{5.3.21 - 5.9.21}

We got Alya's dance pictures back this week! Man she is cute!!

We surprised the kids with something I've been wanting to get them for a long time! 

I think they like it! 

Hopefully we can have so much fun with it all summer long! 

And hopefully no one gets hurt! Haha!! 

We made our first trip to Palisades for the summer this week too! I am still not too convinced that it's quite warm enough, but the kids seemed fine! 

How in the world can Axel make his belly get that big!? I thought he was all skin and bone!!

The girls want their brothers to know that they are not allowed in their bedroom! Haha!! // Eli found a bag of chips in the car and didn't hesitate to start snacking as soon as we got in the car after church!

My Grandpa got remarried this weekend and my aunt asked me to make his wedding cake. I can't believe I didn't get a picture of my grandpa and his new wife!!! But I was very happy with how their cake turned out!

{4.26.21 - 5.2.21}

No one wanted to look at the camera and smile at the same time today! I love having this bike track at our park! 

Brave boys! 

This creative little mind is at it again! He drew "pupcakes". 

And his own version of Batman. 

Lyla had a soccer game this week and it's almost Eli's birthday so my mom and Matthew's parents and Sarah came down to watch soccer and to celebrate Eli. 

He wanted a fire cake for his birthday this year! I love how excited he was about all the things! 

I went to check on the kids before I went to bed tonight and found these two sleeping together in Axel's bed. 

Matthew had to go out to Kanab to pick up a trailer for work so the boys and I decided to go with him. We must have worn them right out! 

It sure is pretty down here! 

I wish the whole video would fit on the blog, but I can only get a clip on here. So please enjoy a portion of Alya's dances at her spring recital! She did such a good job and is super cute, I might add! 

{12.14.20 - 12.20.20}

I made the mistake of letting Eli play with a roll of wrapping paper to keep him quiet while he was trying to fall asleep for his nap...this is what I walked into. It was worth it! // Matthew taught us all to make butter after church! We had a contest, girls against boys. The girls almost won, but Matthew told us we were done before it was actually done. 

We went bowling with Evan and Megan! We had so much fun! I love the look of determination on their faces! 

Eli is so easy to nap with! (If only sarcasm could be read! Haha!)

Lyla drew a picture for Santa and Jesus. "Santa, if you have a phone will you take a picture for Jesus? One more thing, if not, show it to him." 

I love, love, love our new woodburning stove! I love the stone Matthew laid on the floor and I am so excited to have this wood stove heat for these cold months! 

I love these happy kids of mine! // I spy with my little eye, an Eli behind the tree. 

Alya's ballet recital was this week! She looked so cute in her tutu!!! And she was so excited to show all of us her dance! 

(Alya is in the second row...she's the one who tries to spin a little earlier than everyone else.) It was so fun to watch her performance! She did such a good job and I love how excited she was! I'm so proud of her! Hopefully our families will be able to come see her in person for the spring recital, but for the Christmas recital only the parents were allowed to attend in person. Everyone else had to watch via zoom.