The Bichel Family

HAPPENINGS IN THE LAST YEAR (in very random order) :)

2010-02-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

Our 10 year anniversary trip to Alaska!

A visit from one of my HLA BFF's Kim and her family!

Jonahs first Marshmellow roast!

Kim Nelson and Beth Turner

Our summer trip to Wyoming

Grandpa Tom and Dana

Ross and the girls on the hills he grew up on

the cousins

Kaidyn and Tay......bffs

Christmas 2009

Black Friday shopping with the mammas!

First day of school for the kids
Levi 4

Dana 9 third grade

Taylor 7 first grade

Taylor and Hunter

Our toy!! A new boat!

Halloween 2009

Danas 9th birthday

A visit to Oregon for Tom and Beckys wedding reception and cuddles from Grandma great!

Alexis and Taylor.....they LOVE each other! Cousins!

Mamma weekend 2009! Best weekend ever!

Jamie and the kids came to visit this spring!

Beach fun!

Seriously?? Why didn't anyone yell at me??!?!

2009-02-23T13:14:00.000-08:00

Levi's favorite thing to do is help his daddy.....always fixing!

My cousin Katie had her baby- Evie Louise

Dana loves to play basketball! hmmm....I wonder where she got that. She is just so much taller than all the rest of the kids and they are all her age!

Tay and Levi

Ross got a new flat screen for Christmas! The kids liked the box just as much as the TV.

Christmas Eve- opening PJ's

The girls art desk.....filled to the brim with everything crafty you could imagine.

My babies!

So, I just cant believe how I have fallen off of the blogging wagon! I guess I just haven't made time for it lately. I absolutely hate when people have a blog that is never updated. So, this is my attempt at an apology! Please accept! Here is what we have been up to from Christmas till now!

HOW TIME FLYS!!

2008-12-11T09:33:00.000-08:00

Papa and the kids

Tay and her build a bear!

Baby Lorien

HIGHSCHOOL MUSICA ON ICE!

DANA AND CAM

TAYLOR AND PEYTON

Crazy Hair Night at Church!

2008-11-06T09:39:00.000-08:00

So, I even allowed my adorable hubby to have me shave the sides of his hair off!! When he got home, I had to shave the top off. He now has NO HAIR!!
Gotta love spray paint!

My baby is 8!!

2008-10-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

I guess I just don't know where the time goes! For Dana's 8th birthday party we took 10 girls to our local beauty school. The girls got manicures, updo's, and makeup. We had a blast!! We love you baby girl!

Levi's first day of preschool

2008-09-24T09:06:00.000-07:00

Levi LOVES going to school. I guess it is better than being home with me all day......... I have to say, I wasn't one of those crying mothers dropping him off..... It's so nice to have a break. Only 2 days a week for 2 and a half hours each day. PERFECT!

First day of 2008-2009 school year!

2008-09-02T19:39:00.000-07:00

Dana and her BFF Emma
Taylor and Cousin Hunter
Taylor Anne
Dana Grace

Taylor with her BFF Peyton
The girls had a great first day of school today..... Yippee!!!!

Oregon Coast Vacation 2008

2008-08-26T07:24:00.000-07:00

Ross and the kids with Grandma and Grandpa
Dana with Grandma

Taylor and Becky rock shopping!

Ross got a new kite from his mom and dad for his B-day

Ross loves his kids so much!
I got bunny ears!

We had a great time on our vacation this year at the coast with Grandma and Grandpa Bichel. We laughed, played, swam, played, and more playing. We had such a great time.

We got to see Aunt Becky from Eugene, tour the Tillimock Cheese Factory, stop in Portland to see Steve and Shannon, and drive home in the 105 degree heat with no air conditioning!

Happy 6th Birthday Taylor

2008-08-19T06:49:00.000-07:00

My baby girl has turned 6 today. Taylor is so thoughtful and kind. She loves to be a true girly girl. Taylor loves to play dress up and put on makeup. She is such a mommies helper. She cleans with me all the time! She loves her sis and brother so much. We love you, Tay!!!

