Spring...

Oooh... Spring is in the air...and we couldn't be more excited!! Here are a few things we've done to get ready for this favorite time of year...

Spring Cleaning...
Will helped me clean all the handles and door knobs around the house with Clorox wipes!

He was a "Super" Helper!!
First Grill of the season!
Saturday we fired up the grill for some Veggie Burgers and Hot dogs.
Caitlin and Will getting ready for our picnic!

Brinley LOVES the sand box.

happy dirty baby, (two words: bath night!)
Spring Planting!
Today Will helped me plant some flowers... Handsome little guy holding his flower pot.


Happy Spring!

Valentines' Weekend...

Yay! We were so excited to have Emily, Josh, Micah and Isaac come visit us this past weekend! We had such a good time!

Friday afternoon they arrived around 1. We walked to the bus stop to pick up Caitlin! As soon as Caitlin got off the bus... she saw Micah and was so surprised! I told her two weeks ago that they were coming to visit... but decided to make it a surprise by not reminding her! it was fun to see her face light up...

Friday night we had a special treat, a sweet couple in the ward, (SVU friends might remember Jan and Toby Anderson) offered free baby sitting to us and other couples in the ward, so we could go out and celibrate V-Day with out the little ones... What a fun surprise! Justin got us a place in line at Plaza Azteca, a new Mexican/Latin restaurant in Richmond!! (Someone told us it was like Cafe Rio... so of course we had to check it out.) Although, very good... Cafe Rio still holds to be unique, and our fav! Us on our date...
Chips and Salsa... and some yummy white salsa? forgot the name? Nice to enjoy a dinner out in a fun new environment! We collected the kids and put them to bed and watched "Prince of Persia!" (yea, Prince Dustan!!)
Saturday was full of fun! Isaac and Brinley coloring

Wii Drawing...
......and one of the kids stole my camera...
to the park...
Emily and I were on a bit of a secret mission to woooo our hubbies. (SO SECRET that we FORGOT to tell them we were 'eating dinner after we put the kids down' oops. so around 7 our hungry men sorta look at us like... feed us please. haha. funny. have a snack we said... it's worth the wait!

Saturday afternoon while the kiddo's played and napped we went to the store and then came back to our kitchen and cooked up some good eats that turned into a romantic dinner and of course, dessert.. We made homemade chocolate cups for the worlds BEST Mousse.




For dinner we made, salmon, A small tribe of asparagus, and salad
Martinelli's Sparking Cider moment...
Behold, Delicious Dove Discoveries Chocolate Mousse with dipped strawberries...
BTW, if you'd at all be wondering "WHERE can I get that MOUSSE or Dove Chocolate...?" Look no further... Cami will hook you up! Click HERE

Sunday, after church Em and I made Cookies for Micah's class and Thank you to the Anderson's for their services on Friday night! and Em and I also made these flower pins for Caitlin and Micah's school teachers. Always fun to do crafts with a sister!
We had so much fun with Em, Sua and the boys... Thanks guys for making the trip down!
Monday Afternoon was close to 70 degrees here!! everyone was enjoying the sunshine!

SPRING!!!!

Update: Weekend Projects, Easter, Sharp Hubby, Spring beauty and WOW, 36 weeks!

Sand Box Transplant:

Last summer Justin made this awesome sandbox for the kids! However, we just happened to put it in the wrong place, totally my doing... i think too hard about these things.

The problem is that the box doesn't get any sun, which is why we put it there in the first place. (strange sounding, I know, but I didn't want the kids getting sun burned, but I put sun block on them every day anyway, so i don't know what i was thinking. eeh.)

Anyway, because it was in the shade I was worried that could lead to mold and other gross stuff like cold and wet sand; which then leads to having the kids not even wanting to be in the sandbox...AND digging in other places in the yard like my flower beds and garden like they've been doing. Not cool!

So, we decided to move it here...in the corner of the yard. (Where the concrete pad originally was and where the garden was last year.) This was a smart move because it gets used every day... (unless it's snowing or raining.) I also like this spot better because I can see the kids from the patio! Good stuff.

Now, if they will only stop dumping sand on the driveway...

I thought I'd throw in a picture of the concrete pad, just so you can see what this used to be. I still can't believe that Justin removed all this! But because he did we were able to finish the fence to keep our little ones safe... That was a hot day to remove 6 inch deep concrete!

Old location of sandbox:

(and future location for play house!! Daddy's summer project 2009!)

Grass Transplant:

Nice job Hun-A!

My very own Secret Garden:

This first picture was taken last year. The problem here and inspiration behind the garden was that this little area of grass was such a hassle to mow... The lawn mower didn't fit through this little gate, and poor Justin was getting attacked by the rose bushes. So, we removed the grass and the rubber tire stuff and turned this area into a flower garden...

Before:

Here is a picture of the removed grass and tire stuff. It was a wet day on Saturday...but that didn't stop Justin and Caitlin!

In fact, Caitlin was in her princess dress... in the dirt. This was me telling her she needed to come in the house and change... She was trying to convince me that she could pull her dress up and tuck it in between her legs and 'not get dirty'... (Yeah, right! Since when does a 4 year old not get dirty?)

Rain boots, bucket and watering can, this girl is on a mission: Worms!

Justin hard a work and Caitlin hunting for worms. (Will calls them "snakes!" and runs away. HA.)
Here are a few of the plants we got at the nursery... we are still waiting for the arrival of their annuals... so the garden is not completely done. We'll also add bulbs in the fall.

PS. look at Pepper in her cute sweater! Aww! Here is Justin fixing the PetSafty wire for Pepper.

Finished Garden (well, almost...)

Can't wait for it to grow and be beautiful!!

After:

Spring Beauty:

So here I am (again) taking pictures of my neighbor's flowers... (is their grass actually greener than mine?) haha.

These pictures were taken through the fence! I'm in love with this plant/flower. Does anyone know what it's called? Lauren? I must have some of it on my side of the fence! My absolute favorite flower color with the green... it's just beautiful!

That is one good looken' man...

New Suite!! What a stud! Easter Lovers:
Will and Caitlin:

Let the battle for the candy-filled-eggs begin...

Will's Easter Vest:

I should have taken pictures before dinner... Will manages to drool or get food on everything he wears! Here's his Easter vest! Still... a handsome little guy.

Caitlin's Easter Dress:

What a cutie!

Caitlin, sharing her Easter findings with Nana Great!

Belly Pic:

And...Happy 36 Weeks today! To celebrate, I thought I'd share a self portrait... sorry, quality is not very good, reflection and all... but there it is: the belly!

I'm totally sucking in, can you tell? Ha! No, I don't think that's even possible at this point!

AND...

As if my weekend wasn't already perfect... to top it off Justin took me to see WICKED! We had a great time and this musical remains one of our favorites... and Salt Lake totally delivered... it was just as good when we saw it in New York! See it if you can... sell your cat... or old clothes or something... have a bake sale! It's totally worth it!

Love it!