Elsie's springtime activities

A sleepover with Q!

Dressing up!  Elsie has a bunch of dress-up clothes, but she never really plays with them unless Q is around.  But nothing beats Q's collection!

Tea party with the stuffed animals.  She set this all up by herself.  I thought it was so sweet.

Enjoying a little treat at Kneaders before watching the BYU ballroom dance show.

A warm day at the park during Spring Break with Q, Nick, Riley, and Mattex.

Water fun!

Us at the ballroom show.  What a fun night!  The performances were all so awesome.  Plus we got to go down after the show and see Courtney in her gown.  The girls were in total awe!

sledding

We didn't get very much snow this year, which I didn't mind at all!  (I don't know what I'm going to do when I have to face a real Utah winter.)  But we did get a couple good snow falls, and Elsie was able to get out and play in the snow.  Aaron pulled her all around on her sled, and Charlie even took a turn pulling her.  

Buddies

Aaron went away overnight, so Elsie and I invited some buddies over to play while their parents went on a date. These kids are some of my favorite to have around. So sweet and fun and kind!

Easter Sunday

My photography skills are majorly lacking, but at least I remembered to take a picture before church.

Easter Part-ay!

Another great Easter party at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We had a smaller group this year, but still loaded with fun.

Greg, Piper, Cannon, and Harper. Angie and Qiana. Grandma and Grandpa. Aaron, Kim, and Elsie.

Easter Egg Hunt. Pinata. Games. Bubbles. Silly String. BBQ Hamburgers and Strawberry Pie. Beautiful weather!!

dying eggs

Lots of fun dying eggs with Grandma and Grandpa.

The New House

Here's the new house! I wanted to post pictures because I love to see where/how people live. I like to be able to picture surroundings.

It's two finished levels, and an unfinished basement.

The upstairs family room. Just like we had it set up in Idaho.

This is Elsie's toy closet and play area. It's really just an extension of the family area. She loves having all her stuff right where the action is, and I love having a place to store it all that's not her bedroom.
The third bedroom. Just an office/storage area right now. We need to buy a desk and hang some stuff. But very functional for now, and I love functional!
So I'm not the best picture taker, so I hope Elsie's room pics look okay. We're really happy with what we've done so far, but have a little more work to do. I want to add some more purplish-pinkish accessories and some really cute curtains.


The purple and white quilt on the bed was made by my Aunt Gail for my wedding. I'm so happy we now have a bed where it works so well!
Our bedroom, bathroom, and humungous closet are upstairs also. We haven't done anything cool in there, so I didn't feel the need to take a picture.

In fact, as I look at these pictures, I keep thinking it doesn't seem like we've done a whole lot. But we have!!

So now we go downstairs. Yes, a big empty room, and it will be that way for a while.

The dining area. We've lost our motivation to hang stuff. I think it's because I really want new stuff, but that's going to happen any time soon. I need to get over that!
The 1/2 bath. Just had too show at least one bathroom, and it was the cleanest.
And the kitchen. I've loved the island. Elsie loves to sit at the counter and hang out while I'm doing stuff.
We just love it!