Morning Time

As I was getting breakfast ready for the kids, they were watching a morning show on tv and I couldn't resist taking their picture. They always have to sit together....which is cute most of the time but often leads to fighting!

All three of them still love their blankets above all else!

No Training Wheels

About three weeks ago, Mike decided it was time to take the training wheels off of Camden's bike. I was nervous for him but it only took him 5 minutes to figure it out. He rides like a pro now. He not only could go straight, but the same day we took them off, he could turn and everything. Mike thinks he must have been ready a while ago and he wishes he had tried sooner.

Now the only problem is Mike is wanting to get Carissa off her training wheels.....

Umm....I think that is rushing it!!

Zion National Park

My family went to Zion National Park for three days. We had a great time. The weather was awsome and the park was beautiful. Addison loved going down to the river and throwing rocks into the water.

My aunts and uncles and their families went too. One of my cousins was there with his two kids who are almost the same ages as Camden and Carissa. This made the trip even better because the kids had a blast playing with each other.

The campground is all dirt and this made for great fun for them digging and playing in it. They were dirty from head to toe from morning until they went to bed. They were in heaven!

I couldn't believe how beautiful it was there.

Bad Hair Day

This is what Addison's hair looks like after her nap. CRAZY! Her curly hair makes for great bad hair days. I love it even if it looks funky most of the time!

Carissa's Haircut

I took Carissa to get her haircut with me. Her hair badly needed a trim and her bangs were so long I had to clip them back everyday. Now her hair is nice and straight and healthy looking!

Looking in the mirror at her new haircut while she is telling me that she looks so pretty!

Before her haircut

It's Soccer Time!

My little soccer star. She may be really shy on the field but she is actually quite good.

Camden and Carissa have started soccer this week. They have done really well. The love getting outside and running around with a bunch of other kids there size.

Camden is used to team sports so he has been great at listening to the coaches and trying his best to play good soccer. He is so cute when he is running down the field kicking the ball!

My Birthday Present

Everytime that I take my kids to the library, I check out photography books for myself and have been doing a lot of learning about digital SLR camera's. Well, even though my birthday isn't until next month, Mike decided to get me my own SLR camera. It is a very nice one and I am so excited to get one. My older brother and I have kinda gotten into photography at the same time and he just got his own SLR camera too. I am excited to share that with him and learn together even though he lives in Utah. Mike spoils me all the time and I am so lucky to have such a thoughtful hubby.

The Gissel Grandchildren

These are all the grandkids from Mike's side of the family, except Addison who was too sick to leave my arms even for a moment. Aren't they so cute! They love each other and that makes me very happy to see.

Penny

This is Penny.....the dog we got our kids and then I totally freaked out and we gave it to Mike's sister for her kids. It actually works out great because the dog spends most of her time at their grandma's house so my kids still spend a lot of time with her. I like the arrangement much better! She is hyper but a very fun, friendly and cute dog. My nephew and niece take great care of her.

Easter Time

Easter morning was fun with the older kids. The Easter bunny hid the baskets pretty good this year. The ran all over the house and finally found them.

They each got one toy and a movie with a little bit of candy. What a nice Easter bunny! Oh, and if you are wondering.....the Easter bunny uses tissue paper instead of grass in their baskets!

The bad thing was that Addison got sick Saturday night and was up on and off all night with a high fever that just wouldn't go down. She stayed sick for an entire week and was a VERY grumpy baby.

It was pretty fun dying eggs. The kids are older now so they did most of the work themselves. Addison wanted to do it herself and, as you can see, was a little upset when we helped her. All in all we had a great time.