a tad behind

Okay, so it's been a while.........

Recently we've all been sick with something. If it wasn't strep throat it was a tummy bug/food poisoning, or if you're Noah it's now an allergic reaction to the antibiotic. He'll no longer be having any kind of penicillin's as they give him a horrific rash/hives. Pics are below. I best tell about our life in pictures so buckle up. There are a lot.

These first few pics are obviously not my kiddos :) Though they are blonde and easily fit into the looks in our family :) A friend of mine asked me to take some pics for them as their camera was on the fritz. I took these and they turned them to black and white and are now framed in their house. I find that kinda cool :)

Meet Levi, Maisie, and Max. They belong to our good friends, Sam and Shannon.

Levi. Shannon said this is Sam's favorite.

Levi (again). This one is blown up big in black and white and mounted on a big piece of painted plywoood. It looks very cool.

Maisie. She's such a bald beauty! :) I couldn't ever capture Max as he is a mover and a shaker!! They had another picture of him that they chose to blow up for their wall.

Next we have soccer pics! Noah played UPWARDS soccer this year. It was his first time to play any kind of sports and he did fantastic. He got the first goal of the year at their first game. This last game he played he scored the tieing goal just seconds before the whistle!

Daddy pile up
Doesn't he look so cute!

Josiah, watching the big boys play and wishing for when he's old enough.

On the move!

A few weeks ago I took some fun close up's of the kids. I am thinking about enlarging these and either putting them on painted plywood like my friend, Shannon did with her kids pics... or mounting them on a canvas like I did with some pics in our master bedroom. We've lived in our house for nearly 2 years and it's high time I get some more pics on the wall!!!

Noah. I adore his freckles.

Carissa. Sweet rosebud lips.

Micah. Can you see the mischief?

Josiah. Acting all bashful. I might try to get a better close up of Josiah. He's a hard one to capture as he's a mover too.

A few weeks ago Spring Fever hit and I took on the hall closet.

BEFORE.

AFTER. Phew, much better. Purged some stuff and reorganized the rest.

We've taken to swapping date nights with our friends, Sam and Shannon. Here are the kids at the end of the night. They'd been outside and running around. Nothing like a good movie to hypnotize them! HA HA

On Easter we had Eric's mom and sisters come hang out. Here is Brea, Michelle and I. Michelle is pregnant and having a baby boy this July. Her belly is oh so cute if you ask me :)

We did an egg hunt for the kids with plastic eggs with candies inside.

Here we are at the end.
The big kids all got flip flops in their buckets for Easter... along with activity pads, a candy bar, the boys got kites and Carissa got a jumprope. Thanks, Dollar Tree! :)

Noah on the run!
Josiah and the ever present tongue sticking out.

Carissa, "I GOT IT!"

The kids and Auntie Brea.

Happy EASTER :) The boys got new shirts and Carissa got the capri/shirt combo. I let the big boys pick out their own colors.

And... more soccer..This time a game shot.

Noah and Hayden.

Aunt Brea was in town for his first soccer game since it was the Saturday before Easter. It was FREEZING cold! She regretted the ice coffee big time!

Carissa has also learned how to ride a bike on 2 wheels! No more training wheels for her! We've since gotten her a bigger bike which she's quite proud of. No news pics of it yet though.

Here's just one picture of Noah and his rashy glory. It doesn't truly do it justice but gives you an idea of how widespread it was.

And yesterday on Mother's Day Eric hung my pictures that I'd worked on. I had taken a few and blown them up and mounted them on a canvas. Now we have some artwork above our bed. It sure makes our bedroom feel like it's more complete and homey.

So there ya have it. The last month and a half in photos! :)

In 9 days it will be Josiah's 3rd birthday! I'm sure pics will be followed soon after :)

Stay tuned....