Grandma and Grandpa from Wyoming were here!!

2008-08-05T21:32:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at the zoo on Monday with G & G from Wyoming! We were sad to see them go this morning but we will meet them at the beach on Friday for a whole week!!!

Lara and Lorien's shower

2008-07-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

Isn't she just so beautiful! We had tons of people and tons of fun at Lara and Lorien's shower on Friday night. They got so many great things! Thanks everyone for coming!

Our childhood friend, Megan.

Im an Auntie again!!!

2008-07-01T16:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome Lorien Emma Ashby!!!! I am so excited that my sister, Lara, had a baby girl. I am so blessed to have so many great neices and nephews. The count now is 3 nephews and 3 neices!!! I love it...

Bible camp at Warm Beach

2008-07-01T16:43:00.000-07:00

We had such a great time at Bible camp for the week. I took my kids and Lara's kids out and stayed for the week. Ross joined us after work and on the weekend. You can see in these pics how much taller Dana is than everyone else:) She also got to go horseback riding for the first time. She cried at first but then liked is so much that she ended up going 3 times!

Henne

2008-07-01T15:16:00.000-07:00

A bunch of us girlies got together and got Henned. It was so much fun!!!

Traci's foot below
My Foot

Lara got her belly done and it was beautiful. I didnt get an after pic. DUH!!!

Last day of school

2008-06-20T07:44:00.000-07:00

The top pic is hard to see, but Dana received the best effort award in her class! Below is her and her teacher, Ms. Smith. We absolutely adored her!!
Taylor's Kindergarten graduation! She was so upset that she couldn't wear a dress because it was also field day.

Taylor LOVED Mrs. Brickey and so did I!!

Peyton, Taylor, and Abby- the three musketeers

My little Superhero and fun at the beach

2008-06-06T13:56:00.000-07:00

Is it halloween or summer?? Since we have had rain for several days straight, I got out all the dress up clothes for the kids. This has always been a regular activity for the girls, but I recently inherited Camden's old costumes and Levi LOVES THEM!

WOW! Time has gone so fast lately. May was such a busy month for us and I am relieved it is over. We spent sime time at the beach a couple weekends ago. Not the real beach, but a puget sound beach. We had a great time! Taylor's friend Peyton and our family friend, Bree came with us too. We got our new granite countertops to finish off the kitchen also. Here are some pics of the beach.....

I am so behind!! Here is a little of this and that....

2008-05-19T06:09:00.000-07:00

A little photo shoot of MY GIRLS!

We went to the aquarium with Taylor's class. She got to be with her cousin, Hunter and her BFF Peyton all day. What more could a kid ask for.

My prego sis, Lara
Daddy going for a ride
Our new friend, Skooter Scratches Bichel
The girls had their faces painted at a party. WOW!!

Thanks for voting

2008-05-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

Thank you to all for your advice and emails about pampered chef. You helped me decide that some things are worth spending a little more. I decided to get some cooking utensils that needed replaced since they were wedding gifts! (9 years old) I am pretty sure they will be great.
i hope all you mommies had a greay mothers day. I know I did!!

Pampered Chef

2008-05-02T13:59:00.000-07:00

I seriously need your help by getting your vote on the pole on the side of this page. I recently received a catalog for Pampered Chef. I have always loved their stuff and have several things but cannot believe how expensive it is. I am willing to pay it if the quality is there. Please help and tell me what you think!

Wyoming

2008-04-30T20:48:00.001-07:00

We had a great time in Wyoming this past week. It may seem I have more pictures of Levi, but he is the one connected to my hip, therefore, he is always in all the picture. We had the best time playing with Jamie's kids, Kaidyn and Kolten. Our adventures we countless- waterslides, walks, snow, sunburns, candy, movies, and most of all, PLAYING!!

