Popsicle...

What could be better on a HOT summer day?!?

I quit....

That's right I quit my job. I am now a full time Mom. Mel tells me I have very unrealistic expectations of what life as a Mom is like. My first week home was pretty GREAT. What is better then a fun day with cousins playing dress up. It may be hard to believe what with the harlot robes but they were actually playing Star Wars.

She's on the move...

I'm crazy in love....

With this little girl.

My baby is a first grader...

I can't believe how fast he is growing up.

Memorial Day

The first trip to Twin Lakes is always a little sketchy. This year the hot water heater wasn't working, which to use girls was no big deal. We all like to go down to the showers because we can all get done at about the same time, pluse the water pressure is way better. But my Dad, who is great at a lot of things but being a handyman is not one of them, decided to spend the entire day on Saturday trying to fix it. Needless to at the end of the day we still had no hot water (come to find out it only needed a new thermostat). We all love him for trying. The babies had a great time having a warm bath in the sink.


The boys had a GREAT time swimming (despite the fact that it never got above 60 and the lake is beyond freezing), playing in the mud, feeding peanuts to the birds and driving us all crazy with squirt guns. Trust me this picture of them all sitting still lasted only moments before they were off again.


Maleen LOVED her first piece of red vine.

The ride home...

8 people, 3 little boys, 2 infants, and 3 sisters, 1 suburban, 6 hours. Need I say more?

Nathan Dahl, Pharm D

Marcus and Lily have grown up with their Dads' constantly at school, at the library, or studying.

I am so glad we had Luke and Bonnie. I honestly don't think I would have made it through the last 7 years without them.

We only had 5 tickets for the graduation ceremony. We had to sneak my grandma in.

Maleen feel asleep right before pictures and Marcus woke up just in time for pictures.

I can't even describe how proud I am of Nathan. It was so exciting hearing Nathan Dahl, Doctor of Pharmacy.

Hotel Swimming Pool

All our kids need to have a great time on a vacation is a swimming pool, cousins and their amazing aunties. Marcus was a lot braver jumping into the pool with is big cousin Malcolm there. Maleen loved her fist trip into a swimming pool.

6 years old

We celebrated Marcus's birthday in Boise this year at Boondocks. I'm not sure who had more fun. The babies, who had so much to look at; the little boys, who could play games to their hearts content; or the big boys, who could be kids again for a little while.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Idaho We Go...

Nathan graduates for Pharmacy School on Saturday and we are headed to Boise tomorrow, I mean today. All of my sisters will be there except for Jenny, my parents and grandma are also coming. My sisters can't come to the graduation because we only have five tickets and for some reason they have told us not to see if we can get more. Something about graduation ceremonies being boring. I however will be there with bells on. We have been waiting for this for a long time.

One week...

Until Nathan graduates from Pharmacy School. I can't believe this seven year roller coaster is almost over. I am so proud of him!!!