We're Back

So, it's been a long time, and I woke up this morning knowing I needed to get back on here, so here I am!
We've been quarantined for awhile here, and I'm starting Week 3 of teaching Preschool Online. I absolutely miss my students!
We're finishing up lots of projects here! Not nearly as great as getting school work done. My kids are having to learn how to not use technology, since they're not used to having it.
My kids are growing up super fast, but I love how different they all are!
Prepare for a picture dump of the last couple of months!

 Kira's birthday

 I made no-sew face masks

 We're digging out a pond in our backyard. It's going to be beautiful!

 They were our mud dumpers!

 Dressed up for Easter 

 I love the dresses from Signherevinyl! We got them for less than $15 each!

 My big project I made for the Relief Society Birthday Party that can't happen for awhile.

 I still love them!

 Watching Onward in the Movie Theater. We loved $5 Tuesdays!

 At a pretty waterfall somewhere on the road

 At Little Jerusalem, here in the Badlands of Kansas

 Look at that view!

 So many beautiful spots!

 Kira painted this flower!

 This starts our ultimate hall mural that we've been planning for over a year! This is the Magic Tree House, Flash, and starts Toothless.

 Toothless is huge! Kira and Emma did most of the work on it, after I sketched it out!

 Then we have Dog Man, Bruni, the two characters from Captain Underpants, Bark, George, Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie, Duckling, Spiderman, Charlotte's Web, Miraculous characters (that's all Emma).

 Plus the hill and castle from Goose Girl, the Little Excavator, Harry, and road signs from our other favorites.

 This is a tower with a Griffin Egg for Tuesdays at the Castle, a cupcake from the book Cecilia is reading right now, some sea creatures from Leah, and the trident for Percy Jackson. Kira did most of this wall.

 Danny loves the mud in the pond spot.

 Working together to plant wish seeds (dandelions).

It was absolutely adorable.

So, yeah. Our kids are getting older and taller! 

Happy Easter!

Leah got baptized!

Last weekend, Leah took a big step forward and was baptized, right after her friend!  We had a nice lunch, the baptism, and then amazing cake!  Leah's friend's Grandma makes amazing cakes!  I was excited my mom and sisters could come, plus two of my nieces and my mother-in-law! Leah was scared, but felt confident when baptized and knew she had made the right choice!  She bore a very sweet testimony in church today!

 Her customized towel.  She picked the stitch.

 Bonnie does amazing cakes!

 Two happy campers!

 After she was baptized

 With her friend

 Two tired boys

 Three generations!  I LOVE this picture!

 Our family, since we didn't take a family picture.

 At the Park for FHE

 After his run-in with the heavy swing.

Begin agan

Well, it's been an incredibly long time!  I'm usually exhausted and I've been busy writing in my journal and living life.  Between teaching school, and after school and then doing the LIFE Program, I've been at school lots!  This weekend though was amazing, so I'm back!
We knew it was going to be crazy busy yesterday!  Scott had a meeting in Topeka, Kira had a choir and band competition.  She sang and played her flute.  While she was doing that, we were running at the Temple Run.  We were late getting there, so we got our shirts, registered and were off.  We passed lots of walkers and turned at the mile mark.  Leah found a butterfly, so we stopped and admired it.  We ran pretty well at the end and it was fun!  Kira's teacher sent me videos of her performances too!  Hurray for amazing teachers!  We met Daniel Sorenson (not sure on the spelling), a Kansas City Chief and got a picture and his autograph.  I saw a few longtime friends too!  Then we went to the Commemorative Air Force Open Hangar.  We had lunch, made gliders, and "flew" a little plane.  Then we went home!  Scott enjoyed his meeting and Kira did well in her competition!

 Today we kept up our new family tradition.  We made stained glass cookies and caramels.  We brought them to our neighbors.  It's so much fun!  We love our little town and neighbors!

 Before the update

 And after

 Working on cookies

Our first stained glass cookies