Karate - Swim - Dance

The kids have been so busy with activities lately, but the sure enjoy them. Brennar loves karate, especially the days they work with weapons.

Brilee started dance this year and really seems to have fun with all the new things she learns.  Helps that her teacher is awesome!

Brennar doing the back stroke, it is unbelievable the things the kids can do in the water at their ages! I'm one proud mama!

We sure have kept busy and had lots of fun, but I am looking forward to taking the summer off of all scheduled classes (minus swim)!!! We need a break!

Zoo trips

We've made a couple zoo trips the past month or so on nice days, we love that place, and we definitely have gotten our money worth with our annual pass!

Checking out the elephants, my favorites!

Little out of order, but Brilee with her new snow leopard, that girl is CRAZY for stuffed animals!

All three kids were sick this trip but I think the fresh air helped a lot

My littlest mister

Bryden loved the carousel, just had a hard time waiting for it to actually start

Brennar and Eli checking out the elephant show.

We also took our first trip to the Natural History Museum in Denver, and this was the only picture I got!  It was cool, but maybe a little too old for the kids, they didn't really enjoy the concept of just looking and reading about things too much, one day!

Easter

 The kids had a great Easter this year, and thank goodness it came when it did, because the 2 weeks after were plagued with germs at our house!

We had our friends Addy, Bria and Sadie over a few days before and boy did the kids enjoy decorating eggs together

 We decided to go to the Saturday service Easter weekend which we typically do anyways but wanted to make sure we weren't rushed Sunday morning with our own family Easter as well as Easter with Clint's family.

I know I may be slightly biased, but oh my gosh, are they cute!

 Bryden has become very independent and wanted his brother and sister away so he could take his very own picture:)

 But we managed to catch a few cute ones of all 3

 The kids all got mini ipads from the Easter bunny this year, but Bryden liked the candy the best

 We planted jelly beans the week before Easter and couldn't believe it when we checked on them Easter morning and they had turned into lollipops!!

 The loot

 First glimpse of the hidden eggs



Even Bryden found some eggs

 



 Easter bunny pictures went very well this year, surprisingly, Brennar just had to be the one to hold Bryden, not the Easter bunny:)

Feels like spring

We have been so cooped up that this is what these crazies turn into!!!

I love the way Bryden just laughs at her

We were able to go to the Wild Animal Sanctuary a couple weeks ago, so glad we did, because the next day a tummy bug hit our house (we are now on day 11!!!!)  But we did have fun

I liked the tigers best

All my boys:)  Bryden learned how to "roar" there - he will now do it when we ask him what lions say

  It was so nice out when we got back the kids went for a drive

All of them:)

I can just picture this when Brennar gets his license

The next day - I'll call it D- day - we needed to get some fresh air - Brennar is still going strong on his bike

And this little puker (who spread her 5 day bug to me and Bryden) got a little practice too - I still will never know how kids have any energy to do anything when they are sick, I was out of commission completely!!

Snowmen time!

We finally all got to get out and enjoy the snow.  It has been so cold here when there is snow out that we haven't been able to do much, but we spent the entire afternoon enjoying it when it was nice!

Bryden didn't know what to think of all his layers

Snowman base

 Rolling out the belly

 Bryden deciding how he would decorate it

 He loved being outside, minus his gloves and boots

 Completed snowman side 1

 And side 2

  2 snow kids:)

Oops, forgot some!

 So I guess I forgot a couple other pictures of Bryden's first birthday shoot:)  Maybe I did it on purpose, but either way, boy are we excited!!

Here is the latest shot of baby "B"

This was right when s/he was 12 weeks, and we are now about 14, slowly but surely getting to the time we get to find out in we will have 3 little princes and 1 princess or 2 and 2 - although if you ask Brilee she insists she is getting a sister:)  Baby B doesn't have a name so please share any and all Br names with us!! Can't wait to complete our family the end of summer!