Ha Ha, I stole your hat, Grandpa

Levi and Grandpa

Levi and Kaidyn
Pathfinder Damm

Levi
Taylor and Jamie- TWINS!
Cupcakes with Gramma
Dana, Kaidyn, and Tay
Kolten and Levi

Our first airplane ride we can remember
All the kids in Yogi the tractor
The beautiful Wyoming sunset
Kolten
Jamie and Kolten

A NEW LOOK

2008-04-18T13:52:00.000-07:00

So, as I look outside to the cool rain that I absolutely despise in this great state, I am dreaming of warm weather and sunshine. I thought I would give my blog a new look. It makes me happy. So, I hope it makes you all happy too. I will have new pictures soon. We are going on a Wyoming get a way next week. Maybe they will have sunshine. Here's to wishing................

MY TAY TAY!!!!

2008-04-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

I guess I got picture happy with Taylor the other night when she was going to bed. She is such a good little girl and loves her family so much. I am going to do this with the other 2 soon. Stay posted!! (Look at their profiles!! They are so much alike!)

EASTER

2008-03-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

So Handsome!!

Levi was so interested in eating the candy that he wouldnt even hunt anymore!

The Easter bunny brought new crocs and swimming suits for the summer! Maybe that will help things warm up........

AN EVENTFUL WEEKEND

2008-03-17T09:09:00.001-07:00

On Sunday we went to Washington Park on the Puget Sound with my sister and her family. We had a great time even though it was cold....notice my hubby in shorts and tank top. Some things never change!!
Blake and Levi
Dana, Hunter, Taylor, Blake, and Levi

We wanted to do something fun on Saturday with the kids since Ross has been working so much lately, so we went to the zoo. We had a great time until we got dumped on by the wonderful Washington rain that always comes at the worst of time. Or should I say All the time!

My Tay Tay!

LEVI TURNED 3!!

2008-03-06T16:02:00.002-08:00

We had a great time with family and friends at 321 Bounce. We had the entire place to ourselves! The whole place is an inflatable wonderland!!

MORE KITCHEN PICS

2008-03-03T13:08:00.000-08:00

So, here it is.... almost done. We found some fabulous wall paper that we need to get rid of behind the old cabinets and we still need counter top. Other then that, here is the almost finished product. Here are some before and afters.

New Floors!!

2008-02-19T09:14:00.000-08:00

We have finally started the process of replacing the floors in our entire downstairs. The process of nailing each piece into the floor is very tedious! Ross is doing a great job, and I must say I have done all the cutting!! We chose a very hard bamboo that should hold up great with all the kids! Here are some before and afters...... there will be more to come when the kitchen cabinets get here.
BEFORE
AFTER!

The Jonas Brothers and a Limo!!

2008-02-09T10:38:00.000-08:00

A good friend of mine invited my girls and I to hang out with them for a night.... We suprised all the kids and met at her house. I told my kids we were just going to play..... Then, someone knocked on the door and it was the limo driver.... not just any limo, but a HUMMER to take us to see the Disney channel's Jonas Brothers. It was a chance of a lifetime.

We had a blast! Thanks Jani

SNOW DAY

2008-02-01T14:18:00.000-08:00

So, unlike all of my midwestern friends and family, we love getting snow here. The difference ??? Well, its still 30 degrees here when it snows, so it isnt so cold that you cant even go outside. We played outside for hours! Another difference here is that if we get any even centimeter of snow, EVERYTHING CLOSES! Schools, jobs, everything. Ok- so not starbucks- we wouldnt want a total catastophe!!

Weekend at Harrison Hot Springs

2008-02-01T14:11:00.000-08:00

My girls and I just had a great time in Canada at a wonder ful resort with 23 members of my extended family. We swam, relaxed, and laughed all weekend!

THIS AND THAT

2008-01-20T19:06:00.001-08:00

Levi got these glasses from the treasure chest at Sunday School. He is getting so goofey!
So, what do you think of Taylor...... a baker, a chef, a nurse?? We aren't really sure. She calls it her "occupation" outfit..... I thought this was the cutest picture of Levi and Dana....... until I enlarged it and it looks like she is putting the cup up her nose!!

Levi said he was, "going to work." He had his purse ( leapster and case) and he had his

hair fixed ( Taylor's headband)

Sledding Adventures

2008-01-02T18:16:00.000-08:00

We had the privilage of going across the mountains last weekend to play in the snow.

