This entry in the blog is more for me and remembering the small moments for my children.

Noah loves our garden. We planted oregano last year and this year it has come back and taken over a portion of our garden. (If there is anyone who lives close by and wants some for their own garden please let me know.) Noah has been picking it and putting it on everything he eats. Today he is trying to describe the oregano he has in a jar. He says "Its smell is so strong it's not liquidy, and it's smell tastes good. If you breath it in you can just taste it so strong, you don't even have to put it in your mouth to taste it!" I love how children describe things, it's all about taste and smell for Noah.

Only In Washington

It's only in Washington that you garden in the rain, and not be bothered by it. I didn't even bother to put a jacket on. I've come along way in that I use to hate the rain and wasn't sure I would survive the weather up here.
I finally got some plants to put in our front yard!

Weekend in Olympia

Last weekend I took the kids down to visit my Dad and Catherine. Olympia had a big art walk going on down town over the weekend. A lot of local artists were displaying their art in all the stores and they had a big parade on Saturday. My brother Joshua had some of his drawings and pottery in one of the stores too. I picked up me niece Emily on my way to my dad's house Friday afternoon so the cousins could have a big slumber party and play together. It was a lot of fun, but I came home exhausted! Having to keep track of 4 small kids in a busy crowed is a lot of work!
Having Emma and Emily together is like seeing twins running around. They both wanted to have their hair done the same way on Saturday and both had to wear dresses with flowers on them.

Emma and Emily posing for the camera

Daniel playing with the sea shells.

Everyone waiting for the parade. We arrived 2 hours early to save a spot on the curb. We chose a spot right across from the toy store. My dad would take two kids at a time to the toy store to keep the kids busy, while I stayed and saved our spot. The parade was a lot of fun and the kids really loved it!

They closed off all down town Olympia and had buckets and buckets of sidewalk chalk everywhere for people to just take and drawl on the street. The streets were covered in drawings, it was really neat! Emily and Emma standing next to their chalk outlines.

Noah's drawling.

My niece Emily.

Daniel being silly!

Daniel and Grandpa Bill.

My brother Joshua and niece Emily.

Noah's Excuse

So tonight I find Noah sitting out in the hallway, it's 9pm...he should be in bed. He will look for any excuse to be out of bed and this is the one he used tonight....(Now to get the real effect you must read his lines with a very whinny voice.)
Noah, "Mommy, my nose is stuffed up. (sniffle sniffle)" (to prove his nose is really stuffed)
Me, "Noah go back to bed!!"
Noah, "But when I am in the dark my nose is stuffed up so bad and I can't breath! But when I am in the light it isn't stuffed up! So I need to just stay in the light."
Me, "Noah go back to bed NOW!" (I'm so mean)

Tulip Festival

Last night for family home evening we decided to take a road trip to see the tulips. We went last week when my mom was here but the tulips were not out yet. This time they were all blooming and were just beautiful!

Daniel enjoyed watching the cars go by on the road...come all this way and all he wants to look at is cars!

Noah of course was more content to play in the big mud puddles!

Daniel enjoying the dirt, who needs flowers when you got DIRT!

When driving home there was a field full of all these geese and as we drove by they took flight! The kids were so excited to see that!

Kendall and Daniel walking together.

Daniel enjoyed hitting the flowers and watching them bounce around as he did it.

Emma enjoying the flowers. She kept looking for the purple tulips and was very disappointed when there weren't any.

I gave up the camera, a very rare thing!

My boys! Aren't they hansom!

Noah and Emma

My hansom hubby!

Emma in the pink tulip field.

Noah showing Daniel the tulips.

I got Noah to stand still for just long enough to take this...no small feat!

Daniel And The Doll

Daniel has become attached to one of Emma's dolls...and it's very pink and laughs this creepy laugh when you hug it. He has to have it in the car or he gets upset and starts signing for it. (He can't say doll, but he knows the sign for doll.) Don't worry....he still loves cars, trucks, planes, dirt, rocks, and sticks all things boys like....

Daniel's New Thing

Daniel chose to throw his first temper tantrum today...right in the middle of sacrament meeting. And he has decided to devote the whole day to perfecting the tantrum. This one got started cause he didn't want the piece of bread I gave him... he wanted the piece of bread I was eating (which was the same as the one I gave him). Oh how I love this stage....