She did it again.

The weather has heated up here in Colorado which means Brooke has complained a few times about how hot her hair makes her. Since donating it last year it has continued to grow and when I measured it was long enough to donate again. Brooke didn't think twice when I asked if she wanted to cut her hair short and donate it. So, off we went last Monday. After the haircut was done, Brooke looked in the mirror and said, "I think I look pretty good." I do too!!

Little Baker

Erin has become quite the little baker. There's not a day that goes by that she doesn't ask to make something. Although, she usually wants to make something sweet, she did make some bran muffins out of a cookbook given to her by Grandma Norman recently. Today she saw something on T.V. about homemade ice cream sandwiches, so after church I let her try them out. We found a recipe on allrecipes.com for a brownie cookie that looked like it would be flat for the sandwich portion. She made the batter completely by herself with me reading the recipe to her. After the cookies had cooled we filled the sandwiches with mint chocolate chip ice cream. They were quite tasty - a hit with everyone.

My baby graduated

Yes, graduated from Kindergarten that is. Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday I brought her home from the hospital. I love that Brooke is still snugly and will always give me a hug. She is such a joy and there is never a dull moment when she is around. She is so thoughtful (Today she talked me into buying an eight pack of Lip Smackers lip gloss for she and Erin to share. In the car she decided to take all of the "boy" colors so that Erin could have the "girl" colors.) and loves to help with smaller children. Love you, Brooke!

Brooke and her teacher

New Countertops

I'm so excited - look at the kitchen makeover we're getting? It's not quite done - we still need to add the tile backsplash which we're going to do all the way up to the cabinets!! Oh and we haven't had water in the sink for the last 24 hours since we added an undermount sink and it's needs time to cure. Love it!

BEFORE

AFTER

Look, Ma, NO Hands!

Last Monday night we had the Missionaries over for dinner. One of the Elders is brand new to the mission and he was having an issue with his bike seat, so we went outside to see if we could help them. We were having a bit of trouble, but luckily our neighbor pulled up and since he worked for several years as bicycle mechanic he whipped the seat into shape in no time.

Brooke then asked Rex if he would fix her training wheels because one of them was loose and wasn't hitting the ground. Rex asked her if she would like to just take the wheels off. She was hesitant for a bit and then agreed. Long story short we took the wheels off, Brooke sat on the seat and literally too off! She still needs some help to start, but other than that she is a real pro. Was she ready or what? Since then she has been a bike riding fiend asking every day if we'll take her out to ride.

Hoppy Easter!

We were so excited to receive a spur-of-the-moment visit from Janet and the kiddos. The cousins had such a good time reconnecting. On Saturday morning (in between races at the track meet) we went to Suzi's neighborhood for an Easter egg hunt. Danielle and Kari were good sports and came along.

Enjoy the pics of the kiddos!

Cake Pops - Oh, my aching feet!

Have you ever been to Bakerella's website?

If you have then I bet you've either tried to make cake pops or you've thought "wow, those are cute I'm going to try those some day." Well, me too. My friend Darby thought the same thing, so we got together last Thursday to give it a whirl. All I could say that night was, "oh, my aching feet!!" They were time consuming to say that least and the real bummer was mine don't look as cute as Bakerella's. Darby took some great pics and if you want to read more about our afternoon making cake pops check it out here.

Unfortunately, Easter cake pops won't become a tradition in my home.