The Lights of Christmas

2008-01-02T18:08:00.000-08:00

Every year, we take the kids to the Lights of Christmas at Warm Beach camp. They have the entire camp decked out in amazing lights. We were so cold that I didnt get many pics, but here are some from our train ride.

2007-12-25T21:20:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Christmas Eve after our 10PM church service the kids got to open one present.......
P.J.'s !!
Hannah Montana and Highschool Musical
Pretty happy kids for it being almost midnight here.

COOKIES

2007-12-10T09:00:00.000-08:00

My sweet Daddy

2007-12-06T09:35:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my wonderful dad that I took last Sunday. We recently were told by the doctor that my dad has been preliminarly been diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. This news was really no shock to us since we have noticed that he has really slowed down the last year or so. Still, we are devistated. My mom is filled with sadness and tears. We are thankful that he has something that will take year to take its toll, but still, we fear the future. Parkinsons in not a curable disease, but medicine will make him feel way better. He will see a neurologist on Jan.3, and he will determine more. I would greatly appriciate your prayers for my family. Thanks

My son plays with barbies!

2007-12-06T09:09:00.000-08:00

Levi loves the water.....

He also loves this barbie! He carries it around and says, "she pweety mommy!" (pretty)

Hunting for the perfect tree!

2007-11-24T19:59:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures of our day today. Yes, we searched and searched. Did we find the perfect tree? Not really, but it will work. Yes, it is already all decked out. I will post the finished product later in the week.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-24T19:54:00.000-08:00

We had a very odd Thanksgiving with out Ross this year. He had the opportunity to go home to Wyoming for a week so he took it! We got a great deal on a plane ticket, but the catch is that he would fly home on Thanksgiving day. I decided that since my parents both had to work that day, I would have my family over . I just had to get new plates for my first Thanksgiving. So, here they are.

Happy 31st Birthday LaLa!!

2007-11-12T09:39:00.000-08:00

This is my sisters wonderful family! It is her birthday today......31! She also just found out that she has one more baby in the oven. YIPEE

PRINCESSES ON ICE

2007-11-12T09:28:00.000-08:00

The girls and I had the honor to go to Princesses on Ice with Lisa Downing (Detert) and her daughter Emily. We were so amazed at the detail. Needless to say, we had a blast!

Camera Happy!!

2007-11-08T17:16:00.000-08:00

My girls absolutely love to take pictures. They also like to look at all of our family pictures that I store on our computer. As they were looking the other day, they said, "all the pictures are of just us kids. Daddy is in a few, but you are never in them." I tried to explain to them that the reason is because I am always taking the picture. (which is fine with me) The only real way to make them be fine with the idea that I wasnt in any of the pictures was to let them each take their own pictures of me with them. It is in their blood to take pictures, and they love it. Ross' sister, Jamie is an outstanding photographer. I have her work all over my house. I hope one of my kids follows in her footsteps. I will be interested what the Bichel Christmas card will look like since my son won't smile for the camera-EVER!!

Fall and everything that comes with it!

2007-11-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast this year has gone. We had a great day yesterday! From playing in the leaves, to school parties, to trick or treating, we managed to be completely tuckered out.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW

2007-10-30T07:08:00.001-07:00

You may already know about this, but I just learned about a kids moviecoming out in December starring Nicole Kidman. It's called The GoldenCompass, and while it will be a watered down version, it is based on aseries of children's books about killing God (It is the anti-Narnia). Pleasefollow this link, and then pass it on. From what I understand, the hope isto get a lot of kids to see the movie - which won't seem too bad - and thenget the parents to buy the books for their kids for Christmas. The quotesfrom the author sum it all up. I'm going to tell everyone about this movie.Please go to this link to learn more about why this movie is bad.http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD!!!!!

