Easter!

Konny is sick again, which doesn't leave me much free time. So just mostly pictures this time. We had a fabulous weekend!







Momma Easter bunny thought it would be a good idea to bring only treats that everyone in the house could eat, like jelly beans, cotton candy, applesauce pouches and Peeled Snacks. Plus matching jammies and summer shoes. Then Daddy Easter bunny caved and filled the Easter candy dispenser up with M&Ms. ;)






I dread the day when they refuse to let me dress them alike.

He looks disturbed, huh? He wouldn't even taste it!

Earth Day!!

How fun it was to have Kelton home from school and Layla here to spend the day with us as well! Katie's been battling a virus since Sunday with a fever that keeps coming and going but seemed much better beyond a very runny nose.

After we put on our "earth day suits" as Layla called them,
we were ready to start our day!

For our Earth Day project, we made Earth ornaments.
First, we used the top of a cup to trace circles on wax paper.
Then Kelton and I cut them out.


Then we used blue and green crayon shavings that I'd made earlier in the morning to make it look like earth.


The second wax paper circle went on top with a piece of ribbon inside. I ironed them together and then we let them cool.



After naps we had green smoothies! YUM! Konny really liked it!



For dessert after dinner we had dirt and worms! I had to get a little creative to make it allergy friendly, including making my pudding from scratch. Which, by the way, is really easy and super yummy. Have you read the ingredients on the jello box anyway? I know I can't pronounce some of that stuff!

Chocolate Pudding (thanks to one of the ladies at work!)

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix and cook until thick.


Since it's Earth Day, I also thought I'd blog about some of my favorite ecofriendly items at our house....

The first is cloth diapers! Konny is wearing them on my days off and weekends. E was pretty skeptical, but I think he's even starting to like them! I found a seller on Etsy, Velvet Rabbit Cloth and worked with her to get everything I needed. She is awesome, the diapers are awesome and I could not be happier with them. Seriously check her out! If you've ever thought about trying cloth, Don't Wait! I really wish I wouldn't have!







My next favorite is my fabric coffee sleeve. It's always in my purse for that impromptu drive through a coffee shop. I looked on Etsy for a long time to find the perfect one. Tinamagee had a great stash of fabulous fabric, but what really made me go with her is the elastic. These will fit ANY cup!


You'll also often see me with my reusable sandwich bags. Yet another Etsy purchase. See a pattern here? Johnsonfamilyzoo has great prices and really quality stuff. When it's time to put another load of kids clothes on ebay (that's how I fund my Etsy habit), I plan to get some of her produce bags!


On order is dryer balls from KCRovensky. I have been eyeing these for a long time, but was waiting for a few ebay auctions to end before I could order them. I buy the unscented dryer sheets, but they're still chemical laden so I figure these will be awesome for all the sensitive skin at our house. Not to mention they'll reduce dryer time!


We had so much fun but did end our day with a 911 call from Konny taking a tumble down the stairs. He's fine although I think I've yet to recover. We're definitely praising God over what could have a been quite the tragedy.

Soccer and Tumbling

Kelton is playing soccer again this year. He really enjoys it and he's pretty good too! It's funny the difference a year can make. All the kids are a lot better this year and it looks more like an organized sport than a herd of boys kicking each other. Kelton scored his first goal last week and we're so proud!



Katie is finally old enough to take tumbling this spring. She went to the first class and LOVED it! Then there were canceled classes, spring break, Katie freaking out and not wanting to go and now illness. So hopefully she'll make it back for at least one more class before the end of the session.




We're excited that Kelton doesn't have school on Friday and IT'S EARTH DAY, then Easter weekend!

3 Things

I've been wanting to do a blog about our goals for 2011 (4 months into the year, I know) and how we're doing with them. I've wanted to show the kids and the new spring activities they're doing. It seems time has gotten away from me though, so I'm just highlighting the top 3 things occupying my mind lately.

1.) It's wedding season! I'm very honored to be part of two special weddings this year. The first one was last weekend. E and I took the opportunity to stay out and get a full night's sleep. It was a beautiful day! Congrats Lisa and Brad!




2.) Do you ever feel like a song must have just been written for you? I was in the car when I heard this song for the first time. My mouth literally just dropped and I had tears in my eyes. I couldn't wait to get home to have E listen to it. You just have to love the subtle (and not so subtle) little reminders from God that he is always watching over us. Listen closely....."What if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You’re near"


3.) Finally, the thing that has been most on our minds this past week, Mr Konnor and his pnuemonia.

When we got home from the wedding on Sunday, he wasn't feeling well and had started running a high fever. I thought he sounded croupy so we made a quick trip to urgent care where they said it was an ear infection and started us on some amoxicillin. It was his first abx and especially being so young, I felt a bit hesitant, but we started it since he was so miserable. By Tue afternoon, he was worse, taking in litttle to no fluids and running pretty constant at 103-105. I took him in the next day and after a chest xray and his O2 saturation at 90%, we had our dx. Thankfully the omnicef killed the fever and perked him up within 24 hrs. He's drinking and nursing again, but still a pretty pitiful little soul. We plan to keep him home most of the week to get those lungs doing better. Prayers for a quick recovery are definitely appreciated!