Go Cubs, Go! Go Cubs, Go!

So I know it's been a little while since I've last posted. I thought I'd let you know how spring break went. Most of you know that we went to Phoenix for Spring break to enjoy a little of our annual Cubs Spring Training Baseball experience. First of all 91 degrees is what we enjoyed or lack there of. We went to a couple of games, did some shopping, lots of eating, more shopping and lots of driving. All in all we had a really fun time. Brad and I drove down with the kids Wednesday morning. We drove through Vegas because we heard that route was faster! not exactly! The dam was cool and the new bridge they are constructing was fascinating but to drive 4.5 miles in 1.5 hours not so fascinating! Needless to say, our 6 hour trip turned into over eight hours because of that, construction in various spots, and rush hour that we would have missed had we been through Phoenix 2 hours earlier. The trip was well worth it though. Mom and Dad joined us Thursday night to finish out the rest of the weekend. We enjoyed having them with us except they might rethink sharing a suite with us next time because the girls wanted to be right in their room with them and couldn't understand why they could not follow them into the bathroom. Yeah so there is no privacy in our home! Good luck!

Snow moblin' on Beaver Mountain

So this weekend I got talked into going snowmobiling up in Beaver. I was reluctant at first because well, four kids says it all! But I thought that we needed to get some pictures of the kids in the snow before there is no more snow. Needless to say we went and had a great time for the most part. The girls were all troopers especially Skylar since she is at our mercy. We ran into one little mishap with her and red/cold feet but we got things under control and everything was fine after that. We spent the day with Brad's brother Aaron and his wife Lisa (that is definitely going to take some getting used to!) and there friends Eric and Dallas (also known as Derek and Alice). So the girls get a little confused sometimes! Eric and Dallas are good sports about it though. Lots of fun!Skylar falling asleep on the ride up to the cabin.
The girls ridin' in the sled Brad bought this year to pull behind the snow mobiles.Dallas, Maddie, and Eric
Skylar loving her tongue!This is a small lake above the cabin property that is covered in snow right before we drove over it with the snow mobiles.
Right behind us is the lake we just drove over.

Skylar is Crawling!

So Last week became a first for Skylar. She learned to crawl! It's kind of a bitter sweet for me because I don't want her to grow up. This year is already flying by so quickly. But what can you do? It's fun to watch her learn and discover new things. She is into everything now, and before we know it she'll be walking! Aahhhh!

As Some of you may know we attended a wedding this weekend and the all day festivities. Aaron and Lisa are married! Yeah!!! The ceremony was at 10 am on Saturday and was wonderful of course. The Luncheon followed at 1 pm, then family pics @ 5pm and reception from 7-9 pm. What a day, but it was well worth it. We are so happy for these two and we hope they are excited to close that chapter and begin a new one. Here ar some pics:

So I have been way excited because I am learning how to use Photoshop Elements and it has been super fun ( a little time consuming but fun). I think it's mostly because I am still learning all the ins and outs but it has been fun learning by trial and error. Don't worry scrapbookers, I haven't betrayed you. I still like to scrapbook old fashion style but this will allow me to scrap those enormous amounts of fun family pictures taken at special events without having to cut and back so many pics now I'll be able to condense a lot of pics into a two page layout! Yeah! That's one thing I've been up to, the other thing I have been up to lately is organizing my closets, office and laundry room. My little (not so little any more) sister Erika is going to come live with us when she graduates and I have to make room for her. I know some of you are thinking I'm crazy, but I am excited for her to start a new chapter in her life and I hope we can make that experience pleasant! I guess this is when having 4 girls makes it semi easy to put them all into one room for a little while! We'll see how that works. I better get back to cleaning I still have lots to do! Wish me luck!

For the sake of Posting!

So I know it's been a little while since I last posted besides Brad's post the other day. He was feeling like we needed to add something. I figured if he starts to wonder whether or not I'm ever going to get another post up than it's been some time. So sorry about that. You know, I totally thought once I had the holidays behind me I could get into a routine again. Well too bad for that thought because once the holidays left the showers and weddings had to begin. Not that I don't welcome either of these events but come on people one after the other? Just kidding! I do enjoy going and planning these things. I have had a few baby showers to attend. There have been a lot of boys (congrats bytheway!) but I need to see a few more girls just because girls are what I do! Towels, bracelets, binki holders, bows, blankets, etc. Boys on the otherhand aren't my specialty partly because what fun things do you make boys? (suggestions?) My friend Miriam just had a shower last week and I'm so excited for her to join in on the fun with girls! Besides the four or five baby showers I've attended, We just got back from a wedding reception for Brad's cousin Lisa and now there is a wedding shower coming up for our soon to be sister in law Lisa! I know it seems like forever ago, but yes Aaron finally is allowing Lisa to get wedding plans into gear. We are so excited for them! So Shanell, Mom and I are throwing Lisa a shower for all her friends and family down here. That should be fun! Then we'll be celebrating their marriage next weekend (you guessed it Valentine's Day!). They will definitely never forget their anniversary. Lots of fun. So once again, I am sorry I haven't posted until now, but I promise that I will get back into blogging asap!

Time to add something

Mario Kart is consuming our late night free time. Anyone who has a Wii and Mario Kart please email with your friend code and Wii will dominate you.