Summer might actually be on its way!

Well, we're finally warm enough to wear shorts! Woohoo! We haven't been up to too much, just the usual. So, here are a few pics.

This is how I usually find Carli playing in her room. She likes to be one with her toys.


This is a pretty normal picture in our house. Carli is always bringing us books and saying "Read, read!" At the end she says "The end", then gives it back to us and says "Read, read!" again. Logan and I have many of her books memorized by now, we'd be happy to perform an interpretive reading of "Moo, Baa, La La La", or the Nativity Story, among many others.


Nope, she's not sleeping, she's one with the piano too. She likes to listen to the recorded songs on it this way.

Logan built me a cool grow box for a vegetable garden. I am really excited to have our own produce this year. Hopefully we will have tomatoes, strawberries, broccoli and eggplant.

The following video is evidence of maternal cruelty. I made the mistake of letting Carli see me put her binkys in the dishwasher. Not only did I think her sad reaction was funny, but I reminded her about it so that I could get it on video.

Happy Mother's Day!

We love you, Nana!
We love you Grammie!

We are so grateful for all you guys do/have done for us. We hope you know how much we love you and depend on you for your wisdom, love, and care, even if we are technically adults. We couldn't do it without you. Wish we could pamper you today, but we hope you know we're thinking of you.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Things are pretty happy here, by the looks of things. I guess Logan and I got our celebrating in when Ben and Rachel kept Carli so we could go out to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Thanks, guys!

Carli got to play with her cousins Saturday, and loved it. She's been a little sick the last few days (no, not swine flu), but she seems to be getting over it. The bruise is from a nose dive she took on the deck. Her Easter bucket seems to help her feel better as a hat, silly girl. Carli went to nursery for the first time last week as a trial run, and didn't want me to get her when church was over. I guess that means it was a success. She's been getting more into our trips to the library to go to story time, but she refers to it as "kitchen" because she spends most of the time there playing in the play kitchen, and sometimes bullying the other kids who try to play with it too.

We have been enjoying pretty good weather by going on walks and blowing bubbles outside. We are happy to work on our yard finally. Carli likes the "flowers" in the lawn, but it's time for the dandelions to go. Logan and I are preparing for the youth talent show tomorrow, where we will be playing "The Final Countdown" in a string quartet with a couple of my Beehives. Logan will also be attempting to make some of the youth disappear in the Aztec Tomb (for any of you Arrested Development fans out there). We are also continuing the planning of the Stake Youth Conference in June. Work keeps us both busy, but not too busy usually, which we love. Logan finally got to go golfing Saturday with his brother, which he's been aching to do for awhile now. And, I am working on reorganizing my laundry room and sewing area. I am also hoping to get a playgroup started for Carli sometime soon.

Life is good right now, and we're grateful for that!