2007-10-21T06:11:00.000-07:00

OK, so I know single moms out there do these kind of things all the time but I am used to having the best husband ever basically do all the hard things with the kids when we go on an outing, and I just tag along for the ride and feed everyone. So, yesterday Ross woke up totally not feeling good. The rest of us have all already had "the crud", and his turn struck yesterday. So, I wasnt about to stay home since we have all been sick the last 3 weekends. I bundled up the kids in the rain and we went, once again, to the pumpkin patch. The girls both go with school but Levi and I also needed our pumpkins. I dont usually ever have trouble with the girls. Maybe since they are older? They seem to be great every time we do anything, and they were. Levi, on the other hand, is a bit of a challenge. At this farm, a trolly takes you out to the patch to pick your pumpkin. Needless to say, in the one picture you can see how far out in the boonies this was. We had already been at the farm doing all the activities for over an hour and it was getting very close to nap time. Not wanting to deprive my kids from getting the biggest pumpkin of all, I let them pick whatever they wanted. Did I mention that I had to carry this pumpkin all the way back to the road for the trolly to pick us back up? Well, I did. Levi cried from the time we got off the trolly to the time we got back on. I left him in the middle of the patch laying on his back in the mud while I carried the pumpkins to the road. Over all, we had the best time...... just another piece of our lifes memory book. When we got home, got cleaned up, and Levi took a much needed nap; we carved our pumpkins. Here is the finished product.

Our Weekend

2007-10-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

Where's Levi?????There he is!!!!
It was a very DULL weekend for us. EVERYONE IS SICK!! We layed around all weeked which is so not typical for us. Ross is the only one that has managed to stay healthy. He worked outside most of the day trying to avoid any germ contact. Dana has been doing so well reading to her brother and sister. Her homework requires 20 minutes of reading per night. So, she likes to take that time and read to them. SO CUTE!!

Dana Grace is 7!!!

2007-09-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

Dana wanted a chocolate fountain for her "cake". Yummy!!!

Piniata!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are the girls that all slept over!!! Dana has grown up with these girls. We had so much fun.........

Fall is here.......

2007-09-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

We decided las weekend to burn some Bichel energy off on the first corn maze of the year. It worked. We were all exhausted.

Ross is 30 !!!!

2007-09-11T09:57:00.001-07:00

Ross turned 30 this las weekend. All he wanted for his birthday is to go to the beach with just me and the kids. I, of course, wanted to have a huge party but I thought I should do what he wanted since it was his birthday. We love the ocean!!!

A Kindergardener and a First grader!?!?!?

2007-09-11T09:27:00.000-07:00

I cant beleive that I have 2 kids in school all day every day. I have definately struggled to keep the tears away, but I know it is for the best.

Going, Going, Gone!!!

2007-09-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

Finally, after looking like a snaggle-tooth for a couple of weeks, daddy pulled it out. It was a stubborn little bugger too. We are now waiting for the other one.

Levi's adventure

2007-09-03T20:30:00.000-07:00

So, Levi decided to get into a throwing match with dirt and he was covered from head to toe. Well, I had too many kids here to go upstairs and give him a bath, so in my new sink he went. We just replaced our old stainless steal since with an extra deep cast iron sink. Needless to say, now he only wants to bathe there. Too bad.

ITS BEEN TOO LONG

2007-08-28T21:03:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been so long since I posted anything!! My camera broke and I had to ship it away......so sad. I just got it back. I dont have any pics of our vacations, but will hopefully have some from Jamie soon. There is a bunch of updates here of what we have been up to over the summer. Enjoy!!!

FLOWERS EVERYWHERE

2007-08-28T21:00:00.000-07:00

So, if you have ever been to my house in the summer you know that I love flowers and plants. I have had so much fun this summer filling pots, flower beds, and my brick entryway planters.

Summer Projects

2007-08-28T20:52:00.000-07:00

This fireplace was the worst brick ever!! We took off the insert thing and spray painted it and painted the brick by hand. It soaked up the paint so fast. So much better!!!
This is the spare room. We have all decided that it is the coziest bed in the house. So, here is your very own room if or when anyone comes and visits.
This is our master bathroom. I just wanted a modern touch. I think we got it!!

