Super Sami

First off, let me just say that Sami is totally awesome! I may be biased, but she is! Last Sunday she learned how to ride her bike, minus the training wheels. She has asked for someone to teach her before, but we never did, and she told me that Sara Kate finally taught her. She did such a good job, by Sunday night she was zooming around the driveway. I was really impressed.
So today we were out at her dad's house and he decided it was time to teach her how to ride the dirtbike. All the kids ride dirtbikes and atv's, we have a ton, and have been building their own track. She wasn't really dressed for it, but she had a helmet. She did such an excellant job! Unfortunately, it ended on a sad note when she crashed. She got too far ahead of Dean & rode straight into unplowed bumby land. She didn't hear Dean yelling for her to turn and every time she hit a bump her hand moved the gas! Keith rode over on the big atv to help but ended up between her & Dean before he could get to her and it scared her more. Down she went! Luckily her side was only scraped a little, no major injuries, but she won't try it again until she has better riding gear! She did an excellant job though and we were all really proud of her for trying.

It's Potty Time!

This just a random picture I came across when I was downloading the Easter pictures. I thought it was super cute, and on day it will probably embarrass Mollie! She has been working on using the potty, obviously, and is doing a pretty good job. Isn't she awesome?

Happy Birthday Madeline!

Madi just turned 1! She has gotten so big. It seems like it wasn't that long ago she was a tiny little thing. Mollie did a great job helping me decorate Madi's cake. Madi had a lot of fun.

Easter

Here are some Easter pictures. This was actually before Kody's visit, but I'm a little behind/backwards. Oh well, I don't really care! They're cute!

Go Michigan!

The weekend before Easter there was some sort of scrimmage game that was open to everyone (meaning kids too) so Brett & I took the kids (Kim was out of town). We had fun, although we didn't stay too long. The sun was out and we snagged the BEST parking spot, right in front!

National Zoo

We went to the zoo today with a nice group of friends. It was a really nice day. We finally had a break from the rain. The kids really liked the Pandas and Elephants. Kody & Sami had kids meals that came with applesauce. The look on their faces was hilarious when they tasted it. It was this unsweetened stuff and they both got the funniest look on their face when they ate it. However, the tempting candy machine encouraged them to eat it without a complaint.

Bendy Stix, BBQ Sauce & Carousels

The kids turned the showroom at the office into their temporary playroom, complete with a dvd player. They were really good. I would forget they were even there...oops! They had been so good that Wednesday Kim & I took them out to lunch and then to the mall to shop.


We ate lunch at P.F. Changs. They have these bendy stix that the kids love to play with. We left with 4 extra packs.

Sami loves her ribs! Her hands and face were covered in sauce and she wouldn't let us take another picture!

Riding the carousel at the mall