Dancing Allie

Allie takes dance at a great studio run by one of my friends. This past weekend was their dance recital so I snapped a few pictures of Allie before we left for the recital.

Um, don't mind the box of pictures in the back ground. We moved everything out of the Draper house Saturday because the buys are closing this week and I didn't have time to put it all away before the recital.

Some days I look at her and just can't get over how darling she is. I just love this picture of her.

It was a great recital. She did a great job too!

Animal report and end of year program

Okay, it has been awhile, but we have been having a blast the past few weeks. First of all, Sheldon did his very first report for school. He chose to do it on giraffes. We had a chance to go up and watch his report and he did a really great job.

Sheldon being crazy!

On Tuesday Allie had her year end program. It was darling! I love New Castle School and will be sad next year when she doesn't go there anymore. They sang a ton of songs and had props and musical instruments. It was awesome!

Here she is waving at the camera!


Isn't she cute?

I just love how excited she was for this day!

All and all we have been pretty busy. Next on our list is the Princess Festival with Nana, then a dance recital, Sheldon has his school field trip to the Zoo and his year end program. So watch for some great posts. Plus I will be posting pictures of the wonderful things that are happening in the garden!

T-ball field trip

Allie's T-ball coach is a helicopter pilot for the army or national guard, and because we didn't have a game on Monday he invited us to take a tour of the Army Heliport. It was really very cool. We got to climb inside a Black Hawk Helicopter. Here are some of the pictures that we took.

Coach JT, Allie and Sheldon next to the Apache helicopter

Ryan and I kissing in the Black Hawk Helicopter

The members of the team that came to the tour and Coach

Sheldon "flying" the helicopter

Allie talking to the other helicopters on the mission! :)

Allie and Sheldon on the top of the Black Hawk

Allie and Coach

Ethan even thought it was awesome... he talked my ear off about everything he saw.

Sheldon flying

Isn't she just so dang cute.

Easter

Easter at our house was a blast. We started the Friday before with egg dying.

Ethan just like the colors and wanted to drop the eggs.


Allie and her pretty pink egg. Bet you can't guess her favorite color.

Sheldon loved this blue one.

The end result!

Sunday after church we went to Ryan's parents for Easter lunch. Then Ryan's mom (Nana) had a few fun activities for the kids... okay all of us! :)

Sheldon forming rice crispy treats into eggs.

Mimi (Ryan's sister) Bade (Allie couldn't say Dave, Mimi's husband)

and Allie making their eggs.

Nan showing the kids the next project, making macaroon bird nests.

Mimi and the kids working on the nests. Or eating them if you were Allie!



The nest almost done. Then they were baked and the kids put jelly beans and chocolate eggs into them... I think I age most of these, they are my favorite cookies!

After the Hoskins house we went to my family for an Easter Egg Hunt, (which I need to get the pictures off of my mom's camera) and dinner. Once I get the pictures there will be another post of the Anderson family fun!!

At the aquarium with the Tidwells

So now that we have moved back into the house we were at before Draper we have rekindled a great friendship with the Tidwells. Jessica and I decided to take the kids to the aquarium over Spring Break. It was so much fun, and we can't wait to go back.

Allie loved this little sting ray.

Sheldon, Ethan and Zoe. Ethan loves fish and could have stayed at the aquarium all day.

Good thing we got the season pass so that we can go anytime.

I love turtles... every time I see them I think of the ones from "Nemo" "Righteous, righteous!!)

So I got in trouble, because I used my flash, but I couldn't pass up this picture... she wasn't quite sure if she liked him or not.

Everyone checking out the eels.

Home improvement project 4

We have been really busy working on projects the past few days... the latest project is the bathroom. Here are some before and after pictures.

Before:

After:

Home improvement project 3

So a couple of months ago I was watching HGTV and saw this really cool wall decoration. I just loved it and would talk about it to anyone who would listen. Well my wonderful husband (I'm sure was because he was so sick of me talking about it.) built it for me. I think it turned out amazing and makes the living room one of my favorite rooms..

Close up.

The whole effect.

It is great because it is such a big odd shaped wall and finally it looks great rather than just big. Thanks Babe!