My BIG little girl...

So, Shyler has hit a milestone...she's graduated from preschool...She soon begins her journey in elementary education....Time goes way too fast! She loved her teacher Miss Brenda...so much in fact, that I found myself that evening, holding her in my arms while she sobbed and said she already missed Miss Brenda. It broke my heart. Shyler lately has really shown how fragile her little heart is. And I've found as a mother that when her heart is broke...I feel it also....

Photos Photos Photos

For Mother's Day, Cole's mom wanted new pics of the grandkids...so I borrowed my mom's camera and my 3 sister in laws and their kids headed to the park.
Here's the collage I put together for my mother in law of all the grandkids. (starting bottom left and up and over: Shyler, Easton, Destri, Jadee, Hayden, Briley and Korbin)

I thought I'd make one for my mom as well.

And just a fun one I made for Easton and Destri...they'll be embarrassed for this later in life...but for now...it's just too cute :)

We took Cole's deer to our friend Shane who is an incredible taxidermist. Here it is at this weekend's taxidermist's show at Cabelas. Shane entered it into the Master's Division and won first place! Shane also won best Mule deer for it. He did an amazing job. Cole is SOO proud to have it.

Kelli's Bday

My lil' sis turned 19 yesterday. We celebrated by going to Outback with her for dinner...

My neices Tayla and Lili
Arianne (Kel's best friend), Kelli and Tomasi (my nephew)

Shyler and Georgia (one of the kids Kelli lives with)

Mom and Tomasi

Happy Birthday Kelli! Love ya!

Another Change...

Ok...I went in, had some darker colors put back into my hair...my roots were OUT of CONTROL! And so now I'm a dirty blonde and I got a much shorter cut. I really like it. It's fun and perfect for the summer!

Running...

I just ran 8 miles and I'm so excited! I have a huge adrenaline rush and I'm feeling so good! I love watching the Biggest Loser, and I like to run on my treadmill while I watch it. Tonight I went 8 miles! It's so motivating to watch what they accomplish, and know that I can set goals and accomplish them too!

I'm going to organize a half marathon for my family for August and tonight I just got SOO excited for it!

Me and My Green Smoothie

Ok, So here is my breakfast. Kale, Apples, Banana, Apricots, Water, Flax Seed and some Protein Powder,...Oh, and I ended up adding some frozen strawberries. YUM!

I'm way behind on the health craze, but now i'm IN and Green Smoothies ROCK! You get the dark leafy greens and can't even taste them! I woulda bought Spinach and tried it first, but it was pricey, and kale was cheap, so I took my chances. Last night was the first one I made, and we just used Strawberries, Banana, Kale and Apricots (oh, and water and flax seeds and a little Agave Nectar for sweetner), and it was DELICIOUS! The kids loved it! I think I liked that one better than this morning. I can't wait to try more fruits! Maybe Mango!

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter this year. The Easter Bunny hid the kids' dyed eggs in the yard and before church they went out to find them.

(Yes, that is a Halloween basket...the easter bunny didn't leave baskets for the kids, he left them Hannah Montana and Cars hamper/bin things, so he didn't have a basket...oops...)

Thanks to Grandma Alice and Grandma Sandra for giving the kids really cute Easter outfits. They looked adorable!

We went to Church and after went to Grandma Alice and Grandpa Steven's for a fun party with the family. The kids had a candy/egg hunt there and got to play with their cousins.

Above: This is my nephew Korbin...Cuteness runs in the family...

Above: The adults wanted some fun too, so we did a relay. Here's Jenny spinning around a really short bat...hahaha