Goodbye dear friend

I bought this pretty coach diaper bag a month and a half ago. It was of course way too expensive but Michael and I had this jar (actually a cup I made in pottery) we were saving money in for a rainy day. It became the new TV fund. Our elaborate plan was to purchase a rockin' new TV the day after thanksgiving in Sequim (where they get way too much stuff and not that many shoppers). Then I decided I could really use a new cute diaper bag. I am the mother of 2 after all. This bag was the only one at the coach store that could fit all of my essentials. Who knew a nursing cover, sling, bulky cloth diapers, and wipes would take up so much room? Not to mention milk dripping sippies. Turns out that owning a fancy coach bag is cool and all but not so practical for motherhood. Kids are messy. Anyway, we spent the rest of the jar money on our car and I felt like a jerk that I got my bag and Michael didn't get his TV so alas Goodbye Dear friend. I sold this bag to a lady off of craigslist who needs this bag to carry her dog in. I hope this beautiful bag will enjoy the chihuahua.

ballet and soccer and doughnuts, oh my!

hazel and eleanor started ballet a couple weeks ago

this is hazel's fifth year of ballet!

i can't believe it

she was a little younger than eleanor when she started

 they are starting to use the barre and she loves it

she also has a friend from her class last year and she has a lot of fun with her

eleanor started her first ballet class the week after hazel

she loves it!

she is so cute doing it and trying her hardest

all the other girls in her class were super nervous

but not her! she's been watching and waiting for years

 then saturday before last noah and olive started soccer

olive likes it but got hit by the ball really hard her first game and that made her nervous

 we still aren't sure we've found her thing but she'll stick with soccer for now

 noah started soccer the same day and michael gets to coach him!

we're all pretty excited about it

 noah scored the most goals for his team at his first game

he seems to really be getting the hang of it!

 henry wants to know when he gets to start soccer

 so sweaty after his first game

 a few pictures from this last saturday

 olive doesn't like how sweaty she gets playing soccer but she's so cute running around

 we're at the soccer field for 2.5 hours each saturday between the two kids

so the little ones get bored

henry had fun feeding michael carrots

 noah practiced before his game

 i think henry was jealous of the sucker eleanor found in my purse

she eventually gave it to him and he trashed his sweater..

 michael is such a good coach

the kids love him

 after soccer this last saturday we went home and got dressed like pirates

for talk like a pirate day

we got lots of free doughnuts

 then went to the meridian block party with the hunts

 there were lots of bounce houses 

and michael had lots of fun rolling the kids around in these inflated balls

 life is good

prettiest sunset, soccer is over, matching jammies and sunday best

i don't know what it is but idaho has the best sky

we get the prettiest sunrises and sunsets daily

this sunset was espcially gorgeous and was lighting up our whole living room

 michael brought me home some pretty flowers

he is so sweet

 olive and noah had their last day of soccer this last saturday

i'm glad they did it but really glad it's over 

we were at the field for 2.5 hours every saturday for five weeks and it got a little old

 i took this picture of hazel while watching soccer

and it reminds me that the other day she said, "it's so crazy you're only 30 and you have five kids!"

i love what an adult she is

we're more like friends than mother/daughter

 olive liked sitting on my lap and eating snacks while she wasn't playing soccer

 she got her first trophy and that's her coach

 henry's pretty sure he's ready to play soccer, too

 michael did a great job as coach

the kids loved him

 noah was beyond tired during soccer from staying up late with his cousin

as my sister in law and niece had been here late the night before

so he ended his soccer season in tears of exhaustion but it was good overall

 michael dressed henry in his new button up blue jammies for the first time last night

and we couldn't get enough of him

 his little toes! 

 michael put his matching jammies on this morning and it was beyond adorable

 and a little sunday best

i love these kids and their huge personalities so much

oh the life of a soccer mom

little miss had ballet today

i always think she looks so pretty for ballet

 noah started soccer today

i thought it would be a good experience

he did soccer when he was 3

but it wasn't competitive then

 boy do things change when you're five

all the parents are way too in to it

and the coaches, too

and noah likes it

but he's not that in to contact sports

he's very self preserving

i left soccer with so much anxiety

that i never want to go back

but noah liked it!

for the first time, he likes the thing i put him in

why now?!

 hopefully i can get over it

and not mind hearing his name barked at him

by his coach

and ignore the other parents talking about

all the strong kickers, etc.

at least olive rocked the shirt i made her today

ps. don't mind noah's shin guards on the outside

i didn't know!

kid-less in seattle

we have had such a fun spring break so far

last weekend we drove up to seattle

spent some time with my sister and her family

then we went up the peninsula to see

our parents

they live close to each other

so we got to see both sets quite a bit

here's a picture of our growing family

we forget to take those sometimes

we even got to go to church with both sets of our parents

and have lunch together afterward

noah loved all the attention

then this guy and i got to leave our cares (kids) behind for a few days

and go on a babymoon

if michael looks a little nervous here

it's because we haven't been alone in a while

and i think i intimidate him 

while in seattle

we relaxed and shopped a lot

michael bought me pretty much anything i liked

so we stuffed this beauty from ikea in our trunk

michael bought me this little wristlet from coach

so i could ditch my diaper bag

michael totally spoiled me

it was a nice change from our typically very frugal lifestyle

we bought some new clothes

i decided i'm done with my new years resolution

and it was so nice to shop

i hate self deprivation

 michael now has jeans without holes in the knees

here i am trying an oversized flower in my hair at anthropologie

we found some bubblegum ice cream

we had so much fun swimming in our hotel pool

going out to dinner

seeing a movie

going to the temple

sleeping in

enjoying each other without interruptions

and laying around

but...

of course we missed our kiddy cats

and we're glad to be home