Can you stand it?

No, really - can you stand to keep seeing so many photos of my kids? I didn't think so.

Hair clips & bows litter our home and yard. The girl likes to rip them out and toss them! I definitely do not see a girly-girl in our future. She's usually the dirtiest of all the kids (and she plays with all boys!).

I really wish I had a video clip of this moment instead of this single picture. I can tell you how full of personality Natalie is, but it's really something that needs to be witnessed to fully grasp just how full of it she is. She was in daycare for a couple of weeks last summer and her teacher would always tell me that Natalie was the "life of the room". Uh-oh! What will that mean in 10 years??

This beauty is in full bloom in my backyard. Isn't she pretty? I wish the blooms would stay throughout the summer, but soon enough they'll be replaced with apples...which attract squirrels and WASPS. Thank goodness this only happens every other year.

Lots to say Thursday...

Have you ever seen any of the Baby Be Blessed dolls? I love these! They are so sweet and I'd love to get one for Natalie. They customize them to look like your child, if you so choose, and you can pick out the fabric for the dress. In the second picture you can see that they add your child's name and a Bible verse that you choose. What a cute birthday gift for a sweet little girl...or a baby shower gift, a baptism gift, a just-because gift.

(pictures swiped from Kelly's blog)

Chad's grandpa passes away on April 24th so we headed up (over?) to Michigan for the funeral. Natalie couldn't quite sit still for the entire service so we headed to the back room where she drank water...

A lot of water...


And practiced blowing her nose...




Later that weekend we headed out to camp for fun with the family.

Mason full of mud and happy about it...

The girls at Chateau de Carter...

And last, but definitely not least, look at all this leather!