I "bought" this pool off craigslist. Actually, when I saw the listing and who and where is was posted from, I thought there was a slight chance it was my friend's posting, so I emailed her. Sure enough, it was. We took a little trip to visit them and came home with a pool. The girls loved it! (Un)fortunately, that was the first and last warm day we've had in a month. We've had such beautiful weather in the 60s and 70s, I don't think we're mentally ready for the near 100s next week.
We tried to go to Luke Air Force Air Show this year, but failed miserably. Long story, not so interesting here. Anyway, I made homemade pitas for our lunch. Yummy! But I need a better, more reliable recipe. Anyone have one?
One day after breakfast, Taryn spilled her cereal. No joke, this is what her spill looked like. Keara exclaimed in excitement, "Mom, look! A hand!!" Sure is.
Keara's 3rd birthday was a great success. The kids all seemed to have a great time and it was relatively low cost, time, and pressure for us. Keara felt like a queen and loved every second. She is so proud of being 3. We started things off playing parachute, running underneath, and then throwing things in the air.
Keara's 3rd birthday was a great success. The kids all seemed to have a great time and it was relatively low cost, time, and pressure for us. Keara felt like a queen and loved every second. She is so proud of being 3. We started things off playing parachute, running underneath, and then throwing things in the air. Then we did pin the sprinkles on the ice cream cone. Keara was a little apprehensive about putting on a blindfold at first, but didn't mind once she saw her friends do it.
What's a party without limbo? We had fun music and the kids enjoyed running under the bar. I think the adults had more fun, though. The music stayed on long after the game was over to the point the kids just played and ran in the yard for 20 minutes until dinner was ready. We had little homemade pizzas.
After dinner, we broke out the pinata. At least the kids tried to break it. It took Braden beating the poor thing to death before it broke open. It had a lot less candy in it than I thought I had put in...Oh well.
It was almost comical to watch these tiny 3 year olds try to swing a bat and hit with enough force to break the pinata.
For Keara's cake, I made cakes in ice cream cones. I'm glad I got the recipe I did because all the other ones had the final product looking pretty pathetic. But these turned out great, though it tricked most of the kids who thought they were getting ice cream and were a little surprised when they bit into cake. 
What's a party without limbo? We had fun music and the kids enjoyed running under the bar. I think the adults had more fun, though. The music stayed on long after the game was over to the point the kids just played and ran in the yard for 20 minutes until dinner was ready. We had little homemade pizzas.After dinner, we broke out the pinata. At least the kids tried to break it. It took Braden beating the poor thing to death before it broke open. It had a lot less candy in it than I thought I had put in...Oh well.It was almost comical to watch these tiny 3 year olds try to swing a bat and hit with enough force to break the pinata.
For Keara's cake, I made cakes in ice cream cones. I'm glad I got the recipe I did because all the other ones had the final product looking pretty pathetic. But these turned out great, though it tricked most of the kids who thought they were getting ice cream and were a little surprised when they bit into cake. We put sprinkles on top and they really did end up looking like ice cream! 
On Keara's real birthday, we had to change plans because we found out Braden's maternal grandpa had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and was given 2 weeks to live. So we drove to Las Vegas to say goodbye. 
While we were there for a sad purpose, it was great to be together with all of Braden's siblings, his aunt and some cousins, and his uncle. We went out to dinner the first night there and Keara got a free birthday ice cream! Yeah! True to form, she only at the whipped cream...(which Braden had requested they put extra of on).
Because Braden's sister flew out from Missouri and brought her daughter, we were able to meet our neice/cousin for the first time! Brieyn is just 11 days older than Taryn. They were cute together!
And what is a cousin meeting without a bath picture?
I love putting my babies in hand towels for bath towels. I think they're so cute!
Grandma Moore spoiled Keara for her birthday with a new doll. Keara quickly wrapped her up in the wrapping paper and was SO excited about her! Meet Suzie, the yellow hair doll.
But then, much to Keara's delight, Grandma gave her ANOTHER doll! Meet Dharma. She came with a bunch of accessories that Keara couldn't wait to get home to put together.
The morning after we got home, Keara bounded into my room and begged to put all the pieces together. Here she is with her new toys and LOVING it! She plays with them everyday.
Braden and I got her this tricycle after a long search and gave it to her after we got home from Vegas. She found it to be much more difficult to ride than I think she anticipated and it took a lot longer to get anywhere. I love this video because it shows how much she struggled that first day!
The next day, we went out again and she was determined to get it right. It took us a half hour to go one block to the park and she had to stop and resituate herself a lot. But she never complained and just kept trying. By the time we left the park, she was a pro! I was so proud of her. Since then, we've ridden her bike on a walk everyday. 
