April ended with Logan’s kindergarten program and his 6th birthday! He wanted a pirate theme. I had fun making a treasure chest cake and hiding to be the prize at the end of the treasure hunt! Happy birthday (2 months later) to my little Logan!
Spring was certainly strange weather. This was the one April afternoon that was truly warm…almost warm enough to run through the sprinklers…so you must put on swimsuits. The kids were so excited to play in the water.
April started with Easter/General Conference weekend. The following week was spring break, the kids enjoyed lots of fun festivities.
Maybe it was just waking up from his nap, or maybe the idea of painting eggs was too much, or who really knows why, but Sterling was not in the mood to color eggs and have his picture taken. He has some great facial expressions.
Bridget loved the eggs, pink of course was her favorite.
Logan sharing a debonair smile for the camera.
It is tricky to get pics of Kimball and Calvin…they like to hide or be goofy! It is great to be young boys!
Sterling enjoyed the easter egg hunt at grandma’s house with many of the Rowbury cousins. The basket made a great necklace and hat.
One day of spring break we went to Kangaroo zoo. We jumped and went on slides to our hearts content. Sterling even loved the really big slides…with moms help.
Kimball “smiles” for the camera at Kangaroo zoo.
New Sunday clothes. Bridget has been wearing her new dress for months…but now the boys are looking sharp too. I am getting better at tying ties.
Sterling looking stellar too.
I have not been blogging…there is so much to share…I plan to post pics of the last few months…I hope you enjoy.
From the month of March!
Preschool field trip to the grocery store. Sterling really enjoyed his icecream, amazingly he did not drip on his shirt.
Logan is thinking “yummy”
Calvin had a talent show at school and played 2 pieces for his class! Calvin and Kimball started piano lessons in February, Logan joined the lessons in April.
Fourth graders had hands on learning. Here is Kimball after the Mountain Man Rendevous.
Bridget and Ammon ready for the daddy daughter dance. She was so excited to dress up and go dancing!
Sterling says “Happy Anniversary mom and dad.” March 27th we celebrated our 11th anniversary. Sterling loves hats of all varieties, but especially Calvin’s winter hat.
Bridget experienced tragedy today. It is rather humorous (in the past tense), but at the time it was very traumatic. We went case lot shopping in the morning. The grocery store gave the 3 kids a balloon on the way out of the store. Bridget had a fantastic science experiment in mind. She took hair bows/flowers and clipped the 3 balloons together and thought it would be safe to let the balloons be outside….Oh the tears, the lamenting, the saddness…the balloons and the bows floated gracefully to outer space (or somewhere far away)…”maybe we could build a rocket” she said. Oh, will we ever learn that Helium is lighter than air? Not to worry, she has moved on to other exciting adventures.
Bridget adorned with bows from Aunt Lorein.
Just some really great pics of one silly little boy.
Friday morning he woke up with a swollen hand…he had found a hair elastic and put it on his wrist…and slept with it all night. I removed the elastic and rubbed his hand. He has been using his fingers, has no bruising, and no troubles (we are very blessed) but he still has a nice red mark around his wrist.
Calvin did a wonderful job in his class play “King Bidgood’s In The Bathtub.” He was the Page (King’s attendant)
We enjoyed the production. It was 10 fabulous and funny minutes. Calvin was definitely the star of the show…he was the only one who knew how to get the king out of the bathtub…
…he pulled the plug!
Three cheers for Calvin!
What Great kids we have. Sterling gets lots of fun attention from all. Calvin gives our “little” baby a ride around the house in the doll stroller…so much fun.
Logan helps Sterling shovel snow (a small dusting of snow) on a Sunday morning. Pjs and shoes that are too big 
Bridget and a neighbor play in the backyard with Sterling…we love the mud!
The year is zooming by. Here are a few things we did in the month of January.
New years day, building a slide and sledding in the front yard.
Calvin started the fun…and we all joined in. In the end we went to a park and did some serious sledding!
Sterling got his first haircut. Such a sweetie.
Kimball had his first pinewood derby. His car was the “fast surfer.”
He also performed in his 4th grade music program. He had fun singing and dancing.
Sunday afternoons are full of happy children! What funny faces.
We got to visit with family. It was fun to hold and meet all the new babies!
This is a photo montage of the fun and very warm vacation we had to see Grandma, Grandpa, and Justin in Vegas. It was a great trip!
Traveling:
Train day:
Spending time outside…this is the life!
How many soda’s can 5 kids drink? Justin gave them an endless supply
Wetlands park:
Not fond of the mud, Bridget keeping her dress safe!
But the boys went straight for the mud…to win the muddy contest!
Finally out of the stroller…
…and in the mud too!
It was a hard adjustment for Sterling to be home. He wants to go outside…but is very disappointed with the cold. The kids all traveled so well, we should vacation more often
Sterling loves to walk in other peoples shoes. It is amazing how well he can walk too. He loves to find and put shoes on all by himself. Bridget’s shoes are some of his favorites, he is especially cute in the princess dress up shoes. He makes quite the clicking sound walking on the hardwood floor in heels! The pics are goofy looking, enjoy our silly boy.
This week has been filled with parties. Christmas eve, Christmas, Kathy’s birthday, Bridget’s birthday, and New Year’s eve. Hooray for today…a day to stay home and relax!
Happy Birthday Bridget. She is our fabulous four year old. Only a pink cake would do, and I wanted to make it a giant cupcake…but in the end the store was out of the cupcake pan I wanted, so we made the cake in a large glass bowl and created our own idea of a cupcake! The pink frosting and sprinkles over a pink cake was all she ever wanted
