Morgan graduated from preschool yesterday. I'm not sure who started all these graduations, but personally I think it's a little much. Anyways, Morgan was super excited, UNTIL she had to stand in front of everyone. Anyways, after a little bribery from me (doughnuts) she couldn't stop smiling. I'm glad school is over!
This past weekend the kids and I went to Boise to visit Aaron. Aaron had been there since Wednesday on a business trip and would be there for 1 week, so we thought it would be fun to get out of Rexburg for a few days and spend some time with Aaron. It was so nice to finally escape Rexburg! It was nice and hot (90ยบ+) and we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather by going to the zoo and Discovery (Science) Center.
This last weekend we blessed Peyton in church. Aaron's parents and sister (and kids) came, along with my parents all from Washington. It was so nice to have family in town. They kept us busy from Thursday until Monday. The highlights were going to the zoo with my parents, going to Leo's Place with Aaron's family, swimming, swimming, swimming, celebrating Ashlyn's birthday....and best of all...just visiting and hanging out. The kids got to play with their cousins from "Walla Walla, Washington" (they love to say that) and were very sad to see them leave. They are already counting down the days until we get to go visit (32 days!).
Well....just some random things....the first picture is after church on Sunday. We were waiting for dinner to be ready, and all we really wanted to do was take a nap...so we did. We have church at 8:30am, so we have to wake up at about 6am to get there on time. That's just too early for me! After being up with Peyton all night, I am like a zombie at church.
Well, we finally got permission to paint our house! Our landlord said that we could purchase all the supplies and take it off our rent...so I jumped at the chance! I don't know what I got myself into! What a lot of work! Our walls are so nasty! The baseboard heaters put off this black soot that looks like we smoke (ring around the tops of the walls and ceiling), and we have a mold problem. So, we had to scrub, then prime, then paint. Also, the trim was either scuffed or banged up, so we have been painting that too. We started in 1 end of our house and have now made it to our living room and kitchen. We are about 1/2 done with the whole house, but I'm pooped! I don't know if I can do anymore! It looks so nice, but we've got stuff EVERYWHERE, you can barely walk into my house! I can't believe we took on this project right before all our family comes this weekend. I was obviously a little too ambitious!
Oh, by the way, these are the "before" and "during" pics...nothing is quite finished yet, so when it is, I'll put up the "after" photos. Also, you may notice that the girls' hair looks a little different...that's because they got their hair permed! I like it, but Aaron hates it. But I'm pretty sure I'm the one that gets to decide since I'm the one that fixes their hair! 
Peyton is 8 weeks old today! I can't believe it! This Sunday we are blessing her here in Rexburg, and this will be the first time most of our family will have seen her. It's sad that she's not my little tiny baby anymore, although she is still pretty small. I'm not sure exactly how small, but my quess is probably between 8 and 9 pounds. She is such a good baby. I couldn't say that for most of my children. Anyways, she is doing well...and more pictures to come of her in a week!
Everyone....listen up! My good friend, Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms is doing a quilt giveaway on her blog until this coming Thursday (May 1st). Please check out her blog (http://web.mac.com/cjroskelley) and sign up to win her Bloom quilt. All you have to do is comment on her post (1) your name, (2) where you're from, (3) your favorite place to get fabric and (4) that I sent you. Also, if you post about it on your blog, she will enter you an additional 3 times.