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Holy cow I am still so behind!  Word to the wise. If you take a lot of pictures, don't get behind!  

The last bottle feeding before I go to bed and 

the snuggles afterward are just the best.

 I watched cousin Henry while Sam and Kia (Skia) went to the temple.  

I hope they'll be best buds some day.

 I tried some hand-lettering for the first time.  I really really enjoyed it.  I've done one more since then, but I need to do it again, because it's very satisfying. 

 Birthday boy.  

 Ninja at Costco.

 'Sushi rolls' from Ethan's party

 The kids and I went to Wonderscope without Jovee and we made a giant fort out of these blocks among other things. We basically had the whole place to ourselves and we took our time.  

 Jovee left this puff on her nose for a significant amount of time.

 Leah made this 'boingy hat' at dance on St. Patrick's day so that people wouldn't pinch her.  Except moms.  But moms don't pinch anyway (so she says).

 These two love eachother.

Jovee is getting good at making messes.

 A walk that ended in total disaster when the kids could not agree on which way to go and melted down completely.  So we went home.  We should try that again before it gets cold.

 Selfie on the carousal at the zoo.  It started out freezing cold, 

but then warmed up as the sun came out.  I had my doubts that it was going to turn out happily, but it did.

 The penguin exhibit is the best.

 Jovee loves babies.

 We all went to the Salt Mine down in Hutchinson over Spring Break.  

The kids still talk about that trip.  

 Salt Mine workers

 They had to carry around a respirator in case of emergency and wear a hard hat the whole time.  Leah looked pretty cute.

 A picture on the train.

Using our go-cart at the cemetery.  

 Same night.  I love that he is willing to go and stand in a spot of sunshine for me. :)

 Ice cream for the last day of Spring Break.

 Encouraging Jovee to climb the stairs.  It was a family affair.

Catch up: March 2014 Ethan's Birthday

Back in March we celebrated this boy's birthday. He had been obsessed with all things ninja, so we decided to have a ninja/ninjago birthday party.  I feel bad that I didn't write about this earlier, because he has already changed and grown so much since then.  Ethan has lots of great qualities.  He is helpful, sweet, and smart.  He loves Jovee so much, and frequently tells her and gives her kisses. Her soft hands are his favorite. :)  He loved school (kindergarten) and wished he could stay all day.  He loves legos and is getting more creative as he builds.  He can be a really hard worker when he wants to be.  He loves to laugh and dance.  Next year he wants to have a dance birthday party. :)

Of course his favorite present was a $3 laser gun that makes cool noises.

We went bowling on his birthday with our cousins.

And went back home to enjoy some ice cream cake.

His birthday party was a lot of fun.  Ross was really fun with the kids as 'Sensei Wu'.  We trained all the ninjas using various activities, and at the end rewarded them with samurai swords.  I think everyone had a lot of fun.  

Catch up: February 2014

She lays on her hip like this all the time.  She's just a little model.

We had lots of snuggle when Jovee was running a fever.

 My parents took my out on a date on Valentines day.  We went to the Nelson Atkins, and to lunch a the restaurant there.  It was a lot of fun spending time with just my mom and dad. It's been a while since that has happened.

 Then later they watched the kids so that Ross and I could go on a date that night.  We went to Jack Stack barbecue (thanks to a gift card from friends!) and then went sledding afterward!  It was such a fun night.  I recommend dates.

 Oh poor Jovee...

 A decent day for some swinging in February.

 She stands!  I heard squealing from the other room and came in to find her doing this.

 I made a quick trip out to Utah to 

see some friends, just for fun.  It was so fun staying in Joy's lovely home, 

and meeting her cute kids for the first time.