Random April Pictures

YAY!! Brooky is officially Potty Trained!!!! She hasn't had an accident in weeks!!!! And she even stays dry (and wear only panties) for bed time and nap time! NO MORE DIAPERS!!! Good Job Little B!!!! Once she got the hang of it she did great and caught right on! (I can't take ALL the credit though, stickers, Starbursts, and Skittles helped out a lot!) :)

Here's Brooky at the park with her best frenemy, Ella! :) lol

Here's a few pics of our first backyard fire! It was a fun night! :)

 Brooky decided she LOVED s'mores! :)

Here's little B at my gym with her new gym shirt on. She's pumping some iron! That's my girl!! :) 

A typical Sunday for us. GAME & POPCORN DAY! :)

The weather is finally getting nicer, so we cleaned up the yard and planted stuff outside. 

I planted some herbs, Cilantro, Basil, and Parsley.

 Hopefully flowers will grow.... the cat keeps digging in here! Grrrrr....

YAY FOR SPRING!!

Brooky's New Bike

My parent's bought Brooklyn a new bike! Her physical therapist recommended the Strider because it adjusts really low, it's pretty light weight, and mainly, it doesn't have pedals, so it teaches kids to balance (and supposedly never need training wheels). So far she really likes her bike, but she doesn't really ride it yet. :( She likes to sit on it and now she'll go a few feet forward, but for the most part she just likes to sit and "work" on it and "fix" it with some of Mike's tools. :) Maybe later this summer she'll get more confident on it . :)

THANKS MAMMAW & GRANDPA!! 

we love you!

Club Evolution Volleyball

Livia enjoyed Volleyball so much that she decided to join a club volleyball team. She had a lot of friends on the team, most of which are members, and her coach who is also in our ward; so she had a very encouraging season. The team would practice 3 days a week, but only played 3 tournaments. They would last ALL day long too! They would play 7-8 games typically in each tournament! (not back to back) 

One was in Lewiston Id (only 45 min away) :) The 2nd one was in Liberty Lake (90 mins away! Mike, Liv, and Syd had to leave around 5 am to make it on time by 7:15. Brooky was sick so I stayed home with her) :) The last tournament was in Riverside. Only 40 mi from my parents, so we made a weekend of it, and both grandparents were able to come and cheer Livia on! :) She had a GREAT season and improved a bunch! It was a lot of fun watch her. She's a great athlete. 

GO PINK!!

Easter 2013

Easter was a great weekend in Moscow! The weather was fantastic! We started the weekend off with an Easter egg hunt on Saturday at the Pullman Park. Brooky even found a prize egg which won her a chocolate bunny. :)

 Poor Livia's just too old, so she was Brooky's helper again. This was Sydney's last year as well! :(

She was getting impatient here.... haha

Later, on Saturday, we died our eggs

Brooky LOVED this part :)

Then we made Easter sugar cookies!

 Then it was time to send the kids to bed so the Easter Bunny could come. Sydney and Brooky were really cute about setting everything out on the table and making sure the Easter Bunny would see the baskets and goodies. :)

 All ready.... the Easter Bunny played it smart this year! He got lots of things the girls already needed for their baskets, like shaving cream, hair ties, and face wipes! Smart little Bunny! :)

Easter Morning.... Everybody happy...

and all smiles...

Except Livia!!!! She came down with the flu over night!!!! Poor girl spent most the day in her room! ;(

Sydney and Brooklyn's new Easter dresses!!!! Don't they look SOO cute!!! Their Auntie surprised them with their new dresses. It was so cute how excited they were opening up a box of clothes for them.... They're such girls! :) haha ~ Thanks Auntie Tara!!! :)

Brooky got these really cool markers in her basket that color on glass and they make a crystal effect. 

They were actually super cool and fun to use!

Because Livia got the flu, my sister, Heather and her family decided not to come for Easter dinner anymore, so that meant I wasn't getting the other half of my Easter dinner! :) But we had all the basics there though. :)

Mike started  not feeling the greatest and he and Brooky took a nap, so that left just me and Sydney to make Easter dinner; and to EAT Easter dinner. Everyone got off from there regular schedule that day, so when Easter dinner was done and ready, Sydney and I were the only ones there to eat it! Oh Well..... This Easter will definitely be unforgettable! :) haha And I am SOOO glad that I had my Syd-ward to help me and to eat with me! She was a HUGE help! :)

LOTS of Easter Egg hunts with Brooklyn!!

 Then on Monday, Livia was finally feeling better and was able to eat a little bit and actually look through her Easter basket.... poor girl won't ever forget this Easter! :)