Mushroom Hunting

Sunday we headed up north to look for mushrooms. It was so nice to just walk around the woods and be away from everything. I love our little family excursions! My dad headed up with us. We could have gone all day but the kids got sick of it after the first couple of hours. I was bummed they didn't want to play in the woods anymore because I was really enjoying myself. We found about 2 dozen (more like my dad found most). I kept a few and they were so good when I finally ate them!!!

We got to see a few wood cocks. We could walk right up on them which was cool for the kids to see. There was one I got a foot away from and was able to get a few cool pictures of and then she had two babies with her. I love being outdoors, you never know what you will see.




Mason and Emily were constantly falling down hence the picture with both on the ground. My dad nicknamed Emily "crash"!

Mason is a Soccer Player

Mason had his first soccer game tonight. Last week we assumed it would be canceled because it was raining/snowing and in the 30's. Well we were wrong. We got there, had no clue where to go and had to walk around to each of the eight teams to find out which team he was on. So we finally found his team. Mason was really shy at first, Tim had to stand in the field with him for the first fifteen minutes. Then after that he would run to us every few minutes. It was so cute. He was listening so intently to the coaches, half the time he would forget to really play. There is a half an hour of practice and then half an hour of game play. Mason had no clue what was going on at first but figured it out by the end. A couple of the kids on his team didn't really like playing in the rain so then Mason ended up playing the whole time. He was a trooper in the down pouring rain. I think he really enjoyed it and I loved watching him out there. Emily on the other hand, was pissed that she couldn't play also. I guess we will be signing her up when she is old enough.

Busy with Emily's Room and fun with the kids

Easter Morning:
Mason and Emily did great finding all of the eggs and thought it was pretty cool how many eggs were around. They loved their little baskets with just little things in it. After the egg hunt Tim made us a beautiful breakfast that was delicious! It was a beautiful day with the family and much needed relaxed day!




Well, we finally finished Emily's room! And we love it! We stripped the walls and plastered the big cracks last weekend and sanded all the trim and walls. Then Sunday I painted for almost 12 1/2 hours but got the room painted and a few coats on her bed and dresser. So then the rest of this past week I painted the bed and dresser a few more times (5 coats each total) , I made the curtains, redid the shelving in the closet and paited the mirror for her room. Then Saturday we tore out the old carpet and took on replacing the carpet. Tim had never done it before but did an awesome job! Overall, my little girl loves her new girly room and so do we! A lot of work but soooo happy with the outcome! Now we are just a little more motivated to do the rest of the house.....which means many many more hours of painting in my future! But so worth it in the long run when you see the finished product!

Tim used a knee kicker to stretch the carpet and tore apart his knees so the kids wanted to help the boo boo's . So the kids went and got the camoflage and dora bandaids and fixed him right up.They love taking good care of their daddy!

Birthday Fun!

Wow! My little boy is 4 years old already. And my little baby is already 2! I can't believe how fast it all has gone with them. I hope it slows down just a little so I can treasure it a little bit more. I have had so much fun these past 4 years that I can't wait for the rest! Hopefully they start getting along a little better though.
This past weekend they had two birthday parties. Saturday was their party for my side of the family. It was at Nora's house due to the fact that 20 people don't fit in our house. I am so thankful that she is willing to rent it out to us. The kids had so much fun, I just wish that it would have slowed down so I could have chatted with everyone a little bit. Mason chose to have homemade apple pie for his dessert (nice bonus for us that don't care for cake to much). He told me later that his favorite part was the pie! Then Sunday we went Tim's parents house for party number two. Once again a great time! It was a little more relaxed for us. But the kids had such a great weekend and were spoiled rotten. Thank you to everyone for everything!

Finally a wonderful few days outside and inside!

The kids and I played outside all day today! I can't tell you how happy we were to be out there! Yesterday we worked outside and cleaned up the yard and cleaned cars. I love the motivation I have again to get things accomplished now that it is nice out. I love working out in the yard and playing with the kids out there. Then this evening we grilled up some venison steaks on the grill, it was so good! Izzy has been loving the weather also. She is sleeping anytime that we are inside. I know the top picture is inside, this is what the kids were up to after nap time this afternoon. Emily was all dressed up with all of her hair clips thanks to Mason. She also is starting to potty train a little. She stayed dry for nap time and used the potty. She has been doing that for a while now but she won't let me know when she needs to go. I am in no rush but would love to be done changing diapers. Almost four years of it and ready to be done!
Well, enjoy the pictures! I am done rambling for now~

Long Week!

So we have had another long week of sick kids! Mason started the week with a really rough cold then Wednesday Emily came down with it. Both of them have been coughing like crazy and running a pretty good fever. This has been such a long winter for these poor kids. I feel like every few weeks they get sick with something. I am trying to keep the positive attitude about this weather but I just feel like it is beating me down and my kids. I truly think that they just need some fresh air. I want to open the windows and let all of the germs out! I don't want to complain about winter but man am I ready for spring!!!
I have a ton of pictures but they are all on the computer and I am to lazy to get up right now and load them up so they will have to posted at a later date. I am going to try to post a lot more often. No guarantees but I am going to try my best!

Once again it has been a while!

Well, lets see what has been new for us...
Mason is now signed up for preschool at Zeeland Public! He is so excited, he got to see his classroom and meet some of the teachers! I can't believe he is growing up so quickly!
Tim and I hosted a super bowl party last Sunday night with Nora family and my Mom and Dan. It was a ton of fun. We made enough food that we are still eating left overs. The sad part is that we were going to make the same amount of food whether or not anyone came over or not...so I am very thankful that people showed up! Otherwise I would be eating leftovers for a month!
Izzy was fixed Monday morning so I am taking care of a sore puppy right now. I feel so bad for her. She is starting to move around better now! Pain meds are helping.
Other than that, I am going stir crazy and ready for warm weather!!!!

This is a picture of Mason and Emily playing dress up! I think I need to get Mason some boy dress up clothes! His dad is going to kill me for posting this.