On the Farm

One of Jon's coworkers owns some horses a little ways out of town and invited us to come see them and to see the new colt was born a few days ago. We got to feed the horses carrots and take rides around the farm. Natalie was hesitant at first, but warmed up pretty quickly, especially after her ride on the horse. It was fun to see all the horses and the new colt.

Ready for Church

In an effort to help Natalie learn some responsibility, we decided she could carry her own stuff to church. Last week, Natalie and I went on a mommy-daughter date to the fabric store and she picked out the material she wanted for her church bag. I made it this afternoon and by the smile on her face, you can see how excited she is for church. Now only if Sunday could come a little quicker.

Almost There!

Curtis just started walking this week. It is a lot of fun to see him start to move. I especially love his little hands in the air and the way he flops to the ground when he loses his balance. He is such a cute boy and we can't wait for this next milestone.

Our Favorite Face

Whenever Curtis has a stuffy nose he makes this cute little wrinkle nose face. We love our little guy!

Speeders R US

Last week my friend got a ticket for speeding in a school zone. I felt bad for her because it is a hefty fine to speed in that area. Not more than three days later I was driving home from a playdate around lunch time. Cruising down the street talking to Natalie about our day and looking at the elementary school out the window. I look up and see flashing lights in my rear view mirror. I pull over and Officer McDermott comes to my window. The same officer my friend saw three days ago.

"Ma'am did you know this is a school zone and you were going 10 over?"

"Really? A school zone? Were there flashing lights? I don't see any kids outside. I'm new here and none of my kids go to school." (I'm not trying to pay dumb, but I really didn't see any of that.)

"Yes there were lights and I'm sorry you're new here, but you have to get a ticket. Go to court and you can have it taken off your record in a year."

"Can I go to driving school for this?"

"Driving school? No, we don't have driving school." (Who doesn't have driving school so I can watch movies all day?) "Here's your ticket. Sorry, but make sure you obey the speed limit next time."

So I plan to fight this in court. My friend drove past the area where I was caught and there is no school zone sign. Wish me luck with my google maps and pictures. I'll let you know who wins- me or Officer McDermott, school zone cop.

Us Lately

I know it has been forever since I last posted. Time just seems to get away from me. All kinds of things have happened in the last two months. Like...

...my sister Kathryn came to visit. We spent a day in Spokane, then went to Coeur D'Alene, ID to a fun indoor water park. We loved having Kathryn come visit and Natalie loved having another playmate.

...the Easter Bunny found our house! Curtis and Natalie loved discovering what the Easter Bunny brought. Unfortunately it was raining on Sunday, so I don't have pictures in their Easter outfits. We also had our friends, the Stewart's, over for some yummy Easter dinner.

...Jon turning 31. He got a Wii for his birthday, so we have been perfecting our golf swing and strikes on the bowling lanes. Too bad it doesn't reflect how we would do in real life.


...working on the yard. Jon has become a weekend warrior and has made our yard one of the best in the neighborhood. We have also started planting our garden. Right now 11 pea plants have sprouted and 1 radish has gone missing. Hopefully we will be successful with the rest of our vegetables.


...going to visit cousins in Utah. It was my maiden drive to Utah on my own. Fortunately, my friend Michelle and her two boys decided to join us. I saw my sister and her husband graduate from BYU, met our new cousin McKay and played with our Amundson cousins all weekend. It was great to spend time with family and to be closer so I could drive.

That about sums it up for us. We are loving Richland and the spring time. We spend much of our time outside in the yard or riding bikes. We can't wait for it to warm up even more and start swimming too.