Mexico!

Matt convinced us to rent a 5 person jeep for the eight of us to drive to a local water park cause it was cheaper..lol ya fun the kids didn't mind so much though!

So we had a blast on the cruise last week!

The weather was hot like i wanted and the food was GREAT!

You will not see any pic of me because im sure i gained 100 lbs eating so much lol.

We got to swim with the dolphins, shop in mexico, and swim. London has a blast!

Got hair braided with the cousins!

Londons first look at the beach...true happiness!

Katie Hair Chronicles

Some day Katie will have long flowing hair like all her cousins, but for now, it's a mess we can't seem to tame. Here are some highlights.

Katie wanted me to put ALL her barrettes in her hair.

After the pigtails are pulled out.

Just a regular day - modeling her new rain boots.

Bed Head at it's Best.

Another rough night.

Good Morning! This morning she said she wanted to put on her shoes and coat, get on an airplane, and see Grammy. Very Sweet.

My best friend from high school just had a little baby boy, Jack. Here's my latest creation.

That's it from this side of the Mississippi. Mikey doesn't have school this week, so we're heading to Grand Rapids to visit Jackie for a couple days, then the 4 of us are heading to Chicago at the end of the week. Have a good week! Happy April!

March updates

Eli is loving playing the recorder at school. He's still doing really well with piano, too. Yeah!!!
After the haircut.
Before the haircut.
Darius after racing his car in the Pinewood Derby. He did well, but not placement this year.

We LOVED having mom and dad come and visit!!! We took them to the Japanese noodle shop, the farmers market, the Japanese market, and ate tons of yummy food while they were here. Jarom made these cinnamon rolls. Naughty! Joni, you got me thinking about sewing after seeing your cute blanket you posted. So, I had mom teach me how to sew a baby's blanket while she was here! I love it, but its not getting posted. It's pretty, uh, not straight. But I want to keep trying!