Be prepared to look at A LOT of pictures. These are pictures I have taken with my phone this spring and I finally got them uploaded to the computer. So if they are a little out of focus that is why!
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Erik gave me these gorgeous flowers for mothers day. I thought this was a good way to start my Spring Blog. HAPPY SPRING!
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Action
pictures tend to look a little stretched. We got the kids a slip and slide a week ago and we have already got a lot of good use out of it!
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I
don't have a lot of pics of my kids together. . .this is one of my favorites!
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Alex turned 4 in may. I made him this chocolate train cake. He loves chocolate and he loves trains, what better combination is there!
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This is one of my lilac bushes/trees that we planted last year. I love spring because of the smell of lilacs. it reminds me of my grandma fay! I miss you grandma!
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This was a picture of Alex on his birthday! What a
handsome little man!
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My sweet
Kayla all ready for church!
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The kids have loved
digging in the dirt this spring. We just planted a bunch of flower and plants here so there "sand/dirt box" is no longer a play area! I am sure Kayla will tell us otherwise.
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This was at
edinbourough. Kayla sat in here for a while with this other little girl! So cute!
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Bath time!
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Aren't they the cutest things ever?!?!?!
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I LOVE this picture! I just wish it was in better focus. She is such an angel!
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We went to Fond Doe Rosa in Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago. The kids get to feed the animals. They LOVED it.
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Daddy helping Kayla feed the deer!
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Flying a kite. Alex did really well with his first time flying a kite. Well maybe second time. The first time I think he let it go and got it tangled in trees. (last year)
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Mommy helping Kayla feed the deer. Kayla is not loving it. Her idea of feeding was throwing the food at them and keeping her distance!
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We went to eat at Broadway pizza. Kayla's hair was in the way so I threw it up in a pony tail. She looked so dang cute I had to get a picture!
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Kayla pulled out all of my pots and pans and decided she fit nicely in this one. She was yelling "
owie owie" and then she would giggle. She was quite thrilled with herself.
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Carver lake. The only thing you really need is a bucket for each kid. They spent most of the time filling it up with water and then dumping it on the sand.
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Kayla at Carver Lake!
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Alex at the
Children's museum. If that place
wasn't always so
crowded I would go more often. I don't want to go unless I have an extra set of hands. Alex and Kayla like different things there so they run in two different directions. We got a membership so we will be going quite a bit.
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Carver Lake! by the way, it is only about 5-10 min from my house. SO convenient.
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This at the zoo. There is a place to go and read.
Kayla read here for awhile, by herself and with daddy.
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I was taking pictures and Alex jumped in front and asked for his picture. What a goof ball!
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Swinging at the park!
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Playing in the slip and slide.
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Feeding the deer
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We were at K-mart shopping for sunglasses.
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Kayla flying the kite. She actually let it go a couple of times so I was chasing after the fly away kite a few times.
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On your birthday you get to go on the rides at the
MOA for free. I had Grandma watch Kayla and Alex and I went to the Mall by ourselves. We had a great time.
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Alex digging for bones at the
children's museum!
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Alex on the big turtle at the zoo.
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More feeding at Fond Doe Rosa!