How Does Your Garden Grow?

With lots of water and sun of course! Today Vi and I planted her little flower garden. She has sweet peas, poppy's and some pretty little blue bell type flowers. We are starting with seeds, I generally don't have much luck starting with seeds...we'll see. If we don't see sprouts in a few weeks we'll head down to the local nursery and pick up some annuals! Once we tilled the ground and planted the seeds Tage and I made Vi this cute little sign. She was VERY excited! The boys think they need a little garden spot too, maybe I can convince them vegetables are the way to go!

Something's Wrong!

Looks bad doesn't it! It's one of those things that continues to bug the dickens out of me, and yet I have NO control over it...I hate that! The grass (new this fall I might add) sits in the backyard all diseased and pathetic looking waiting for sunny days and water to help it wake up...I have done my part...Raked, seeded and given it TONS of water. It actually looks better than it did, hubby says it just takes time. I hate that!

Reminders Are Always Good!

Alrighty, people who read my blog...I just got a good old fashioned reminder about being in fellowship with those you love and feel VERY inclined to encourage you all to hop on over to Femina and read it for yourself! The post is called "Pick it Up," and talks about the importance of being in fellowship with our spouses and keeping short accounts. The author of Femina is Nancy Wilson and she is the wife to Doug Wilson the pastor of Christ Church, were we used to attend in Moscow, Id! Read the post, it's worth your time!

Seasons Change

We have officially gone from winter to spring and by the looks of Miss Vi we have also moved from toddler to big girl...ahhh...Seasons are a beautiful thing.

Easter Pictures...First..

Here are some pictures of the kiddos in their nice looking Easter clothes. We went to the 8:00am service which worked out perfect for our full day of Easter celebration and fellowship! Hopefully I will post on our day of celebration soon...it was in my opinion the way Easter should be...more on that later.

Cousins, we were missing three of the 12 kiddos.
Madson Kiddos...Aren't they SO cute!

Simon and Nezzy....Handsome boys!!

Tage and Nezzy...can you tell Nezzy likes "photos"

Ben, and the cheeze grin!

Miss Vi, she looked so pretty

And So It Begins!

Today was Tage's first game of the season! They played quite well and won their game 2-1. Of course that doesn't matter...right! :) Here are some pictures from the ball park, more to come tomorrow after Simon's first game. I am so happy we live about 2 blocks from the ball park, it makes this all SO much easier! I have to admit, I really like this baseball business!
Just to confuse you all, this is Tage about the same time last year! I think he looks A LOT smaller!

Back to the first game...Here is Tage and his good buddy Ronan.

Ben really thinks he should get to be in the dugout with the big boys! Notice, the new head wound next to his eye...

Vi waiting in HER chair for the game to begin.

Vi's First Trip To The Salon

This is one of those moments that I am SO thankful that God gave me one little lady to raise! Today was just sort of a blah spring day, not much sunshine and just simply not oozing with that "lets play outside" feeling! Once I got Tage and Simon off to school and Ben down for a nap I pulled out the nail polish and painted Violets fingers and toes. Then while she was sitting on the stool I thought this would be a great time to give her hair a little "trim". It is amazing to me after years of giving Violet "trims", that I continue to think I am qualified to do this job. I often fret and grumble to myself as I am telling Vi to "hold still", "put your head down," "were almost done" etc...all the while I am horrified by the uneven mess that lays before me. My sweet little darling is always so complementary saying "I love it" and don't "I look so beautiful mommy!" Today was the day...Today was the day that I stopped dead in my tracks, looked at the mess I had started, picked up the phone and called Salon Capelli. They got me right in to my amazement and SERIOUSLY gave Violet the royal treatment. She has a darling "even" haircut, and feels as though she was treated like a true big girl!

Sitting in the chair waiting for the cut to begin

Vi was so still and cheerful through the whole thing

Miss Vi with her beautician Arland! They had so much fun together. Arland told Vi all about her daughters... and so the "beauty shop" talk begins!
Back view

Aunt Katie babysat tonight and Tage took this picture of them at the table. Look how similar their hair cuts are!