Oh my goodness - I can't believe how long it's been since I posted to my blog! I've been reviewing everyone else's blogs and it seems that we have all been negligent in keeping them up to date. I've also been following blogs of people I'm not related to -they have such interesting lives and seem to be relatively current on their information.

So I'm going to try again :) to keep this blog up to date even though my life is far from exciting or interesting. I really hope everyone else will do the same because I really enjoy reading about what's going on in your lives.

I cooked dinner at our house on Easter and invited Evan & Crystal and Joey over to join us. We had a great dinner and lots of fun playing with the kids. Of course, it was raining and very cold outside so we had to do the Easter egg hunt in the house.

Ashlan and Evan were dressed up so cute - here's a couple of pictures.
















They were having fun with the toys from their Easter baskets. Ashlan was trying to figure out how to make the pinwheel spin.

Here's a clip of Ashlan saying her colors.....she was speaking very softly so it's a little hard to hear her. Also the tv was on in the background.

She says purple, red, green and yellow. That's my favorite - watch how her tongue moves as she says yellow - it's adorable!





We're really looking forward to spring. We have been teased by a couple days of sunshine and blue skies in between the rain and clouds so we're getting anxious for the weather to calm down. A couple of years ago, we planted some lilac bushes in our back yard along the fence and this year they finally have blossoms on them. They were only 2 feet tall when we planted them but they're now about 5 feet tall. I'm planning to cut a few for a fragrant bouquet as soon as the flowers finish blooming.

We're planning a trip to Spokane to help celebrate Melanie's 50th birthday in a couple of weeks and are really looking forward to the trip. I only hope the snow is gone for this year - there's been a few snowstorms in the pass just in the last couple of weeks. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather!

We are really looking forward to visiting our family - especially our grandkids! - because we miss everyone so much. Talking on the phone, through e-mail and blogs is good but it isn't frequent enough and just isn't the same as getting and giving hugs in person.

I'll sign off for now and be back again soon.