michael challenged me to wear only clothes i made myself so i did a lot of extra sewing
like this shirt/pants combo
i don't know why but henry loves to wear his clothes backwards
always pushing limits
bang twins
and a big haircut for eleanor
i made this shirt
a playdough arrow
the toy henry bought himself arrived and everyone loved it
art class
we learned about pointilism
i can't remember what we were watching
general conference sunday
such a strong spirit
eleanor loves being twins with anyone willing and i love it
loving the dirt (garden) boxes
another shirt i made
jude took a bunch of pictures of himself and i guess it was the straw that broke the camel's back
because he got a haircut that night
handsome twins
i made this shirt and wearing earrings my mom gave me a long time ago
the tulips
early glimpses of summer
always reading
making hair wishes come true
blue tips
eleanor's beloved mama violet needed a collar
making buckeye balls on his lunch break
water balloon fight
muddy and happy
on the worldwide fast day we got red robin delivered to break our fast
bike ride
dying eggs
playing at the river
easter
easter breakfast
ready for the hunt
painting little ceramics
ready for easter dinner
homemade rolls
sleepy brothers
same hairstyle as kindergarten
rearranged olive and eleanor's room in an attempt to help them happily share a room a little longer until the garage conversion is done but eleanor still hates sharing with olive
laying in the hammock
14 years ago
noah had his golden birthday!!!!
a little ride in the car to go through the panda express and sodalicious drive through
he wanted a pinata so we got a mini one and let him hit it with a bat
dinner
cake
staying up late doing a puzzle and hanging out
it was a great birthday for him and he felt very spoiled
it's blowing our minds he's going to start high school in the fall!
and driver's ed!!
running buddies
watching cartoons to not wake the other kids
art
bike ride
michael pranked me by filling his jacket with blankets and posing it all over the house one day
made this dress
pink hair
we went on an adventure my friend told me about to an abandoned train tunnel
trying to catch a lizard
playing super heroes
lego building competition
we refinanced!
sprinkler under the trampoline
school
counting oranges
out on an afternoon adventure with two restless boys
jude likes to play in our bathroom sink but he slipped as he was jumping down and needed stitches
he earned a cookie for being so brave
youtube harmonica lessons
exploring the oregon trail
working on the garage
got the door closed up and the window in
made this dress
church at home :)
bleaching his mohawk so we can turn it green
hazel asked for highlights and then it was too big of a change so we covered them back up the next day
but i also re pierced her ear that has been needing it since eleanor pulled an earring of hazel's nearly out as a baby and that's healing nicely
we socially distanced and bought michael a new (used) car
with A/C!!!!
jude and i rode my bike to the pediatrician's office to get his stitches out
taco tuesday
we did a bunch of yard work so i gave them treats
we had one super hot day so we called it a water day
then had smores with our fire pit and the kids slept in the tent
jude slept inside but these five made it all night
made this dress a little big but i like it
yay for backyard lilacs
and getting diagnosed with adhd
and watching crazy storms outside the window together
and cute little bed hogs
april was crazy but we managed to make a lot of good memories together