Happy Birthday to Miss Katelyn!

Is it really possible that our cute little Katelyn is 4 already? 

Why, when she was born we were in Kansas 

And then we packed everyone up and moved to Utah two months later

And then she grew for those two years in Utah

And then we packed everyone up again and moved up to Seattle

And now I cannot believe that it has been two years since that move. There are so many things we have done and places we have been in her 4 years of life! 

Now look at the cutie!

We had a fun family party to celebrate. 

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

Music

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to go to my first Time Out For Women in Seattle. It really was an amazing couple of days with the awesome talks and music. But I felt very lucky because I got to see Mercy River perform. My friend Whitney sings in the group and it was so fun to see her! Love their music!

And then a couple of weeks ago I got to perform at a stake women's conference about finding peace. It was so fun for me to sing twice during the day, and I also participated in a flash mob of sisters singing and dancing to a Miley Cyrus song (lyrics rewritten about Relief Society) which was of course very funny. By the way, try flash-mobbin' in a skirt and heels! Most of us kicked off our shoes and left them under our tables before we ran up there. You do what you have to!

My life has been greatly blessed by music. I love opportunities to listen to or participate in great music! What a blessing.

Photo shoot favorites

We had a great time taking family photos when we were in Utah. It was a very windy day, as you can see in the pictures. But it's a good thing we got them when we did because there was 5-6 inches of snow in the ground the next morning. Credit where credit is due: http://www.michaelandkaraleephoto.blogspot.com/

Some of my favorites:

The Rest of April

Here is a picture catch up of the rest of the month:

Lindsey is becoming quite the little reader, and she loves to read to anyone who will listen!

My first bountiful basket. Don't know what that is? Check out bountifulbaskets.org.

Basically, you get $35-$40 worth of fruits and vegetables for $15. It's fresh and very yummy! I'm a fan! 

East Sunday dresses

Here are the cuties on a different Sunday

Mr. Independent with his new found crawling skills

Here is Lindsey's Easter project from school: an edible bird's nest

Here is Oreo the night we brought him home. What a cute, little puppy!

Here is proof that Oreo and Dylan can co-exist at times without eating each other's toys and/or crawling over or licking the other. 

Here is Brandon's 2nd grade trip to the zoo, which Justin got to chaperone

Here is the Easter Egg hunt at the church on Saturday. It was absolutely gorgeous outside!

The girls with friend Ryder

Oreo continues to grow and get visibly bigger every week or two

But he can still fit in his doggy toy box. I know, I know, you didn't know there were doggy toy boxes? Well, there are, and when your husband works as a pet supplies buyer at Amazon he brings home all kinds of freebies, mostly for the dog these days. You're looking at the most spoiled dog on the block!

Here is Dylan trying out some banana. This boy is getting much better at trying new foods!!

Our indoor Easter Egg Hunt (since it was wet outside)

Daddy giving hints

Time for naps?

Good job hiding eggs Daddy!

The much anticipated Pinewood Derby

Brandon with his friend Berkley

Brandon won one race the whole night (racing against 5 other cars at a time). His car the award for "the most menacing!"

I think that covers the highlights. It was a busy and fun month!