Falling behind...

I used to be pretty vigilant about posting to my blog right as things happen.  Now it seems I can barely drag my camera to events to even take the pictures because I'm back to hauling strollers and diaper bags.  I want to start carrying my little point and shoot Canon around again so I stop missing things.  I need some new rechargeable batteries first.

Luckily, I can post date things so they still appear in chronological order, something very important to me.  Something that has also fallen by the wayside is my garden.  It has become taken over by a morning glory-type weed called bindweed.  I've sprayed them 3 times and they just won't die  Urg.  So I've decided to abandon my big garden and just use my small North-side grow box for veggies this year until I can get the weed eradicated.  Maybe I'll be able to do a Fall garden.  Other than that, we're just looking forward to summer!  Can't you feel it coming?!?

We've turned a corner...

Things have been running smoothly in regards to Mikayla!   She's 2 1/2 months old.  I took her off the Zantac because I didn't feel like it made any difference and she's really seemed so mello lately.  She's happy and content!  Wahoo!  She smiles and coos and still has crazy hair!

She's sleeping better at night too!  She'll go from 9:30 p.m. until 4:00 a.m., eat and go right back to sleep.  It's not all night but it's enough to make me feel human again.  She's hardly slept in her swing the last few weeks and will sleep in her crib fine.  Yeah!  We love her so much!

Juliet can ride her bike!

I went to Walmart the other day to get some buns for dinner.  I was gone maybe 10 minutes.  Before I left, Merril was putting new tires on Juliet's bike.  When I got back, Merril was running up the street behind Juliet.  They'd taken the training wheels off her bike and away she went!  (Don't you love the super protective gear she's in?  To contrast, Maxine had a helmet, gloves, good shoes, and pants when she learned to ride.)

Merril said he ran behind her and held onto the seat for 10 feet and she sped off.  He tried to catch up but she already knew what she was doing and didn't need him anymore.

The kids have been riding bikes like crazy ever since!

She's learned faster than any of the other kids but she's more adventurous than they are.  Always has been.  Afterwards, we went to the lake.  :)

Splendid breakfast and my 2 month old...

This morning I thawed some pancakes, poured some blueberries over the top and and added a little cool whip (because it's dairy free) and some syrup. I sat by the window and ate my breakfast and looked outside at the beautiful morning. Breakfast was wonderful. I read an article in a magazine yesterday regarding things in life that are worth the time. Taking time for a great breakfast was one of them. I love breakfast and often eat it looking out the window but decided to really spruce it up this week.

And Mikayla is 2 months old today! She sleeps in the swing a lot. She still doesn't seem all that comfortable, even though she's on Prevacid and Zantac. Oh well. And her face broke out like crazy a week and a half ago but is starting to clear up. 

Easter...

Easter brought a ton of Easter egg hunts.  Here's a real one in the desert with friends!  The eggs are really hidden instead of just laying on grass.

This is the one up at Grandma C.'s house.

We'll be eating candy for months.

Afterwards, there was brunch at Grandma's house. Jack said that next year he thinks we should do less Easter egg hunts. He said we should skip the one at a friends house. A friend has a house that backs up to a field and the eggs are actually hidden in desert bushes and Jack decided that was too much work.

Juliet was asking questions about the Easter bunny that I thought were funny!

Juliet: "Does the Easter bunny come in the night?"

Me: "Yep, he comes while you're asleep to hide the eggs."

Juliet: "Does he drive a car or does he like walk?"

Me: "Well....neither, he hops!"

Here's the hunt in our yard!

The kids yelled "Happy Easter!"

Juliet and her haul of eggs.  She really liked the purple eggs!

Next on our calendar: Merril's birthday! He'll be 34!

District Choir Festival...

Maxine's school choir was in a district choir festival.  They practiced a lot and did a great job!  Our school wore teal shirts.

Our school was on the left and the big, white arrow is pointing to Maxine.  This was before it started.

Choir has been a lot of fun for Maxine this year.  They've performed a few times and I've always thought they did a great job!

Silly faces...

Today Jack went to get Mikayla from the crib when she woke up from a nap. As he walked out with her, I said, "Hello baby!" and she grinned. I snagged this picture with my phone. Her hair is so crazy because I gave her a bath today.



I love my silly kids!

How can that be comfortable?

Jack fell asleep during conference. No big surprise. However, he fell asleep on the hardwood floor.

Ouch!

Here's another conference Sunday picture. They were messing around during a song. Maxine is a super piggybacker.

I promise, we listened to conference as well. :)