2016 week 15

April 3

We had a relaxing Sunday. In the morning we took a family walk before Anthony headed to church for a few hours. We watched both sessions of General Conference without incident until the last hour. Our power went out! Anthony was able to get it over his phone, but it was hard to hear and the kids got pretty restless. We were working on a batch of cookies, which we wouldn't be able to bake until the power came back, so we put the dough in the fridge and headed to the park. It was a gorgeous evening and the kids had fun running around an climbing. I was pretty relieved the power was on when we got back home.

April 4

The gorgeous weather continued and we visited the Deanna Rose Farmstead for the first time in 2016. The kids were talking about how it was Elliott's first visit to the farm, but that is not the case. He was born in August and we made at least 2 trips after he was born late last summer. It still feels like it was his first time because back then he slept his way through the farm and this time he seemed to really enjoy the animals.

April 5

The kids' first and probably last group bath. Elliott was very unsure when I set him in between his two big siblings, but he ended up having a lot of fun. Three kids in our tiny tub is just not enough room. They all like to play and stretch out and there was a fair amount of jockeying for position going on.

April 6

After over a month of not doing anything we have finally started to make some progress in our dining room again! I painted the window while listening to conference Saturday. I started pulling the bottom wallpaper off early in the week, and Will singlehandedly pulled off the remaining wallpaper Wednesday afternoon. All that's left now is the glue!

April 7

That's the face I saw from Elliott during most of his waking hours Wednesday and Thursday. Not mad, but certainly not happy. He was just not a very content little guy. Turns out he was cutting a tooth! When I was helping him get some fluffs out of his mouth Thursday afternoon I felt something sharp. His left bottom tooth has cut all the way through and the right bottom should make its appearance any day now.

April 8

We stopped at the park on our way home from picking up Will from school Friday afternoon. I loved watching the kids play together on the swings. For a few moments they were all happily playing together, and better yet, they didn't need me to keep the peace! These three love each other and I'm grateful they do.

April 9

I finally got my act together and ordered some blog books. Seeing how much Lauren loved looking at Carly's blog books with Elise in Utah was the tipping point for me. I've been meaning to do this for years. The formatting was a lot of work. I am so excited to receive them!