BIG Pictures!

I just learned how to make my pictures BIG. I LOVE IT! Here's a link for anyone interested. It is super easy and just takes a couple of minutes to do some HTML editing. And, no, you don't have to understand HTML to do this.

http://madsennicole.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-make-your-pictures-bigger-on.html

The Kids Are in Heaven

We bought this swing set from my sister. The kids love it. We got it yesterday morning and had it put together by lunch. When I left to go to stake conference at 5:30pm they were still outside playing. Spring is gonna be great for them.

He's kind of hard to see, but that blue shirt and khaki pants is my nephew. He and my niece were over because their dad was helping. They love this swing set as much as my kids. They were a little upset when it was time to go home.

(Thanks to everyone who made it possible for us to get this. We are very grateful.)

We're Kinda Ready for February

Some time last month I bought some mailboxes and scrapbook paper in the dollar spot at Target. I thought they would be fun to decorate for Valentine's Day. My plan was for everyone to write/make/buy valentines for everyone else and then put them in the mailboxes. This (hopefully) would go on all through the month and (hopefully) would make us get along better. So, I made the mistake of telling the kids about it and they have been asking me about the mailboxes ever since. Tonight, we finally made them (just in time to start February).

Nathan had a little fun making his, I think. Although I'm not sure he would admit to it. When Nathan was done with his Kade said, "Yours is pretty, Dad." Nathan responded, "It's not pretty, I used a hammer on it."

Hailey had A LOT of fun making her mailbox. She was dead set on using every single thing I had to decorate with. She even decorated the inside of her mailbox.

Kade also had a good time making his. He wanted to use a little bit of every thing. I think his mailbox has 3 different layers (2 of which you cannot see because he covered them up with the top layer). He also put a couple of things inside his. I love the juxtaposition of the pink and purple papers with the buttons that say "All Boy".

Matt needed a little bit of help with his. OK, honestly, I made his after he went to bed. Originally, he had happy face stickers all over it, but as the night went on boredom struck and he peeled them all off. The only thing that remains from his original work is the "M" on the front.

Rachel had some help, too. I know, it's hard to believe that she didn't make hers all by herself.

Life in Ruins

Today, in an emotional outburst of super-size proportions, I told Kade that he ruins everything. (I know, I've got that mom-of-the-year award in the bag.) He insisted that he didn't and Hailey said, "Well, you ruined my life."

Coyotes Game

Tonight we took the two oldest kids to see the Coyotes play. They were so excited. When we got to the hockey arena, K was just beside himself. He had a permanent smile on his face. H was excited to be there, too, but she took a little bit to warm up.

We cheered and had a lot of fun. There was a young couple in front of us and they thought K was great. They even explained what a hat trick was to him. Then, as we were getting ready to leave, the man in front of us handed me $50 to go buy the kids t-shirts at the team shop! It was very unexpected and the kids were thrilled.