To my blogging friends...

A super fun giveaway that you actually might win.

And really receive the prize- super sad Lisa K.

WIN A BLOG MAKEOVER!

I entered...you should too.

My friend Kristal just got her blog made-over by this gal and its really cute.

Sneak Peak

Chelsea and I had a fun afternoon photoshoot again. Here is a sneak peak...

Ni Hao

That's Chinese for "Hello!"

Well, I've been called a blog slacker three times in the last two days.

Here is what we've been up to: Casey has been gone for almost two weeks straight. Currently he is in China and in a few hours will be boarding a plane for his twenty hour trip home. PRAISE THE LORD! Actually, although we've missed him, it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Thanks to my mom, my in-laws, a few of my friends, some extra shopping cash, and Zumba I haven't gone completely crazy (Kari if you're reading this- I don't know how you do it).

My mom helped me with multiple projects these past two weeks....thanks mom. The outside is looking much more cheerful around here. Now, if only the sun would appear.

Project #1 was an herb garden and filling the flower pots in the front yard. I really hope these herbs grow crazy. It will be so nice to add some extra flavor to our food this summer. We also planted strawberries, carrots, and radishes.

The Basil doesn't seem to be fairing to well in all this rain but everything else is surviving. The flowerpot flowers seem a little cold.

Project #2 was refurbishing my Adirondack chairs. I so wish I would have taken a before picture. They were really sad. They've lived on the side of the house in the rain, sun, and snow for the last two years. They were previously white but a lot of the paint had flaked off. We pressure washed them, sanded, primed, and painted them bright red. They are so happy and cute.

I'm also practicing my photography skills at the Crossfit gym. Still can't figure out shutter speed....never seems to work out. Still life is much easier to capture.

Can't wait to see you tomorrow Case!

H.P.&H.

I LOVE these pictures. I love them because of the expressions on each girl's face. Heidi- "Sure mom, I'll take a picture with cute baby Harper....she's SO cute."  Pearson- "Heidi, let's get the heck out here and get back to playing princess." & Harper- "What is going on? Why did that lady put me on the ground and who is hovering above me? I just want to sleep!"

another little love note

Dad- "Me and You are golf buddies. We miss you and I love you in my heart." Love, Kyla Faith

Dear Dad,

I love you. That's all.

Love, Hosers

Disneyland...sort of.

Today Kyla decided that she and Heidi were going to play "Disneyland." We do talk about Disneyland in our house often because I love it there and am hoping to make it back again someday soon. But I think this pretend play stemmed from some of Dorianne's pictures on facebook of their recent trip that Kyla happened to see- you know the classic kind where you stand in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle.

Well, anyways she asked me to move the doll house out into the hall aka Disneyland. The dollhouse was the castle and she and Heidi were going to dress up like Disney princesses so that the kids could get their pictures taken with them. We have probably every single Disney princess dress up costume but of course, both wanted to be Ariel. Problem solved: Kyla can wear the size 2T Ariel costume that Heidi got for Christmas and Heidi can wear Kyla's teddy bear size Ariel costume from Build-a-Bear.....the result (notice the castle)....

They then proceeded to line up all the other princesses (Disney barbies) and have their picture taken with them. I had to be Mickey Mouse- ears and all while I vaccumed. Heidi's is in a doll outfit...I'm sorry but it is funny.

Here are Kyla's real memories of Ariel and the castle (which she claims to have).

This last picture is funny to me because it is from when we first walked into the park....she was so mesmorized that she wouldn't respond to having her picture taken.

    

P.L. {update}

                            Not much going on around here except loving this teeny tiny baby.


Oh yeah... & I put some more pictures on my Project Life sight. Most are repeats from the blog...but they are there.

Harper is Here

We got a new baby girl in the Bell family today. Tyler and Chelsea had their newest baby girl, Harper. Here she is weighing in at 5lb 11oz...

Pearson spent the night last night and I got to take her to meet her new little sister. She loved her.













When Kyla and Heidi arrived she was delighted to show them her "baby sister."

We love you Harper.       

The Hole

Remember last year when we rode the garden cart into "the hole" behind my gramma's house? Well it was just as much fun this year and I remembered to bring the Flip. -don't forget to pause the playlist on the sidebar.

We laughed and laughed and Kyla wanted turn after turn. So much fun.

Here is a bonus video of Kyla at the driving range (in honor of the Masters this weekend).

Ten on Ten: April

don't forget

Tomorrow is Ten on Ten.

I will be posting mine one day late.

Be back Sunday!

Have a good weekend.

face to face

Kristal is my "online friend" and by that I mean our only communication has been by email and in recent years, facebook and blog comments. We have been computer friends like this off and on for nearly eight years now-modern day pen pals. I'm not even sure why we started emailing (her husband was in all my nerdy accounting classes at SPU). We had only met face-to-face one other time (which I can't even remember) until yesterday. We hadn't really communicated for a couple of years and I'm not sure how we ended up finding each other again on facebook.

She and her two cute little boys decided to come for a visit yesterday. I didn't get very many good pictures but she did -her post about our visit. She is a great photographer. Facebook and blogs are kind of weird. You feel like you know people-and you kind of do.  Anyways, we had a fun time and I think they did too even though we had NO boy toys to speak of. Thanks for coming Kristal, Coleson and Tate are just as cute in real life.

kyla's blog

Kyla and Heidi got a camera to share for Easter. I just now plugged it in to see that over 500 pictures have been taken since Easter morning...I think its a hit.

P.S. Kyla is always playing blog or saying, "Mom, take a picture of this and put it on your blog."

She came up with the title for this post.

nee nee tea

Nee Nee (Casey's aunt) had the girls over for a tea party today.

Here she is instructing the girls on how to make tea.

Of course, hats & dresses were required.

Proper pinky-up tea drinking edicate was taught.

Not to mention, how to act like a lady and polite manners.

Raegan suggested we not "guzzle our tea."

The party had its fair share of games and activities.

A sugar cube stacking contest.

Bracelet making.

And not pictured are pin-the-tail on the donkey and cookie decorating.

Tea was followed by a beautiful macaroni luncheon.

Thank you so much to our hostess Nee Nee for a wonderful time.

It was truly a "fancy tea-party."

Love, Kyla and Heidi