Monday, May 30, 2011

Spring Fun

Memorial day at a playground.


Faith of course liked the slide the best.


For Nick's birthday I got him a basketball hoop. We are finally getting around to installing it. Grace's hand print in the cement.


Faith had fun playing in the mud while Nick was working.


The other night Grace fell asleep while looking at books. This is how I found her when I tucked in her in.


Enjoying a beautiful day outside.






Smelling the flowers.


Faith going for a ride.




Gracie likes the Fancy Nancy books so we did Fancy Nancy hair the other day (that meant trying to put as many hair ties and barrettes in their hair as I could:)


Grace holding cousin Benjiman.



Meeting Benjiman for the first time. Faith loves babies so she enjoyed hanging out with her cousin.


The girls playing 'baby'. As you can see Faith was the baby.






























Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Easter and other random pictures

For Easter this year we went to Chuck and Jo Ann's house for dinner. That morning we had Easter breakfast at church and Gracie sang during the service with her Sunday School class.



Nick took some of his old toys home for the girls to play with. This was his old pig barn with all the pigs. I think he had about as much fun playing with it as the girls did:)


Grandpa and Grandma with two of their grandchildren on Easter.


Faith and her Easter basket from Grandpa and Grandma.


The girls checking out their Easter baskets.



The girls looking through their basket from mom and dad.


The girls and I all got colds and strep throat. It took us a few weeks, but we are finally all healthy! Nick was trying so hard to not get sick before planting. One day he came home from work with a mask and gloves on as a joke!


The farm got a ranger this spring. We've taken advantage of having it around and have also used it some for our yard work:)


The girls usually like to help me unload and put away groceries when we get home from shopping. I try to keep a good eye on what they are doing, but some things have gotten past me (like fridge biscuits exploded in the cupboard). This day I asked Faith to put things away in the bathroom. I went to check on her and found that she had put everything on or by the toilet.


The girls thought Nissa needed a blanket. She puts up with a lot from the girls even though she is not the nicest to other people.