Spring Projects

 This is how you keep the seat sensor from turning the tractor off. Probably not what they had in mind when they built it. You got to do what you got to do. :)

 BJ was wonderful last weekend and tilled the whole bumpy, weedy and clay filled "yard" up and planted new grass seed. We are hoping and praying we will have a nice new yard when it grows!

 Natalie loved riding on the tractor!

 This was a muddy day the end of March. We went to feed the baby calf and decided to play in the puddles.

 Natalie really didn't like the mud all over her hands.

Cadet Car Races and Bucket Bottle Calves

 Gideon had just two boys in his class that raced. His friend and opponent made a hay wagon and Gideon made the orange one with lots of help from Grandpa!

 Saying the pledges

 Lining the cars up.

 Gideon's car was slow on the hill and then passed on the straight away. They raced 3 times just to make sure. Gideon won twice and his friend won once.

 He was pretty proud. Thank you Grandpa for all your hard work and effort. We could not have done it without you!

 After car races we went home to feed our new calf. She is super super cute with her bald face. She also has a wonderful personality!

 We kept her in the garage until it started smelling like a barn. She is now out with another little bucket bottle that we received a couple days ago. They are becoming fast friends. The kiddos really enjoy having the responsibility, even if it means they have to wake up a little earlier than normal for chores. They are doing very well.

Sewing and Sillies!

 A friend of ours asked John what he was going to do over spring break and he said "sew." That caught me off guard just as much as our friend!  On one day of spring break when the little ones were sleeping we did manage to get the sewing machine out and John made a Bible cover, it even has a strap that wraps around and connects to a button to keep it closed. He did very well!

 Finished project!

 Gideon made a denim wallet with pockets to slide things in too.

 Rachel was the designated ironer. From now on she gets this job :)

 Natalie is our little character and is always up to something to make us laugh at her.

 She loves to stack cans, frosting tubs, peanut butter, anything she can find in the cupboards. Even if we have a wonderful box of blocks she would much rather use cupboard items.

 She is also a crazy eater and loves pickles, lima beans, meat loaf and greek yogurt to name a few. She does not like macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes or many of the things little girls usually love!

Daddy and his little girls.

Dresses, Slides, Sleds,and Dances

 Little girlies modeling their Easter dresses.

 We just got a new mattress after fighting our old one for long enough. So on a snowy Friday we made a cardboard slide down our staircase.  It was super fast, and pretty hard to get back up after you rode down.  The kiddos all enjoyed it even tho they got a few cardboard burns.

 Baby Selah, Zander and Aunt Kay spent the weekend with us and we had so much fun. This was Selah sleeping thru all the noise of us sliding down the stairs.

 On Saturday we went sledding for a little while. Gideon and his cousin tried snow boarding down the hill on a sled. He decided that wasn't such a grand idea the next morning when his neck was really sore.

Adalli enjoyed watching everyone but wasn't real fond of going down the hill.

 Rachel talked BJ into going down with her and hitting the jump. They made it without any injuries.

 This is what Natalie thought of sledding. Not a fan!

 Rachel went to the PC Drill team day camp and did a great job at performing that night.

 They had a great turn out in little girls this year. It was fun to watch and Adalli is ready to go next year!

Snow Days

 A good friend of ours came and helped us get our backsplash installed. It is so nice to not have to worry about water splashing onto the wall behind the sink! It is amazing to me how "finished" it looks now!

 The Girls all bundled up for a little outside, snow fun.

 It was a very chilly and windy day today, They sure had lots of fun tho. Rachel did great with Natalie and carried her around even if she had to have gained at least 5 pounds of clothing with all her snow stuff on!

 Natalie could only crawl around because she couldn't get her little legs to hold up all the extra weight.

 Adalli and Gideon hard at work on their fort.

 Adalli is in this stage of deciding wether or not she needs a nap in the afternoon. On this particular day she couldn't stay up any longer so she crawled up on the couch and fell asleep. Usually when she takes an afternoon nap she doesn't fall asleep until 10:00pm that evening. I usually wake her after an hour and she does better at night and is definitely happier in the evening.

 Special Valentines! We had candle lit Pizza dinner on Thursday. It was wonderful, the kiddos made nice Valentines for me and they had candles all set up too. It was very special!

For God so LOVED the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the  world through Him. John 3:16-17 
What an amazing promise and gift that God has given us for Valentines day and EVERY day.  Thank you Lord!!