Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true,

 Logan's first time doing Baptisms.  I got a little tear in my eye.

I was also pretty proud when he was killing it at answering scripture questions.  When I told him I was shocked he knew so much he said "Well you can thank Sister Newman (his last primary teacher)".   I promptly called her and did just that.

 Axel trying to puke while not in my car, but wasn't successful until he got back into my car /; 
Sadly Nellie had Sam a few days later and he didn't make it out of her car either.  He got her car worse and I felt bad about that.  It started a week long illness for poor Sammy slick.

 I was trying to take photos of a kid that I felt looked like a Filipino version of Jamin and I'm pretty sure these Mom's caught me!!!    I was a little scared.

 Watching a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds getting pictures taken is kind of hilarious!

 I started taking Neve on some walks to Target rather than driving and I really enjoy looking down through the plastic window to see her little lady crossed legs,  it's my favorite.

 I brought a stray home the other night from the church (it was actually in the church).  I was a kitten w/a little pink collar.  I never checked but I assumed it was a girl.  I was going to take it to the animal shelter but Sam stayed home sick so I called them to come pick it up.  It took them five hours to get here.  It gave me enough time to cure myself of wanting a kitten (see above photo).  

 This is what I see in my head every time Neve Yells.  Thanks Yolanda for making me be able to laugh while my littlest makes ME want to yell yell yell.

 These are two of the 100 random photos my kids took while messing around w/my camera.  And, I wonder why I need a new one so often.  I thought these were Logans legs because the angle makes them look bigger but then I saw his birthmark and now I know who to get after for getting fingerprints on the lens.

 I have many pics of me helping my Mom w/the dishes, old school style.  I decided to take one of Neve, her first time helping do that type of dishes.   I still think I got more water on myself and all surrounding surfaces than she did.   Whenever I do dishes now I always think about when I was doing a funeral luncheon and poor Katie hadn't been warned about steering clear of my while engaged in a water activity and I dumped a pan of ham water in her dress shoes.   I do still feel sorry about it but it makes me laugh too much to let my sorrow show.

 Ella learned how to do fondant last night at Activity Days and had a great time.  We like to use Sarah's talents to help us w/our callings. (Nellie is one of Ella's leaders).

This is  a random post w/random pictures but that is really how this last month is going besides the normal routine things that I don't talk much about because that is really boring and I'm not sure I care to remember each soccer game, dance class, swim meet etc.
I normally hate spring but man, these last two days could stay for months and I would love it, especially my green lawn and all the baby birds that are learning to fly in the backyard.  Winnie has a kennel but I have let her out into the yard (I let her do whatever right now w/the excuse that she is old) so that the birds could take over her virginia creeper encased kennel to make love children.
Now I need to go read up on how to get said birds to stay away from my grapes and mullberries.  I can house the brothel but not the soup kitchen. (All they get here is birdseed.....I'm nice like that)

 Random Convo

Samuel going on and on about an iceberg.  Neve, "oh I know what an ice bird is Sam, it's a penguin."  Sam then informed her he was saying ICE-BERG not BIRD.   I still thought it was clever of her.


Taking a walk to Target w/Neve.  We pass a giant pile of poo on the sidewalk.  Neve says"ooh gross dog poop" and i say "that is not dog poop it's horse poop".  She says "Why was someone taking their horse for a walk." Like that was the dumbest thing she ever heard.  I said "no they were probably riding the horse."  She said "you know who rides a horse, a cowboy but, Mom why do they call it a cowboy?"   I told her I didn't know and she said "they should call it a horseboy and a horsegirl."   She does have a point!

I've got my back against the record machine

I don't really love turning Easter into a Christmas even and it really surprises me how busy the toy stores are but when I found something I really wanted to give one of them, I had to make it even right?

Sam

Ella

Neve

Logan

Winnie didn't get new Easter clothes but I don't take a lot of pictures of her so I thought I would document her with her old age looks going on.  Lots of gray.   We love this pup.  I'm even such a sucker I've started letting the kids give her table scraps too.  Might as well, Neve already fattened her up by sneak feeding her 3 times a day.  Old age should be enjoyed and if food is your thang than food it is!

 Hmmmm......can anyone say Minecraft induced coma?

 I got a new mat for the trampoline and the kids are acting like they have never been on one before.  Two of them stayed home not feeling well today and its cold outside so they just take blankets out to jump.  Heaven forbid putting warmer clothes on instead.

I never added my Easter pictures so here they are

It was a momentous occasion.  No one was trying to get out of the picture this year

Don't be fooled by Neve looking like she was kind of crying.  That is just one of her personalities.

