A Bushel and a Peck of FUN

I'm not sure what what happened to the clarity of these photos.  Something happened, but i don't really have the time to figure it out and wanted to get the photos up mostly as a documentation.  The ones going up on my wall will be much better :-)
But every spring the blossoms come out all around our little city.  It is the perfect time to get some photos of the kids.  We only have a 2 week window, so we have to take advantage of them while we can....

This year is the year of birthday parties outside of the home.  I told the kids we could have birthday party as long as they were somewhere else other than in our house.  I am trying to simplify this year.
So, Ella came up with having her birthday party at the planetarium.  I loved it!  So, that is what we did.  It was quite the party with 25 rowdy boys and girls.  But they had a great time, watching the movie, learning the constellations and playing in...

I haven't kept up with my personal memory keeping on my blog for almost a year (maybe longer).  I need to start doing a better job of writing down my memories.
So, I am going to try doing this again, using pictures!
Each month, my family has a grandchild of the month.  During that month, all the cousins write to that grandchild.  Sometimes you get little gifts, letters, or pictures.  It all depends on the family and their interest and talents....

I haven't been able to keep up with my blog like i used to, but there are still things I need to document for myself, so that I will have access to them later on in life.  So, with that being said, I was put into the YW program in my ward.  I am now...