks: these are goldfish and these are just green fish. Ansel wanted to read the book again and this time he named the animals: these are goldfish crackers and these are green goldfish crackers. I thought that was pretty funny. Goldfish crackers are a popular snack at our house.

the joy of siblings

I asked Ansel to play with Lincoln while Isabel and I did some reading and I was very impressed. The boys just laid on their stomachs playing with the house. Well, Lincoln was watching Ansel play with the house. I love it when my kids play nicely with each other!



About a week ago Isabel and Ansel were playing outside and Isabel had lots of great ideas to catch things. For example, she got the kite tail that Ansel ripped off our kite and tied it like a "leash" so when a bird landed near her she could slip the leash around his neck and we've got a new pet bird.

She tied the kite string to the end of a long stick and now she had a "real" fishing pole to catch fish (in the "ponds" in our driveway). Usually she used a pretend fishing rod which was just a stick. She attached a rock to the bottom of the line, so it would go down to where the fish were.

Then, she wanted to catch insects in this clear bucket we have. She was deciding what food to put in and how to do a water dish. Anyway, today they were outside playing and she got a ladybug on her finger and gave it to Ansel. Then, she came in to get her bucket. She was ecstatic the whole time that she actually "caught" something real to have as a pet. I looked up online how to take care of ladybugs. We've got some raisins in there and now we are good to go!

the big slide

we had a fun family night with the air mattress slide. the kids LOVED it and never wanted to stop.

isabel's elephant

I had to put her elephant at an angle to make it fit in the scanner. I came out of my room from feeding Lincoln and Isabel said she was making an elephant. She asked me to cut out the circle for her. But she did all the rest of the cutting and taping. I thought this was a fun idea.

hair cut number TWO

I was a little nervous cutting Isabel's hair so short, but that's what she wanted. This is actually the second time I've ever cut hair before. The first time was Isabel's first hair cut that was just a trim. My mom has cut my hair for me my whole life, so I just did what she did.

lincoln photos

My mom took these photos of Lincoln when we were in Provo. That's the biggest smile we've ever captured on film!

an afternoon at the river

I really just don't take a lot of photos. On Saturday we went to the bridges where the big and little arkansas rivers converge. They have some monuments there and a path by the river that leads over to a playground. So, we explored, hiked, pic-nic-ed and played on the playground. Lincoln was asleep in his car seat when we took pictures, so I put one of him that I took this morning. He is getting big!

easter eggs

So, I was kind of forgetting about Easter this year. (Which is funny because it's totally my favorite holiday, but it just sneaks up on you.) We dyed easter eggs and had a lot of fun!! We haven't had any easter egg hunts yet, but we'll do them every day next week. The kids just LOVE hunting for eggs.

link

well, i guess they removed the house from the listing since it is under contract. here is a link that should work....but you have to scroll down the left side of the page and click on the MLS# next to the price 148,900. it will give detailed info about the property and more pictures down below.

under contract

The sale of our home in Utah is complete and after much consideration, we have decided to buy a house out here in Kansas. After doing a lot of research, we decided to get a house in a city south of Wichita called Derby. It's totally my dream house. (Just like my last house...which I still miss). It is scheduled to close on April 30th. We are all so thrilled at the thought of getting our stuff back so soon and finally being able to settle in.

I think our favorite things about the house is that it's at the end of a cul-de-sac in a very nice neighborhood, the yard is about 4 times bigger than our last yard, and the master bathroom has a jetted whirlpool tub. Here is a link if you want to see it.

The only downside is that homes in Derby are more expensive than in other areas (but I think the neighborhoods really are the best....). The listing price may not look real high, especially compared to Utah, but we will pay two and a half times more taxes.

So, that's what's going on with us. Prepare yourselves for another address change. yipeeeeee!