Elmo's Horse and Buggy Days

Elmo is such a great place to live, each year we have a great celebration with breakfast a parade fun at the park and Dinner plus Good fireworks! They have a bottle rocket contest with decorated 2 liter pop bottles. Devin's was a scorpion and Isaac's was a clown. Grace had a blast playing on the slip and slide what a water baby.

A day full of Sunshine

We spent the last day of Devin's spring break outside... and we are paying for it. We all got sunburned. There was a planned power outage while they worked on the power lines in our area and so we decided to take a bike ride to the park and when we got home the weather was so nice we just worked in the yard. We finally got the vines planted by the back deck now they just need to grow and fill in. I hope it turns out like I want it to. You can see I had so much help. The little shovels grandma gave them for Easter came in really handy.

Easter was wonderful

It all started friday with coloring eggs. We all loved it but Grace got the biggest kick out of dropping the eggs in the dye. Devin was tired but cheered up after a while and Isaac put almost a whole sheet of stickers on one or two eggs. Saturday the kids woke up to find that the Easter Bunny had come and brought them some suprizes. Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Kelly's to have lunch (we were going to go out on the desert but it was rainy) We just built a fire right there in the back yard and roasted hot dogs. The kids had so much fun. We had another egg hunt and of course Grandma and Grandpa spoiled all of us with new sweatshirts and all more sweets than I can stand. And to top it all off we had a nice Easter Feast Saturday Evening. Jay starts the outage at the power plant Easter Sunday every year and we wanted to include him so We had Mom, Jay, Great Grandma Wilson and Murray over for Honey glazed Spiral ham and Yummy potatoes. I am kicking myself for not taking pictures, but we did have a nice time.

Our Garden is Growing

This is not a very good picture but you get the idea...

This year I really wanted to be on the ball and grow a great garden. Last year was okay but We got a very late start and our soil is not that great. My Dad brought us a load of compost, thank you thank you. We used Kent's tiller and got the ground ready. Our peas have not sprouted yet maybe we jumped the gun but if they don't come up in another week we can replant. I am excited to see how well the plants I started in the basement are doing. I just took some little disposable cups like the dixie bathroom cups (but I used the walmart brand since they are made of a plastice material and wont soak through like the wax paper ones) then I labeled each one and filled it with potting soil and planted them about a month ago on a pet heating pad I had laying around just because our basement is kinda cold. I water them about every five or so days and they are doing so well I hope it warms up for good so I can get them planted outside.

Dog Sitting

Last weekend we baby sat my Mom and Jay's dogs while they went to NV to see my brother and his family and Jay's daughter and her kids. It is kinda sad to see pets get old they are both deaf so you have to yell at them to get them to hear you. I think Grace enjoyed them the most.

Here is a cute Valentines tag, a little late but better than never.
what are your middle names? Kent & Ann
How long have you been together? In June we will Celebrate our 9th Anniversary.
how long have you know each other? atleast 11 years.
how tall are each of you? I'm 5'4" and he's 5'11".
Whose siblings do/did you see the most? Ryans brothers Mine lives in NV
Do you have any children together? Two handsome little boys and a princess
What about pets? Yes three kitties and a dog
did you go to the same school? No
are you from the same hometown? No Destiny brought us together
who is the smartest? We figure two heads are better than one.
who is the most sensitive? Ryan but I'm the only one who cries
where do you eat out most as a couple? Maria Bonita
where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Florida for our honeymoon who has the worst temper? Usually me but once in a while Ryan will put up a fight for the crown.
who does the cooking? Me
who is more social? Ryan but I think we would both just as well hang out at home alone togther all the time if we could
who is the neat-freak? Me but Ryan enjoys every second of it
who hogs the bed? Neither. We are pretty good at keeping to our own quarters
who wakes up earlier? He used to but now I have trained him to sleep in, now if I could only train the kids.
how do you spend the holidays? Kellys home for Christmas morning. The rest we share
who is more jealous? same
do you have little pet names for each other? Honey & sweet pea
how long did it take to get serious? not long at all
who eats more? probably me
who sings better? Ryan in the shower
who’s older? Ryan.
who does the dishes? the dishwasher but he loads it sometimes :)
who snores? neither, unless one of us is really tired.
who’s better with the computer? Me. but Ryan is getting pretty spiffy with his laptop, I'm impressed.
who drives when you are together? Ryan unless it's a really long drive we take turns
who kissed who first? He kissed me, of course.
who eats more sweets? Me
are you two still a couple? Of course we are... and will be for eternity!

Happy 1st Birthday Grace!

Thursday was a day of mixed emotions for me. I was excited to see my beautiful baby girl grow and reach this fun milestone, but I was also a little sad to realize that first year is over, it went so fast. We had a little party for her and she loved being the center of attention. Grandma Kelly made her a puppy cake and done a great job, Grace loves puppies. Especially our own 60 lb. lab that is only 10 months old. Paulette also made her an adorable porcelin doll. Grandma West entered her into a Birthday contest and she won a boquet of flowers. What a lucky way to start out.