Love or Hate

I love my kids!

 I love how they make me laugh, smile, cry, get frustrated, ask for my oppinion, and so much more! There is never a dull moment around here and for that I am thankful because it keeps me busy.

I love being a MOM! I am one proud Parent!

Kaytlin had a small dance recital at a nursing home the other night! She loves dance! They are dancing to "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins!

My dad was able to be here to see her dance!

There are few things in this life I hate! I hate touching anything slimy. Growing up I was never fond of fishing and it certainly hasn't changed much. YUCK! Worms Yuck! Fish Yuck! It's plain old Yuck for me! I have no idea what possessed me to take my kids fishing yesturday!

 Brayden loved it and was a bit put out that he didn't catch anything. He didn't even need help casting! He was awesome! Kaytlin said she liked it too but from my viewpoint she didn't have the patience for it! We would get her line casted and then she would play with the rocks, dirt, water... you name it!

This mommy was very thankful they didn't catch anything and that they ran out of real worms before we got there!

Our Adventures in Twin Falls

There are so many fun and interesting things about Twin Falls. One of the coolest attractions is the Perrine Bridge.

The most distinctive trait of the Perrine Bridge is its status as the only bridge in the U.S. where BASE jumping is legal year round without a permit. During most weekends, you can usually catch a group of jumpers leaping from the east side of the span. I am excited to see this come summer! This bridge is a 48 story drop which is equivelant to 486 feet high and is a 993 foot span across! It is impressive and you don't want to miss it when visiting Twin Falls!

During the warmer months they do boat rides below it and there are several golf courses in the canyon near the bridge. It is gorgeous and the view is remarkable!

Also there are waterfalls and some neat streams in the canyon!

While we were in Twin Falls over Easter we were able to take a few minutes out of our day to honor a soldier that lost his life in selfless service! 

Sgt. Daniel J. Brown, 27, of Jerome, Idaho, died March 24 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife and twin 4 month old girls and many other family members.

We bought the kids flags to wave as the procession went by and explained what happened.

May we all be more thankful for the lives we live and the family we have!

The time we have with them could come to a close at any time!

Easter

Went to Twin Falls to be with Daddy for Easter! Josh (the good husband he is) agreed to my terms! I told him he had to find an Easter Egg Hunt for me to take the kids to before we went to Twin. He went above and beyond by finding us three!

 Each activity had some fun things for the kids to do! There was a train ride, face painting,  bounce houses, and music! There was so much to do that we didn't get to do everything but the kids had fun!

Egg Hunt

Ready! Get Set!

GO!

Checking out their goodies afterward with dad!

I wasn't able to get many pictures of Brayden!

Kaytlin jumped at the chance to see the Easter Bunny but Brayden said NO and Alayna cried!

On Sunday the girls got to wear their new Easter dresses Grandma got them! Kaytlin loved her new dress because she can twirl real good in it! Brayden got some new T-Shirts from Grandma!

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Home Repairs

So So So So Thankful to my dad for coming to Idaho and helping us do some home repairs to get our house ready to put on the market!

The first project was the bathroom! To refinish the tub dad thought it best we weren't here so the kids and I loaded up and headed to Twin and we got back to find a beautiful new tub with new surround!

Next was the kitchen flooring! The girls even got involved! We had carpet in the dining area and linoleum in the kitchen. We even got us a much smaller kitchen table so the kitchen looks bigger!

Now after a lot of hard work... we have beautiful laminate!

Might I add that I LOVE the new floor! It is amazing!

Then we started working outdoors! Dad enclosed the backyard by putting up fence. We had fence but we had a nasty wind storm not long ago and it fell over! Now we have new fence that will be getting a coat of paint in the next few days! The day we put up the fence it was beautiful...

The next day it snowed!

So far things are progressing! I feel confident we will get this place sold within a short time frame just listening to the few realtors we have had through!

Here is a few more pics of the kids! On our random snow day the girls wanted to play in the snow! At least they decided to put on their boots instead of their sandals!