Little Diva....

We were at Parkie's game last night and while I was practicing with Parkie Abby noticed I had brought the camera. When I went to sit back down she asked if I would take pictures of her. She started doing all these poses for the camera. She did the hand on her hips, the looking over your shoulder smile, and a few others. I'm no stranger to the camera but, I honestly have no idea where she learned these poses from. I think I may start taking tips from her :)

Mothers Day 2011

This Mothers Day was very reflective for me. It all started on Thursday when I picked up Parkie from school. He ran to the car with a big smile on his face. As soon as he got to the car he bent down. I started to get a little annoyed since I had a long line of cars behind me waiting to pick up their children. He popped back up after a few seconds and opend the door and handed me a small boquet of dandylions. At that moment I felt so guilty for being annoyed and thanked him for the flowers. He then showed me the flower card and a rainbow bag that had my Mothers day gift inside. He wasn't able to wait for me to open it so he opened it. He had made a bunny planter out of a cup with some plants inside. I could tell by the attention to detail and all the bright colors that he had put time and effort into it. I told him how beautiful it was and how creative he is. He gave me the same response he always does whenever I say that which is.... "I know" and gives me his cute toothless grin. I couldn't help but think back to when I was in elementary school making my Mothers day gift for my mom. I use to make sure everything was pefect before I presented it to her. I could tell that Parkie had done the same for me and it made me feel so special and loved :)

My family made great efforts to make my day special. As soon as we were all dressed and ready for the day the kids really wanted to give me their gift. Brad said that he had taken them to the store to pick out my gifts. I was excited to see what they came up with but, somewhat nervous. Abby gave me a plastic container which contained; two sets of sewing scissors, a cutting mat, and some bubble gum tape..lol She proceeded to tell me that the gum was hers :) Parkie picked out a pink pin cushion, a pink measuring tape, and a cutter thingy.I'm new to this sewing thing so I have yet to learn all the terms :) Brad did very well at listening to me this year and bought an end table and coffee table that I had been wanting. I didn't expect to receive such big gifts but who's gonna complain? sure in the heck not me! :) We then went to breakfast and attended my in laws ward to listen to my Mother in law speak.

Mothers Day helped me see that everything that I do for my family does not go unnoticed and that they do in fact notice how much time, effort and love I put into everything I do for them :)

Opening Day

This year Parkie is in Little league and yesterday was opening day. We attended the opening ceremonies which was followed by his first game. All the boys were so hyped up and ready to play. The boys named their team "Bombers"..lol Parkie scored two runs and was able to play catcher, shortstop, right field, and third base. The Bombers ended up winning 20 to 14(or something like that). Anyway, I of course was the crazy mom taking pic's anytime he made a move :) During the fourth inning Grandma and Grandpa showed up with Minnie and Poncho (their dogs) to watch the rest of the game. We all had a great time and Parkie looked like such a little boy that it made me sad and happy all at the same time :)

Curly-Haired Cutie

As I walked out of the bathroom after showering this morning I was hit by the sight of Abby. She had taken out her morning bun and her hair looked so beautiful with the sunlight hitting her curls. I looked at this tiny little girl with beautiful long curly hair. I just stood there and looked at her. I knew taking pictures of her hair wouldn't do it justice but, I quietly went and got the camera. I knew I could get one in before she would look to see what I was doing. As soon as I took the first one she wanted to pose for a few more :)

Easter

Eggs, candy, and bunnies oh my! It has been a long Easter weekend. Even though its been long I loved every minute of it ( besides my 6hr shift at work on sat). I really love Easter and try and make it as special as possible. Even though I didn't feel like I did it justice this year as I sit here and reflect on the weekend I can honestly say I'm happy with the way it turned out. I'm already thinking of things that I want to do next year :) what can I say I love holidays!! On Saturday we went over to the Pollmann's house who host an Egg Hunt for all the little kids of the Ward. It was so cold but, the kids were so excited to search for eggs they didn't even seem to notice. That evening after I got home from work we colored eggs and made sure the Easter baskets were out so that the Easter Bunny could fill them during church. After the kids were in bed I was able to fill baskets and get the house ready for the next day. I love putting Easter baskets together!if I could do it for a living I would :) Anyway, I knew I needed to make sure the kids knew the true meaning behind Easter so I prepared the "Egg Lesson" (that's what I'm calling) it. On Sunday we went to Church and then headed home to see if the Easter Bunny had arrived. As we drove up, Parkie and Abby spotted eggs in they yard and knew the Easter Bunny had been to their house. They jumped out of the car and started picking up eggs. As Parkie was finding eggs he spotted his Easter basket through the window and ran into the house. They were so excited to see everything the Easter bunny had left them. Parkie put together his tent right away and Abby played solo's for us on her guitar :) While the kids played with their new toys I worked on decorating my lamb cake for dessert. My Grandma Krueger use to make this cake for Easter when I was a kid and as soon as I found the pan in a store I knew I had to carry on that tradition. Abby wanted to help so bad, so I let her help put on the eyes and nose. To finish off our weekend we headed over to Brad's parents for our Easter dinner. I of course had the camera in hand the whole weekend and took lots of pictures. I wish I could post them all but, I'm choosing to post some of the highlights of our weekend. :)