Sleeping baby....

I know....he's 2 1/2....but he'll always be the baby. He loves his "blue dog." Such a sweet sweet sight!!!

Mother's Day

Happy Belated Mother's Day! We had a great day! Church, a 3 mile bike ride with the big kids, time to sew, and dinner with the family. In preparation for dinner, I made these 2 things....spray painted mason jars and "puffs". Both courtesy of this wonderful blog http://www.joyshope.com/ Such a great blog to follow!!!! I think those mason jars are SO cute!!! What a great way to make little centerpieces. Spray paint can transform anything!!

And the puffs....they are addicting. Sugar cookie dough made into tarts and the filling is cream cheese, cool whip and sugar. INCREDIBLE!!! A plate full of happiness. I plan on making them for all kinds of occasions!

Interesting that I got no pictures with the kids. :(

Mother's Day at NPDS

The annual Mother's Day celebration at NPDS....Sophia was in her performing element!!! And so cute. They performed a song, had a special snack and gave us presents. Such a fun morning! Had to copy this picture....that's why it's so small. Watch out Northwood Elementary. The crew that is headed your way is full of fire!
"I'm a Little Flower" song.....

My first race....

I ran in my first race this weekend....Hell Run....with about 18 other moms from Northwood Elementary and NPDS. Lots of fun. 3 1/2 miles with obstacles. It was at Rocky Hill Ranch...which was very appropriatly named!!!!! Super steep hills and lots of rock. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. But, we all finished and had a great time.

This was the end the course. Go through tunnels, crawl under barbed wire, climb over that orange 15 ft ladder wall, swim through the NASTY tank, crawl up those tires, jump over a small fire pit....and then time to celebrate!!!!! I could have pushed myself harder and finished faster. I know that for next time. But....it was lots of fun and I'm proud that I finished it!!!!

Easter Morning (and Day).....

Easter morning was kind of a blur. Kids got up too early and I didn't get any great pictures. Easter baskets were lots of fun. They all got kites....a big thrill!! After the egg hunt in the house, the living room looked like a jelly bean factory had exploded. Next thing I knew they were sorting them by color, so at least we had neat piles of jellybeans scattered all over!!

After church we went to the Marafioto's for their Easter event. Lots of food, pinata, cupcake decorating and an egg hunt. It was lots of fun. I think there were 16 kids total!!

And after a short nap, we went to Shirley's for dinner. We all had a great time celebrating this special day....and we were all VERY tired at bedtime!!!

Bike Rodeo

Sophia's school had a Bike Rodeo yesterday. It was quite a little event. They set it up like they do at the Elementary School. It was really cute. As we were going over there, I asked Joshua what he would say when it was Sophia's turn. "I say...go O-phia, go O-phia." One day he'll get that "s" sound down!!!

Time Flies....

What happened??? I was taking old pictures down and putting these new ones up and realized..the kids are SO big. Joshua lost his baby look. Sophia looks so grown-up. And Jake had baby teeth just a year ago. Now he's got permanent teeth, a battle scar and looks SO handsome.

Love this one of all 3....Sophia being the little mommy trying to keep Joshua in line. Jake being the cool dude and sitting there until the picture is over.