Project with my boys.

I wanted to do some woodworking with my boys, so Ridge and Ty helped me build this cute birdhouse. It's not perfect. The 2nd story floor ended up slanted on the inside, the walls don't all line up exactly right and we had to use bulky screws instead of nails, but it was fun to do a project with them. Ty worked the wood glue and Ridge did all the screws with the power drill. We added a hinged roof so they can store things inside the 2nd story (or rather, get their little cars and guys out without shaking it!) It ended up about 2 1/2 feet tall. (It's big!) It was so fun to see the boys work on this. They both concentrated so hard on their jobs and didn't want any help from me! I think it will be fun to do something else with them. Hmmm...maybe a treehouse.

Grandma Heather came to Az!

Sean's beautiful mother Heather came to visit us for a week in the middle of her move to Hawaii. (Yep, G&G are moving back to Hawaii! Lucky huh?) We were so excited to have her come and stay with us. We went to old town Scottsdale and looked around at shops and art and we got to ride on a horse drawn carriage. (If they are still doing it, it was free for a 10 minute ride and the kids loved it. A fun free family activity if you're in the area.) We took a drive to the Tortilla Flats area and played on a playground and went for a little walk in the mountains. It was a beautiful day! We made some aprons and Heather helped me figure out how to make buttons on my mom's sewing machine! (I feel like a whole new world has openend up to me! I'm so excited! Thanks Heather!)

She made us some of her home made pizza, and the kids got to spend some time with her. On her last day, she wrote each of us a personal letter. That little act of kindness was so special to Ty. I think it made his day to get a letter just for him from his Grandma!

It was such and enjoyable week. We had so much fun with you Grandma Heather! We hope Hawaii is wonderful and that you get settled in soon!

3 cute kids.

Just some cute pictures of my kids. Carly bought this hat at Savers and she's been wearing it out! She looks so cute in it. She's wearing Sean's glasses, a little big, but what a character. I thought my brother Spud would get a kick out of her picture!

This is my sweet heart. Can't you just tell from his face?

Here's a funny story: "Someone" painted our downstairs bathroom sink with BRIGHT PINK nail polish and they wouldn't fess up, so Ridge said he did it. He says he does things all the time, but I think it's because they *all* have to sit in time out until someone says they did it and he just gets fed up with sitting there. I've had a sneaking suspicion that he's been taking the fall for some things that weren't his fault. Well, a couple of days ago, "someone" did something again and I was trying to find out who. Ridge got a really serious face and said, "It's someone else's turn to say they did it. I say it all the time." Oh Ridge...!

And then we have Ty. He's in a whole league of his own! I have my work cut out for me as a mom trying to figure out how to lovingly parent 3 very different and very fun kiddos.