Playing at the Park

The kids love that we can walk to two different parks.. and mom does too. One park a block in each direction! Something we are enjoying for a little while longer.. smile. 

They remodeled the city park.. and the kids love it! Even Kai has a smaller set that he can climb on all by himself. It is so much fun! We had a great time!

Cole checking out the baseball field

Swinging.. Like Superman

Madison stops during hide and seek for a picture!

Cole and Madison sliding down together.. so cute!

Madison swinging in true Maddie style.. her own way. smile.

The boys climbing.. as they tend to do..

Ethan taking a break.

"I did it!" Climbing up the wall

Kai didn't like the swings at first.. but then I couldn't get him out of it!

Car.. car.. car.. car.. car..

How can my baby be this big already??? So handsome

Sprinkler Fun!

We have been having so much fun enjoying the warm weather! Finally! The kids love to get out the really, really old.. hand me down sprinkler from my parents. (I remember running through it as a kid.. smile) They usually spend the whole time trying to stop it and spray eachother. 

SO MUCH FUN!

Ethan spraying the kids.. and his mom... 

Madison stops it for a drink

Cole loves running through it!

Kai did NOT like getting wet.. and took refuge with Daddy

Then he decided it was WAY more fun opening and closing the door on the van. What a silly kid!

Dinosaur Land Fun!

While the house was under inspection last week... the kids and I were looking for something fun to do. We decided to head to dinosaur land at the mall. We have not been there forever! It was SO much fun to watch them all play together... and it was just us most of the time which was really nice. 

Ethan pauses for a picture.. after much begging from his mom. smile.

Madison wore herself out.. so she stopped for a break with her favorite dinosaur. 

She named him cheese.. why?? not really sure.

Cole.. always willing to stop for a smile. Love that!!

Kai did not slow down the whole time we were there. He was loving the freedom... and thankfully did not figure out how to work the automatic doors until it was almost time to leave. 

Why you probably should not bring your 6 and 7 year olds to dinosaur land?? smile. 

When we were done playing we all got DQ for supper. Kai had his first ice cream treat. 

As you can see.. he loved it!

It was a great day!

SOLD

Well... We did it! We sold our house! 

Wow! We are still in shock. We showed it only eight times in two days and ended up with three really good offers. God's timing is amazing! We are really appreciating that it went quickly... it is hard to keep "showable" with four kids running around all the time! smile. 

Now.. we have six weeks to find a place to go! We are praying for God to open doors for us and trusting that he will. In the mean time.. packing, packing, and more packing!

Enjoy the new posts and pictures! We will keep you all updated on where we will end up.. as soon as we know ourselves! smile. 

Madison's First Dance Recital

Madison had her first dance recital this weekend. She did such a great job and really loved being on stage. She was in ballet and tap this year. For ballet she got to be a ribbon dancer and for tap.. a bee. SO much fun! 

Our Little Bee

The Bee with Attitude

Our Sweet Ribbon Dancer

Showing off her beautiful braids

Posing with Daddy after her performance.. with her flowers from Daddy and Grandma. 

(Her most favorite thing was getting flowers... smile)

Madison and Grandma

The Four Kiddos

Our Attempt at a Family Picture... well.. sorta worked. smile.

It was such a great weekend! Long.. but great.

We are SO proud of you Madison!

We Love you!

Two Toothless Kiddos...

Ethan and Madison are both at the ages where losing teeth is part of the game. Ethan has lost 6 so far and Madison just lost her second! They are keeping the tooth fairy busy!

My "Baby" & His Curls

I am SO in love with Kai's curls. Even though his hair is shorter.. he still gets them after his bath. 

I just can't get enough of my "baby" and his curls!

Ethan's Piano Recital

Ethan had his piano recital this past Wednesday. It was so much fun to watch him! He did a great job! He loves piano and especially his teacher.. Mrs. Nellermoe. We are already excited for next fall to start again!

Spring Time Fun!

Ok.. so these pictures were taken a couple weeks ago.. but they were too cute not to share!

Madison helping Kai get his helmet on. Got to be safe to ride that tractor! smile

Madison's first attempt at riding with no training wheels! Love her face in this pic!

And.. she did it! So proud of this girlie!

Daddy takes a break to walk around with Kai. He wanted a turn to ride the bike and was pulling Ryan over to help him get on it! He is such a determined little man!

Ethan helping Kai ride the tractor. So cute! 

Two seconds later.. HUGE scream from Kai wanting Ethan to let his tractor go. 

Ahh.. brotherly love!

This looks like Kai is now "helping" Ethan ride the tractor. 

Reality.. He was trying to stop the tractor and take it back. smile.

Ethan's first scrape of the season. He was so brave about falling and even wanted a picture taken of it. Yuck! How did my "baby" get to be so grown up?!?

And those of you counting may wonder... 1..2...3... I thought you had 4 kids? Well.. we do. Cole was in the back playing in the sandbox all by himself. He wanted to just play trucks alone. I tried to get a picture and he told me, "no pictures today mom." Cute kid!