Easter 2017 :: 4.16.17

The first few pictures are from a few days before Easter when we dyed eggs.  We dyed a dozen eggs and I felt that was enough.  The kids really enjoyed it.

And then Easter morning the kids looked for Easter baskets.  We didn't go to church this day and I think it was because the kids were still dealing with some sickness from a cold.

The kids went outside and hunted for Easter eggs. It was a beautiful morning.

Joel often sticks his tongue out like that when he thinks he's cool.  He thought he was cool because he was crawling up these steps.

I try to get a photo with all of the kids on Easter.  It's so hard to get all of the kids to look at the same time.

Outside :: 4.9.17

We are enjoying our new yard. Quent has been working on some things in the yard and we are hoping to put in a garden this year.  He had some fence repairs to do, so while he was working outside I snapped a few photos.

Joshua :: 4.7.17

Joel the mole :: 3.27.17

Joel is 13 months in these photos.  At this time, he was just about walking.  We call him "Joel the mole" or as Jeralyn says, "Joel the busy mole" because he is a busy little guy and he gets into so many things.  He "digs" up things and then shows us when he has something he's not supposed to have.  I appreciate his honesty.  Ha!  He's super fun!

Joshua's 3rd birthday :: 3.18.17

Joshua's birthday was pretty low-key.  He opened his presents in the morning and then we traveled over to Lewiston for part of the day to do some shopping and we went out to lunch for his birthday.  He had a good day and he was really excited about his gifts.

Here he is opening Jeralyn's card/gift.  She loves giving gifts.

Joshua is a lot of fun.  His vocabulary has really exploded the last few months.  When people ask him how he is doing, he says, "I'm fee (three)!" And he holds up 3 fingers.  He is a friendly guy, but he also has his moments where he enjoys playing by himself. He's more of a serious guy (like his mama) and he can get riled up quickly (like his mama).  He's really sweet and considerate.  He notices details and he's pretty helpful when he chooses to be.  He somehow learned all of his colors without us really working with him on it (thank you, Jeralyn).  He has the cutest run (yes, I said cute).  We love him so much!

Instagram :: January-March 2017

I didn't use my camera much during these months.  I also recently lost all of my photos on my phone because of my phone biting the dust (and I hadn't backed it up in awhile--oops!).  I'll be able to get some of them back.  Anyway, I wanted to post some of the highlights that I captured on my phone during these months.

This was the prairie on the way to Grangeville one morning.

This was our view from the house we stayed.

Natasha and Quent went skiing.

This was on the way to Lewiston, which is a little over an hour away.  We took Jeralyn with us and Natasha stayed with the boys.

Those are stickers that Joshua decorated his face with.

Joel "helping" me unpack.

We were so happy to have Joel in a high chair again!  Yay!

The kids enjoyed making some Valentine's Day decorations.  I was impressed with how detailed Joshua was in this endeavor.

Joel's chocolate face while eating his birthday cake.

Jeralyn's birthday card/package for Joel.

Decorating cookies.

Our first family "hike".  It wasn't a very successful walk, but it was good to get out.  The snow was still rather deep.  We enjoyed a picnic lunch and throwing snowballs.

Home Depot can be a little boy's paradise.