So many little things to post about. I've gotten behind. So this weeks goal is to get caught up. No one told me how crazy life would get with older kids. I thought little kids was time consuming. It's just labor intensive. Older kids are time consuming. But in a good way. So anyway, here it goes. I hosted book club and we read The Gollem and the Jinni. I thought it would be fun to make challa bread since the main character works in a Jewish bakery. I got the recipe on allrecipes. When it called for 11 cups of flour my brain should have kicked in and said to half it. But it didn't. This picture doesn't accurately show the scale of this loaf of bread. It lasted a week and a half. It was BIG:
We like to take lots of walks. For a few minutes there Clara claimed to like walks. One day the kids skiied and Clara and I stayed home and went for a "double park walk" We hit the Saddlehorn and Arrowcreek parks:
Sarah from the ward brought her hedgehogs (they breed them) to the science fair. Not sure if they are cute or gross. Probably gross:
A Saturday hike/bike ride. Love love love all the trails through the desert brush. Who knew I was such a fan of the desert? I love it. I love the sage brush, and the big sky:
Mario (or is it Luigi?) joined us:
It was warm. The creek felt nice:
The YM/YW held a potato derby that was by all accounts super fun. (This was to be Tucker's first activity but he was busy barfing, very sad):
It's happening. Registration for next year. Lucy is registered for high school! Honors Chem, Honors English, Algebra II, Orchestra, French, Journalism or Art, Computer Lit. Crazy. Tucker is registering for middle school. Who are these kids? I still think of myself as a playgroup/parkday mom, but I'm not.
Clara joined Girl Scouts and is a Daisy. Good fun:
We have a yard. The yardwork is beginning. Last Saturday we (mostly Rob, watched by kids who pulled out chairs to sit and watch him) planted a peach, cherry, and nectarine tree. Farming in Nevada where the dirt is rock and clay is challenging. After spring break we build and plant a garden. I CAN'T WAIT!
The usual silliness:
The boys got invited to a party at Need 2 Speed a go cart racing place (Rob and I went once too for a friends party. Super fun). Tucker was nuts. Every time you crash into someone they power you down. Pretty sure he would have one, had it not been for that. Super aggressive driver. Watch out:
Lucy and Ellie played a duet (well maybe with the piano it isn't technically a duet) for New Beginnings:
