Easter Time

We spent Easter morning at my parents house in MV and it was so awesome to have Berkeley and Cody here with their little Claudius. We did an Easter egg hunt which was a huge success for Ruby considering her contenders. Then we went to our ward and celebrated Easter at Church if you get a chance check out this little talk by Jefferey R Holland. It is so AWESOME.

This is going to be a fun next couple of weeks. Jessica and Nick just got into town today. It has been one and a half years since we have all been together. And Nick's first family reunion. Hope we don't scare him off!

Joy School Week 2

I am doing Joy School in place of preschool and I am pretty excited about it. There is a whole curriculum that maps out what games to play and songs to sing and when snack time is and rest time. It is my first week teaching and it went super well. The concepts taught this week were rules and decisions and how the decisions we make are connected to the way we feel. Just basic stuff that oddly enough have never thought to teach Ruby on my own. We have 7 kids in joy school and Lulu got to join in with us and another mom (Elizabeth) helped me out, thankfully. Eight little kids on your own can be overwhelming.

Snack time after we did an obedience test (Follow the leader)

Puppet show (The favorite)

Rest time. They lay down quietly and listen to a song about how "feelings are connected to the choices we make"

They we get the sillies out and dance... check out my sweet teacher vest.

Ruby, Addison, Clara, Franco, Clyde, Joshua, Aubrey, and Lulu's Back

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Garden 2011

Yeah for my fourth annual Garden. This year I changed the set up a bit to include all the veggies I want and a row of corn by the tan fence. I am also babysitting some Plumeria trees that are lining the brown fence.

Same layout with the hose that drips water.
And I am going to try herbs again. I dont seem to have much luck with pots, but we'll see. (Spearmint, Rosemary, Basil)
Excited for the corn.
I also planted, Roma Tomatoes, red onions, snap peas, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, butternut squash, zucchini, cilantro, & spinach.My pathetic Avocado tree. I bought at Costco six months ago, that Ben and I can not decide where we want it.
I can not help running back to the garden to see if there is any new growth, but after 3 days it looks the same. My goal is to see this one through to the end. Usually I loose interest after all the cucumbers are gone and let it get over grown with weeds. I still have my grumpy boy (thats what Ruby named the aloe vera plant) from my first year doing the garden. He is so strong and healthy and IS in a pot, so he is my success story. Go GRUMPY BOY!

Video of Lulu