The playset is finished!

We actually finished the playground before vacation but I did not have time to get any pictures on the blog. It looks really good and the kids are having a great time playing. We are so grateful to Catherine and Richard for the many hours of their time they spent helping us to finish this job. We could not have done it without them. I am sure the kids will spend many hours playing and enjoying their playset.

Sightseeing

This is our family in front of the Govenor's palace in Williamsburg, VA. It was pretty hot and sticky but the kids enjoyed seeing so many neat things. They even got to march behind a colonial fife and drum parade. The kids tried out the stocks, playing with the hoop and stick, and other fun parts of colonial life.

Wedding Day

Last Wednesday Michael's sister Diane was married in the Washington DC temple. It was a beautiful day. This is a picture of all of the grandkids with the bride and groom. The kids had a ton of fun playing with their cousins. We are so excited for Diane and Ron. It was wonderful to be with them to celebrate their special day.

What A Mess!

Well we are now 2/2, that is 2 spigots to the hoses and their pipes have broken. The first one was in the laundry room and Michael was able to fix that. Yesterday I had a babysitter who called and said water was in the basement. I assumed it was the pipe that Michael already fixed. Wrong! It was the one from the front of the house. We ended up with several inches of water in our basement. So anyway we are in the process of having a restoration company come in and fix everything. At the moment they have taken out the pad under the carpet, sucked the water out of the carpet, and there are 8 very large and noisy fans going downstairs 24 hours a day for the next 3 days. Next, comes a plumber to fix the pipe and removal of the baseboards. We spent most of last night moving everything out of the kids' bedrooms and most of the family room downstairs. We were lucky that everything was spared major damage and should be just fine, including all of the furniture.

Do Your Ears Hang Low?

This video is from Evan's preschool graduation. You get a lot of his personality from this video. He knew the actions for his program songs and rhymes really well.

I am so blessed!

This is Mother's Day. I can't believe I am putting this online. I had just woken up. It made me so happy to get breakfast in bed from my sweetheart and my beautiful children. They are the very best. My kids are so sweet and loving. They keep me on my toes and push me to improve myself each and every day. After waiting awhile to become a mother, Mother's Day brings me so much joy and reminds me just how blessed I really am!

Preschool Graduation

Evan finished his first year of preschool. He is such a loving, sweet boy. He did a wonderful job singing lots of songs, repeating nursery rhymes and poems. He knew a lot of actions and words and kept a smile on his face the whole time. It is hard to belive that it was just over 4 years ago that he was a tiny baby that could fit in the palm of Michael' hand. I am truly blessed to be his mother.