Flat Cooper

In Cooper's class they read the book "Flat Stanley". It's about a kid that draws a picture of himself and then it goes on adventures and learns about different places (or something like that). So Cooper drew a pic of himself and sent it to me so he could learn a little about the Salt Lake Area. I took a pic of the snow covered mountains.

And then I took Flat Cooper to the gym with me.

Because that is a big part of my life!!

And we had a great work out!!

Then we played at the park. We had a lot of fun there!!

Michael did too!!

And we went to the new grocery store. We seem to be there a lot.

Sometimes we even bring a snack. (Our Smith's does offer a piece of fruit ((from the designated bin)) to little kids needing a snack.)

I hope Flat Cooper enjoyed seeing what I do all day. 

It was very entertaining for me as well..... ;)

My Easter Dress

This is my outfit for Easter. I bought this skirt (and a few others) from Bizzy Sewing. She is a gal in AZ with an online shop. I love her skirts and now have 5 or 6.

I was getting a pic of it to send her and Michael wanted to practice his "cheeeeezzzz".

Then we took a pic before church started. We like to keep him entertained!!

I just can't get enough of this boy!!

Darla

My old friend Darla. She is the funniest little thing. She is sure she is the queen.

She is the best popcorn catcher there ever was.

And just an all around snuggler. Most days I really like this old girl. 

All Day

In case I haven't shown you what I do all day...here is a quick glimpse.

I chase this boy around hoping he'll let me snuggle him.

Or take a train ride around the mall with him....

Or take a selfie...

While watching a movie.

When Cylie was here she loved practicing her reading skills on Michael. He didn't mind too much!! Michael likes to read and has a few memorized to "read" to us.

Michael loves to color and does it where ever he can.

Darla and Cylie are the best of friends. Darla stayed UNDER Cylie's legs for her entire two hour nap. 

He likes to hide in the bushes (or in the pantry or behind the couch) and jump out and yell "SURPRISE" to us all.

Everyone needs a snuggle buddy. Whenever Michael gets a blanket Darla is sure to follow.

He is a whiz at running our phones. He is getting better at taking pictures too.

Auntie Kim chased after him at the park while Abby watched the rest of us play kickball. It was so much fun!! They had fun too!!

Darla likes the exciting parts of Dumbo. She lets those tigers know who's boss!!

At church coloring to stay quiet. He's such a good boy!!

Kevin and Michael on Easter with their matching ties. How I love these boys!

Michael loves to do whatever we are doing. So when he asks to help clean, who am I to stop him!!

Mommy got to ride the train at the mall too. Whatever it takes to make him smile...it's what we love to do.

Snapchat is a fun was to send silly pics. We love it!!

So now you know what we do all day. I love this life and I wouldn't change a thing!!

Great-Great-Grandma Teddy

Here is a gem of a pic. Jim's Grandma Teddy is Michael's great-great-grandma. Not very many people get pic like this. We love that they got to meet. We don't love that it was at sweet aunt Bonnie's funeral. Cancer sucks. For real. 

Finishing the Fireplace

I think it's finally finished!! Here is what it looked like after the dust had settled. Nice but not quite what I had envisioned. I really wanted built-ins on the sides.

Jim wasn't a fan of the built-in vision (lots of work) so he suggested we find some bookcases. I started looking for some right away.

We ended up at RC Willey's and found some that were almost perfect (perfect would have been built-ins).

At first I didn't love them. They were not right somehow. But the more stuff I put on them, the more I loved them. And the more I loved the blue wall. Go figure.

They are the perfect place for our movies and toys and books. I really LOVE how this project turned out.

When Michael is watching TV I can watch him and love the view from where I am even more now. 

The Kickball Game

On the day before Easter we gathered the Barton family for dinner and games. We hunted for candy-filled eggs and ate hot dogs and potato salad.

And we went to the park for an active game of kickball!! We had Dad, Tyler, Bree, Michelle, Lacey, Brook, Cylie, Cooper, Me, Jim and Kevin for players. 

Both Lacey and Brook made amazing catches. We played hard but no one was injured this time....as opposed to our last baseball game when few walked away unscathed.

Michael got a t-ball set and loves to hit the ball for everyone to chase.

About a week later he found another egg that had been overlooked. He was so excited. And that is why we don't hide real eggs!!