James has been home sick all week. Josh and I have been sharing days home. I love staying home, Josh not so much. If only he could give me his sick days! Max has loved having people home with him all day.

Here they are… Brothers

Beautiful Boy ~ Beautiful Flowers ~ Picture Perfect!

Max sits in the living room and barks as the petals flutter from these trees. When I brought these stems in, he was very curious and cautious.

Days home with James call for some baking…

…SPRING IS HERE,

Check out our yard & what we’ve been up to…

Our fragrant cherry trees are blooming! We were not in our house last year at this time, so we did not see yard as Winter moved into Spring… it’s bright, beautiful, and smells wonderful!

These little wind-twirlies add fun and color to the front of the house.

While waiting for Max at the groomers the other day, James and I decided to go flower shopping. We picked out primroses and planted them out front to add some pretty color. He was a big help for about 2 minutes then was side-tracked by spiders and bugs.

We had a pool-guy come give us a bid for a new liner in the pool. He had some exciting patterns for liners, just a little more expensive than traditional blue… these are the ones we thought were kind of cool. Josh now thinks he might be able to do the liner on his own, which would be a huge $$ savings!

Last Sunday we saw Ariel play a part in Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. The show was amazing with the effects, costumes, and talent. A good time.

James worked and worked and was able to cut open this cantalope with a butter knife.

Here he works very patiently to get this dragon painted up just right.

Josh made these up for us one night… a great taste of Spring!

Wendy this post is for you!

Steph, Derek, and the Girls are in the process of purchasing a home. As usual, the process is slower than anticipated… but as you will see, well worth the wait.

The house sits in a lovely Camas neighborhood.

(Right) The grand entryway (Left) Looking down from the upstairs

Looking up into the loft and upstairs area

Formal Dining / Living Room

Family Room(downstairs)

Kitchen Area

Home Office

Jack-n-Jill Bath between Girls’ Bedrooms

Master Bedroom and Bathroom

Loft

Bonus Room / Play Room

Laundry Room

Backyard

This weekend was wonderful… relaxing, got lots done, spent time with family.

took some fun pictures of the kids still wearing their matching Christmas jammies.

james. amara. max. hanging out and playing on our bed.

abbie taking care of her sweet baby-girl, Scrunchy Bug.

This dried fruit is FABULOUS. We found it at Costco and it’s truly heavenly. Dipped in dark chocolate makes it even more special.

The weekend passed too quickly and too full of responsibilities. Last night, I rushed home to put on a roast. I planned a Family Night. Just us. It was nice. Relaxing. We had down-time. The roast was tasty.

We played Yahtzee. It was a little loud for me. I need the old-school leather covered dice cup!

James and Max played a round, but quickly moved onto other things more exciting!

I love Family Nights. We need more of them.

at our house is pretty exciting.