Swimming lessons

This isn't a great picture but it will have to do until I can figure out how to get some better ones while holding a baby who only wants to get in with them!

The kids started swimming lessons last week and they don't love them, but they do like them. They don't like having to put their heads under water or jumping in and going completely underneath, but they are always asking when they get to go next.

I promise better pictures as soon as I can get some!

Grandma Rappleye's funeral

 At the viewing for Grandma Rappleye my kids were the ones who were being crazy runners. So it only figures that someone elses kid gets hurt. Poor Gavin plowed his head right into the corner of a chair leg. He immediately got a HUGE goose egg that according to his mom made him look like a dinosaur! Once it was determined that it probably looked far worse than it was and we would just watch it, we went to Barry's to have icecream and some good cousin play! Because the kids were all wound up this is the best picture that we got!

 These are the only two pictures that we got of the funeral itself. It was a very nice funeral. All of her kids got up and told fun stories about her, it was so fun to hear! I'm sure Grandma would've loved how her funeral went, lots of stories and love!

 After the funeral John and Josh went to the Jazz game against the Mavericks, which we lost. 

While the boys were at the game, Jenn and I invaded Matt and Angie's to let the kids play some more. Again, they were all so crazy that we didn't get any fabulous pictures of the kids, but I guess that's what happens when it's nearly 11 at night! 

Going to the Ball

 Every night we get the surprise of finding how Madison has decided to go to sleep. When we tuck her in, everything is within normal bounds, when she finally falls asleep you never what you'll find.

 Jocelyn LOVES to play in her crib. She does not however like to sleep in her crib all night. Madison loves to play in her crib with her - occasionally Alexis and Drew will also join in the crib fun.

 Alexis decided to put on a Ball. She prepared all the "guests" and had some music going to dance to. You had to come dressed in a dress, mommy included, Drew was exempt from the dress requirement thankfully!

Madison has taken up wearing her Snow White dress ALL the time. She will say "I'm not Snow White, I'm just Madison. Hurry, get Madison Snow White!" She also likes to wear her little skirt under her Snow White dress because when she wears the skirt she can dance. While at WalMart in her full Snow White glory a man in line told her he liked her Snow White dress. Madison backed away to the other end of the cart and then loudly told me: "Mom I don't like that guy!" It was only slightly embarrassing!

Madison was wondering around the house looking like a little caterpillar with her tent tunnel connected to her back side.

Madison dressed herself - which should be self evident. She loved that she had on so many fun and colorful things to wear while watching her Dora shows.

Alexis' view of us

I'm pretty sure the last two pictures show where the packs of gum I am missing disappeared to.

Alexis loves to go and take pictures of randomness throughout the house. These were some of her better pictures of us this time. She also didn't take "junk" pictures this time! She used to take pictures of the bookshelves, floor, what was on t.v., you get the idea; this time she was all about taking pictures of people!

(She did take some of daddy but since he didn't have his hair done and it was all crazy I didn't put any up.)