Picture Update

Yes, I know that it has been over a month since my last update. Instead of bore you with lots of words, I'll just let the pictures show you some of what we've been up to.

Bethany's class with to a Russell Wildlife and Kurtis was able to go along. Bethany had a great time until the live skunk came out to play - stinker removed. :)

Kurtis had the kids come along a couple Saturdays ago to help summarize his livestock trailer and to burn all the seed corn bags that accumulated in the barn.

Our 3 Little Pigs

Jaren got to drive the 4-wheeler by himself for the first time.

All the bags that they carried out of the barn...sorry no pictures of the actual fire.

Jaren & Bethany had their spring program at school a couple weeks ago. This was Bethany's first program and she did an awesome job, along with Jaren who is the experienced pro. :)

Our lives have definitely not slowed down. Kurtis has been extremely busy between spraying, planting, and trucking that the time we do have with him is very valuable.

My pregnancy has been going very well for the most part. Of course I have the common pregnancy "troubles", but I am very blessed with how quickly it is going. We'll be finding out at the end of May whether we'll be adding a precious baby girl or boy to our family. We are all very anxious to know.

Hopefully I'll be able to update a little more frequently in the coming weeks since May seems to be filling up fast with class trips, baseball, and of course...Tulip Time. :)

Sneak Peak

I thought it would be fun to give everyone a little sneak peak at our new bundle. It's amazing how much love you can have for someone so small - 2" long. :) God is really an amazing God and here is more than enough proof. We are very excited to meet this new little one right before bean cutting time. :)

New dance moves

Last Saturday, Bethany had the wonderful opportunity to learn some new dance moves from the Shine drill team at the Christian high. She had a blast and is already talking about going again next year. Saturday night, everyone was invited to come watch what the girls had learned throughout the day. I was a little nervous that she wouldn't go out and perform that night in front of everybody, but she did such a great job.

Bethany was so proud to get two sets of flowers.

Bethany and Katelyn...thanks Katelyn for all the hard work you did!

Getting ready to start dancing

Playing duck-duck-goose while they wait to start the show.

Our princess is 5

It's hard to believe that 5 years have gone by since Bethany was born. She woke up this morning the happiest little girl ever...not only was it her birthday, but she also gets to be the leader at school today. Bethany is definitely our princess, rock star. She loves pretend play, going to school, being a rock star, and especially cuddling with daddy (100% daddy's girl). Her smile will light up the room and her phrases will make you laugh out loud. It's so fun watching her grow up and we can't wait to see what God has in store for her future.

Happy Birthday Princess! We love you so much!

Birthday Party Fun

The beautiful roses from my wonderful husband!

Last Sunday afternoon, we had a fun birthday party for Bethany and Erica. Erica wanted a princess cake and Bethany wanted a microphone cake for Hannah Montana. The girls had a great party and thanks Kurtis and myself several times afterwards. :)

Erica loves her new bike. I can't wait for the weather to warm up so she can ride it outside instead of in the dining room and kitchen. :)

I made each of the girls their own fleece blankets. They got to pick out the fabric.

Erica opening her first gift...a crayon tower.

Bethany loves her "American Girl" doll.

Bethany is also big into Polly Pockets.

The kids all decorated their own guitars for a fun activity.

Bethany with her microphone cake.

Erica's princess castle cake.

Happy Birthday Baby Girl

Yep that's right, my little girl is turning 3 tomorrow. She has been such a wonderful blessing to our family. She is known as our spunky monkey, though she will whole heartily deny it. She is always saying such funny things very matter of factly. If you laugh at something Erica says or does she'll look at you and say, "I'm hilarious aren't I?" She's got big bright beautiful blue eyes that will melt your heart. Erica loves to play mommy kid, dollhouse, color, try to write her name (knows how it's spelled, but those letters can be pretty tricky to write) :), and read books. She cannot wait to grow up! If you ask her how old she is, she might answer 6, sometimes 4, but in general would like to skip past 3 and be 5 just like Bethany almost is. Here's a little trip down memory lane just to see how sweet and adorable our little girl is.

Happy Birthday sweet little girl!

Game Over

Well, now that the school day has ended, so has the competition on guessing what Jaren dressed up like. Unfortunately for you, there were no winners. Jaren is excited because now he gets the bottle of Dr. Pepper (one of his favorites).

Now for the long awaited (ok so maybe not) picture of Jaren as a ...

CAVEMAN...dirty face, messy hair, and most importantly his club!