The Brave Steeds

I thought I would post a picture of the girls' horses. Aren't they adorable? I tried to get Penelope to get one that was a little more gender nuetral so we could use it for Sullivan later, but she wouldn't have any of that. Pink and purple all the way.

They make me smile

We bought Penelope and Eleanor some cute horses at a parade/street fair last week. Rather pricey, but worth every penny. They have been in constant use since we bought them.Eleanor has been putting Sullivan in dress-ups again. We love Daddy! Sullivan looks as big as Eleanor in this picture. I assure you, he is not. . . .yet. Say Cheese!

Do you like Penelope's mustache? Such a creative girl. I just laughed and laughed when she came up to show me.

Cool Pics

On Monday evening we all took a little walk around the neighborhood and the girls took turns taking pictures. It was fun to see what was interesting to them. After we were done taking pictures, Aaron gave them a little caution tape to fly in the breeze. Boy did they love that.

I often feel bad that we don't have a zoo or children's museums or other fun things to do nearby but I have to keep reminding myself that the kids love the little things we do together too. About a week ago, the girls and I cooked hotdogs in the firepit in the backyard. Penelope's reaction, "This is the best day EVER!"

Music to my ears.

Catch Up

I feel like all I have been doing for the last 2 days is playing catch-up and sadly I haven't quite gotten there yet, but soon. . .

Easter was fun, although we missed having Aaron around. Eleanor got up about an hour before Penelope so I just took her downstairs to play and she didn't even notice the baskets. When Penelope got up she stood on the stairs a minute rubbing her eyes and staring at the baskets in the living room. She looked so bewildered. I wish I had gotten a picture. And then she said "Did the Easter bunny come?" Then the fun began! (Oh and check out the awesome bed head featured in the following pictures.)

Awww, cute. On the Tuesday after Easter we decided to meet my Mom in Pocatello, Idaho and spend a few days in a hotel with her there since Aaron was still going to be gone for 2 more weeks. Well, before we even got to Helena my Mom called and said Idaho was too cold and that we should just go to her home in Mesquite. So, we did. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures of our time there. We had a great time playing at the parks and shopping and the girls had a great time with some squirt bottles. It was great timing as well because we were there to help my Mom after her cataract surgery. After we had been there a little over a week, Aaron got home from North Dakota so he flew to Las Vegas and we picked him up there. We spent another day in Mesquite and then drove to Vernal to see Aaron's family.

The girls loved playing with their cousins in Vernal. Those 5 little girls had so much fun playing and riding with Papa on his ATV's. When we were leaving Penelope was talking about how much fun she had at Papa and Ma'ams and Grandma and Grandpa's. Then she said "Why do they have to live so far away?" Glad it is their fault, not ours. :) I wish we could visit more often.One tired little girl on our way home.

And a stinker making fun of the tired little girl. :)

When we got home I decided it was time to get rid of Sullivan's random patches of long hair. Doesn't he look so big with his big boy haircut?

We we able to visit Grandpa Sullivan while we were in Vernal and we got some pictures of Sullivan with his Great-grandpa. It was nice to get to see him. I'll have to post those when I get them.

North Dakota Flooding

I am the guy with the gray helmet with white and black stripes. These pictures are from today. They were sent out nationally and are all over CBP.net and our IDS (information display system) that is a 24 hour streaming TV. I am in alot more but this is all I could get sent to me for now. Our ATV team was on the local ABC news and we are the real A-team of this whole FEMA thing. It feels good to be kind of a big deal.Yes that is solid ice on my jacket. We had some nasty freezing rain this morning.

I am riding the ATV with the red first aid bag in all of the pictures.