Phedora's Idea of a good time.

The other afternoon this is what I found Phedora doing in the back yard. Of course Hayden wanted a turn at it as well.

Built up Aggression

Hayden has become very much into fighting. I hope that it is just a little phase that will pass but you never know. I decided that I was tired of him beating us all up so I got him a pillow. Both him and Phedora enjoyed beating up the pillow. We may need to get a punching bag for them.

Ostrich Festival Parade

While Tom, Peg and Dan were visiting with Adam we walked up the road to enjoy a parade. The weather was perfect though it would have been better had we been on the other side of the road. We were facing the sun. It was a short parade done in 50 minutes. But I guess since we were at the very beginning of it that made a difference.

They got balls at this parade.

Where's the candy?
Hayden, Taylor and Phedora after the parade.

Washington was representing in the parade with this car.

It reminded me of Cruella DeVil.

I love old firetrucks and the kids just love fire trucks.

Lizards

This is what happens when a lizard is found at preschool.

Let the fun begin!

We almost have moving dates! We are coming home! Though we will miss Arizona and all our great friends here, we will be happy to be back closer to our families and friends up there. We are hoping to have the movers here on April 8th or 9th and be back in Wa by the 14th or 15th!

So much to do and so little time though that always seems to be the case. It makes it stressful but I honestly don't think I would want it any different.

Dan is flying up to Wa on Monday to find us a new place to call home. Hopefully somewhere to call home for a few years. I am definitely ready to "settle down" All this moving, making friends and then moving again is starting to get to me. The kids are excited to go but the reality of moving never hits them until after the fact. They like to think that their friends will move with us. I wish that was how it worked :)

I will post more as I know more but the tentative moving date for now will probably be April 9th. Sounds good to us at least.

See you all sooner rather than later!

This morning...

Phedora was being very quite this morning before we had to take Hayden to school. So I call for her and she sheepishly comes walking up to me rubbing under her eyes. Hmm... I ask her what she has been up to and she wont say and she wont look at me. She was hiding out in our bathroom blindly applying mascara! I was actually quite impressed with it cause she did really good and wasn't looking in a mirror and didn't stab herself in the eye. I guess she is a natural. Regardless though she did get a stern talking to. She is allowed to wear her eye shadows, which are sheer pinks and light blues and lip gloss but not mascara! I tried to get a pic but she wasn't being very cooperative about it. This was the best one I got.

And it begins...

Grandpa bought the kids a mini-bike. And Hayden is super excited about it. He is just giddy I wish I had been video taping it when he saw the pictures of it. He cant wait to get home and go buy all the gear so he can ride. Looks like we might have an expensive hobby developing with him.