spring is coming closer !

yesterday was GORGEOUS.. i came home from work.. changed clothes.. and ran outside with my camera :)

amy on the zip line.. *kids don't try this at home*

emmmaaa..

haha zeb.. amy.. and lydia.. they all jumped at the same time ! YES ..

haha i LOVE nate and mal's faces tho'.. :)

my "scary and intimidating" father.. with his baby girl..

LOOK my flower finally bloomed !! lol

hello dolly

this afternoon i took a few of my sisters and we drove out to yough to see my friend amy as dolly in 'hello dolly'.. amy was incredible as we all knew she would be.. but she really was spectacular..

hehe isn't she gorgeous?

i think this is my favorite picture.. he's reading her card that says "Mrs. Dolly Levi, 28 and 3/4 year old chief clerks taught how to dance.."

haha i love amy's face watching this dude jump all over the stage..

isn't she radiant? lol

"if you really want to be really elegant.. you walk.."

haha "have some more beets they're delicious" "i hate beets"

ellen is 15 ?

how in the world did this happen? didn't *i* just turn 15? how could my little sister ellen be 15 years old already?

there she is.. the beautiful birthday girl.. almost setting the cake on fire with all her candles.. hehe

my lovely mother cutting the cake..

hehe the crazy cousins.. aren't they absolutely adorable tho'? oh.. and notice anything different about this picture? no? here.. i'll give you a close up:

do you see it yet? mal lost one of his top front teeth tonight ! hehe he's sooo adorable :)

ruby-kins..

emma and lydia..

i think this is absolutely adorable.. ruby was sitting at her little table since there was no room left at the big table.. and nate moved from where he was sitting with the boys.. to sit beside ruby !! SOO cute !

ellen laughing at uncle paul's comments written in the card..

ruby and eli were playing with the jack-in-the-box soo nice..

my mother.. can you believe she is sitting up there ?! *gasp*

the beautiful birthday girl after a successful party.. eek.. that means the next birthday party will be celebrating her 16th !! how is that possible?

the new look

there USED to be these ancient giant pine trees guarding our house from the view of drivers passing by.. but they are no more.. :(

they were ENORMOUS old things.. but they are now gone..
they had become a bit of a safety hazard to our house.. so earlier this week they were cut down.. grandpa already has plans for what he wants to put there tho'..
it definitely makes our house look different without those giants in front tho'..

this flower is going to bloom any day now.. i'm waiting :)

messes

sometimes the dog makes more of a mess than the little kids do: