Spring is Here.

I am so happy that spring is here. It has been absolutely beautiful the past few days. This weekend the kids could not get enough of being outside. Both Maisie and Parker spent hours outside jumping on the tramp, riding their bikes, and Parker playing with his tractors trying to fix his "tire". He would tell me, "Mom, I fix my tire". He is all boy.

Maisie helped me plant my starter plants for my garden. She loves to help.

I love this time of year, but soon we will be complaining of the heat. But not now, I am ready for the warmth and just enjoying the outdoors.

New Photos of Kids

Thanks to Amanda Laing Photography, I got some wonderful pictures of my kids. She did an awesome job. I really do have some cute kids. I am a little bias, but that's okay, I can be when there my own flesh and blood.

Parker's 3rd Birthday

It is hard to believe that my baby is three. Parker turned 3 on Saturday. We celebrated by inviting my family over for a BBQ. Parker loved all the attention and has been talking about his birthday for over 3 weeks. He kept wanting to hold his birthday. I don't think he quite understood exactly what a birthday is. He would hold out is hand and say, "I wanna hold the birthday". It was too dang cute. Here are some pictures from his party.

1st day of 1st Grade

Maisie was so excited to go back to school. She is loving 1st grade. She is making new friends and loves her new teacher. She says the stuff they are doing right now is way to easy. I think they are just refreshing what they learned last year. Here are some pictures from the first day. She is all grown up.

Trip to Discovery Gateway

Some of the family decided to make a trip to Salt Lake to visit Discovery Gateway. We got a late start when Shanna blew a tire on the freeway. Thankfully, no one was hurt. Good thing Jarom decided to come along so he could change the tire. It took us awhile to find someone that carried the size of tire, but we finally found one and were on our way. Can I just tell you I hate Salt Lake? The Gateway parking lot was so confusing to me. Shanna and I were so lost, when we came out of the parking lot. It took us a little bit to figure out where we needed to go. The kids had fun and that's all that matters.

Pictures:

Cousins

We all gathered at my parents house yesterday for dinner. We had to dig out the camera's for all the new babies and grandkids. I can't believe how the family is growing. Here are a few pictures:









Bree Anderson (4 weeks) Tyson Julander (4 days)



Lucas Julander (6 months), Bree Anderson (4 weeks), Tyson Julander (4 days), Jaxon Julander (4 months).

Week of Vacation

So I had a little forced to take a vacation week last week. Regina, daycare provider, took a vacation to visit family so I took the opportunity to take a week off and spend time with the kids. Eric worked most of the time and was on graveyards so I tried to think of things that we could do away from the house so he could sleep. We went to the in-laws for the weekend and then on the way home stopped at Antelope Island and saw the buffalo. Parker absolutely loved the buffalo. He loves animals and is a true boy. Then I took the kids camping overnight. That was an adventure in itself. It was fun, but not a lot to do. The kids enjoyed being outside and playing in the dirt. Thursday, I went and helped my sister paint her baby room. We got both coats of paint on in about 5 hours. It went really fast with both of us painting. Then we had the 4th of July festivities. Three BBQ's with family and friends and fireworks. It was a fun and relaxing week. It was hard to come back to work after having a week off. Here are some pictures from the week.