Dance Recital

This was actually Rachael, Leah, and Anna's dress rehersal for their recital on Saturday, but I thought I'd get better pictures going tonight. All the girls did so well! Turns out they were the prettiest girls there - of course:) I gave each of them a special treat from the Cupcake Cafe when they were done.

Playing with Dad

SuperAndy!

Last week Lance was working just down the road from our house, so Andy, Kate, and I went to visit him!

Andyman will take your sunglasses every chance he gets.

The crew Lance was working with that day

Every night before Lance and I go to bed we sneak into Andy's room to check on him. This is how we found him the other day...he almost always has the blanket over his face, so I ever so slowly pull it off, then he'll start to stir and we run out of the room before he sees us.

Andy loves his activity table! I was a little hesitant about getting it since they run about $40, but I'm really glad we did because it's helped him a lot with learning how to sit up--which he does perfectly now:) These striped pajamas were our favorite, so we took a picture of his last time fitting into them.

Peter Pan

Our neighbor, Kylie, invited us to come watch her in Midway Elementary's Peter Pan play! She was a star; far right in the third photo.

Andy's love for carrots is simply getting out of control! He gets so excited when he first tastes them that he screams, squeals, and spits between every bite. Carrots are all over me, him, and the entire dining room by the time lunch is over. He loves grabbing at the spoon to try and get them in his mouth faster than I can!

Beauty and The Beast

Belle was so nice to the girls! After the play she took them on a tour through the set. Anna gave her a hug and later asked me if I thought she was the 'real' Belle princess:)

Lumiere was probably my favorite character, he was perfect for the role!

Our very own Kalli King and Cienna Madsen were in the play!

Gaston...notice the Sharpie chest hair!

Rigby High School's spring play was outstanding! I went with my sisters on friday night, then again with the young women (and lance and andy) on tuesday. I have to take back everything I've said about Idaho schools after seeing this performance!

Enjoying our nice weather!

All weekend it was in the 70's! Hallelujah, global warming is finally coming true!!

Best of EFY

Tierra, Erica, and Paige

John Schmidt

Saturday afternoon/evening was spent with the young women at the Best of EFY in Rexburg. Probably not my first choice of activities on a 70+ degree day, but it turned out to be lots of fun! There were two speakers, Colleen Terry and Scott Anderson, then a piano concert by John Schmidt. The guy is incredible! He can play the piano with his toes, and laying upside down!

FSA Fireside

On sunday Andrea, Lance, and I spoke at a fireside about the benefits of an open adoption. It's nice to be a member of Families Supporting Adoption, and we enjoy seeing lots of friends at all the events!

Girls Camp

We spent winter camp at a cabin on Bill's Island. It was fun being up there with all the girls, though not much sleeping happened:)

The buzz cut

I was sad to cut off Andy's baby hair, but it needed to be done. The hair on top of his head was getting so long, while the rest was mostly bald. Lance was more than a little hesitant about cutting his hair, so when I felt like crying seeing the pile of hair on the floor, I held it in for his sake:) Andy did so well, just sat there content the whole time. Isn't that little cape cute?! It came with the clippers, along with the book on the floor. Hopefully his hair will grow in a little more even now. We love you, Andy! Please stop growing up so fast:)