 Sam who wouldn't have his picture last year somehow thinks this year is a photo shoot, just of him!  He might be a little right.  He's a ham!

 This was Logan best GQ he could muster.  He struggles!

 Nellie decided that Sam looks like the mailman in these shorts with his church socks and shoes.   Keep in mind, I did get him gray pants but he was pulling a stubborn and I didn't really give a crap this morning so he wore shorts to church.   Well on him they are a little like man capris anyway.

When ever we ask Sam a question he answers by saying "I believe" before he answers such as where is my phone Sam "I believe I left it downstairs".    He's an odd little duck or shall I say patito raro.

Neve: "I don't like hot"
Sam: "then you're not a true mexican"

Neve:  "Mom, you know what would be weird?....If Dad was a Mom"

Neve:  "Mom, how do moms get pregnant?"   Okay so I am not weird or uncomfortable with talking to my kids about this but she is FOUR!   So I say "A Dad and a Mom have to make the baby together."   She is satisfied with that answer I think and then she says, "I know but HOW does the Mom get pregnant?"   uhhhhhhh.........so I answer her with the sperm and the egg and them meeting and then I wait and hold my breath......................she moves on, it satisfied the curiosity....for now.

We are the ones that make a squishy mess, so watch where you walk.

It's already been almost a month since I last posted.  I swear January and February went so slow and now it's suddenly April. 

Here's a crap recap of what's been going on around here.  

The part I remember anyway.

Oh yeah and Matt is the only one who will know this song from the post title cause "he was in my class"

I got older (37 now)

I got a fancy new treadmill from Dave and the kids.  I suppose my other one being as old as my oldest and as noisy as my youngest has lived its life.

On the night of my Birthday I came in my room to see this little gift.

 

 Every Mom deserves one Ella

No offense other Moms, but I got it right here in writing 

"Best Mom in the WHOLE world"

 Oh and dear little Neve is lucky to have the BEST dad in the whole world.  

This picture is definitely a keeper.

 I've been assisting in a little color remodeling and some moving

 with snippits of screwing around mixed in

 Drove to IDEEHO TWICE
once for Ella's Clogging competition to Pocatello
(man that is a crap town and p.s. I hate Applebees food I decided)
The second time to visit the Petterssonottesons
and to let Dave do the trial bike portion of his half
Iron Man he is doing in June
too bad the weather didn't cooperate for him to do that

The kids hardly seemed phased that he didn't get to do that though

they just had fun playing together

I enjoyed my Sunday of preaching of the Holy Scriptures from Matt and I like to practice my dirty looks on someone who can actually compete w/me in that department.  Sometimes he wins.  

Angi and I smoked Marijuana and held hands the whole week. 

That was nice!

 These kids may have suffered a little second hand smoke

 Could Logan look More 80's?......seriously.

Got some much needed haircuts for the boys

Homeless, no Mother

Adopted

Sad and unloved

Cut his hair and his mouth grew 10 sizes

 Daily I fight off the urge to puke from looking at this lizard in my kitchen window  

I seriously almost always feel nauseous when I look at it.  Mostly the worms it eats.
I'm not sure if Logan will be allowed to ever go to scout camp again if he brings home pets.  It's like Nellie when we used to deliver newspapers.  She used to come home an hour after me w/either a new pet or a newspaper bag full of fruit she picked from someones trees.

Lisa and I pulled off the 4th annual Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and it was fairly successful.
Only around a thousand eggs this year (I think) and only one person that I know of that treated it like a city egg hunt and let her kids go wild taking all the eggs w/no regard for anyone else.  Next year I will follow her around and take eggs out of their buckets as she loads them in.  Don't worry, if you are reading this, it's not you that I am talking about.  We also did the Gold and Silver eggs differently that made parents unable to cheat.  Man, adults are ridiculous sometimes!   Tennis elbow and tying baggies do not mesh well.  Also bowling does not either, I did that today and I am in some pain now.  Was it worth it? Probably not.  Will I do it again?  Probably.

I enlisted a new Carri to help Neve this year.  The kids love her. 

 Cowboys do too!

Dave and Logan were in Vegas at a basketball tournament and there is no way I can help any kids look for eggs.  Being in charge of prizes is a very important job you know.  Anyway I have a pretty good deal w/my free Nanny and just like all Nannies the kids like her better than me anyway.  I pay her in home cooked meals.  It's a good deal on both accounts.

Oh yeah, and then there was Easter.........to be cont................