Spring Time

Spring time brings many things. It has brought lots and lots of rain to Idaho, but has also brought some wonderful fun things.

Spring brings EASTER!
My mom brought Kaydence and Marley to Twin Falls to celebrate Easter with us. They arrived Sunday evening. We got the girls in their pj's, then let them color eggs.
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Camryn had to go to school Monday. While she was gone, we put all the other girls in the tub. They splashed and had all sorts of fun. After a little while, the babies had enough.

Kendra and Kaydence could have stayed in all day.

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Mom with her two youngest granddaughters. My mom is such a good grandmother.
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We got all the girls ready for some Easter pictures in their beautiful dresses. But, of course, it was raining. Bethany still got some pretty good pictures. You can't even tell the weather was so horrible. The only problem was that the girls were NOT happy.


Especially Kaydence and Marley.
Camryn and Kendra tried to look happy. They did a pretty good job.

Corinne was not so easily swayed.

Cute, cute girlie's! Thanks Bethany for the great pictures, against great odds.

We came back home, and did our Easter Egg Hunt. It was still raining, so we had to do our hunt indoors.

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Grandma brought all sorts of treats for our hunt. The favorites were these chocolate bunnies.

It was a wonderful Easter.

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Spring also brings new plants. Camryn's class was invited out to Rock Creek Growers to learn about plants and greenhouses.

Looking at some of the plant food.

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We all learned all sorts of new things. As a review, they asked what the difference was between annuals and perennials. Brayden and Camryn answered correctly, so they got to go up and help.

The flowers were absolutely beautiful and smelled wonderful.

At the end, each child got to pot their own flower to give to someone special. Then they decorated a sign to put in it.

Camryn's says "To Camryn From Camryn"

Brayden's says " Dear Mom I made a flour for you"

It was the best field trip I have been on yet. Thank you Rock Creek Growers!

The following Saturday, Rock Creek Growers was having a family fun day. Since the field trip was so great, I thought our family would try to go. I had to work that afternoon, so we tried to go before then. It turns out we were too early. They had a small playground, so we just played.

Corinne makes some of the most priceless faces. We would like to get some of them photographed. We tried to get a few while she was playing.

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Spring time brings green grass. Which we love!

Well, most of us love anyway.
Except for Kent, because he has to put a lot into making it green and nice.

And Corinne. She can't stand it touching her.

She is even wearing pants, but she has to try to lift everything she can so its not touching the grass.

Don't you dare try to put her so her bare skin is touching it, or you get the wrath of Corinne (and maybe a chuckle =)).

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Spring also brings Mother's Day

I had to work on Mother's Day, which sadly means I didn't get to see my mother.

My family sure made me feel special though. When I got home from work, they had cleaned the house (even the wood floors). That has got to be one of the best gifts you can give a mother.

They picked out the sweetest card, a Tinkerbell card, of course. It even played a song. But the best part was the sweet little notes from my girls, and my hubby.

They got me a nice set of scriptures, and a very large dark chocolate bar. They know how to spoil me.

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Spring also bring finals for those attending school. It was a very busy few weeks for Kent. He studied his bum off.

He finnished with flying colors, then jumped right into the next house project. Our basement.

The plan is to put in an egress window, two bedrooms, and bathroom, and a family room.

Here are a few progress pics. Here is the hole he is making in the concrete for the window.

This is the hole in the floor for the plumbing. He had to cut into the concrete to get to it.

I dont' think the pictures do justice for how much work he has had to put in already, or for how much dirt this has stirred up.

As I have said before in refence to home improvement projects: It will be worth it in the end.

At least for me. Kent might tell a different story.

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