We have been working so hard on our house. We love doing projects. Ok, so moreso, we love the outcome. I am not at all good at taking before pictures, but just imagine a 1979 built house with no upgrades. That is or was our house. Hope you enjoy!!!

SWING SET FUN

2007-08-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

So, my kids have wanted swings FOREVER!!!! We finally got them. My cousin sold us her Rainbow play set!! We were so excited. The kids love it. Three swings-how perfect.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

2007-07-09T12:58:00.000-07:00

So, our 4th was quite eventful! We started our day with tons of yard work then off to the beach we went. We went to one of my daycare families house that live right on the beach. The kids played and played. It was beautiful. Thanks Kurt and Paula!!! Then, off to the annual BBQ at the Hoganson's. My whole family joined us with lots of food and fireworks. We then take all the fireworks to our church parking lot, line up our chairs, and let Ross play:)) Thanks Brad and Traci!!

Family Camp at Warm Beach

2007-07-09T12:51:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at our family bible camp last week. The kids swam everyday and loved playing with all the other kids. The room was perfect for us and the kids loved the bunks. Even Levi thought it was great!!

Is Summer Coming???

2007-06-24T20:29:00.000-07:00

We decided that even though we had lots of thunder this evening, we would practice roasting marshmellows!! Yummy!!
Dana ate her hair with her marshmellow!
Taylor is my sugar girl. She is in heaven here!
Levi is just chillin here with his s'more watching the clouds roll.
We are going on a trip to Wyoming this July and so the girls thought that they would practice their fishing skills. Get ready Grandpa Tom!!!!

Haircuts!!!

2007-06-24T20:24:00.000-07:00

I have always cut Taylor and Levi's hair myself since it is so thin. This time I got smart and just took all three of the kids in at the same time and got it cut. Levi actually did ok I just had to show you the naughty picture. He did great for his first time:)

2007-06-22T13:49:00.000-07:00

My kids love the Strawberry Fesitval parade in town every June. This is the first year that I have attemped to take Levi. He acctually did really good!!!

2007-06-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

The last days of Kindergarten for Dana have been very exciting!! They went to the aquarium and had a grad. ceremony. It was hard enough to see her graduate from Kindergarten, I can only imagine what highschool or college will be like!!! As you can see, this is how much taller she is than the other kids in her class. Both of these other kids, Camden and Alexa are her age!! Oh well, she is already practicing her basketball skills:)

2007-06-22T13:34:00.000-07:00

This is how my children sleep. Dana decided to go to sleep in a play pen that I have set up in my room for my daycare and Levi falls asleep with his light on and as many toys as he can fit under his bed!!! Drives me crazy but is so cute. Gotta love it!!!!

2007-05-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

Before I went on my trip, my kids were sure to tell my that I needed to bring home suprised for them from Minnesota. I get so tired of buying things for them that they only play with for 5 minutes then end up in the bottom of the toy box. So, this time Old Navy got the best of me. With the help of Carla, Melissa, and Kim R., we found great outfits for the kids. Here they are girls. Thanks for the help!!

2007-05-30T08:37:00.000-07:00

This was the highlight of my girls week. Last night good friends of ours showed up at our house with a one year old Mustang GT convertable. You can imagine how excited they were to go for a spin. I might add that Linda also allowed my oldest child, Ross, to drive it. If you could only have seen the smile on his face. Anyways, this was a special treat!! Thanks Linda and Bree!!!!

2007-05-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well, here it is folks!! I just had my 10 year reunion at HLA. We had so much fun! I cannot even put into words how much I miss the friendships I made at this wonderful place. Not only did I meet my fantastic husband there, I made friends there that I could never ever replace. To Melissa, Kim R., Kim M., Carla, and Darren, thank you for making my time off with you so refreshing. I was able to come home and say that I had the best time ever. You truly are the best friends I could ever have. It will NOT be another 5 yrs till I see all of you. I simply could not handle that. I love you all!!! It was great to see all of you and hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks again!!

2007-05-01T13:32:00.000-07:00

As you can see, my son is completely obsessed with the Wiggles. I found him some Wiggles underwear and he was wearing 2 pairs over his diaper and pj bottoms and decided to wear one on his head. ALL DAY LONG!!!!!

