Instagram Catch up

We had Mormon Helping Hands Day on Saturday. 1,000 + volunteers working together to fix up some local parks. Even the boys got in on the action. That mountain of bark was too much to resist.

In need of something to replace Downton Abbey, I came across another period Drama. It's a little more sleazy than DA, but I've only watched 2 episodes.

Brian was watching the kids play in the backyard. Then they started acting like typical kids, with the general rule breaking and disobedience that they are so good at, and got a major tongue lashing by Brian.

Briggs is on the Angels this year and this is a shot of the team right after they beat the first place team and moved into first themselves!!

A conversation I had with Brian the other day.

I've been doing a lot of reading with the boys lately. Sometimes they fight over who gets to read with me first. I love it (the reading, not the fighting).

Oh, Rosie. Poor girl. RIP.

Instagram Feed

Part of the reason that I stopped blogging so much was because of Instagram. It's so easy to snap a picture and upload it to my feed, but I realized that there are some people who don't have Instagram (Aunt Lynn and Janet! Hi!). So I'm trying to not let this blog die out. The kids love looking through the blog books that I have printed every year.

So for now, I'm going to try and at least post some of my Instagram pictures here.

I call this picture "Two Things I Found in the Backyard in One Day". The kids and Brian were working on a 500 piece puzzle and had it completed except for one lost piece. I found the piece on the back patio. Go figure. I also found this black widow spider the size of a penny. Luckily it was dead already so that I could set up this shot. You've got to get the shot!

 I love it (not really) when elaborate projects come home with your first grader and even though it says optional in the little bubble, your little one HAS to make it. Ugh!

 This spring brought beautiful magnolia blossoms on our neighbors tree.

 I think perhaps Ty should have this shirt.

 Miss Rosie Cotton likes to play in our Fischer-Price house.

 Ashlynn loves Rosie. I think she's ok, but would be cuter if she didn't have red eyes. I think they are a bit evil.

 This note is from Ty, and yes, that is the toilet seat. Good place to leave a note.

 It was only in the 60's but the sun was shining and the kids were "dying!!" and insisted on going swimming.  I didn't have to get in, so I didn't mind.

 Can you see the line across Ty's face that goes straight into his ear? That's how fast this kids ran past a small tree. It missed his eye by about a centimeter.

 People in this town are sassy!

This is a shot of Brian, in bed, on a 2 hour work related conference call with 4 or 5 other guys, on a Sunday Night. Nothing but romance around here, folks. And Brian works too hard!