I Love Spring!

The weather has been so nice that we've been living outside. We've even been having meals outside, so I haven't had too much clean up in the kitchen. Here we are enjoying our lunch today. Even Fluffy had a snack.

Grandma Oreti

On Monday we went to Grandma Reti's funeral. Mitchell had a really tough time. Mitchell was old enough to remember her when she lived here in California. I used to run with John's dad, so Mitchell would see Grandma Reti almost every day. We'll never forget how much fun she was to be around and how entertaining conversations with her always were. Mitchell says he just remembers that she was so kind to him all the time. James goes to sleep every night with the blankie that Grandma made for Mitchell when he was a baby. I'm glad we have a little something with us to remember her by.

Mitchell

Mitchell is growing up way too fast. He turns eight this month and gets baptized. He is super excited. He is such a good boy, and does so well in school. He is crazy responsible and sometimes has to remind me of what is right and proper. We love you Mitch. You are awesome.

Shane's House in Logandale

While visiting Vegas we took a day to drive out to Logandale and see Shane and his family. We had lunch and hung out while the kids played. They had tons of fun together, and Mitchell is still excited about Jonah taking him out for a ride on his gokart. Unfortunately baby Ellie was sleeping when I finally remembered to get out my camera.

A Beautiful Day in Vegas

We went to Vegas for our spring break in March and got to spend lots of time with my family. We had tons of fun hanging out with everyone. I am terrible at taking photos, so although we did fun things every day, I only have about two days worth of photos. These ones are from a museum that Ryan and Jena took us to. I can't remember the name, but it had all sorts of things relevant to the history and geography of the Las Vegas Valley. It was really cool. You can't see it here, but Ryan's new baby Nolan looks a ton like James did as a baby. It was so nice of them to let us invade their house for a whole week.

The Worried Climber

So, James usually does his thing around the house and he's old enough now that he doesn't have to be right next to me. One day I'm in my room and I hear someone calling from far away. I'm walking all over and I can't figure it out, because it's not a loud scream, just a tiny "help me" barely more than a whisper. I finally find James stuck in this tiny little niche almost to the top of our stairs. I guess it's there for a decoration or something, but it's just a dust collector to me, and to James it seemed like a good place to sit. That is, until he got up there and realized a climb down would result in a major fall down the stairs. I was surprised, and relieved, that he didn't try to get down on his own. It cracked me up though, because of the tiny call for help. Maybe he was worried if he yelled too loudly, he might be jolted forward. Who knows what goes on in the mind of a two-year-old. Anyway, I found him like this and had to take a picture. I am so mean.

February in NorCal

James and his cousin spending a nice February day outside.