Sunday Evening Walk

Jacob and Jacquelyn sitting on the waterfall.

Ireland and Joseph sitting in the grass.

Jacob and Grandpa Brink; Jacob got soaking wet so Grandpa carried him home.

Jacob and Grandpa sitting in the waterfall.

Grandpa Brink Visits

We started finishing the basement so Dave came out to help us get a good start.

Jacob jumped right in with demolition!

The first wall went up and Mark is making sure it is in right.

We love swimming

Crazy Bath Hair

Ireland loves baths. We have a blast sculpting her hair.

Messy Eater

"Yum, Yum peas and sweet potato puffs"

Easter 2007

Coloring Easter Eggs

Easter Morning

The Easter Bunny Came!

He left baby food for Mason; bug boxes, butterfly nets, bubbles

and some candy for Iree and Jacob.

He also hid eggs in the house and back yard.

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

So it has been over 2 months since I last posted... lets just say...3 kids are a handful!

Well, I am so glad it is spring. We spend every minute outside. Visits to the parks and walks up to the lake happen every day. Jacob spends the whole day riding his bike, catching bugs with his two buddies, or building damns in the stream. Iree loves everything about being outside. She has so much energy and then crashes for bedtime. Mason just loves watching his brother and sister and is very content outside. Iree got to pick a tulip... she couldn't stop smelling it. I just hope I don't find all the others secretly missing.

Iree has so much fun playing with Mason and making sure he doesn't miss out on things like smelling the flowers.
We are so happy we can be outside. The spring days have been beautiful.

Mason is so ready to start chasing Iree around. Iree you better watch out!

We spent an afternoon at Great-Grandma & Grandpa Horton's house. The kids played with Lincoln logs, puzzles, and shagged golf balls for Grandpa. We also had red punch... note the mustache on Jacob.

This is a warm day in March. We spent the whole day on walks, at the playground or sitting in the front yard watching the kids ride bikes. Mason loved feeling the grass for the first time.

Mark's nose has a way of putting Mason to sleep. He always grabs for Mark's nose and won't let go. I guess each child has their own little quirks.

In February we went swimming before Brogan's birthday party. Jacob and Parker always have a good time. Mark and Iree stayed in the warm kiddy pool the entire time.

What can I say... Just my cute kids!!!

Just a few pictures of Mason and a rare one of me, I usually like to take the pictures.

Mark plays hockey every Saturday. The kids love watching and I love to get out of the house. Jacob actually watches and comments on plays(he is so mark) Iree usually sits right by me and asks for treats the whole game. He has made 4 goals this season!

Iree's First Snowman. She was so excited. She held the carrot and watched while Jacob and I rolled the balls of snow.

We had a wonderful Christmas we hope you did also. The kids woke up at seven o'clock to see what Santa left for them. Luckily there were no stockings filled with coal.

Christmas Morning :
Jacob got a big bike he was so excited. We went outside to have him ride and his feet couldn't touch the ground. His first ride landed him face down in the snow. Hopefully his legs will grow a few inches before summer.
Iree got a Dora helmet and a pink tricycle with a bucket for her babies to ride in.


Mason got a jumper. (Mostly a gift for mom) Notice Dora going for a ride behind him.

Before the kids went to sleep on Christmas Eve we layed out a plate with cookies and carrots for Santa and his Reindeer, then Mark read the Christmas story to the kids. Iree didn't make it, she fell asleep a little early.

The family and cousins had a blast sleding before the family Christmas party. Iree and Kathryn made a great team.

Mark is a dedicated Bronco fan therefore the kids are Bronco fans. Jacob proclaims to everyone his support for "the best team." His friend Spencer is a BYU fan, the two of them are in a constant battle over who is the better team. They don't quite get the difference of NFL verses College.

Iree's first real hair cut took off about 6 inches. Her older brother "accidentallly" snipped off a chunk so I decided to let the rest go.

Our visit to see Santa was fun. Jacob was excited and couldn't wait to ask Santa for a football. Iree was excited until she saw him walk up and sit on his chair. She was clinging to Mark and not going to sit with him. Then Santa said in a deep voice, "Ireland come and get your candy cane." she left Mark's arms and went to sit on Santa's lap. She still wasn't sold on the idea but at least we got our picture.