On Keara's real birthday, we had to change plans because we found out Braden's maternal grandpa had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and was given 2 weeks to live. So we drove to Las Vegas to say goodbye. While we were there for a sad purpose, it was great to be together with all of Braden's siblings, his aunt and some cousins, and his uncle. We went out to dinner the first night there and Keara got a free birthday ice cream! Yeah! True to form, she only at the whipped cream...(which Braden had requested they put extra of on).Because Braden's sister flew out from Missouri and brought her daughter, we were able to meet our neice/cousin for the first time! Brieyn is just 11 days older than Taryn. They were cute together!And what is a cousin meeting without a bath picture?I love putting my babies in hand towels for bath towels. I think they're so cute!Grandma Moore spoiled Keara for her birthday with a new doll. Keara quickly wrapped her up in the wrapping paper and was SO excited about her! Meet Suzie, the yellow hair doll.But then, much to Keara's delight, Grandma gave her ANOTHER doll! Meet Dharma. She came with a bunch of accessories that Keara couldn't wait to get home to put together.The morning after we got home, Keara bounded into my room and begged to put all the pieces together. Here she is with her new toys and LOVING it! She plays with them everyday.Braden and I got her this tricycle after a long search and gave it to her after we got home from Vegas. She found it to be much more difficult to ride than I think she anticipated and it took a lot longer to get anywhere. I love this video because it shows how much she struggled that first day!The next day, we went out again and she was determined to get it right. It took us a half hour to go one block to the park and she had to stop and resituate herself a lot. But she never complained and just kept trying. By the time we left the park, she was a pro! I was so proud of her. Since then, we've ridden her bike on a walk everyday. Keara's new thing is to help with everything. She's always been afraid of the lawn mower, but got up the courage when she saw that Taryn wasn't afraid. Since then, she's been daddy's helper to mow the lawn.
She also loves to help spray the weeds. She sprays and Braden follows with the weed killer and shows her where to spray. Please note, those are NOT our weeds. The house next to ours is vacant and Braden controls the line between the two homes so we don't get notices and fines.
We were able to go to the zoo on a beautiful day with one of Keara's best friends, Kloey. They hadn't seen each other in months before her birthday party and their reunion was SO sweet. So we quickly set up another play date and the girls had a blast!
They love each other so much! 
About a week after going to Vegas, Braden's grandpa passed away. He had been so miserable that it was a blessing for him. We all got together for Easter weekend at Braden's parents' house where his mom had brought home items from her dad's house. He was a very classy man with good taste and a love for fine things. It was fun to learn about his past and go thru the items with Braden's family.
The cousins all loved being together and even slept! Amazing. 
The Saturday before Easter, the Easter Bunny came to grandma's house, thanks to grandma. We don't do Easter baskets, but Braden's mom didn't want the girls to be left out, so she went to great efforts to put together milk, egg, peanut, dye free baskets for our girls. Keara and the boys loved helping Taryn open her basket since she was the last to wake up.
Taryn enjoyed the dried fruit grandma had.
Showing off her new shades.
Keara's new purse and things.
Easter dresses! I thought the girls looked so pretty.
The day after we got home from Prescott, we went to my uncle's Easter party. I LOVE their party! They have so many grandkids that this event has evolved to a huge spectacle. I can't tell you how many hundreds of eggs they hide and/or put all over the lawn. All the kids made their own basket out of old milk jugs. It was cute!
Keara started slow but quickly realized this was a race! 
So she picked up the pace and soon filled her basket.
After most of the eggs were found, we put out 5 special eggs for Taryn and let her pick them up and put them in the basket. She was thrilled to have a couple treats too! 
I love that she is so content to have whatever we give her, rather than needing what everyone else has.
She also loves to help spray the weeds. She sprays and Braden follows with the weed killer and shows her where to spray. Please note, those are NOT our weeds. The house next to ours is vacant and Braden controls the line between the two homes so we don't get notices and fines.We were able to go to the zoo on a beautiful day with one of Keara's best friends, Kloey. They hadn't seen each other in months before her birthday party and their reunion was SO sweet. So we quickly set up another play date and the girls had a blast!
They love each other so much! 
About a week after going to Vegas, Braden's grandpa passed away. He had been so miserable that it was a blessing for him. We all got together for Easter weekend at Braden's parents' house where his mom had brought home items from her dad's house. He was a very classy man with good taste and a love for fine things. It was fun to learn about his past and go thru the items with Braden's family.The cousins all loved being together and even slept! Amazing. The Saturday before Easter, the Easter Bunny came to grandma's house, thanks to grandma. We don't do Easter baskets, but Braden's mom didn't want the girls to be left out, so she went to great efforts to put together milk, egg, peanut, dye free baskets for our girls. Keara and the boys loved helping Taryn open her basket since she was the last to wake up.Taryn enjoyed the dried fruit grandma had.Showing off her new shades.Keara's new purse and things.Easter dresses! I thought the girls looked so pretty.The day after we got home from Prescott, we went to my uncle's Easter party. I LOVE their party! They have so many grandkids that this event has evolved to a huge spectacle. I can't tell you how many hundreds of eggs they hide and/or put all over the lawn. All the kids made their own basket out of old milk jugs. It was cute!Keara started slow but quickly realized this was a race! So she picked up the pace and soon filled her basket.After most of the eggs were found, we put out 5 special eggs for Taryn and let her pick them up and put them in the basket. She was thrilled to have a couple treats too! I love that she is so content to have whatever we give her, rather than needing what everyone else has. It has been a very busy but very fun month. I can't believe we're already half way thru April. Tomorrow is our big Farmer's Market event that my friend Jill and I have been preparing for all month. I think we're ready. Let's just hope someone buys our stuff! Do you want to?
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Cute pictures! Sounded like you guys have been having lots of fun.
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