What would we do without 'em?

Our kids have been so spoiled lately! They have spent a lot of time with their cousins. It has been so fun. It was so nice to visit with my sisters too. We miss them already.

The little things

When we were up in Idaho at my parents house one morning my Dad made my mom a nice breakfast. He had already eaten. My parents have always been good to each other and have been such a great example to me. I just had to take a picture.

An enjoyable time

This last weekend we went up to Idaho for conference. We stayed with my brother and his family. We had such a great time. Four of my brothers live up there. Two of them have their own families. My parents live up there too. It was so great to visit with everyone! We had a great treasure hunt in my parents backyard. My Aunt and Uncle and some of their kids came too. My Dad did this creative treasure hunt for the older kids. The big treasure was a banana. We laughed so hard!
A few of the pictures are: My kids trying on my brother's new work boots for lineman's school, us visiting with my aunts and Grandma. One of my aunts tried to teach us how to knit, Lilly and I went to Wal-mart up there and the Easter bunny happened to be there, etc.

Potty Training

Tonight I decided to get the little training potty out to see what Lilly would do. I have tried a few times to put her on the big potty, but she is a little intimidated by it. Right when I got it out she explored it a bit and sat on it forever. Then she went back in there when she had her diaper on, and then again after she had her pajamas on. She loves it and cried when I had to put her to bed. I heard it is easier to potty train girls. Is that true? I don't think I will have a problem with her. Is 18 months too early to start training? I guess they have to be able to draw a circle. That's what my mom always told me. :) Maybe it has something to do with that side of your brain. My oldest was easy to train. He's artsy and Lilly is starting to enjoy art. Ethan isn't as into art and it took him longer. Hmm. Something to think about.

Yummy Strawberries

I love strawberries! The other day I was driving by one of our local grocery stores and saw that they were having a sale on strawberries 98 cents a pound, but if you were to buy eight pounds it was only $6.99. So, of course I bought eight. I went home and washed and cored a lot and put them in the freezer, I made freezer jam and we have been eating a lot of them fresh. I encourage all ya'll to look for sales around you and try the same thing. It's nice to buy them when they are on sale. Then you can get a whole ton.