Good Boy Eli...

Now go and wait by the car and we will go to T-ball. I just have to grab your water.
Really, it was only 2 minutes later that I found this.

Yep, that's the sidewalk just beside the Jeep. If you pause the music you can actually hear him SnOrInG!

Happy Easter

U8 is Great

Abby started her soccer season this week. A few days before the game I got a call from the coordinator explaining that the coach had bailed out last minute, he was desperate for me (since I was Abby's contact on her sign up sheet) to step in and coach. How could I say no...if I did they wouldn't have a team and Abby was SO Excited to play. So what was I to do? I volunteered Chuck. After all he has coaching experience, even if it is in tennis for High School. So now Chuck is learning all the rules of soccer with no goalies and he is on the field the entire game.

P.S. If you are reading this, please use your judgement in telling him how he became the coach. As far as he knows the coordinator requested him.

Last Saturday our ward had a birthday party to celebrate the birthday of the Relief Society. They asked a few of us to bring in some cakes to share. It was a fun afternoon. We got to visit with our friends and eat great food. The cakes were delicious!



My mom has a beehive cake pan and I thought it would be fun to make for my cake.

Dear Kira,

Why did you make me do this again?

Because of you my legs feel like this.

I thought we were friends!

Spring Skating Party

Last night was the Spring Skating Party for school. It is a really fun family event and we have a great time there. Abby is able to skate by herself. Eli needs a bit of help, mostly from Chuck. I try to help him but due to his enormity he just pulls me down with him. I think he has reached 50% of my body weight. I didn't have a chance.

February Update

This has been a busy few weeks. We have finished up the floors in the kitchen (FINALLY)! My fridge has been in the dining room for the last 6 weeks while we waited for the floors to cure, so you can understand my excitement. There a just a few more pieces of trim to put up here and there and then... Finito! It was so nice today to bake banana-chocolate muffins in my kitchen.

Thursday was supposed to be Eli's 100 days of school celebration. He counted out 100 goldfish crackers and put them in a fish bowl that he had decorated for the class '100s Museum'. However, Wednesday night there was another huge windstorm knocking out power to the school. Not to mention that it blew over our temporary shed again. At least this time it didn't have to be turned into State Farm. I wonder if this is a sign that we shouldn't build our garage in that corner of the lot?

So because school was cancelled on Thursday the 100 day celebration was combined with Valentine's day in Eli's class. I love Valentine's Day Parties. They are by far the best class parties. I spent the whole day in my role as PTO Treasurer running back and forth to the bank to cash checks and pay for Pizza Parties that the classes had earned. The kids (My mom, Abby and I) made cute valentines with her Cricut. Eli (ok, once again, not Eli) made cute pillow pockets filled with goodies and Abby made flowers with lollipops and paper petals and leaves. She sported a heart hair style that had teachers taking pictures of her head. It is so fun to have such a girlie girl.

I woke up the morning of Valentine's Day to find fun little notes, 135 to be exact, all over the house. Chuck has spent the entire night before writing them out. It was so nice of him to think of me.