2007-05-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

My Dear friend Peggy and her son Nathan came to visit us in April and we had a great time! We completely exhausted each other out with all the activities we planned for the week. These pictures are all from Kayak Point, about 20 minutes from our house. For those of you who were at our wedding, yes, this is where we had our rehearsal dinner. It was beautiful that night and the kids had a blast!!

2007-04-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

THE BIG HUNT!!!

The kids waited so patiently for the egg hunt. They were all so into it. With Ross and Scott hiding the eggs it tooka while to find every last egg. I am sure we will continue to find them throughout the spring:)

2007-04-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

I just love Easter. My girls are completely thankful to Jesus for dying on the cross for our sins and rising from the dead. The older they get the better they understand how special this day is. I am sure getting their easter baskets decked with "stuff" helps also and the getting new dresses and fancy white shoes. It was a great day but I am totally pooped. We had Easter at our house for the first time and had my parents, Anna, and Lara and her family. As always, we had enough food to feed the country but still enjoyed ourselves.

2007-04-05T19:21:00.000-07:00

The hunka-lunka is what we call this member of our family. It has also been known as the Beffy Bus. Either way, I only drive it when I absolutely have to. Today was one of those days. Traci and I took all 11 daycare kids to Jungle Playland for the day. The kids had a blast and Traci and I earned a couple of grey hairs trying to keep up with everyone. It is spring break this week and the kids were going stir crazy with no school so this was our alternative. There are many areas to play that the pics dont show like a giant blow up maze and a ball section. They were plum tuckered when we left there. VERY FUN!!!!!!

Skating

2007-03-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

For the first time all three kids were old enough to skate. Wow, what work! Dana and Taylor have been before,but Levi just had to join along. Daddy was a little tired after that one and we only walked away with one injury. Pretty good!!

2007-03-18T20:50:00.000-07:00

We have a reptile zoo in Monroe that we thought the kids would like. We saw tons of stuff and had a great time. The girls got to hold a snake even though Taylor insisted that her sissy help her. We thought it would be best if Levi didn't touch the snake in fear he would use it as a squeezy toy.

2007-03-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

My kids have decided that they are going to take the pictures from now on. I told them they could each take one if I got to take one also. So, here is the finished product. I think they do pretty good, don't you?

Busy Weekend!!!!!!

2007-03-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

We had the " great privilage" to take Levi to the Wiggles live! The girls each got to go when they were 2 and loved it. So, Friday night we ventured out. You have to understand that anyone who has spent any time with my son knows that he is obsessed with the Wiggles. He has many toys, pj's, a blanket, and a t-shirt. I actually prefer them over Barney. Anyways, we had a great time and he absolutely loved it.

Taylor's outfits

2007-03-13T13:35:00.000-07:00

Taylor wanted me to make sure and post this picture. She was so proud that she picked out her own outfit and I didn't make her change!!! She has picked out her own clothes for a couple years now and is finally figuring out what matches and what doesn't. She is getting soooo BIG>

Hide and go seek!!!

2007-03-13T13:28:00.000-07:00

Levi thinks this is the best spot in the house!!! It never fails, if we cant find him just look in the curtains.

In the garage with dad

2007-03-06T21:37:00.000-08:00

There is nothing they love more that to help daddy "build" in the garage. Levi likes to help too but is still a little scary with the hammer!!!

LEVI'S 2nd BDAY

2007-03-06T13:36:00.000-08:00

My baby is already 2. I just cant beleive how time flies. It is Traci's birthday the same day so

the first picture is the birthday buddies. We grilled and had chocolate fondue. It was ssoooooooooooooo yummy! I think daddy had more fun with his new toys that he did:)

2007-03-06T13:23:00.000-08:00

It was such a crazy day today. The sad part is that there were 3 more kids behind the couch that you cant see. HAPPY TIMES!!!!!!!!!

This is pretty normal for Beth's daycare and yes we sometimes do go crazy. We thank God for good business though.