Front porch project and more.

     It's been 15 years in this house and we've made the most of the front porch but it's time to update and improve it so we can continue to make the most of our wonderful neighborhood and impromptu gatherings. Let the fun begin!

Greg tore the porch down pretty quickly.

     Our Sunday 'church-at-home' meetings are going pretty well. We especially love having cute baby Beau with us!

All the blue-eyed girls.

Sunday Selfies.

    More porch progress being made. Our great neighbors came over and helped Greg to dig holes and made a competition out of it. The kids thought getting in the holes was the best part.

    With one project another one inevitably follows. With the porch expansion Greg had to reroute some sprinkler pipe to make room for deck posts. Thank goodness he's skilled in that department.

Carter reluctantly helped where he could.

    The pets are still a great source of entertainment and distraction. Georgia loves putting her paws on Smalls. Smalls is growing more and more tolerant of his new 'sister'.

It's hard to see but Georgia has both her front paws resting on Smalls.

     The kid's teachers paraded through the neighborhood Friday afternoon and Charlie was all ready with her sign.

    And more progress on the porch. Getting things squared up so he can solidify the posts and start the framing process. Can't wait for the finished product!

     It's been a fun week and we're still surviving being home a majority of the time. With the warmer weather the kids are definitely more prone to playing outside as much as they can so having their ride on toys working has been so helpful. They're missing their school friends but they're finding a few neighborhood friends to 'social-distance' with so they're not too sad. Here's hoping our state/county starts to slowly work its way back to normal in the coming weeks!

Easter and a little more!

    Our Easter was very simple! Instead of an Easter egg hunt we just cut out the middle man (eggs) and I put equal amounts of candy in 6 ziplock bags and hid the bags. (Surprisingly it still took a bit for the kids to find their bags.) Best part, no one complained about a big bag of candy and I didn't have to fill eggs, win/win! Isaac was at work so he missed out on the 'fun', but he also didn't care or complain he was just happy about the candy.

Five out of the 6 ready to 'hunt'.

Lots of smiles and sweets!

     We had a nice Easter Sunday and even dressed up and took a family photo. It's pretty impressive what we could do with an iphone camera and a timer.

The cat couldn't be bothered to pose for a photo.

     Kayli and Beau had cute cookies to decorate.

Charlie couldn't be left out of the fun.

Cute girls.

Beau and her Joey!

    I get plenty of loves from the dogs on a daily basis. They're pretty sweet!

    And the youngest two kids have been in heaven all week with their ride on bikes finally up and running.

    And sometime our pet snuggles look a little long and creepy!

Charlie getting a love from Reginald the python.

McClane and Reginald chillin' watching some youtube. (The snake is Mark's.)

      It's been a nice week. We got our Trump bucks and now have money to start a few projects. The first and finished project are two new chairs for my front room. Next, a new front porch and a new doggie door installed in the actual kitchen wall instead of in my room hindering my sliding glass door from being used properly. Let the fun begin! 

Cute, fun week!

     I'm pretty enamored with our pets. They're fun and all have their own quirks. I get shadowed by the new puppy, which means she occasionally gets stepped on but she loves me anyway. I get cuddles from the cat nearly every morning while I read my scriptures and then I have to spend five minutes cleaning off cat hair but it's worth it. Then there's Smalls who is annoyed at the moment and also dealing with a weird eye infection and therefore avoiding me because he knows I'm going to accost him with my version of 'help'. He is slowly warming up to his new 'sister' though, and will wrestle with her when the mood strikes him.

So glad they can get along.

    Charlie inherited this giant bunny from our great neighbors. She named her Easter.

She's seriously so fun!

My morning scripture buddy.

    Greg has been roaming the town with his 'Ruckus' gang. Even our Bishop has joined the posse. Fun times!

   And even though we weren't home when cute Beau stopped by she was still happy to visit with Georgia.

Two of the cutest faces!

     So we didn't do much this week outside of making the most of our Spring Break. Greg stayed home from work and puttered around the yard and garage. We've had great weather so the kids have found themselves outside riding bikes instead of stuck inside. Now if they could only play at the park some day in the near future, but we'll do what we must to help stop this madness! Have a Happy Easter!

Water leak anyone!?

     Cute baby Beau! She was just home from a walk and woke up in her stroller with a bug-eyed look for her Joey.

      So April Fools day was no fool and caught us with a water leak! There was a small puddle at the front of the yard and McClane knew right away his Dad needed to be notified. Lucky for us Greg is a rockstar with these kind of fixes and has connections with people and equipment that made the job go quick, fairly easy and way less money then if we'd had to hire someone. The Lord has blessed us with more then we even comprehend! The yard's going to be a mess for awhile but it wasn't that great to begin with. Greg really is a legend when it comes to fixing things!

     And I attempted to prank my kids but they didn't really react like I expected. This video isn't necessarily funny but something to remember for the future.

The yard is a mess!

And are there enough pets on this bed?! I'm thinking.....NO! 

     Well our 6 months of waiting has come to an end. I'm so excited to listen/watch General Conference tomorrow! We were supposed to be traveling to Oregon this weekend and listening while we drove but that's ok, I'm happy we can be home and can maybe focus a little better. I have a feeling it's going to be epic! (It already is epic but lets hope there's more to it then just the weirdness of our world right now.)