What a difference a haircut makes

During the winter, we always let the boys grow their hair longer. Then we buzz it come spring. I didn't realize how different they look until we compared them side by side. I also didn't realize how shaggy they got. :) Here is the before:


Here is the after:


We had quite the pile of hair when we were done. Now they will be cooler for the summer heat.

Easter Pics - a little late

After all the computer problems that I have had, we finally were able to get my pictures off my camera and onto my computer. Mike had to reformat everything...blah blah blah, but it is now working correctly! Yeah! I have several posts to make, so here is the first. We keep Easter fairly small. Pretty much all the candy they get is from the family egg hunt. They made out like bandits this year. They do; however, get church outfits every year. Here they are in their new Easter outfits.


They look so handsome...and boy are they excited. They do grow up fast.

Priorities

It is always frustrating to me that there is never enough time in my days. There are a million things that need to be done, not to mention the things that I want to do. I guess that is why we need to prioritize. It is so important to make time to spend with the kids. They grow up so fast! I went out on Saturday after our storm to play in the snow. Since I am not a fan of snow (except to look at through a window) this was no small thing. The boys had a blast though and it was fun to enjoy this time with them. They will be too big before I know it.


Here are Caleb and Isaac with their snowmen. They are so proud of them.

Home Improvements

So we have been finishing off the downstairs of our house. Before Seth was born, we worked on the bathroom and bedroom downstairs. The next project was the large unfinished laundry/storage room. Here are some pics of the process:


We had to empty out our storage room - including our food storage. Our house looked kind of like this for over a month until we finished the storage room.


We took one large unfinished room and framed it into two separate rooms.


Our finished storage room...not the best angle, but oh well. It is finished so that it could be used as a bedroom, turning our home from a 4 bedroom to a 5 bedroom home.


Our finished laundry room! Kind of sad that one of my favorite rooms in my house is my laundry room. It was a long and annoying process, but the end result made it all worth it!

Caleb's Birthday Party

We finally were able to get our photos off our camera, so I can start posting them!
Caleb had his 6th birthday party in September. We had a Star Wars theme. They did a Jedi training,


complete with light saber training,


and destroying the Death Star. They had a blast.


Here they are in their outfits with their official Jedi certificates! Fun times!

Hello Blogging World

Yes, I am finally catching up with the times and created a blog for our family. I figured it would be the easiest way to stay in touch and share my insights and family news and pics. Enjoy!