Spring

Its such a beautiful time of the year. I like to think of God gently waking up all the sleeping trees, flowers & grasses.:) He gently waters them, nudging them out of their restful state. As they awake they lift their sleepy heads slowly feeling the valley with green color again. Of course there are still the cold winds of winter that aren't quite finished having there say of things. Last night they again blasted the mountains with snow & even had a few flurries here in the valley. But I know that the cold days are numbered & summer is on the way.:)
 Summer brings more happiness, In fact this week a wedding was announced for this summer.:) So happy for Brit & Clint! Almost as much fun as having a younger sister getting married. In many ways Brit was that baby sister I always dreamed of having. She was born when I was 12 & they lived just 1/4 mile down the road from us. She added so much joy & fun to my life. Now I am looking forward to having her join me on the side of wedded bliss.;)


 This week has been a bit stressful... Miss Sierra got sick again.:( Wednesday morning I heard she was starting to cough again & by that night she was terrible croupy. :( :( Of course a sick baby means very little sleep for baby & mom. I was really worried about her getting something nasty like rsv or bronchitis so I took her in to the Dr the next morning. He prescribed a shot to open up her airways but said her lungs were clear. She was much better that night, but like he predicted the mucus is now flowing & of course she hates that! So we are back to getting up way too often during the night to try & get her comfortable.  Today Ashlyn started complaining of a headache & has that "sick look" in her eyes. I have a feeling the cycle of sickness is just beginning in this house!

Our neighbor lady sold her house & told the girls she has some dolls for them... The big girls each got 2 beautiful dolls & she even had 2 little dolls for Sierra.:) Sierra thought she should taste hers first!

Easter dresses...

We had a little "coupe" for the children when we lived in SC, but after much heavy use it was falling apart & we decided it wasn't worth space to make the move west. Last week I spotted a new one at the Mercantile.:) Needless to say the youngest 3 LOVE their new little car!

Shane has wanted to help make cookies for a long time, Yesterday was his day.:) He did a very good job at it too!

Look at those nice rows!

Sun must have been pretty bright in the kitchen.:)

Sierra was fussy again... But seemed to enjoy learning the art of dressing a doll.:)

Micah & Kyle...

Kyle will soon be moving to VA. So having him here for the past few days was a real treat for Micah! Those 2 spent hours perfecting their fort... AKA the place to get away from Micah's siblings.;)

Other changes that are happening is... Yard work is back in the swing of things for Dale! Sure is different to have him working every day again. He was more then ready to get back at it!:)

 I am looking forward to having our own yard put in sometime this spring. I can't wait to be able to see GRASS in the front of the house instead of just tan dirt!