April Picture Post

Alright, here's a bunch of random pictures from this past month.

Get ready for a long post. But it's a picture post, which is the best kind.

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First picture pictures from my phone..

I found this tool box in the garage and Eli has claimed it.

He loves this thing.

The kids have so much fun playing on our driveway.

It has the perfect gentle slope.

I gave Ruby some food and she instantly folded her arms to pray.

I love this sweet baby girl!

Eli and Roonie had fun playing with Legos a few times while Ruby napped.

We started painting our master bed room. It's the same color that we just painted our bedroom.

One Saturday, we counted and we had 18 different kids in our backyard. Not all at the same time.

We are the party house!

It's probably because we have a trampoline, bunnies, and no fences.

Our neighbors have been really busy working on their yard.

Eli was so excited when they were doing some cement work.

Eli loves playing in the dirt.

Lexi had a big animal report to do. It was a lot of work for both of us.

She was overwhelmed and stressed about it but we managed to turn it in a few days early.

We've had some beautiful sunsets.

Avery had an animal report on the Boa Constrictor.

Here she is all ready to go to school and present her report.

I bought her some feather boas to use for her report to show the length of adult boas.

I can't remember why Ruby is crying in these next pictures but look at those crocodile tears.

Ruby loves going outside. One morning she wouldn't stop asking me to go bye bye.

She was so happy to get out and go on a walk.

We worked on painting the bathroom.

Avery loves to style Ruby's hair.

Here's Avery and our neighbor Ella picking weeds for the bunnies.

 



Lexi and Lawsen sat outside talking and playing imaginary games one afternoon.

Playing Duck, Duck, Goose one afternoon.

Playing hockey on the front lawn.

We love playing in our front yard.

 



 

Grocery shopping.

 



We bought alphabet chicken nuggets and Scrabble Cheez It.

The kids had a lot of fun with them.

Me trying to take a selfie.

I went with the youth to the temple to do baptisms.

It was my first time do baptism in the Salt Lake Temple.

It was such an amazing night.

I love my calling.

 



I'm still trying to figure out the color for my downstairs bathroom.

 



We love going on walks/ rides at night. Sometimes friends come with us.

Eli has discovered ropes and tying up stuff.

I love how Ruby is watching TV.

Eli was pant less a lot while we were working on potty training him.

Avery and Roonie playing outside.

We walk to the elementary school and played on the playground one afternoon.

Ruby loves being outside even if it's even in her high chair.

 



The kids and I were having fun one afternoon playing with the filters on Snapchat.

I should have shared a picture of one of those.

Ruby waiting the muffins to finish baking.

 



Last week, Ruby went to nursery for the first time.

She just turned 17 months old.

I stayed with Ruby the second hour and left her the third hour.

She didn't cry when I left. When I picked her up, her leaders told me that she did good

but got a little overwhelmed. She's so much younger that the other kids.

 



And now pictures from my camera...

We always seem to have neighborhood kids at our house.

It's so fun for my kids to have so many playmates so close.

 



We went to the local pet store to get pictures for Avery's report.

I have lots of pictures of the kids playing outside. They love being outside.

It makes me happy to be loving our yard so much.

We've dreamed of having our own backyard for so many years.

We took the bunnies to school for pet day. Lexi was so excited.



I love when the girls wear their bandanas.

 



Trying to take a picture of my children in their best is challenging, to say the least.

Sean and I bought ourselves a picnic table for our anniversary.

It's been a good investment.

We use it every meal that it's sunny.

 



Ruby loves playing with her Little People.

Another night eating dinner out on the patio.

Eli and Camden playing in the front yard.

It was such a beautiful afternoon.



Our Kwazian Cherry Tree started to bloom.

 





 

Another afternoon of Avery and Annie playing together after morning kindergarten.

 



Avery was picked as the star of the week for her classroom.

 

I love taking pictures of the kids jumping on the tramp.

This action shots are so fun.

 

It's rare that Eli naps.

Ruby loves the drier.

Our anniversary was on a weeknight.

So we ordered pizza and celebrated our "Families Birthday."

One afternoon Trenna helped me help Lexi work on her animal report.

 



More pant less Eli.

The kids love it when Sean jumps on the tramp with them.

 



Ruby loves Paige. These two are a few months apart.

These two have been best buds in Sunday School.

They flock to each other.

 



Eli and Brooke.

 





 

Eli watching Roonie and Lawsen read.

 



We've decided that it would be awesome if Camden and Ruby got married.

So I took this picture, just in case, to share at their reception.

 

Avery and Annie twinning.

 



Ruby now fits in this night gown.

Now I just need to blog about Avery's birthday and that's a wrap for April!