Music Sharing Day and New Specs

Today was Music Sharing day at school. Lucas was very excited to go, and we decided that Juliet would love going as well.

Lucas was so happy we came.

 They did a play version of Rikki Tikki Tembo, one of my FAVORITE books as a child.

Jules LOVED it!

Then the audience was asked to participate...

 This picture makes me smile so much! Lucas is a great brother.

 Then they played this game and Juliet was picked to be behind the board. No one could figure out who she was...

 She LOVED this. Lucas did too!

Above is a little clip of the play.

Then we came home, and went on with our day and then we got a call that Bridget's reading glasses arrived.

She was freaking out during dinner, she wanted to make it there before they closed.

 *****

Bridget picked these out all on her own.

The prescription isn't very strong (like mine is, yikes!) and she only needs them for reading.

She is very worried about her eyelashes touching the glass. haha.

What a Weekend!

First, Mason decided that he was ready to potty train.

I said no. He insisted, and did this himself.

He lasted until 3 and then after two bowel movements in the toilet, asked for some pants.

That was when I put the diaper back on. He was mad, but there was much too much going on in the back yard. 

 The neighbors were pouring new concrete, so we redid the fence. It was a win, win!

While the entire neighborhood was in my backyard watching the fun, I was inside baking away...

 I made 2 apple slab pies.

 We fed 2 sets of missionaries and because of this I had to make a bunch of bread. This was so much fun.

My class on Sunday performed for 5th Sunday, and they were a hit.

The lesson was on Reverence, so we decided to be animals that can't go to primary because they are not reverent. Haha. 

 Then Lucas wrote this gem for his spring break hw assignment at school.

This kid it so funny. He is growing so much I have to keep buying him pants. The problem is his long legs.

It was after this picture that we introduced him to Family Matters

Oh man. What a weekend. :)

P.S. our fence and their patio look great!

P.P.S. I am not potty training Mason until the summer.

Spring Break Fun (again)

Today started out with eye appointments for Bridget and Mason.

They were excellent, and Mason's eyes look great. 

his retinas are looking clear and good for a preemie.

Bridget has a problem with one eye, and has a prescription only on that side (Just like her mama)

her new glasses should come next week and the eye patches fixed her strabismus, and now she needs the glasses to strengthen that eye. It is a minimal corrective lense, so she should only need them a year or so! 

After that, we went to the park for lunch. It was a beautiful day.

Then we came home and rode bikes.

 Climbed trees, and waited for Nathan to came home.

 Juliet is wearing Bridget's FAVORITE shirt when she was this age. Bridget is wearing her new favorite shirt. They loved that they were both brown and matching. 

I can't say it enough. Our days are so chill now. I feel so lucky.

Spring Break Fun!

Yesterday, the kids went to several friends houses. Lucas went to a boy in his class's house and I took the kids to a ladies house in the ward, who has kids the same ages as my younger 3. There was also a few other moms there with kids so it was nice for Bridget to have friends to play with too.

The kids had a great time and were able to make their own pizzas. Yahoo!

Today, Nathan came home at 1pm and we took the kids bowling.

It has been a long time since we have been,  2011 HERE and HERE

It was so much fun this time. I am really enjoying having "older" kids.

They are all so independent and have their own opinions and I just LOVE it.

 Mason is amazing. He would pick up the 6 pound ball, walk it over to Nathan, and then lift it on to the bars.

Then he would scream YAY when it went down.

Juliet loved bowling too. She would jump and clap till the pins were hit!

 Nathan explaining technique to Bridget.

 The kids noshed on popcorn and sprite. They thought that was pretty awesome. Juliet loved the swinging chairs a little too much.

 When we do things together as a family, I see how much Jules and Bridge are so alike.

 A SPARE!

Nathan loved bowling a few frames too.

 What a fun afternoon. The kids had so much fun.