The missing pictures

And here they are! Hubby bought a new power supply, and now the old computer works like a champ. So, first, a few pictures of my kids playing in the yard.

This is Kaitlyn singing a loud song for me.

Both kids love to climb up the retaining wall. Kaitlyn is getting rather good at it, actually.

And now, the laundry room!

Don't worry, it has a faucet now. Doesn't it look awesome? We love the big, deep sink, and the counter is great for spreading out all the laundry.

And finally, the pictures of my kids in their Easter outfits. Yup, Easter. So behind . . .

This picture cracked me up. I was tying to get a vertical shot of them, and they kept wandering off, so I put Tyler's hands on her shoulders and then backed up. Tyler is obediently keeping his hands there gently, but giving me a pained look that says "what now?" while Kaitlyn screams in her "don't touch me", independant fury. Priceless.

Kaitlyn loves shoes right now. "Shuuusss . . . shuusss!" She loves putting on any shoes she finds, no matter who they belong to.

The missing month

It has been almost a month since I have posted here. But it's not my fault! The computer died! No, not this one, the other one. We got a new computer a short time ago, and so the old computer is the one with all my pictures on it, and the new one is just an empty shell that can surf the internet. No word processing, no old files, nothing. And the power supply on the old one died, so now all my pictures are not available. Since posts without pictures are often rather lame, there have been no posts.

So, instead, a recap.

My kids looked adorable for Easter Sunday, but I was too sick to take pictures or play with them that day. We spent the next week alternating sicknesses- I had a migrane that left me incapacitated on the couch for two days, then felt great when the kids both ran high fevers for one day and sat like warm little tragic lumps on the couch. Then we all got flu symptoms, except Tyler who just threw up all over the place. It was a lame week. But Christopher never got sick, so he . . .

Finished the laundry room! As in, totally and completely done. This is where the need for pictures comes in. The cabinets are awesome. I still haven't filled them, because I am just so giddy looking at them and imagining all the things I can put in there.

A week after Easter, my tulips bloomed so I brought my kids out in their Easter outfits to take pictures. Tulips are my favorite flower in the universe, or at least in my yard. I have no green thumb whatsoever, so flowers that come to life big and gorgeous all over my yard like magic every year are my best friend. So just imagine the beatiful flowers in the background of my kids in their cute little Easter outfits! Can't you see it? Oh wait, you can't . . .

I do, however, have pictures of my latest trip. I have a few friends that I have kept in touch with ever since we met as little BYU Freshmen in the dorms, and they are awesome. Two of them now live in DC area, so we don't see them anymore, but Jen is in American Fork and Holly is up in Logan. Ever since about December, Jen and I have been trying to go see Holly. But it could only happen on a Saturday since Holly is a teacher and the drive is too far for a weeknight, and no kids or adults could be sick since Holly's baby was born 10 weeks early last summer. It only took us 5 MONTHS, but we finally made it up to see her! Goodness. This shouldn't be so hard!

It was awesome to hang out with them. It was especially fun since we each have baby girls to play together and swap around- I only hope we can stay close enough for these girls to be friends too. This was the first time I really met Olivia, since last I saw her she was 4 lbs and just barely allowed home from the NICU. Isn't she a cutie? And I am glad I got to spend the drive up catching up with Jen and her little Sadie too. Such a fun day!